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Highway1

Max Ellery
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I have a few stones that I would like to have faceted in Australia preferably in Victoria. The stones are sapphire I found at Inverell. Taking note of other comments on the forum I would like to have them faceted in Australia, I also have a stone which I would like to have cabachoned. Can anyone suggest faceters to contact. Cheers
 
Highway1,
Contact your local gem club, there is sure to be someone there that will do it for a small fee or even better teach you how to do it yourself.

Regards

Richard
 
Hi Rastys 1964, thanks for your feed back and I take your point, which I have briefly looked into. I guess I am coming from Wal's comments on Faceting, about have larger and certain stones faceted in Australia for a "quality" facet on a stone. I am going to send some smaller stones to Lambert's, however I am still looking for a local faceter. I checked a couple of local business offering Faceting, however they send their stones either to Thailand or India so still looking for local Faceting. Cheers
 
Highway,
I have had a few stones cut up at the gemfields in central Queensland and would highly recommend the Blue Hollow mine. They have a web site and do a great job. It has been a couple of years since I got some stones done but they cut some extra facets that really seem to make the stones sparkle. Cutters on the Queensland fields are very cheap compared to other places that I have checked.

Richard
 
Try Doug Menadue from Bespoke Gems- he is trusted with some very rare and expensive Australian rough and his finished articles are true GEMS. He is a member of the AFG and can be found at WWW.BESPOKE-GEMS.COM

You might like to contact a Gem Club in your area to see if there are any local facetors that will cut for you -

Victoria Gem Clubs Association (VGCA)

PO Box 642, Ringwood, VIC 3134

President: Bill Gordon (03) 9367 5230 / 0402 695 214 [email protected]

Secretary: Don Johnson (03) 9723 1332 [email protected]

Treasurer: Peter Day (03) 9878 4558 / 0430 488 442 [email protected]

Website: www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au

Members:

Albury Lapidary & Allied Crafts Inc
304 Eames Street Albury NSW 2640
PO BOX 677 Albury NSW 2640
Phone Enquiries: David (02) 6021 5043 Paul 0409 924 005
Website: http://www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au/VGCAWebsite/Albury.html

Alexandra-Eildon Lapidary Club
PO Box 261,
ALEXANDRA VIC 3714
Phone: (03) 5772 1251

Australian Facetors Guild
Walter Haller
7 Ashley Grove, MT HELEN 3350. Phone 03 5330 1597
Email: [email protected]

Bairnsdale Lapidary Club
PO Box 431,
BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
Clubrooms: MacArthur Street
Phone: (03) 5157 9201 or (03) 5156 0372
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au/VGCAWebsite/Bairnsdale.html

Ballarat & District Gem Club
PO Box 736,
BALLARAT VIC 3353
Phone: (03) 5330 1597 or (03) 5339 3871

Bendigo Gem Club
PO Box 1059,
BENDIGO VIC 3552
Located at: 10 Galvin Street, Bendigo
Phone: (03) 5442 3691
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BendigoGemClub

Bendigo Prospectors Club Inc
PO Box 2497
BENDIGO VIC 3554

Blue Hills Lapidary Club
6 Kitchener Parade
COCKATOO VIC 3781
Phone: (03) 5968 9014

Cheong Park Gem & Mineral Club
PO Box 219,
CROYDON VIC 3136
Phone: (03) 9726 580
Website: http://www.cheongparkgemandmineral.asn.au/

Colac & District Gem Club
70 Polwarth Street,
COLAC VIC 3250
Phone: (03) 5231 3973

Dandenong Lapidary Club
PO Box 59,
DOVETON, VIC 3177
Phone: (03) 9546 4203
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dandenong-Lapidary-Gem-Club/122249584486536

Diamond Valley Gem Club
PO Box 335,
GREENSBOROUGH VIC 3088
Phone: (03) 9435 7310
Website: http://www.diamondvalleygemclub.com.au/

Echuca Gem Club
PO Box 72,
MOAMA NSW 2731
Clubrooms located at Echuca railway station, Sturt Street, Echuca.
Phone: (03) 5482 4642 or (03) 5482 2209
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~echugem/

Essendon Lapidary Club
PO Box 97,
ESSENDON VIC 3040
Phone: (03) 9367 5230
Website: http://www.essendongemclub.asn.au/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Essendon-Gem-Lapidary-Club-Inc/340663495972395

Frankston & Peninsula Lapidary Club
PO Box 5303,
FRANKSTON VIC 3199
Phone: (03) 9770 9340 club times only
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.frankstonlapidaryclub.com/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frankston-Lapidary-Club/197077934901

GAA Gem Club of Victoria
PO Box 14008,
MELBOURNE VIC 8001
Gemmology House
380-382 Spencer St
West Melbourne Vic 3003
Phone: (03) 9326 6160
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.gem.org.au/vicdivf.htm

Geelong Gem & Mineral Club
PO Box 662,
GEELONG VIC 3220
Clubrooms: Vines Rd. Community Centre Reserve Carey Street Hamlyn Heights, 3215 Geelong VIC
Phone: (03) 5277 9341 (clubrooms)
Website: http://www.gemfossicking.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Geelong-Gem-Mineral-Club/110902822384390

Gemmological Association of Australia
Victoria Division
PO Box 14008
Melbourne Mail Centre Vic 8001

Goulburn Valley Gem, Mineral & Craft Group
12 Gilchrist Street,
SHEPPARTON VIC 3630
Phone: (03) 5831 8466

Horsham & District Lapidary Club
PO Box 828,
HORSHAM VIC 3402
Phone: (03) 5382 2874

Kerang Lapidary Club
PO Box 225,
COHUNA VIC 3568
Phone: (03) 5456 2814

Maroondah Gem Club
1885 Healesville-Koo-wee-rup Rd,
YELLINGBO, VIC 3139
Phone: (03) 5964 8263

McMillan Rockhounds
PO Box 202,
MAFFRA VIC 3860
Phone: (03) 5147 1186
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.maffra.net.au/rockhounds/index.html

Metal Detectors & Prospectors Assoc.
PO Box 814,
Dandenong, Vic 3176

Mildura & District Gem & Mineral Club
PO Box 736,
MILDURA VIC 3502
Phone: (03) 5024 5451 or (03) 5024 5146

Mordialloc Lapidary Club
49-51 Albert Street,
MORDIALLOC VIC 3195
Phone: (03) 9580-0401 (during workshop hours)
Website: http://www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au/VGCAWebsite/Mordialloc.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mordialloc-Lapidary-Club-Inc/159679600738001

Morwell Lapidary Club
PO BOX 3501,
MORWELL MC VIC 3841
Phone: (03) 5122 2368 or (03) 5134 1250
Email: [email protected]
Website:http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Community/Default.aspx?ID=383

Nunawading & District Lapidary Club
PO BOX 69,
NUNAWADING VIC 3131
Phone: (03) 9878 1837
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ndlc/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=search&gid=17407768545

Prospectors & Miners Association of Victoria
GPO Box 1706F, Melbourne, Vic, 3001
Website: http://www.pmav.org.au/

Rushworth Prospecting Club
15 Heily Street
RUSHWORTH VIC 3612

Shepparton & District Gem Club
PO BOX 1510,
SHEPPARTON VIC 3632
Phone: (03) 5831 5596
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheppartonDistrictGemClub

South Gippsland Gem & Lapidary Club
104 Mine Road,
KORRUMBURRA VIC 3950
Phone: (03) 5655 2295
Council Directory Entry: Click Here

Waverley Gem Club of Victoria
PO BOX 255,
GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150
Phone: Gwen (03) 9808 7510 or Rae (03) 9561 8023
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://waverleygemclub.googlepages.com/home

Warragul & District Lapidary Club
PO BOX 96,
DARNUM VIC 3822
Clubhouse: Warragul Show Grounds Logan Park South Road Warragul
Phone: 0419 792 623 (during club hours)
Website: http://www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au/VGCAWebsite/Warragul.html

Warrnambool Gem Club
PO BOX 189,
WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280
Phone: (03) 5562 2997
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://members.westvic.com.au/wgemclub/

Western Suburbs Lapidary Club of Victoria
C/- 72 Vernon Street,
SOUTH KINGSVILLE VIC 3015
Phone: (03) 9314 2209 or (03) 9336 1961
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002160910725
 
Crikey, thankyou Dughug for such a comprehensive list, that gives me plenty of contacts to work with.

I have also spent a day around Daylesford and found some very attractive stones, plus a sample of gold. There were lots of very very small stones, all the of stones so small they are only good for looking at in a bottle with some water to enhance there colour.

Cheers
 
wow. fantastic. Have you got a NSW list too? This is exactly what I came on here to find out. I have my special first found stone and want to get it cut too. :)
 

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