Hey everyone, my name is Phil Lagas-Rivera. I'm 27 years old, and I've been interested in gems and minerals since I was probably 7 or 8. Heh, at 8 years old, I could identify benitoite, though I couldn't pronounce it
Right now I work a day job as a screen printer, but I've finally decided to go back to school and get my Graduate Gemologist certification from the GIA. I'll probably start my first class in the next week or two.
I wanted to learn how to cut gemstones since I was a kid. My dad taught me to cut cabs when I was about 11, and I learned to facet when I was 17. When I was 20 I bought my own Facetron machine and have been doing it on and off since then. I've decided it's time to change industries and turn this hobby into the day job, and my current day job, back into the hobby.
I've always been kinda alone in my love of gems--I have no other friends or colleagues that are interested in them, so I'm looking forward to making some new friends here and establishing contacts in the industry. If any of you are pro cutters, I'd love to hear from you about how you got started, what sells, how to price stones, etc.
Nice to meet you all, cheers!
Also...
I'M A NINJA!
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