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Briolette. Like Gillette.

It is my dream as a Utahn to one day find one of these stones. I'm sure I never will, but it'll be such a wonderful treasure from my home's soil if I do. Only gem I've any interest in owning, but only if I find it.

Thank you for a Great video, I’m getting one for my collection. It’s definitely an under valued stone.

Thank you for bringing us along on your fascinating adventure.

Beautiful work!

Thank you very much.

Off the topic of cutting this stone. I am interested in purchasing some peridot rough, so I can cut them for my daughter. It is her birthstone. I am having trouble finding places on the internet that I could trust to purchase some rough for faceting as a hobby. Peridot is at the top of list but interested in other rough as well. Unable to go to gem shows since montana really doesn't have much other than sapphire mines which I have plenty of rough sapphire. Thank you for your assistsnce.

Dragi prijatelju, hvala Vam na vrlo poučnim video tečajevima obrade dragog kamenja. Ja živim u Hrvatskoj u EU zajednici država. Već 20 godina u Hrvatskoj nema niti jednog draguljara koji se bavi brušenjem sirovog kamenja, stari majstori koji su svi bili Židovi su umrli, a njihovi nasljednici kupuju jeftino brušeno sintetsko ili prirodno kamenje iz Kine i ugrađuju ga u nakit. Zanima me dali se putem ovakvih video tečajeva uopće može postići razina kvalitetnog draguljara ili se mora otići i uživo učiti od nekog draguljara u živo, na nekom tečaju ? Možete li mi reći koliko košta stroj za brušenje, koji koristite i softver kojega koristite za brušenje kamenja i koji je proizvođać tih proizvoda i dali se uopće mogu kupiti ? Također mogu prodati najkvalitetnije i najrijeđe KALCIT kristale koji uopće postoje, a sam ih pronalazim i vadim ispod površine morskog dna ili iz rupa u stijenama uz morsku obalu Jadranskog mora. Imam boju identičnu ovom vašem citrinu, a i malo svjetliju, više žućkastu. Cijena exclusiv citrinskog kalcita je $40/ct a žućkastog $30/ct. Ukoliko želite vidjeti neke uzorke mogu vam poslati dobre fotografije na Gmail ili Whats App. Hvala unaprijed na odgovoru ! Puno pozdrava i Božjeg blagoslova ! Goran Salopek "Croatian Diamond" , canal

Thank you. Very informative and interesting. I am glad that my age people participate on adventures

Thanks again fantastic job am motivated by you

Interesting: despite a significant difference in weight estimate numbers ( Vol/W^3 -- .463 vs .395), the end products are nearly the same.

Thank you for making and sharing this!!

i cut the sail boat last yr out of glass

Your channel is a gem of its own kind. Thank you for sharing!

They're both smargadine perfection. But if I were lucky enough to have you cut one for me....... I'd have to go with the classic step-cut with cut corners. Hands down. Now if it were Demantoid Garnet or Tsavorite Garnet........ Brilliant cut patterns for the bottom reign supreme. IMHO Happy Holidays from us here in Colorado to you and Bopie🌲☃

Absolutely amazing like always, I look forward to watching your videos.

Thank you for the tutorial!

Watching the trim saw slide across the table, got me all triggered up. 😂😂😂❤❤❤

Which Portuguese design where you using?

man that was a very detailed explanation thankyou very much

Great video, and now I know how to pronounce it

Wow!!! That's AMAZING!! You are extremely skilled Sir. Thank you for the video.

WHERE IS THE LINK TO GO BACK IN TIME TO SEE THESE FACETING DESIGNS ?

Hello …. What was the origin of this sunset tourmaline, alongside what was the largest sunset tourmaline ever found?

Super interesting, thanks for the detailed steps 👍

Could you please ask Bopie if she would like you to cut a yin yang for her?

Another great video and excellent call on the resin remover.

What if you frosted the CA facets instead of polishing?

How long did it take you to learn this, to know enough to go off a plan and cut your first gem?

Nice work Mike. I also use uv but uv resin. It hasn't failed me yet so very happy. Please keep up the great work and vids. Thanks.

I had purple/red garnet silver ring, and the jeweller advised me to glue the back of the stones with super glue so they dont fall out. After I did this the rings garnets stones turned orange 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

Stunning work sir

What apps you use ?

Dragi gospodine HUGE, uživam u vašim filmovima, ali bih vas zamolio da mi date jedan savijet, trebam točno odrediti vrstu kamena, ali osim specifične gustoće ostale parametre ne mogu kod kuće točno odrediti. Zato mi recite koju bi fizikalnu veličinu bilo potrebno odtediti uz gustoću, a da bi mogso sigurno znati koji je to kamen. Dali možda GC analizom neke elemente iz sastava kamena ili nešto drugo ?

is it an expensive lab stone

I make my own fishing lures and use my wife's hair dryer on low heat low blow to help accelerate the setting of the 2pot. I am now doing the same with dopping. I'm a newbie to faceting. Thanks for the great vids. Learning heaps👍👍

Also topaz its termoconductive and aquamarine not, if you feel the stone kind a room temperature in your hands its a topaz, aquamarine should feel cold stone.

Aquamarine should show yellow green fluorescent under uv light.

Nice!!!

As someone new to faceting, I am really grateful for your in depth and informative content. I also appreciate you being judicious in the advice you dispense. As someone who is inclined to fall down a rabbit hole very easily especially when it comes to tools, I have invested $$$$ on tools and equipment because it looked like I needed it after watching someone on RUclips. 😊 Thank you!

Looks great thanks for the info from your trials

Shame about that crack, but them’s the breaks. Cool material, well cut.

It’s a London Blue. Swiss Blue is much paler. Either way, it’s a gorgeous redo!🎉

The gems definitely look great. I’m really curious if a mixed cut diagram would work well with moonstone. Considering the color that it can have, it would make it interesting. But I will say the spellbound cut was a good choice since it uses barion-style facets.

Does it have the same density as natural ruby?Is there a way to differentiate between natural and manufactured?

GemCAD is completely free now that the creator has retired.

Interesting, im learning on a lower cost machine and find your videos loaded with great tips. I've got a few yrs of cabbing with a flexshaft behind me so im probably more understanding of the process then most. Is it possible for you to put out a video on design and stock? Im always wondering what size of stone you should limit your design to... chosing the correct size to start with has me puzzled when it comes to color and refraction.. should I stay with simple cuts on smaller stones to get the best return? I would think the fancier the cut you would probably want the larger stone. And would you please explain color zones..im finding it difficult to get a good explanation of them and how to choose for best color return online. and also a big thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.😊

Thank you for your honest and concise review on the adhesive. JB Weld is my preferred adhesive as well as Akfix. Very good tutorial, you covered all the bases.

I live next to a mine that has star rose quarts do u buy gems to facet

12:25. You say “here’s a link to the video where I use the modified design” to cut the replacement indicolite tourmaline. I don’t see that video on your list of videos!!! Did it end up on the cutting room floor? If you have it I’d love to see it!