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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="SneakyCuttlefish" data-source="post: 223281" data-attributes="member: 3340"><p>Couldn't resist attempting another one. Even though my loan machine is a little worse for ware. </p><p></p><p>The stone I cut is the very top one with the terminated tip in the first pic. Obrein's Creek Topaz. A lot of the stone had a heap of fine inclusions and bubbles toward the outside of the gem however I was able to isolate an absolutely flawless section in the centre. The finished stone is between 15-20 carats (scales aren't accurate enough). </p><p></p><p>First attempt at cutting a cushion and first time I have ever encountered grain issues. Took me soooo bloody long to polish the pavilion. 18 hours in and some frustrated reading, I finally learn't that I was cutting in the hardest possible direction. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />. All I had to do was use the other side of the lap and all those wasted hours would have actually yielded something. </p><p></p><p>Anyway best lessons learn't are usually the hardest. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453185977_rocks_640x480.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186243_img_2429_480x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186270_img_2432_445x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186549_img_2434_449x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SneakyCuttlefish, post: 223281, member: 3340"] Couldn't resist attempting another one. Even though my loan machine is a little worse for ware. The stone I cut is the very top one with the terminated tip in the first pic. Obrein's Creek Topaz. A lot of the stone had a heap of fine inclusions and bubbles toward the outside of the gem however I was able to isolate an absolutely flawless section in the centre. The finished stone is between 15-20 carats (scales aren't accurate enough). First attempt at cutting a cushion and first time I have ever encountered grain issues. Took me soooo bloody long to polish the pavilion. 18 hours in and some frustrated reading, I finally learn't that I was cutting in the hardest possible direction. :rolleyes:. All I had to do was use the other side of the lap and all those wasted hours would have actually yielded something. Anyway best lessons learn't are usually the hardest. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453185977_rocks_640x480.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186243_img_2429_480x640.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186270_img_2432_445x640.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3340/1453186549_img_2434_449x640.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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