⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos

[Wally69]

2.25ct Harts Range zircon, this came out of a very fractured piece of crystalline rough..I almost gave up on it..walked away and regrouped on three separate occasions. Stone presents to the eye without the dark patches, so a nice light peachy pink.

After 100 photos I did give up trying to capture its true beauty. :awful:

 

[Dihusky]

Nice one Wally, you need some dark stuff to create the contrast otherwise your blinded by bling

 

[silver]

Wow Wally... that's truly beautiful :gemstone:

 

[Wally69]

Another Harts range zircon has come to life

 

[Martyz]

Its been a while since I posted anything Ive done so I thought Id share this little challenge that came my way recently.
This is part of a piece of seam black opal from which I ended up cutting six stones but this one was by far the trickiest. Two colour bars, one cut. Get it right and Ive got two stones. Get it wrong and I get potentially nothing.

The cut was a success, producing a higher quality black opal and a nice crystal drop to finish off.

 

[Newprospect]

They are beautiful. I bet they would put a dent in a few bills !!!

 

[Dihusky]

Stunning Martyz, recon that was a nervous cut.

 

[Jaros]

I agree with you Di.

 

[Mackka]

Beautiful and i lovethe sweat on ya fingertips haha.
Mackka

 

[Martyz]

Hahaha. Youre all on the money. The black opal was valued very nicely and of all the stones Ive cut, this one slice is pretty much the only time Ive really questioned myself and whether I could pull it off. Luckily the owner of the stone told me to go for it after I sought his opinion so were both happy with the outcome.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. :rainbow:

 

[Kotolos]

Hello everyone, haven't been on the forum in over a year.
Have a claim on the gemfields as of last year, have had great success mining. thought I'd post photos of some of the stones I've found, gotten cut, and some put in jewellery.

Will get photos together and post some of awesome rough sapphires and zircons I have found.

What do you think -

 

[zacreknz]

Those are large sapphires .
Very nice

 

[Manpa]

Very nice, good luck with your continuing venture.

 

[Kotolos]

Those are large sapphires .
Very nice

Yeah, in the photos they range from 1.1ct to 6ct. recently recieved a new one back that I got cut beautiful 9ct

 

[Moth]

Yeah, in the photos they range from 1.1ct to 6ct. recently recieved a new one back that I got cut beautiful 9ct

Try again; Hugh I am in Rubyvale looking to buy rough for a cutter back in Vic

 

[WalnLiz]

Some really nice looking stones there Kotolos....and jewellery certainly sets them off well. Can't beat finding your own stones and turning them into works of art.

 

[Kotolos]

Hey WalnLiz, thanks! I didn't know you were still active on this forum. I enjoy your videos and were the reason I got into fossicking in the first place and built your highbanker design.

 

[WalnLiz]

Hey WalnLiz, thanks! I didn't know you were still active on this forum. I enjoy your videos and were the reason I got into fossicking in the first place and built your highbanker design.

Went away for several years Hugh for personal reasons but am glad to be back again. Liz is still crazy into the gemstone hunting and loves turning them into wire wraps, especially pendants. Good luck with your mining up there and hope those beautiful sapphires keep showing up in your wash. Stay safe if you are underground mate.

 

[Gilly47]

GR8 lookin stones

 

[Kotolos]

Hello everyone.

Here's an update on more stones I'm currently getting cut.

Have a whole second batch of sapphires and zircons with the cutter currently being cut. Here are some photos he sent as an update/progress of some of mine stones he is cutting and some hes putting in rings, all found myself on my claim in Rubyvale

Hello everyone, haven't been on the forum in over a year.
Have a claim on the gemfields as of last year, have had great success mining. thought I'd post photos of some of the stones I've found, gotten cut, and some put in jewellery.

Will get photos together and post some of awesome rough sapphires and zircons I have found.

What do you think -

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