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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="SneakyCuttlefish" data-source="post: 326955" data-attributes="member: 3340"><p>4.3 carat Barrel Medallion cut Sapphire bomb from Inverell. Instead of cutting a cabochon I decided to try something different. Its essentially the crown of a simple barrel design cut on both sides. The facets on the outside offer some scintillation to bring out the blue. Turned out quite well considering first impression was it would be just a piece of junk. </p><p></p><p>Wan't easy though. The outer layers of the rough stone had loads of pits and cavities. Small flakes of stone kept breaking off every time I hit a flaw. Original stone was 9.6 carats. Thankfully the centre was solid and took a polish well despite all the crap inside.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1493459697_img_3808_480x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>With a backlight. Lot of junk inside.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1493460213_img_3811_480x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SneakyCuttlefish, post: 326955, member: 3340"] 4.3 carat Barrel Medallion cut Sapphire bomb from Inverell. Instead of cutting a cabochon I decided to try something different. Its essentially the crown of a simple barrel design cut on both sides. The facets on the outside offer some scintillation to bring out the blue. Turned out quite well considering first impression was it would be just a piece of junk. Wan't easy though. The outer layers of the rough stone had loads of pits and cavities. Small flakes of stone kept breaking off every time I hit a flaw. Original stone was 9.6 carats. Thankfully the centre was solid and took a polish well despite all the crap inside. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1493459697_img_3808_480x640.jpg[/img] With a backlight. Lot of junk inside. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1493460213_img_3811_480x640.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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