GOLD COAST MEETINGS

Management Committee Meetings- 2nd Tuesday of the Month

General Meeting : Sunday 30th August at 11am

Australian Facetors' Guild Gold Coast Region– 4th August 7.30pm 6th October 7.30pm

8th December—Xmas Dinner contact Rod Turville on 55-394450 for further information

www.goldcoastlapidaryclub.com.au

Inside this Issue 1. Editor’s Photo of the month 2. Committee & general information 3. Presidents report 4. August Birthstone & Poem 5.& 6. Gem Show Photos 7. Deb’s Quote of the Month: Calendar of upcoming events 8. Parmesan Cheese Bread & Trivia Corner 9. Caught by your Camera

August 2015 Issue 438

Monthly Newsletter of the Gold Coast Lapidary Club Inc

www.goldcoastlapidaryclub.com.au Members of Queensland Lapidary & Allied Craft Associations Inc.

80 Pacific Avenue, Miami. Queensland. PO Box 12, Nobby Beach, Queensland 4218 Phone: 5526 1190 Hon Patron:

Gold Coast Lapidary Club Inc

Members of Queensland Lapidary & Allied Craft Associations Inc. 80 Pacific Avenue, Miami. Queensland.- PO Box 12, Nobby Beach Queensland 4218

Phone: 5526 1190

The Management Committee 2014-2015

President Wayne Schulz 0417-961865 email: president@goldcoastlapidaryclub.com Vice President 1: Geoff Saunders 0407125567: Vice President 2: Malcolm Wanchap 55808894 Secretary-Marilyn Handy 0420617918; Treasurer-Daniel Renneberg 0409729676 ; Assist Treasurer– Geoff Saunders Membership Secretaries- Malcolm Wanchap 55808894 and Aleta Marron 0404 009 835

General Committee Mike Skidmore-0411658813 Dennis Burton-55 276488 Robert McGregor-0473024662 Edward Badura-0411793505 Ross Cochrane-0418189941 Rodney Brown-0417729139

Management Positions Snippets Editor-Deborah Ensor 0418 537234 Purchasing Officer-Geoff Saunders 0407 125567 Club Curator-Burt Last 0401355271 Librarian- Jadwiga Siwka 5579 9989 Competition Steward– TBA Raffle Coordinator- Elena Sparks 0450562830 Show Co-ordinator TBA Show Stall Conveners: Pru Aguinaldo & Dennis Burton Welfare Officers- Kieran Lee 0266721848 and Joe Lockley 0266791558 Field Trip Coordinator Mike Skidmore Show Case Stewards-TBA QLACCA Delegate-TBA

Judges

Faceting - Robert McGregor Cabochons - Carving - Allen Frentz Silversmith/wire work Lady Marie Howard and Jadwiga Siwka

Instructors & Workshop Times

Monday 10am to 3pm Cabbing Alex Toro 0411 805378 Monday 7pm to 9.00pm Evening Cabbing John Nelmes 0412 575995 Assist Ins Jamie Irvine 0406 113117 Opal Cutting and Polishing Assistant Ins: Jason Neville 0433 691025 Tuesday 10am to 3pm Faceting Bert Last 0401355271 (every 2nd week) must have done basic faceting Cabbing Robert Keane 0417 141950 Bone Carving John Tonkin 55 347121 Free Form Boats ( 1st and 2nd week of the month) Laurence Yannaccelli 55 772185 Wednesday 10am to 3pm Silver Jewellery/Wire Wrapping Marie Howard 0428 732276 & Jadwiga Siwka 55 799989 Robert Keane 0417 141950 and Assistant Instructor Elena Sparks 0450562830 Cabbing Dennis Burton 55 276448 Assist Ins Marianne Tokessy Investing Book with Instructor Geoff Saunders 55 687616 / 0407 125567

Wednesday 7pm to 9.00pm Evening Basic Silver Esther Shelley 0402 858208 Cabbing John Nelmes 0412 575995 Malcolm Wanchap 55808894 Assist Ins John Johnson Thursday 10am to 3pm Cabbing TBA Silver/Casting/Cabbing Ron Barr 55 394737 Faceting Brian Brown 55 278552 & Lawrence Yannuccelli 55 772185 Casting Book with Instructor Geoff Saunders 55 687616 / 0407 125567 Friday 7pm to 9.00pm Evening Cabbing Ron Palmada 55 345701 Saturday 9am to 3pm Cabbing Alex Toro 0411 805378 Faceting George Tsakmakis 55 909470 Soap Stone Carving/Viking Chain Merv Scott 55 314576

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DISCLAIMER Opinions expressed in this Snippets Newsletter are not necessarily those of the members of the Gold Coast Lapidary Club Inc, fur-ther more neither the Committee nor the Editor are responsible for any liability arising from errors, omissions or mistakes contained in Snippets. Readers are to proceed carefully especially with respect to any technical information or advice, thus the Club and /or the Editor disclaim all liability.

FROM THE PRESIDENT August 2015

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Welcome to the new members who joined this month and we hope that you enjoy your  introduction to Lapidary and follow your enjoyment whilst learning new skills.  Sunday 5th saw a well representation of Club members gathered and remembering our Patron and Life Member, Ken Wilks. Ken's family attended and were impressed with the effort members put in for their respected friend. Thank you fellow members for all your support during show preparation times and on show day from your 2015 Show Coordinator, Uta Sorensen.  

Bertolt Brecht Questions from A Worker Who Reads Who built Thebes of the seven gates? In the books you will find the name of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many times demolished. Who raised it up so many times? In what houses Of gold-glittering Lima did the builders live? Where, the evening that the Wall of China was finished Did the masons go? Great Rome Is full of triumphal arches. Who erected them? Over whom Did the Caesars triumph? Had Byzantium, much praised in song, Only palaces for its inhabitants? Even in fabled Atlantis The night the ocean engulfed it The drowning still bawled for their slaves. The young Alexander conquered India. Was he alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Did he not have even a cook with him? Philip of Spain wept when his armada Went down. Was he the only one to weep? Frederick the Second won the Seven Years' War. Who Else won it? Every page a victory. Who cooked the feast for the victors? Every ten years a great man. Who paid the bill? So many reports. So many questions. ("Fragen eines lesenden Arbeiters" - translated by M. Hamburger from Bertolt Brecht, Poems 1913-1956, Methuen, N.Y., London, 1976 )

Well done and Thank you Club President.—Wayne Schulz

August’s BIRTHSTONE

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Peridot was regarded since ancient times as the symbol of the sun. The Greeks believed that it brought royal dignity upon its wearer. During the Middle Ages, peridot was pierced, then strung on the hair of an ass and attached to the left arm to ward off evil spirits. The Crusad-ers thought that peridots were emeralds, and brought them back to Europe where they were featured as ornaments in churches.

Peridot is a gem-quality transparent variety of olivine, a mineral com-posed of magnesium-iron silicates. The color of olivine ranges from olive to lime green, sometimes with a brownish tinge. The green color is due to the presence of iron, while the brownish tinge indicates a higher iron content. Some of the finest peridot stones are called “evening emeralds” because they appear greener under artificial light.

Sardonyx is a variety of the silica mineral called chalcedony. This sort of min-eral contains translucent or opaque layers of tiny quartz fibers which are stacked on top of each other to give a banded appearance. Sardonyx stones usually contain white and brownish-red bands. The word Sar-donyx is derived from the Greek, Sard meaning “reddish brown,” and onyx mean-ing “veined gem.” Roman soldiers wore sardonyx talismans engraved with heroes such as Hercules

or Mars, god of war: they believed that the stone would make the wearer as brave and dar-ing as the figured carved on it, and that it would also guard them from evil and bring good fortune. During the Renaissance, sardonyx was believed to bring eloquence to the wearer and was highly valued by public speakers and orators. Cameos and intaglios are often carved from Sardonyx. Cameos are figures carved on a stone, where the white layer appears as relief and the coloured layer is the background. Intaglios are the reverse of cameos: they are incised figures on the stone, where the stone is carved through the dark layer to reveal the light layer. Sardonyx is a relatively common and inexpensive gemstone. It was a favourite gemstone in ancient times, popular not only because it was attractive, but also because it was widely available and therefore - Unlike most rare gemstones that could only be bought with the wealth of royalty and nobility - sardonyx could be obtained by many less-wealthy people.

August Birthstone poem - "Wear a Peridot or for thee,

No conjugal fidelity, The August born without this stone, `Tis said, must live unloved; alone."

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GEM SHOW 2015

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Deb’s Quote of the Month

You are never too old to set another goal or to

dream a new dream. C. S. Lewis

UPCOMING GEM SHOW & FESTIVAL DATES

2015 Gem Show Dates– June thru to November August 1st Ipswich & Dist Lapidary Club Show, Ipswich Show Grounds Warwick Rd Ipswich August 1st Innisfail Club Gem Show, Club Rooms River Ave, Innisfail August 2nd Atherton Show, Club House, Racecourse Rd Toga TBA Anakie Gemfest, Anakie Central Queensland August 29th Waterloo Bay Gem Show, Hemmant Community Hall, Brand & Ramsey St, Hemmant

September 5th-6th AFG Seminar, Glen Innes September 6th, Fathers Day September 12-13thBribie Island Gem Festival, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island September 26th Caloundra Gem Show, Caloundra State School, George St Caloundra.

October 3rd Beenleigh Gem Festival, Beenleigh Show Grounds October 5th Labour Day October 10th Nambour GemFest, Nambour Showground October 10th-11th, N.S.W. Central Coast Gem Show, Mingara Centre, Tumbi Umbi, NSW October 24-25th Toowoomba Gemfest, Centenary Heights High School, Ramsay St, Toowoomba Bundaberg Gem Show 7th-8th, Civic Centre, Bundaberg, QLD November 14th Suncoast Gem Show, Mooloolaba State School, Douglas St, Mooloolaba

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The Gold Coast Lapidary Club wishes to express their sincere thanks to Michael Hart local MP, who has offered the facilities of his office for photocopying our Snippets Newsletter.

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Trivia Corner •Butterflies taste with their hind feet •Only female mosquito’s bite and most are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other colour •You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV •The thumbnail grows the slowest, the middle nail the fastest, nearly 4 times faster than toenails •The Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing

•Coca-Cola was originally green.

•Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.

•Hong Kong holds the most Rolls Royce’s per capita.

•Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. •The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space •The name of the girl on the statue of liberty is Mother of Exiles

Parmesan Cheese Bread

INGREDIENTS

• Butter or margarine

Parmesan Cheese—finely grated

Thick white bread—café slice

STEPS • In a bowl, mix equal parts butter or margarine with the parmesan cheese to create a paste. • Spread the paste on one side of the bread. • In a non stick fry-pan , fry the bread paste side down over a medium heat until golden brown while resting a flat butter/side plate (upside down) or lid on top so the bread steams.

This is a big hit with the grand kids., it’s also great to serve with soup. If your palate likes it a bit spicier ad some chili fakes to the parmesan mixture

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Caught by Your Camera

Wayne handing Chris his Basic Faceting Certificate.

Senga having fun twisting wire under the watchful eye of Jadzia

Val Fryer & John Tonkin celebrating their birthday at the club