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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:18 pm 
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Hello everyone.

Newly registered member on here. I have been lurking here for a few months picking up a lot of great information as I teach myself how to facet stones.

Here is my first fully faceted gem . It is a 3.42ct orange opal variation on M. Huynh's Pillow 125. Cutting on an old Raytech-Shaw faceting machine I bought from the wife of a jeweler who had passed away recently. I am a goldsmith/ jewelry designer/ hand engraver and I am very excited to use this stone in a new piece.

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I am excited to learn, cut more and get to know all of you.

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Well done David =D>

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Thanks JX. I just dopped a piece of Lindi garnet and I won't have a chance to cut on it for a few weeks because of my schedule with shows and traveling. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it is cut. It seems a little dark as rough but I have so much to learn about evaluating rough.


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Very beautiful, David. Please share photos of the finished jewelry!


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Mr Magoo wrote:
I thought I would put this stone up as a way of putting it to bed. I found it a very unforgiving cut that at some stages wanted to suck my 'Heart and Soul'. And now it's blown up in all it's glory I can see it's not quite right. :?
Anyway 7ct lab created sapphire.

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i concur completely....nice work on a very tough pattern


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Engraver_David wrote:
Thanks JX. I just dopped a piece of Lindi garnet and I won't have a chance to cut on it for a few weeks because of my schedule with shows and traveling. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it is cut. It seems a little dark as rough but I have so much to learn about evaluating rough.


On dark garnets you can have a shallow crown and wider table to bring out the color. Maybe 25-30º. Some of the more experienced cutters here may provide a better suggestion. also cutting closer to the critical angle will help in the pavilion area.

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First stone cut after a month exploring gems stuff through Europe. So happy to be back at the machine. 3.65ct synthetic Ruby. Cushion.

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Verneuil blue spinel:
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Thanks Stairman and X.Jungere. Cutting it this size really didn't leave much to play with. The finished depth was 7mm which doesn't leave much room in a split boule to cut the preform and a stone of that depth
It was a good challenge. :) Can't wait to cut it again :^o


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Thanks JX. I will try the shallow crown and larger table. I am very excited to see this stone come to life.


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X.Jungere wrote:
This is the fourth stone I have faceted using the improvised approach. It is a brazilian heliodor, about 1.85 cts.
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What a gorgeous yellow! :P

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I'll never tire of seeing this design Marco, in fact it would have to be my all time fave. Beautiful job as always. =D>

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Hi mehoose,
that one is a sort of derivative version, with more scintillation given by the odd symmetry, and a slightly different pattern. :)
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#-o ok,,so it's another one I'll never tire of seeing then. :mrgreen:

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maialetto wrote:
Hi mehoose,
that one is a sort of derivative version, with more scintillation given by the odd symmetry, and a slightly different pattern. :)
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This is a stunner! Could anyone supply the standard cutting angles to go with the diagram?


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I really like this Pyrope Almandine Garnet I just finished cutting. It came from Idaho and I got it from directly from the miner at the Tucson show. Cut in Patrick Dubuc's Ètolle de France design. 1.25ct
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