Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Apr 23, 2010 12:50:22 GMT -5
Just got my faceted stones back today ;D:0 . I think they turned out pretty good for rocks I found.  . Got them cut at www.lambertgems.com/ in Thailand. Should make a nice set of ear rings and a couple of rings. Not sure what to do with that tiny garnet. I mainly just wanted the sapphires faceted the others were more of a experiment to see how they would turn out as shipping was by far the biggest cost and a few more small stones made no difference hardly. For size comparison the faceted quartz in the upper left is 10 mm the wide way. Before  After  |
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Post by superioragates on Apr 23, 2010 16:25:51 GMT -5
Oh wow, what a difference!! really pretty!!
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Post by rockrookie on Apr 23, 2010 19:28:21 GMT -5
wow those look great !!
--paul
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Post by NatureNut on Apr 23, 2010 19:34:37 GMT -5
That's amazing! Was it expensive?
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Post by rockrookie on Apr 23, 2010 19:36:53 GMT -5
wow !!!
i just looked at the website .
those prices seem incredibly cheap . and yours look great .
thats something to think about !
--paul
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 23, 2010 20:15:36 GMT -5
Very nice!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Apr 23, 2010 23:06:34 GMT -5
Oh man Scott, they turned out great!
Nate
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Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Apr 24, 2010 0:44:38 GMT -5
No it wasn't expensive Jo, shipping was the biggest part. $41 all told but only $11 was actual cutting, the rest was shipping there and back. The price was what attracted me in. With all the unrest in Thailand right now I was wondering if I would see them again (it started after I shipped), but here they are. Not fast (3 months) but the price was right.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 24, 2010 7:37:31 GMT -5
Wow Scott! I never considered faceting before, other than knowing I would never attempt it. But it's really cool to see the results and now you've got me thinking.
Chuck
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pporky
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Post by pporky on Apr 24, 2010 8:31:57 GMT -5
You have got some really nice gems a couple of gorgeous sapphires.
I have also sent gems to lambert and have been very pleased with the results. Well worth the wait.
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Post by Bejewelme on Apr 26, 2010 11:24:38 GMT -5
WOW that is amazing, thanks for sharing, makes you wonder about these gems we find and just hack up on the workforce, LOL Thanks for showing us that and directing us to their website, they turned out super and well worth the wait.
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Post by frane on Apr 26, 2010 13:12:39 GMT -5
Very beautiful work there! I am glad they got them to you without a loss also! It is nice to have other options and thank you for sharing!
Fran
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Post by drocknut on Apr 26, 2010 22:22:06 GMT -5
Those came out really nicely. Glad you got them back in such beautiful condition.
Just a thought, you might find a way to set that garnet into a cab or a rock creation of some kind.
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rock
having dreams about rocks
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Post by rock on May 27, 2010 11:28:33 GMT -5
11 bucks. And I taught my self to facet why? Satisfaction I guess. Anyway Sweet stones!
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. Got them cut at www.lambertgems.com/ in Thailand. Should make a nice set of ear rings and a couple of rings. Not sure what to do with that tiny garnet. I mainly just wanted the sapphires faceted the others were more of a experiment to see how they would turn out as shipping was by far the biggest cost and a few more small stones made no difference hardly. For size comparison the faceted quartz in the upper left is 10 mm the wide way.
