We are all back at work and putting the pieces in place to make our Retreat at “Hancock Field Station” West of Fossil , Oregon, become a bigger and better annual event. The timing is the same as last year, starting on Monday September 7, 2009, and ending on Sunday September 13 , 2009. The cost to the attendee will be about the same, $240.00 for room and board, (barring any increase) $45.00 for workshop fee and if you desire a guided one day trip to the Fossil Beds, it will cost you $35.00. If you take the full package, that will be $320.00 for a one week vacation. What a deal. You should not miss this. If you must have an Electric RV hookup, there will be a $15.00 charge for the week.
The Agenda outline looks like this:
Monday, Arrive after 3PM and get settled in your temporary home, then join a Spaghetti Feed at 6:30PM.
Tuesday, All day in the Workshop of your choice and an evening program not yet defined.
Wednesday, Trip to Fossil Beds or Workshop activities with an evening Swap Session, no selling.
Thursday, Workshop activities all day with an evening session called “Stump the Experts”.
Friday, Workshop activities all day with an evening session on Exhibiting.
Saturday, Workshops all day with an evening session of feedback from you as to what you want next year.
A “Show and Tell” session from the Workshops and concluded with an oral auction of donated items.
Sunday morning, Have breakfast, clean your cabins and give fond farewells till next year.
Workshops available - based upon signup:
Lapidary
Basic Faceting – (Maximum of six)
Silversmithing
Basic Intarsia – (Minimum of four)
Basic Wire wrapping
Beading
Casting
Doublets & Triplets
Judge’s Training
If you need additional info, please call Lamar Tilgner at 503-666-2905 or Email at lstilgner@aol.com.
COST FOR “RETREAT” REGISTRATION
Registration - Cost includes Breakfast and Evening Dinner with a Sack Lunch, sleeping quarters in an A frame cabin, (Bring your own bedding and pillow) (Mattress provided), or Dry Camping for an RV. No hookups available. If electric hookups are needed, they will cost $15.00 for the week. Tenting is the same price as RV or A frame.
6 Day Total = $240.00 + $15.00 for RV Electric If Camp prices remain the same.
Meals furnished.
If you can’t stay the full time we can break it down by the day. This would mean $50.00 per day, plus the Workshop Fee to take advantage of this great program.
Trip to Fossil Bed and Museum – Trip will be in Vans.
Cost will be $35.00 per person. We need at least 10 to make this trip a go. You will get a tour of the Fossil Beds, see the country and visit the new museum. Not available to Judge’s Training People.
Workshop Cost:
$45.00 for Workshop – Choose Primary and Secondaries.
Lapidary - Provide your own rough or purchase ours at nominal fee from instructors.
Faceting - Provide your own rough or purchase ours. Bring your own machine if you want.
Silversmithing - Fee per project to instructor. Provide your own stones if you want.
Wire wrapping - Cost of Wire. Provide your own stones or purchase from instructor.
Intarsia – Per Project cost provides full kit with materials from instructor.
Beading – Components and kits can be purchased from instructor.
Casting – Covering multiple casting methods and building wax models.
Doublets & Triplets – How to cap and or back, plume, moss and opals or anything else.
Judge’s Training – This is a full time session with everything provided.
The Workshop cost is a one time fee even if you participate in more than one. Please mark all workshops you plan to utilize so we can maintain the workshop count.
We must have a minimum of 20 people register to make it all happen with a maximum of 50. Please send registration in as soon as possible because we must let the camp know by June if we have enough to go. That means at least 20. Help us keep this great activity going. Registration is first come, first served.
The “Swap Session” is a place to swap materials, arts, crafts, rocks or anything that someone else might want. No money will change hands, just goods.
LAPIDARY WORKSHOP
(Plan to bring your own good quality slabs, or purchase from instructors)
We will be teaching beginning cabochon making and also advanced cab making to those qualified cabbers who wish to learn how to make free-form cabs or just learn to be a better cabochon cutter.
We have multiple workstations utilizing both diamond and carborundum, High Speed Sanders, 18” slab saws, small trim saws, a large flat polisher, and leather with Optical Cerium Oxide polishers.
Instructors are Master Cutters.
SILVERSMITHING WORKSHOP
We have tools and room for at least 20 students. All tools and supplies are provided by the Instructor; but, he will charge you for all Silver and any stones that you take from the Instructor’s supply. The tools are for your use at no charge. This is a basic class with a lot more information available for those that learn fast .
FACETING WORKSHOP
We are limited to 6 machines for this workshop; therefore 6 students is our limit. Again we are addressing the basic level or novice cutter. The Instructor is a Master Cutter so advanced information is available to those type cutters.
WIREWRAPPING WORKSHOP
Again we are addressing the needs of the beginning wrapper but will be covering a large variety of techniques and projects. Instructor will have Wire available for you to buy for your projects as well as stones. It would be nice if you brought your own stones to wrap.
BEADING WORKSHOP
The beading class will be held along with the Wirewrapping so that you can learn various beading techniques and learn how to work them in to blend with Wirewrapping. This is a unique opportunity to develop some new techniques to create a new and different style of jewelry. There will be a variety of techniques explored but not necessarily all of them.
INTARSIA WORKSHOP
The Instructor will have a kit for your first project that you must purchase. If you have brought your own material, you may use it after finishing the first project. If you do not have your own material, the Instructor will have a limited amount available at a reasonable price. There will be enough equipment to handle at least 10 people. This class will last for a maximum of 2 ½ days so that a second class can be done within the week. Advanced would be available if so desired.
JUDGES TRAINING
This is a 5 day, intensive course to teach you about the Rule Book and how to use it, then blending those skills into the art of Judging. We will not teach you the skills of Lapidary or Jewelry making. We expect you to have the skills you intend to judge, mastered when you take part.
We will teach you how to work with the clerk and how to fill out the critique sheet so that the experience of competition becomes one of pleasure rather than a nightmare. We will concentrate on the Lapidary functions and Educational displays with other areas being visited if the Trainee’s skills support it.
There will be classroom work and studies as well as actual judging experience with displays designed specifically for this purpose. About 50% of the time will be in the experience area with actual judging and then reviewing and evaluation of the process.
CASTING
Learning to carve wax to create models. Learning about investments and how to use them. Learning Vacuum, Steam and Centrifugal Casting. Learn Cuttle Bone and Straw Broom Casting. Learning Free Casting including Organic, Rubber Mold and Multiple Casting.
All of this will take most of the week, so expect to spend most of your time in this shop.
DOUBLETS & TRIPLETS
In this class you will learn the art of capping an opal with optical quartz to create a fine gem stone. This will also give you the ability to use quartz caps for other stones and also how to back a stone with colored material to give a stunning background and better show a plume or moss agate,
2009
REGISTRATION
NORTHWEST ROCKHOUND RETREAT
September 7th thru 13th, 2009
Sponsored by
The Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies
(One Registrant per form, Please.)
Name: __________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: ______________________ State: ____ Zip: ________ Phone: ___________
Are you a member of a related Club? ___ Name of Club: ________________
Your E-Mail address: __________________________________
Registration Fee: $240.00
Fossil Beds Trip: $35.00
Work Shop Fee: $45.00
Note: These costs must be paid at registration;
Daily Rate: $45.00
Material costs will be paid to Workshop Instructor.
Do you need a cabin? ___ Do you need an RV Parking Place? ___
If you are in a cabin, is there another registrant you want in the same cabin? Please identify them.
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Instructions: On the right, check which activities in which you wish to Participate. Place the amount on the line to the right. Total the right hand column and send a check with this form to: Lamar Tilgner
200 S.E. Olvera Ave.
Gresham, OR 97080
lstilgner@aol.com
503-666-2905
NOTE: Make check payable to Lamar Tilgner Only pay Workshop fee once - Show Workshops # you plan to work in and number preference. Remember, there are 28 hours of Workshop time,
so you can register for multiples and divide your time.
Click for BLANK REGISTRATION form
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_X_ Registration Fee: __$240.00
___ Fossil Beds Trip: _____
___ Work Shop Fee: ________
___ Basic Faceting:* _________
___ Silversmithing: ___________
___ Wirewrapping: ___________
___ Intarsia:_______________
___ Casting:_______________
___ Basic Stone Setting: ________
___ Beading: ___________
___ Judging Seminar:** _________
___TOTAL _________________
* It has been requested that if you take Faceting that you allot
full time to that effort.
** The Judging Seminar is only for those folks who are familiar with the Federation and the disciplines
that this requires. This is an intense 5 day course leading to Judging Certification.
NOTE: If you have any special dietary needs, please note them on entry form so we can get them to the cook.
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