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Columbia-Willamette Faceters’ Guild

The CWFG is a nonprofit organization located in Portland, Oregon and dedicated to the advancement of faceting gemstones through education. We are a diversified mix of Master cutters, professional members and hobbyists. The guild provides the educational and personal assistance for the Novice and Advanced craftsman. See “Join CWFG” above for information on meetings (visitors always welcome).

The Guild sponsors faceting classes, monthly seminars, workshops, competitions and awards of merit, all to support and promote the standards of faceting excellence. Visit “Events” and “Classes” for more.

The Guild has developed an extensive lending library of periodicals, video tapes, and reference books on Faceting, Gemology and Mineralogy. The Guild also has gem testing instruments to aid the scientific needs of our faceters.

Facilities, educational programs, and activities of the Guild are financed primarily through membership dues, participation in the Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show, and by the CWFG Annual Gem Auction.

The Columbia Willamette Faceters’ Guild hosted the 2009 Faceters Conference on June 26-28, 2009. A number of speakers presented with vendors and display cases.

We encourage all members to generously share their time and experience to make our Guild activities the best they can be! If you have any suggestions, corrections, or experience broken links, please send a message to any of the officers via our contact page.

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Member: American Federation of Mineral Society (AMFS)

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Don George October 25, 2009 at 2:48 PM

I am inteested in joining the Columbia Willametter Faceter’s Guild, could someone send information on this. Thanks

admin October 28, 2009 at 12:34 PM

See our “Join” page for details on membership, and the link to our membership application. We’d love to have you join us! If you’d rather receive an application via snail mail, just send your address to us via our contact form and we’ll get one right out to you.

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