Gem Cutting Tutorial - Faceting a Commercial Cut Blue Topaz with a Star Design

GEM CUTTING MYTH: It is always cheaper to buy rough and cut it than it is to buy an already-cut gemstone and recut it.
Is this lapidary legend fact or fiction? Find out in this episode as Michael turns a mostly round, mass-produced Swiss Blue Topaz into a "Star 96"-cut beauty.
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