Gem Cutting Tutorial - Faceting a Commercial Cut Blue Topaz with a Star Design
GEM CUTTING MYTH: It is always cheaper to buy rough and cut it than it is to buy an already-cut gemstone and recut it. Is this lapidary legend fact or fiction? Find out in this episode as Michael turns a mostly round, mass-produced Swiss Blue Topaz into a "Star 96"-cut beauty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a treasure trove of free-to-use faceting designs? Visit the link below and search for "Open" designs to find gem faceting designs accessible to any aspiring gem cutter! http://www.facetdiagrams.org/database/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 BOPIE'S DIAMONDS AND FINE JEWELRY 💎 - on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bopiesdiamonds/ - on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bopies/ - on Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/BopiesJewelry/ OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT https://www.bopies.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bopie's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry credits all music to the original composers.
GEM CUTTING MYTH: It is always cheaper to buy rough and cut it than it is to buy an already-cut gemstone and recut it. Is this lapidary legend fact or fiction? Find out in this episode as Michael turns a mostly round, mass-produced Swiss Blue Topaz into a "Star 96"-cut beauty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a treasure trove of free-to-use faceting designs? Visit the link below and search for "Open" designs to find gem faceting designs accessible to any aspiring gem cutter! http://www.facetdiagrams.org/database/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 BOPIE'S DIAMONDS AND FINE JEWELRY 💎 - on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bopiesdiamonds/ - on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bopies/ - on Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/BopiesJewelry/ OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT https://www.bopies.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bopie's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry credits all music to the original composers.