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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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Some stones i found and had cut from outback W.A
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<blockquote data-quote="Pat Hogen" data-source="post: 417145" data-attributes="member: 11720"><p>I think that is where the market will swing to, someday - "hand cut gemstone", just like the market for mined stone against lab created. Something I came across the other day was "hand-crafted gemstone rough", yeah well I guess it is. I am not against lab created stone, I am particularly fond of Strontium Titanate for bling return and the lack of worry about finding cracks and inclusions that appear during faceting, but please, let's be honest when marketing the stuff.</p><p></p><p>Silversmithing, yep, going out the door as well. My smith chucked it in, and others that I had known had followed suit. If I had to take up my own smithing I would need to add another room onto the house and I know where that option is going to get me.</p><p></p><p>I did hear of the 925 silver chain that had to be cut to remove a link and the result was 925 silver over lead, from overseas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pat Hogen, post: 417145, member: 11720"] I think that is where the market will swing to, someday - "hand cut gemstone", just like the market for mined stone against lab created. Something I came across the other day was "hand-crafted gemstone rough", yeah well I guess it is. I am not against lab created stone, I am particularly fond of Strontium Titanate for bling return and the lack of worry about finding cracks and inclusions that appear during faceting, but please, let's be honest when marketing the stuff. Silversmithing, yep, going out the door as well. My smith chucked it in, and others that I had known had followed suit. If I had to take up my own smithing I would need to add another room onto the house and I know where that option is going to get me. I did hear of the 925 silver chain that had to be cut to remove a link and the result was 925 silver over lead, from overseas. [/QUOTE]
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Some stones i found and had cut from outback W.A
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