I love the topaz. My loving husband gave me an suite of Yellow Topaz. 2 oval cut 1 ct. earrings in an open gallery, and the necklace is a line of stones going from large to small. But my love is the Ruby, which is my birthstone and Opal. I love opals and the black are my favorites. So finding your channel was a treat for me. And I am so thankful that you are safe. I am so sorry for the fires there. And all the folks affected.
Hi Mary, Topaz is still my favourite. Quality ruby is virtually impossible to source for recreational gem cutters like myself. However, I keep my fingers crossed that maybe I can facet a real ruby of quality.
Well done cliff for sorting out the facets on the pear design gem. I hope the fires don't go your way and your not too smoked out. Take care and keep safe
Marvelous cutting, Cliff. Recutting the break & main facets was very clever indeed, and doing so saved a beautiful piece of flawless rough. I think the reveal is absolutely stunning. I also liked your explanation of dealing with cleavage planes. Thanks much for the informative and entertaining video. Stay safe, my friend.
Just BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm running out of adjectives for your work! You really should open an Etsy shop and sell your work--it is so exquisite. Continued prayers to all of you in Australia. These fires have been so devastating.
wow,i found it quite mesmerizing. some tiny facets looked like they are floating inside the middle of the gem. awesome. i also begin to understand your preference for Topas, it concentrates light in a particular way. i even learned something today. might sound easy on someone who cuts,but since all i have are cutting videos, i just today understood that the axis of the dobstick determens where the centerpoint of the facets is. so in an irreagular shape like this,you have to position the gem off center on the dobstick. that was quite revealing,for me. This chanel is in the Top3 of my favorit Chanels, right beside Alec Steele and Seska.
Thanks Aik....Glad you enjoy my videos. Topaz is one of the best gems around and so under rated. I well faceted Topaz looks Diamond like. Regards Cliff
Wow, that's a pretty sparkler! Wonder why people create impossible designs though. Clever cheats though, smart friend you've got (and good craftsmanship too of course). Best of luck with the bush fires, may they stay far from your home!
Hi Kathy, thank you. I think people create such designs to test their design creativity and also it's uniqueness as so many designs are similar. Fingers crossed no fire our way.
awesome, every time I watch your video's I learn something new,I have been faceting for about 6 months, but I might pass on your advice on trying this one, that is over the hill and far away from my comfort zone! Thanks for the video on what to aim for.Great job.
Thanks for another great video. Can you do a video on your very first cut? You videos are informative and im hoping for a bit of a backstory to how you started. Also fantastic humor! : D
@@VintageTimeGems I hope you get to do it and maybe some other beginners cuts in between expanding your cutting brilliant 😀 see what I did there, jeweler pun.
Misaligned or not, your work is stunning from my perspective. I would really love to do this and watching your work is inspirational; keep up the good work! And stay safe out there.
Awesome work mate. Keep it comming. Got to love gem cut studio really handy. Also do you know where I can read up on how I can prevent windowing in my designs? ( when I say my designs it's more trial and error... more error than anything else ) and hopefully you get some rain to help the fires and farmers. All the best mate
Thanks Dirk. I would get a chart on all the gems refractive indexes. With gems like quartz, do not cut the pavilion below 41 degrees. I like 43 degrees.
Aquamarine may have too low a refractive index for such a gem...A light blue topaz would look better I think. That's the good thing about Sapphire and Zircon's the have a high RI so you expect them to be worth more as they should. Low RI gems at high prices makes no sense as they have no brilliance. So you pay for rarity.
Beautiful stone Cliff. Have you seen the teaser for the new machine coming out of Taiwan ? Gorgeous machine but really expensive !! Talking about $7000 USD. It has a carbon fiber mast.
@@VintageTimeGems you and me both brother. It is nice though. I would love to play with it. Cheers and praying for rain for you guys. I've had 7cm in the past 24 hours and it is still raining. Sending some your way.
@@VintageTimeGems Hi Cliff. I was wondering if you could give some direction in buying a machine. There are so many options and its overwhelming. I'm new to this. Thank you :)
Hi there. I am a girl from Norway, and have watched your Chanel for a while now, and start watching you because I have wanted to by a faceting machine, and to start faceting gems 💎 but I am a little afraid, one because the machine is expensive, and to, can I learn this by myself? Because I don’t think there is many in my country ore in my town that can teach me. So can you tell me how I best can start on this hobby? 😊 thank you very much for your videos 😊
It seems Faceting Cut Diagrams are like House Plans. They look great on paper, but can they be built that way ? Often the answer is no. Many house plans are designed by people who have never swung a hammer. They have no idea of the Services that need to be included and therefore don't account for them. I wonder why those who design facet diagrams wouldn't think to test out their own designs before releasing them ? BTW Cliff, the inclusion of the video inset "damn the facets" (paraphrased) takes an older person such as ourselves to appreciate its origin (Great Movie Series).
Cliff hocam öğrettikleriniz icin sonsuz teşekkür ederim...avusturalya 'da çıkan yangınlarda yaşanan büyük kayıplar için çok üzüldük umarim birdaha böyle birşey hicbir zaman yaşanmaz... saygılarimla.
So I've tried faceting 2 pears now and I do something wrong with the transfer. I don't know on what I'm doing wrong. I try to line it up best I can and one side lines up perfectly and the other is off. Any suggestions?
Do you take request, if you do can you cut a gemstone into a pear shape called the tears of Elune. As I have the technical information if you need Clif. I just can’t work it out.
You are amazing. One question..... to the average eye, how noticeable are the misaligned facets? I could barely see them when highly magnified. The gemstone was beautiful.
Thanks. Yes it's often difficult to see poor meet points by eye. With a quality 10X jewelers loupe it becomes quite obvious. With most Asian gem faceted you will see clearly without any magnification how bad the meet points are.
I have a piece of topaz in my machine right now. I kinda forgot about cleavage planes. The plane is exactly on the pavilion. What should I do? Stay safe mate!
Привет, я являюсь Вашим подписчиком и я встолкнулся с каким то камнем, но не понимаю - что это за камень!?... Он очень твердый и прозрачный, я чтоб сточить немного и заглянуть в него, я испортил 2 диска.... Вы можете мне подсказать, что это за камень??? Я могу прислать Вам фото или видео на mail...
I love the topaz. My loving husband gave me an suite of Yellow Topaz. 2 oval cut 1 ct. earrings in an open gallery, and the necklace is a line of stones going from large to small. But my love is the Ruby, which is my birthstone and Opal. I love opals and the black are my favorites. So finding your channel was a treat for me. And I am so thankful that you are safe. I am so sorry for the fires there. And all the folks affected.
Hi Mary, Topaz is still my favourite. Quality ruby is virtually impossible to source for recreational gem cutters like myself. However, I keep my fingers crossed that maybe I can facet a real ruby of quality.
I love Jaws and his wise eyeglasses. Love your videos!
Thanks Lucy. I'll have to feature Jaws in another video soon.
Well done cliff for sorting out the facets on the pear design gem. I hope the fires don't go your way and your not too smoked out. Take care and keep safe
Thanks Tony....The fires are slowly disappearing. We have had some good rain lately.
I like the art of cutting gemstones and faceting...learning much... Thanks!
Thanks Farrah...
I am brand new to this trade. I really appreciate how you explain everything. Thank you so much. You do beautiful work
Thanks Clif
Ok Cliff, that is one awesome Topaz, patience is a virtue as they say and, "you have that".
You need plenty of patience in faceting that's for sure.
Wow, you recovered from the slight issue with a fantastic beautiful gem. I had no idea topaz could look so vibrant! Great work!
Thanks Joel, This design was test in patience. I'm happy in the end it worked out.
Marvelous cutting, Cliff. Recutting the break & main facets was very clever indeed, and doing so saved a beautiful piece of flawless rough. I think the reveal is absolutely stunning. I also liked your explanation of dealing with cleavage planes. Thanks much for the informative and entertaining video.
Stay safe, my friend.
Thanks John...This was certainly a tough design and tested my patience. Best wishes Cliff
Maybe they should call it "The Cheaters Pear." Good to hear the fires have stayed away so far. I hope you and yours stay safe.
Oh yes, several facets needed cheating. Regards Cliff
Just BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm running out of adjectives for your work! You really should open an Etsy shop and sell your work--it is so exquisite.
Continued prayers to all of you in Australia. These fires have been so devastating.
Thanks Jo Ann.....We have had good rain, so hopefully the fires will cease. Maybe one day I will sell some of my gems. Regards Cliff
wow,i found it quite mesmerizing. some tiny facets looked like they are floating inside the middle of the gem. awesome. i also begin to understand your preference for Topas, it concentrates light in a particular way. i even learned something today. might sound easy on someone who cuts,but since all i have are cutting videos, i just today understood that the axis of the dobstick determens where the centerpoint of the facets is. so in an irreagular shape like this,you have to position the gem off center on the dobstick. that was quite revealing,for me. This chanel is in the Top3 of my favorit Chanels, right beside Alec Steele and Seska.
Thanks Aik....Glad you enjoy my videos. Topaz is one of the best gems around and so under rated. I well faceted Topaz looks Diamond like. Regards Cliff
good job Cliff! you just widened your comfort zone some (Y)
After this design, I feel I need a nice easy gem to facet. Cheers Cliff
great recovery... a beauty..
Beautiful work, thanks. Thank you also for sharing the problems and solutions you come across. It makes your videos fun to watch.
Thanks Kim...
Great and beautiful cutting..like it so much
Thank you.
Topazio From Brasil perfect. Linda gema amigo dará linda peça e é bom saber que o mundo valoriza as nossas pedras.
Thank you. Topaz is such a beautiful gem. And Brazil has such high quality topaz. Regards Cliff
Granted, I'm a lay person, but I think you did a beautiful job with the topaz!! Hoping you and yours stay safe there!
Thank you....
I value people who know how to admit mistakes, it leads to perfection. Regards.
Faceting can certainly reveals the "good, the bad and the ugly"...Not every gem ends up perfect and so many things can go wrong. Thanks for watching.
Wow, that's a pretty sparkler! Wonder why people create impossible designs though. Clever cheats though, smart friend you've got (and good craftsmanship too of course). Best of luck with the bush fires, may they stay far from your home!
Hi Kathy, thank you. I think people create such designs to test their design creativity and also it's uniqueness as so many designs are similar. Fingers crossed no fire our way.
awesome, every time I watch your video's I learn something new,I have been faceting for about 6 months, but I might pass on your advice on trying this one, that is over the hill and far away from my comfort zone! Thanks for the video on what to aim for.Great job.
Hi Paul, I think this will be the first and last time I do this design. Happy faceting. Regards Cliff
Beautiful stone
Thanks for another great video. Can you do a video on your very first cut? You videos are informative and im hoping for a bit of a backstory to how you started. Also fantastic humor! : D
My first cut was a standard round brilliant. Good Idea fora video. Cheers
@@VintageTimeGems I hope you get to do it and maybe some other beginners cuts in between expanding your cutting brilliant 😀 see what I did there, jeweler pun.
Lindo trabalho...
Awesome :) please make a video for a Texas star cut.
I will check it out...
Заранее Вам спасибо!...
С Наступившим Вас Новым Годом!
Misaligned or not, your work is stunning from my perspective. I would really love to do this and watching your work is inspirational; keep up the good work! And stay safe out there.
Thanks Jason. I thought the outcome was good, but it could have been a total disaster. Regards Cliff
Nice work bro... Beautiful stone
Thanks....
Awesome work mate. Keep it comming. Got to love gem cut studio really handy. Also do you know where I can read up on how I can prevent windowing in my designs? ( when I say my designs it's more trial and error... more error than anything else ) and hopefully you get some rain to help the fires and farmers. All the best mate
Thanks Dirk. I would get a chart on all the gems refractive indexes. With gems like quartz, do not cut the pavilion below 41 degrees. I like 43 degrees.
Well done Cliff that designe would look good in Brazilian aquamarine
Aquamarine may have too low a refractive index for such a gem...A light blue topaz would look better I think. That's the good thing about Sapphire and Zircon's the have a high RI so you expect them to be worth more as they should. Low RI gems at high prices makes no sense as they have no brilliance. So you pay for rarity.
@@VintageTimeGems I wasn't thinking about reflection but colour
Linda pedra!
Thanks Santiago.
Hi to polish citrine what would you recommend,like what type of polishing lap and grit of diamond paste
Beautiful stone Cliff. Have you seen the teaser for the new machine coming out of Taiwan ? Gorgeous machine but really expensive !! Talking about $7000 USD. It has a carbon fiber mast.
Thanks Ricky....Yes I have seen that faceting machine. It has a ceramic pan. $7000 is way beyond what I can afford. Cheers Cliff
@@VintageTimeGems you and me both brother. It is nice though. I would love to play with it. Cheers and praying for rain for you guys. I've had 7cm in the past 24 hours and it is still raining. Sending some your way.
@@VintageTimeGems Hi Cliff. I was wondering if you could give some direction in buying a machine. There are so many options and its overwhelming. I'm new to this. Thank you :)
Hi there. I am a girl from Norway, and have watched your Chanel for a while now, and start watching you because I have wanted to by a faceting machine, and to start faceting gems 💎 but I am a little afraid, one because the machine is expensive, and to, can I learn this by myself? Because I don’t think there is many in my country ore in my town that can teach me. So can you tell me how I best can start on this hobby? 😊 thank you very much for your videos 😊
If there is a gem club in you county I would gem them and learn to facet. I don't think in Norway it will be difficult to learn how to cut gems.
@@VintageTimeGems I will check it out 😊
Not to shabby mate.
Have you ever examined a stone cut by Jeff Graham? Just judging from your work, he must have been a very, very good artist.
Jeff was one of the best...
It seems Faceting Cut Diagrams are like House Plans. They look great on paper, but can they be built that way ? Often the answer is no.
Many house plans are designed by people who have never swung a hammer. They have no idea of the Services that need to be included and therefore don't account for them.
I wonder why those who design facet diagrams wouldn't think to test out their own designs before releasing them ?
BTW Cliff, the inclusion of the video inset "damn the facets" (paraphrased) takes an older person such as ourselves to appreciate its origin (Great Movie Series).
Cliff hocam öğrettikleriniz icin sonsuz teşekkür ederim...avusturalya 'da çıkan yangınlarda yaşanan büyük kayıplar için çok üzüldük umarim birdaha böyle birşey hicbir zaman yaşanmaz... saygılarimla.
Thanks Hakan, The fires have caused such a great loss to people, animals and the nature. It's so sad that this is happening.
So I've tried faceting 2 pears now and I do something wrong with the transfer. I don't know on what I'm doing wrong. I try to line it up best I can and one side lines up perfectly and the other is off. Any suggestions?
Do you take request, if you do can you cut a gemstone into a pear shape called the tears of Elune. As I have the technical information if you need Clif. I just can’t work it out.
Do you know of a good club near Creswick.
I'm not familiar with the Creswick area. Cheers.
@@VintageTimeGems Near Ballarat
pretty stone looks like a little ice crystal
Thanks Ray...The gem looks pretty good. Topaz almost guarantees a great looking gem.
You are amazing. One question..... to the average eye, how noticeable are the misaligned facets? I could barely see them when highly magnified. The gemstone was beautiful.
Thanks. Yes it's often difficult to see poor meet points by eye. With a quality 10X jewelers loupe it becomes quite obvious. With most Asian gem faceted you will see clearly without any magnification how bad the meet points are.
😍!😀
Topazio tem dureza oito na escala de Mohs...
Very good.I have a channel on you tube that is the cutting of stones and gems
I have a piece of topaz in my machine right now. I kinda forgot about cleavage planes. The plane is exactly on the pavilion. What should I do? Stay safe mate!
Just keep faceting it, sounds like it may be too late to remove it. Cheers Cliff
Привет, я являюсь Вашим подписчиком и я встолкнулся с каким то камнем, но не понимаю - что это за камень!?... Он очень твердый и прозрачный, я чтоб сточить немного и заглянуть в него, я испортил 2 диска.... Вы можете мне подсказать, что это за камень??? Я могу прислать Вам фото или видео на mail...
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i liked your other intro much more.
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