getting stones cut

[Heatho]

Here's my stone on Barney's machine, went around for an afternoon beer and a yak. Plus a couple of Garnets he cut recently, fantastic looking stones, the photo does them no justics at all. Should hopefully get a 1 carat finished stone from my Sapphire, it wasn't the perfect shape and had a few minor probs but it's half done and looking great.

 

[Guest]

Nice very nice.

 

[AtomRat]

Bloody awesome heatho and barney, nice looking faceting machine! Its a prick to try and get a decent photo half way into cutting isn't it! I can see the triangulation clearly though and it looks like its coming along great

Barneys cuts are amazing as well, they have a great deep illusion to them and wonderful color

 

[Heatho]

Bloody awesome heatho and barney, nice looking faceting machine! Its a prick to try and get a decent photo half way into cutting isn't it! I can see the triangulation clearly though and it looks like its coming along great

Barneys cuts are amazing as well, they have a great deep illusion to them and wonderful color

Yeah mate, he's very good at it and a top bloke as well, he's very enthusiastic about it all. I think the machine is an Ultratec.

The first time we met up was after organising it through this forum and he said then he was keen to learn faceting, well a couple of years later.... this is where he's at.

 

[Kingsolomon]

Photos are hard ... Getting gear to do good ones , but isn't cheap . This cutting thing keeps taking

 

[Kingsolomon]

That's an attempt to photo with mates macro lens , got lots to learn yet , hope I can get better photos soon . Not easy

 

[Guest]

Mate to me that photo looks a million bucks well done.

 

[richo966]

wow mate keep it up you are the cutting guru

 

[willo1]

Woow, those stones look great. I hope that I can end up with a couple as good as that.

 

[Digginholes]

Awesome pics are way better than any I take too lol

 

[richo966]

taking a good picture is not easy I have tried so many different ways come to conclusion my camera is crap digital garbage what was the pictures like using film better or worse :|

 

[Guest]

Hi guys if your into gem cutting I came across these books the other day. They may hold some interest for you. J.

The art of gem cutting, complete. Dake, H. C. (Henry Carl),

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082368328;view=1up;seq=7

Gem cutting / J. Daniel Willems. Willems, J. Daniel.

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031691747;view=1up;seq=7

Stone cutting and polishing / by Oliver Bowles. Bowles, Oliver,

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078455089;view=1up;seq=3

Cutting and polishing stones / by M.W. von Bernewitz and Frank ... Bernewitz, Max Wilhelm von,

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078534933;q1=gem cutting

Gemcraft : how to cut and polish gemstones / Lelande Quick and ... Quick, Lelande.

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015007203378;view=1up;seq=7

 

[Mr Magoo]

Just to add to that great list the latest and greatest: 'Amateur gemstone faceting" by Tom Herbst

http://www.facetingbook.com/books.html

It was only about $70 for both books shipped to Oz brand new last year (print on demand). Excellent read, a light hearted but very educational book. 5 *****'s.

 

[joao garimpeiro]

very good Barney!! incrivel!!

 

[kawman]

awesome mate...

 

[willo1]

Well I am starting to consider that the gems I sent over to Lamberts may have become a donation.... . I have not heard anything from them telling me if they have received them or not. I have sent a couple of emails to them and to date, No reply.
..
Oh well, a good reason to get back out there to find some more...

 

[GallicProspector]

[email protected]
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I have used those two email addresses for feedback when I've send my small stones for cutting.

And yes, they are slow but they did a decent job.

 

[Heatho]

Well I am starting to consider that the gems I sent over to Lamberts may have become a donation.... . I have not heard anything from them telling me if they have received them or not. I have sent a couple of emails to them and to date, No reply.
..
Oh well, a good reason to get back out there to find some more...

Don't worry they will get back to you, they have about a 3 month turn around time.....

 

[Lefty]

Well I am starting to consider that the gems I sent over to Lamberts may have become a donation.... . I have not heard anything from them telling me if they have received them or not. I have sent a couple of emails to them and to date, No reply.
..
Oh well, a good reason to get back out there to find some more...

Don't worry they will get back to you, they have about a 3 month turn around time.....

While I facet the larger ones, my father sends plenty of smaller ones over to Lamberts. They have never failed to come back, though they typically take a good three months.

 

[Lefty]

When the political unrest was going on over there, he got a letter from Lamberts saying something to the effect of "yes, people are getting shot and blown up but don't worry - your stones are perfectly safe with us"