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Claes Oldenburger posted:I'm not usually into wire wrapped stuff but that is very well done. Cool! That's great to know! I had no idea a pave could be done after the fact-thank you!
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Claes Oldenburger posted:I'm not usually into wire wrapped stuff but that is very well done. Cool! Chris Lawry is another one of my favorite cutters, wizards for sure.   Are you a fan of 3D fabricated work?   And here is a picture of that wonderful Alexandrite in an engagement ring you talk about in the OP 
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I like gems from John Dyer personally, I think they're really unique!   This isn't really my thing but technically it's really cool  and sometimes this happens with them lmao 
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goodness posted:Chris Lawry is another one of my favorite cutters, wizards for sure. Chris Lawry is indeed amazing! I am a fan of 3D fabricated work, mostly because it's a challenge for me to figure out how exactly they put all those cast pieces together without the whole thing falling apart. It isn't my style but it can be really nice and anything this dude https://www.instagram.com/thecrowncollection/ posts is usually of a decent caliber.... Xun posted:I like gems from John Dyer personally, I think they're really unique! ...because sometimes they look like that hahaha. John Dyer is also amazing! I like his work because it's closer to standard gem forms with crazy patterning inside them, where I find Dalan is much more into the carved look. Both amazing!
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Claes Oldenburger posted:Chris Lawry is indeed amazing! Crown Collection is my jam, I love all the art he posts. I'll get to see a lot of that stuff in person next time I visit now that he has a storefront. Have you seen the engraved Rolex and hobo nickels he posts? A man can dream.
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goodness posted:Crown Collection is my jam, I love all the art he posts. I'll get to see a lot of that stuff in person next time I visit now that he has a storefront. Do you head that way often? I had no idea he had a storefront! Yeah, those engraved Rolexes are from https://www.instagram.com/findestemps/ and are the guys I was talking about with the engraving (and gem cutting/carving). Chris Ser in particular is the one I've been following for a while https://www.instagram.com/serjewelry/ and as I'm sure you know is the artist behind that 3D fabricated owl piece you posted. So much talent, I'm aiming to get to a point where I can do really sculptural stuff like them with custom cut gems and engraving and have it be my full time job. Lots of practice to go before I get to that level though!
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May 17, 2016 21:40
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Claes Oldenburger posted:Do you head that way often? I had no idea he had a storefront! I make the 12hr drive to CO about once a month, can't resist the beauty. I'm finally getting moved out there in June or July which will cut out a lot of driving! He just had his opening celebration last week I think. Ser makes some incredible stuff, another one of the greats! Do you have a gem collection of your own? If you have posted it already I'm sure I'll see it as I read through. goodness fucked around with this message at 21:54 on May 17, 2016 |
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goodness posted:And here is a picture of that wonderful Alexandrite in an engagement ring you talk about in the OP Oh god I don't even want to know what this ring costs. It's like 25k+, right?
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If anyone wants to get some cheap color-change rough, I recently got my hands on some synthetic neodynium YAG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSTPEeiQwU Purple under incandescent light and sunlight, still purple but a little bluer in LED light, and totally colorless under fluorescent lighting. The change looks great in person, and this material is really easy to facet.
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OOoo, where did you get the YAG from? I've been trying to find a good place to get synthetic rough
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Xun posted:OOoo, where did you get the YAG from? I've been trying to find a good place to get synthetic rough It's leftover material from a chinese laser-rod company. Here's a better photo of the pieces I have.  You can see the fluted edges, which is where they cut laser rods out of the big boule. The boule end seems to have broke off when they were pulling it out of the melt, and it's pretty cool too.
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goodness posted:Cool thread! I have been working on getting into gemstone collecting. Really love anything tourmaline; tanzanite and fluorite are close runner ups. This piece is amazing! I love the eye imagery of the pendant. Is there a name for that? Where can I find more pieces like this?
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Pigasus posted:This piece is amazing! I love the eye imagery of the pendant. Is there a name for that? Where can I find more pieces like this? The artist of that one is a good friend of mine out in CO, he has a Facebook group called Tadas Designs. If you are interested in buying something I could help you find a few artists within the budget. No name for the design that I know of.
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I am looking to purchase some aquamarine and wanted to get your opinion. Price on these is 10/g which seems pretty good for their color. 
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Looks like Erongo and Vietnamese (maybe some nice Pakistani0. At 2 dollars a carat you could certainly do a lot worse. I saw some cheaper a Tucson, but of course everything is cheaper there.
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Tunicate posted:Looks like Erongo and Vietnamese (maybe some nice Pakistani0. Meant to say it's billed as Nigerian! The color looks pretty nice from what I can tell.
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Carnival of Shrews posted:Vintage jewellery is something I actually know a bit about, unlike lapidary work which I have been reading about with interest, but without having anything to contribute. Thank you so much for the interest. With the exception of surgeries this ring has been on my finger since I was fifteen. I'm nearly thirty two and I always get comments on it. It's just my way of keeping my Great Grandfather's flame alive. Captain Log fucked around with this message at 06:39 on May 24, 2016 |
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May 24, 2016 06:26
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I could never pull wearing this off but these would be a nice shelf piece.
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goodness posted:I could never pull wearing this off but these would be a nice shelf piece. Those are both amazing.
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megathrust posted:Those are both amazing.  This guy leveled up on this piece. BD Drummond
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goodness posted:I could never pull wearing this off but these would be a nice shelf piece. He's an insane person. Its like going to jail made him a tier above everyone else in his category haha. I refer to him to my friends now as "prison engraver" and they know what i mean. I've been travelling Iceland the last 8 days and between this threads activity and this amazing place I have some ideas for a 3D fabricated piece. Maybe i'll give it a go and see how it turns out 
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Claes Oldenburger posted:He's an insane person. Its like going to jail made him a tier above everyone else in his category haha. I refer to him to my friends now as "prison engraver" and they know what i mean. I hope you enjoyed Iceland! Such a beautiful place, I went back in 2007. Was lucky enough to see the northern lights.
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Claes Oldenburger posted:He's an insane person. Its like going to jail made him a tier above everyone else in his category haha. I refer to him to my friends now as "prison engraver" and they know what i mean. I want to hear more about this story.
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Help I can't stop looking at faceting supplies. I've got a bunch of stuff I want to cut and I'll be losing access to the machines I currently use soon 
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What is this kind of setting called and how do you do it? Best I could figure was very precisely place some bezel between the stones, swage out the exposed edge like a wire rivet, then polish, but that seems like it'd result in a lot of messed up rocks, especially with soft stuff like turquoise
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Channel inlay. This tutorial seems to correspond with what I saw people doing at a demonstration on the Zuni Pueblo.
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goodness posted:I hope you enjoyed Iceland! Such a beautiful place, I went back in 2007. Was lucky enough to see the northern lights. It was phenomenal. So many waterfalls! megathrust posted:I want to hear more about this story. As far as I can tell he grew up in New Orleans with a street art background. I'm sure his run ins with the law are related to that, but he mentioned it in passing a while back. I wish I had a better story, the dude is just really thug haha. A Wizard of Goatse posted:What is this kind of setting called and how do you do it? Best I could figure was very precisely place some bezel between the stones, swage out the exposed edge like a wire rivet, then polish, but that seems like it'd result in a lot of messed up rocks, especially with soft stuff like turquoise As far as I know the stones are usually cut to the slots, and then the metal in between is tapped downwards to expand and put pressure on them keeping them in. That tutorial looks pretty extensive, but I only skimmed it. Xun posted:Help I can't stop looking at faceting supplies. I've got a bunch of stuff I want to cut and I'll be losing access to the machines I currently use soon Yeah, the struggle is pretty real haha. I just cut my first stone (still have to do the table) and butchered it. Unfortunately (or fortunately) that's only making the drive to continue worse! If you love faceting you should try and get some used or less expensive tools to continue! Claes Oldenburger fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jun 3, 2016 |
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AlbieQuirky posted:Channel inlay. This tutorial seems to correspond with what I saw people doing at a demonstration on the Zuni Pueblo. rad, thanks!
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Claes Oldenburger posted:It was phenomenal. So many waterfalls! Do you mind if I ask how much your setup cost you? Most of the machines I looked at cost as much as an excellent gaming desktop  but I'm not sure how much the laps/polishes/other things would run
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Xun posted:Do you mind if I ask how much your setup cost you? Most of the machines I looked at cost as much as an excellent gaming desktop Yeah...mine has definitely cost more than my gaming computer. Gearloose lapidary has done wonders in recent years producing laps that (from what I understand) have cut cutting and polishing times down by large amounts. Very helpful for a beginner like myself from getting extremely frustrated at facets that just won't polish. The machine was the majority of the cost, but laps and extras ended up being another few hundred US on top. Like $350-$400 maybe?
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Is tanzanite hard enough to be set in prongs for a central stone in an engagement ring? Any recommendations of things to look for or avoid when selecting a stone?
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WOOFDOCTOR posted:Is tanzanite hard enough to be set in prongs for a central stone in an engagement ring? Any recommendations of things to look for or avoid when selecting a stone? I think it can be set. If you need some options I have a couple guys that have Tanzanite for sale.
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Yeah, setting tanzanite is fine, it's only a hair softer than quartz. Just don't give it ultrasonic cleaning.
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Asking for more advice on another diamond: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut/1.07-carat-g-color-vs2-clarity-sku-176481 I'm looking at placing that in this setting: https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/channel-set/platinum-0.25ct-channel-set-princess-shaped-diamond-engagement-ring-item-2105 Because the channel stones are a different color (H-I) than the center stone, will that make a difference? They told me it wouldn't, and they also told me the diamond linked above was visually perfect and I wouldn't see anything that shows on the certificate...just want to get a few other people's takes...
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Who here could do this with a real amethyst, and for what money?
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SMDFTB posted:Asking for more advice on another diamond: I can see multiple inclusions as marked on the cert at the 20x blow-up, but that's a hell of a lot bigger than how a diamond looks when it's sitting on your hand. I highly doubt you'll be able to see the inclusions in the stone during day to day wear. Also fwiw, I can only see the inclusions easily because I've spent a lot of time looking at diamonds and notice little things like distortion in the facet pattern (like what the feather is doing in the top right corner of the video/bottom left corner of the cert). Your average person is never going to notice something like that and it doesn't detract from the diamond's visual appeal at all. As for the color, the difference between G and HI is narrow enough to fall in between a grader's margin of error. There's no way you'll notice a difference between the stones in the setting and the stone in the center.
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WOOFDOCTOR posted:Is tanzanite hard enough to be set in prongs for a central stone in an engagement ring? Any recommendations of things to look for or avoid when selecting a stone? It is hard enough to be set but will show signs of wear over time and can be prone to chipping. Its hardness is 6-7 and toughness is poor-fair, so keep that in mind. Never any ultrasonic cleaning and most definitely no repairs with heat. I cut a thing! This is my second stone...the first one was a real pile of garbage but I love it all the same  Garnet with some rutile needles all up in its bod. 
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Claes Oldenburger posted:It is hard enough to be set but will show signs of wear over time and can be prone to chipping. Its hardness is 6-7 and toughness is poor-fair, so keep that in mind. Never any ultrasonic cleaning and most definitely no repairs with heat. This is great! Garnets and tanzanite are some cool stones. Do you have a picture of the pre-facet?
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Claes Oldenburger posted:It is hard enough to be set but will show signs of wear over time and can be prone to chipping. Its hardness is 6-7 and toughness is poor-fair, so keep that in mind. Never any ultrasonic cleaning and most definitely no repairs with heat. Is there something visually similar with better durability? I really like the sort of shifty blue-purple color I have seen in tanzanite.
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WOOFDOCTOR posted:Is there something visually similar with better durability? I really like the sort of shifty blue-purple color I have seen in tanzanite. A color change sapphire or a spinel will shift between blue and purple, so in some lights you get that mixed color. They aren't cheap, but that'll get the look and be significantly more durable. If you're one of those dubai billionaires, color-change blue garnet 
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