KiwiKaren
Karen
I have just started going out to my lapidary club after a break of a few years. Someone there asked me how many cabs had I cut and I had no idea.
Dug them all out and took this photo.... When I look at these I think of all the things learnt the hard way. The jasper is chipped from getting dropped. The labradorite only polished on some areas and not others. The moss agate chipped when I added the bevel. The ruby was crazy low grade and wasnt worth the time......
I now know to put more thought into the material I am cutting when selecting the shape it will be. Brittle stones and inside curves make for very anxious cutting!
PS I have cut 4 more than what are shown in this photo - All ovals and have been given away or put somewhere too random to find lol
Dug them all out and took this photo.... When I look at these I think of all the things learnt the hard way. The jasper is chipped from getting dropped. The labradorite only polished on some areas and not others. The moss agate chipped when I added the bevel. The ruby was crazy low grade and wasnt worth the time......
I now know to put more thought into the material I am cutting when selecting the shape it will be. Brittle stones and inside curves make for very anxious cutting!
PS I have cut 4 more than what are shown in this photo - All ovals and have been given away or put somewhere too random to find lol