Faceting a multicolor sapphire I found in North Carolina (step by step!)
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2024
- Today, I broke down my faceting process into 20 steps to show you the creation of my newest gem…
A double sided, multicolor, self mined sapphire from Propst Farm, North Carolina! 💗
This piece is truly one of a kind, and I’m so exited to share a much closer look into the process with you all.
While I’m not quite equipped to teach faceting yet, I hope this video provided a little something useful for everyone. Whether it was a new trick to try out or just a bit of entertainment during a lunch break, I hope this video brought you a bit of positivity!
If you’d like to see what went into mining this gem and lots more like it, check out all the Propst Farm videos in the playlist below. 👇🏻
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Many questions? You answered one for me!!! Thank you GR8 job beautiful pieces and the music was amazing all like dramatic friqin absolutely amazing!!!
Hahah thank you so much!! I’m very glad you enjoyed 😊😊
Love the face with the blue! Cool stone!
Thank you so much!! I didn’t see any of that blue before I started cutting, and it was wild to watch it appear on almost every facet on that side :)
Newbie question - sorry. Why change cutting disc direction after cutting the girdle?
No worries at all!! It’s something about the way the wheel pulls the stone. Cutting the girdle clockwise and the angled facets (pavilion/crown) counterclockwise is usually safest for the stone. I’m not sure how exactly to explain it, but cutting the girdle the other way can make it a lots easier for the stone to fall off.
Im so glad you got to pull some N.C native corrundum. Its awesome to see it worked on in this conservative fashion. For all watching this is Prospt farm on facebook get in contact with the owner ron (info on page)before going to location. I really hope to work or rockhound with you one day, but heres to all the luck in the world from the curator of Lonely Mt. Lapidary. Love love love all you do outstanding work.
I appreciate that so much!! Your support and kind words mean the world. One day I’ll have to plan some kind of group dig to rockhound with a few other locals 😊