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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 451410" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>After bogging myself down for hours and hours on a sapphire and not being able to get an acceptable polish happening, I decided to do some speed cutting on this nice little garnet to test myself and break up the frustration.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541981583_dbadd8dc-09f7-4a13-941d-522d9ae7a6c5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Was a bit aggressive on the girdle and burnt some size away unnecessarily, but very happy with the exercise. It has a few needle inclusions and a bright personality. Almost couldnt get a photo <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />arty: :gemstone: <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />arty: </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541981941_61c12a3d-651c-4b6f-942d-acf4aed8b2c2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Finished up at about 1ct.</p><p></p><p> <img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541982006_75be9de2-d346-46ae-959f-560580ba4f91.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 451410, member: 1916"] After bogging myself down for hours and hours on a sapphire and not being able to get an acceptable polish happening, I decided to do some speed cutting on this nice little garnet to test myself and break up the frustration. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541981583_dbadd8dc-09f7-4a13-941d-522d9ae7a6c5.jpg[/img] Was a bit aggressive on the girdle and burnt some size away unnecessarily, but very happy with the exercise. It has a few needle inclusions and a bright personality. Almost couldnt get a photo :party: :gemstone: :party: [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541981941_61c12a3d-651c-4b6f-942d-acf4aed8b2c2.jpg[/img] Finished up at about 1ct. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1541982006_75be9de2-d346-46ae-959f-560580ba4f91.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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