Nov 2008
Pink Tourmaline Asscher Cut
30/11/08 17:09 Filed in: Latest Cut
Gems
Just finished this one up today. It’s a 7.421 ct.
Pink Tourmaline
from Africa, loop clean. The stone measures
10.75 mm, and is cut in a Royal Asscher.
Available for sale.
Available for sale.
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23/11/08 20:43 Filed in: Latest Cut
Gems
This weekends cutting...
A blue sapphire (3.11 ct.), Green tourmaline (.98 ct.), and Purple Scapolite (1.22 ct,), Peridot (2.39 ct.)
Some of these may be going to customers if not then they will be posted on the individual pages for sale in a day or two.
A blue sapphire (3.11 ct.), Green tourmaline (.98 ct.), and Purple Scapolite (1.22 ct,), Peridot (2.39 ct.)
Some of these may be going to customers if not then they will be posted on the individual pages for sale in a day or two.
10/11/08 20:43
Some of the people on Pricescope claimed that the
forum members pictures where better than mine. I
kind of took that 2 ways. One, I always wanted the
stone to look better in person than in the
pictures, and have been told this often, and two, I
thought maybe I should try something new for the
photos. All along I have been using a “Cloud Dome”
with 2 Solux light. This has worked pretty well,
and was pretty quick.
Let me know what you think of this new light set up. I’m laying the stone on its side, and reflecting the Solux light off a white panel to soften it. This is my first attempt, and I hope to get better results as I go along.
The stone is a green tourmaline from Mozambique. 1.31 cts. 6.8 mm.
Here’s another new photo. This stone has been sitting on my desk for over a year. It’s a new design I created last year for a trillion with almost flat sides. This stone is a citrine from Uruguay that weighs 6.75 ct. and measures 13.76 mm
Let me know what you think of this new light set up. I’m laying the stone on its side, and reflecting the Solux light off a white panel to soften it. This is my first attempt, and I hope to get better results as I go along.
The stone is a green tourmaline from Mozambique. 1.31 cts. 6.8 mm.
Here’s another new photo. This stone has been sitting on my desk for over a year. It’s a new design I created last year for a trillion with almost flat sides. This stone is a citrine from Uruguay that weighs 6.75 ct. and measures 13.76 mm
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02/11/08 20:23 Filed in: Latest Cut
Gems
I cut a few new stones this week. Some of them are
not for sales, since they were cut on request for
some customers, and one I cut as an anniversary
gift for my wife. Let’s start with that one. This
stone is an African “Ruby” from the Umba area of
Tanzania. While the African dealers would call it a
ruby, it’s more accurately called a red sapphire,
since there a purple tone in it. Anything you call
it, it’s a very pretty stone. It finished up at
2.96 ct, and is of course not heated or other
treatments. This one is destined to be in a ring.
This next stone is an Aquamarine from Kenya, that again has not been heated and is cut in a Royal Asscher cut.
The last stone here is a Rhodolite Garnet from Tanzania. I bought about 10 of these stones a few years ago, and is is the third to last one I have left. The color was very nice on these, a bit more grape like than most rhodolite. These stones didn’t come too large, and the find was worked out very quickly.
This next stone is an Aquamarine from Kenya, that again has not been heated and is cut in a Royal Asscher cut.
The last stone here is a Rhodolite Garnet from Tanzania. I bought about 10 of these stones a few years ago, and is is the third to last one I have left. The color was very nice on these, a bit more grape like than most rhodolite. These stones didn’t come too large, and the find was worked out very quickly.