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PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:23 am 
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Martine wrote:
Looks great now! What kind of stone is it?

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A pink one, of course!

I had been wondering the same thing.

Sapphire?
Spinel?
Tourmaline?
Garnet?
Whatchamacallitite?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:53 am 
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Wow - kind of dead around here!

Before and after on a large (over 1" long) heirloom amethyst a client brought in - part of a larger project in the Jeweler's Bench forum...

One end cut off in the job picture the sales person took.

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Another repair - light blue synthetic spinel, belonged to an aunt...

Came out of an old 10K ring, gem is ~16 mm

Had to leave some of the flat and other damage or it wouldn't have fit back in the ring!


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My mother got a Nikon Coolpix for christmas, and I got to borrow it to take a couple of photos of gems.
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From a picture taken with an old phone camera, with light reflected off a blind to avoid glaring out the camera and even still, speckles from glare-

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-To one taken in a shaded area without a tripod, with flash active, and full sun reflected off a car and house providing diffuse lighting.


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OK, this was fun.

I bought a 38.45 ct Aqua out of a piece of 70s jewellery back in the fall and finally got around to cutting it. It was just a hair under 12mm from table to keel. 23.2x17.8x11.97mm

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After recutting, it's 17.84cts. and 11.43mm from table to culet. 19.64x15x11.43mm

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Better colour, better sparkle, and not much face up loss.

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That's a tremendous improvement. Great work, Lisa.

Lisa Elser wrote:
OK, this was fun.
I bought a 38.45 ct Aqua out of a piece of 70s jewellery back in the fall and finally got around to cutting it. It was just a hair under 12mm from table to keel. 23.2x17.8x11.97mm
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After recutting, it's 17.84cts. and 11.43mm from table to culet. 19.64x15x11.43mm
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Better colour, better sparkle, and not much face up loss.

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Two Zambian emeralds, 2.86 ct (10.09 ct rough) and 2.49 ct (10.60 ct rough), for a client. Unfortunately the camera picks up the inclusions very visibly. They are less noticeable in the hand.
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Duncan,

Nice color and cut. Well done.

Are you going to clarity enhance them?

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Are you going to clarity enhance them?Steve

No, they are already with the client for whom I cut them and she is happy with them as they are. The streaky inclusions in the rectangular stone are, I think, actinolite not empty tubes.


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A tanzanite recutting job for a client. The girdle is deliberately thick to retain weight and keep the finished stone over 5 ct. The original stone was very lop-sided, with a shallow pavilion on the left hand side, so there was considerable weight loss.
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Duncan Miller wrote:
A tanzanite recutting job for a client. The girdle is deliberately thick to retain weight and keep the finished stone over 5 ct. The original stone was very lop-sided, with a shallow pavilion on the left hand side, so there was considerable weight loss.


Very nice recut.


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Excellent use of the rough! Made a beautiful gem.

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4.17 cts. 11.6 X 9.9mm Oval Mixed

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4.61 cts. 12.8 X 9.8mm Oval Mixed
Stone has some small surface reaching bubbles that filled with CeO. Suggestions for best way to remove.
Still working on photography skills. :)

Cutting another crystal for earrings. The client wants a complete set. Will post when finish


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Stone has some small surface reaching bubbles that filled with CeO. Suggestions for best way to remove.

Paul, nice job.
Being quartz and looking very clean a ultrasonic and or jewelry steamer is an option. Soaking it and some pressured air as well.
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