Maker Faire Central Oregon 2023

Bruce McKay, Jeweler and Gem Cutter

Home: Oregon, United States

A longtime Bendite, Bruce McKay is a jeweler working in Gold, Silver and precious stones. He will be demonstrating the cutting, carving and polishing of Oregon agates and jaspers and will have jewelry and polished stones available for sale.

Bruce McKay Jeweler and Gem Cutter - Maker Faire Central Oregon

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Bruce McKay

Bruce McKay learned jewelry at Bend High School in 1969 and has been actively designing and manufacturing jewelry ever since. He is a Gemologist and teacher, plus writes articles on jewelry and gems for several magazines. He is mostly retired and lives in Bend

What Inspired You to Make This?

I am constantly creating and make no general effort to sell anything so I need to sell stuff and make room to create more