I added a link to download my Optic Sign program. This program requires Windows to run, and will tell you the optic character and sign of your stone, based on measurements you make with your refractometer. The program is free. Click HERE to go to my download page.

I am helping out a friend in Africa by listing some of his stones. Most of these were cut years ago and have been put away. He is in need of some money, so I told him I would try to sell his stones here. Right now I listed to large rhodolite garnets, and 2 spinels up on my site. They are mixed in with my stones, but the gem numbers start with DB-, and in the descriptions I mention that they are cut by Joseph. Have a look, these are pretty impressive stones. I'll have more in the next few days listed, including a few large tsavorite garnets.

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The bignews today is the brand new website. I'll keep adding more content in the upcoming days.
I switched from a PC to a Mac a few months ago, and rebuilt the site on the Mac. The site is done using a program called RapidWeaver, and a number of addins. The most notable is a program Paylooms, the builds the online shopping cart which is hooked up to Paypal. You can now select a gemstone, click on the buy now button and make a payment directly through Paypal. While I still encourage you to either e-mail or call to discuss your stone, this is a quick option if you are sure you know what you want.

Right now there is a problem if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. The images don't show up on the Detail pages. You can download an upgrade free from Microsoft for IE7, or use FireFox. Everything as always, works fine on Apple Safari.