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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Lapidary
The black widow
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 329366" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Cheers everyone. Shivan, no it wasn't really that difficult to cut. The crown is time-consuming because of all the tiny step facets but the level of actual difficulty is not that high. The only part that requires care is cutting in the spiders leg and pincer facets - they are very easy to overcut and it's much better to cut them in by wiping the stone across a stationary lap.</p><p></p><p>Stone weighs 10.65 ct.</p><p></p><p>As is often the case, it was difficult to photograph and doesn't look quite like that to the eye. First hand it looks a lot clearer. The camera seems to perceive the frosted pavilion facets as being a haze or smudges within or on the surface of the stone. Even the photo taken by the original designer looks that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 329366, member: 2976"] Cheers everyone. Shivan, no it wasn't really that difficult to cut. The crown is time-consuming because of all the tiny step facets but the level of actual difficulty is not that high. The only part that requires care is cutting in the spiders leg and pincer facets - they are very easy to overcut and it's much better to cut them in by wiping the stone across a stationary lap. Stone weighs 10.65 ct. As is often the case, it was difficult to photograph and doesn't look quite like that to the eye. First hand it looks a lot clearer. The camera seems to perceive the frosted pavilion facets as being a haze or smudges within or on the surface of the stone. Even the photo taken by the original designer looks that way. [/QUOTE]
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