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Lapidary
Stones I have cut
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 466692" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>Just found that 'rough' problem myself but with some Harts Range Garnet, real dark so cut it down on the saw to a 20ct starter and was lightening up nicely but real chrystaline and fragile. Got the pavilion finished and was looking good, then the girdle and a damn great crack right round the corner... threw the stone away, no point in wasting time continuing.</p><p></p><p>That said, first Garnet I've cut and loved working with it, polish was amazing, just lit up on the dop. </p><p></p><p>Oh well, that's cutting, now for a 24ct dark pink piece of Ruby... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 466692, member: 10304"] Just found that 'rough' problem myself but with some Harts Range Garnet, real dark so cut it down on the saw to a 20ct starter and was lightening up nicely but real chrystaline and fragile. Got the pavilion finished and was looking good, then the girdle and a damn great crack right round the corner... threw the stone away, no point in wasting time continuing. That said, first Garnet I've cut and loved working with it, polish was amazing, just lit up on the dop. Oh well, that's cutting, now for a 24ct dark pink piece of Ruby... :) [/QUOTE]
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