I purchased some of my diamond wheels from Jeff shortly before his passing. He was very kind on the phone to me and very helpful. I’ve cut many of his designs.
My. Goodness. How stunning mate! Just magnificent! From rough to what you created has blown my mind! Seriously blown my mind! What a talent. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us all. I’m speechless.
Just stunning. Topaz is one of my favourite gems, along with spinel and sapphire. It's so under appreciated. I love the ice blue colours some topaz reveal. What an amazing cut!! I could watch your videos all day!!!
Topaz is definitely an underrated gemstone & being on the moh scale of 8, it is also relatively hard with a high RI values. Interesting cut & the reveal is beautiful with a soft tint of blue 💍💎
This is my favorite of your gems which I have seen you cut so far. Beautiful work. I am especially interested in seeing you cut gems which you have found.
Beautiful gem cliff. How long have you been cutting? I know you mentioned in a previous video training under a competition judge for years. How long was it before you started getting this kind of results? How often do you cut and are still unhappy, or less than satisfied perhaps is a better way to put it As I am teaching myself on a homemade machine there is a lot to learn. I'd say I'm currently happy with about 30% or my results. Call it unlucky but I tend to encounter a variety of issues, however the one that gets me is that I am still struggling to final polish properly. All the work for less than desired results and sometime unpolished spots.
Probably 2-3 years to get these results that's if you facet regularly each week. Polishing tends to be difficult to master. Stick at it you'll get it right. Takes about 6 months to get used to polishing. Cheers
Topaz is a precious gem, and has great refractive qualities and is natural. I think I'd rather have a larger well cut piece of topaz instead of a tiny poorly cut diamond. Diamonds have better refractive qualities, but their value is manipulated by the powers that be. I think if the market was flooded with Diamonds I doubt facetors would not bother to cut them due to the hardness anyway.
I love Topaz and White Sapphires, they are far more interesting than diamonds. Diamonds are as common as Bat sh*t. Diamond cartels hoard them by the ton in underground vaults to create artificial scarcity and to create the impression they're rare and special. Imagine if they didn't .... there would be a glut, they'd be really cheap and and treated for what they really are ; common semi precious gemstones.
@@bettybho2168 you can thank Debeers for the hoarding of diamonds. I refuse to set them. I will set a white topaz anytime instead. Thanks to DeBeers stocking even a small quantity of diamonds is more of a security risk than I am willing to take.
A diamond will scratch a Topaz. Rough diamond looks a lot different. Topaz also has cleavage plane on the surface that makes it easy to recognise. Cheers
Another Beautiful gem and I love the care you take with your meetpoints! The thicker girdle looks quite nice with this design too, especially in the corners. Do you ever have a problem with cleavage in topaz? It looked very apparent in the precut but the gem looked completely clear afterwards.
Hi, I cut a thicker girdle this time as I want have it set in a pendant. If they are too thin like competition girdles they can chip when aligning the prongs. Yes you saw correctly the cleavage plane. I was aware of it. I've never had issues with cleavage planes in Topaz, but I wouldn't want to cut a table right on it though. My table was cut across that plane, as long as it's not on the same angle as the plane. Cheers
@@VintageTimeGems Very interesting, thanks for the info. A thicker girdle makes sense now. Especially if the cleavage planes are in the same plane as the girdle facets. Do you do any stone setting yourself? I'd love to see some of your pieces set in jewelry!
I just took a risk and spent $30 USD on a one pound lot of topaz from Brazil. I've dealt with this company before for amethyst and fluorite, and generally there are a few facet-grade stones mixed in with each batch, along with quite a bit that can be made into cabochons. I figured $30 was a pretty good deal if I get the usual 50-100 carats of gem quality material in a topaz lot. Either way, it'll be a learning experience.
$30 is cheap. I find that getting hold of larger clean pieces of topaz that will cut 12-15 mm gems is hard to get hold of without paying big bucks (particularly natural light blue). Cheers
I purchased some of my diamond wheels from Jeff shortly before his passing. He was very kind on the phone to me and very helpful. I’ve cut many of his designs.
Jeff had a amazing talent for design. He is sadly missed in the world of gem cutting.
My. Goodness. How stunning mate! Just magnificent! From rough to what you created has blown my mind! Seriously blown my mind! What a talent. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us all. I’m speechless.
Thanks....I'm happy how this gem turned out. Cheers
Just stunning. Topaz is one of my favourite gems, along with spinel and sapphire. It's so under appreciated. I love the ice blue colours some topaz reveal. What an amazing cut!! I could watch your videos all day!!!
I really like this intriguing design. It's so refreshing to see something new that I never knew about. It's so amazing to look at the final reveal.
Jeff Graham is one of the best designers. Sadly, he has passed away.
Very beautiful stone, great cut and polish!!!
Thanks Douglas.
What an exquisitely cut and beautiful stone. Topaz is a wonderful if overlooked gemstone. Thank you Vintage Time.
wow ! thats an amazing transformation ! beautiful gem !
Topaz is definitely an underrated gemstone & being on the moh scale of 8, it is also relatively hard with a high RI values. Interesting cut & the reveal is beautiful with a soft tint of blue 💍💎
This is my favorite of your gems which I have seen you cut so far. Beautiful work. I am especially interested in seeing you cut gems which you have found.
i must say that you are a tru artest :D i love all your videos
OMG! What a beautiful gem.
Hope you get your hands on some peridot soon, I want to see how you'd treat my favorite stone.
beautiful work! where can I buy the machine to cut the part that holds the stone?
Amazing very beautiful.
Fantastic work done by you sir. But you can discrib the price of stone. So we can buy if possible
Facet nating. lol beautiful work dude.
Could you please explaine how to clean the perspex or lucite lap, or do you have one for each diamond paste. Many thanks, learning a lot.
I clean perspex laps with denatured alcohol.
@@VintageTimeGems Thank you
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Have you considered cutting a Tourmaline in this fashion with green on top n red for bottom ?
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Stunning!
Beautiful gem cliff.
How long have you been cutting? I know you mentioned in a previous video training under a competition judge for years.
How long was it before you started getting this kind of results? How often do you cut and are still unhappy, or less than satisfied perhaps is a better way to put it
As I am teaching myself on a homemade machine there is a lot to learn. I'd say I'm currently happy with about 30% or my results. Call it unlucky but I tend to encounter a variety of issues, however the one that gets me is that I am still struggling to final polish properly. All the work for less than desired results and sometime unpolished spots.
Probably 2-3 years to get these results that's if you facet regularly each week. Polishing tends to be difficult to master. Stick at it you'll get it right. Takes about 6 months to get used to polishing. Cheers
Wow amazing.
Where can i get the rough like that... you've really great skill there..love watching your videos
You can buy rough Topaz at gem shows also on Ebay. Try to get hold of clean material.
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I use topaz in my jewelry instead of diamonds. I like them better and so do my customers plus they like the difference in price.
Topaz is a precious gem, and has great refractive qualities and is natural. I think I'd rather have a larger well cut piece of topaz instead of a tiny poorly cut diamond. Diamonds have better refractive qualities, but their value is manipulated by the powers that be. I think if the market was flooded with Diamonds I doubt facetors would not bother to cut them due to the hardness anyway.
I love Topaz and White Sapphires, they are far more interesting than diamonds.
Diamonds are as common as Bat sh*t. Diamond cartels hoard them by the ton in underground vaults to create artificial scarcity and to create the impression they're rare and special. Imagine if they didn't .... there would be a glut, they'd be really cheap and and treated for what they really are ; common semi precious gemstones.
@@bettybho2168 you can thank Debeers for the hoarding of diamonds. I refuse to set them. I will set a white topaz anytime instead. Thanks to DeBeers stocking even a small quantity of diamonds is more of a security risk than I am willing to take.
so artistic wow
Thanks Ray. I'm about to start a new project...Cheers
Gosh I like sparkly things.
I want all of them!
So does my wife...
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So how one can distinguish clear topaz from diamond except for the scratch test?
A diamond will scratch a Topaz. Rough diamond looks a lot different. Topaz also has cleavage plane on the surface that makes it easy to recognise. Cheers
The sound of the stone grinding is the thing that guides you, isn't it... you make a judgement by it.
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Another Beautiful gem and I love the care you take with your meetpoints! The thicker girdle looks quite nice with this design too, especially in the corners. Do you ever have a problem with cleavage in topaz? It looked very apparent in the precut but the gem looked completely clear afterwards.
Hi, I cut a thicker girdle this time as I want have it set in a pendant. If they are too thin like competition girdles they can chip when aligning the prongs. Yes you saw correctly the cleavage plane. I was aware of it. I've never had issues with cleavage planes in Topaz, but I wouldn't want to cut a table right on it though. My table was cut across that plane, as long as it's not on the same angle as the plane. Cheers
@@VintageTimeGems Very interesting, thanks for the info. A thicker girdle makes sense now. Especially if the cleavage planes are in the same plane as the girdle facets. Do you do any stone setting yourself? I'd love to see some of your pieces set in jewelry!
@@harlin0 Yes, I've set several gems. My wife has them.
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The stone was clear in the rough why did it look to have hint of blue when finished.
Clear gems once faceted will often pick up different coloured flashes of light. Diamonds are the best as you can see flashes of blue and red.
i wonder when i can do like you
Join a gem club and give it a try, you will be surprised that within a few months you will have cut a gem.
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I just took a risk and spent $30 USD on a one pound lot of topaz from Brazil. I've dealt with this company before for amethyst and fluorite, and generally there are a few facet-grade stones mixed in with each batch, along with quite a bit that can be made into cabochons. I figured $30 was a pretty good deal if I get the usual 50-100 carats of gem quality material in a topaz lot. Either way, it'll be a learning experience.
$30 is cheap. I find that getting hold of larger clean pieces of topaz that will cut 12-15 mm gems is hard to get hold of without paying big bucks (particularly natural light blue). Cheers
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How long did this gem take you to make ?
I estimate around 22 to 25 hours over a week. Cheers
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