CWFG meets monthly at 7:00 PM on the 1st Tuesday of every month.  We will be meeting via Zoom and in person at:

St. Andrew Lutheran Church at 12405 SW Butner Rd, Beaverton, OR 97005 in the Fellowship Hall.

Visitors are always welcome and encouraged to attend!  Most presented programs are reprinted in the next month’s issue of FACETS, so if you miss a meeting you’ll find it there, or become a member and get an issue of FACETS coming straight to your email box!

CWFG is inviting you to a
scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CWFG Monthly Meeting
Time:  07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Every month (except December) on the First Tuesday

CLICK HERE TO Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 814 0632 6801
Passcode: 323641

Please contact the president if you have any program ideas for the future.

May 2026

Guest speaker Walter Green from Crystalite Lapidary will be sharing information on faceting laps and new Crystalite products.

June 2026

To Be Announced.

July 7, 2026

CWFG Annual Summer Picnic. Join us out at the Rice Museum for a potluck dinner. Good food, good conversation, and enjoy the rock garden.

August 2026

To Be Announced.

September 1, 2026

Annual CWFG Swap Meet. Bring the extra rough that you’re not going to cut, and sell or trade it for something you want. Guild-owned rough will also be available.
Also: Al Gerding Novice Faceting Competition entries due. Details HERE for the entry form, designs, and rules.

September 19, 2026

Annual CWFG Gemstone Auction. It’s not too soon to cut stones for the auction, and cutting a piece of Guild rough can earn you a matching piece to keep. Come to a Guild meeting to learn more about our Cut-1-Keep-1 program, or drop an email to editor at faceters guild dot com.

October 2, 3, & 4

Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show. The largest regional gem and mineral show, put on by five area clubs including CWFG. Volunteers are needed for setup and teardown, running the show, and demonstrations.

October 6, 2026

To Be Announced. If you have an idea please contact president at faceters guild dot com.

November 3, 2026

To Be Announced. If you have an idea please contact president at faceters guild dot com.

ALSO: Merle Reinikka Intermediate Faceting Competition entries due. Details HERE for the entry form, required design, and rules.

Past 2026 Meetings

January 2026

Diana Carroll shows us why refractive index and cut make a difference!

February 2026

Diana Carroll will explore cleavage planes and C axis when cutting gemstones.

March 2026

Meet Point Meet Up discussion for future “symposium”
Link to referenced USFG newsletter by Michael Holmes:
Meet Point Meet Up Article

April 2026

Allan Lindberg will share the care and feeding(?) of your laps. Seriously, how to care for and maintain your valuable laps!

Archive of Video Recordings of Meetings

You can see an archive of  video recordings of a few of the General Meetings and Presentations from past years.

CWFG Board Meeting Schedule

The CWFG Board meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM at St. Andrew Lutheran Church before the main meeting. This meeting is where the nuts-and-bolts business of running the Guild all happens. Members are welcome and invited to attend to contribute or just observe. This is a great way to get more involved in the Guild.