flminer56
starting to shine!
Im a certified us faceters guild novice gem cutter as of 4/20
Member since September 2017
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Post by flminer56 on May 25, 2018 21:13:54 GMT -5
I was wondering if any of you fellow members have entered any faceting competitions. Im planning on entering a stone in the us faceters guild competition. this would be my first attempt at such a thing. |
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Post by Pat on May 26, 2018 9:58:25 GMT -5
Good luck! Show us your entry. I don't think we have many faceters here.
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Post by pauls on May 26, 2018 15:51:33 GMT -5
Go for it.
Its a good learning experience.
I did a couple of times because I was talked into it, I only won minor prizes in minor comps.
I stopped doing competitions because it was stressing me and I wasn't enjoying it.
I like to sit down look up a nice design and cut a stone, just for the hell of it, I always aim for the best I can do, but if something goes wrong meh who cares.
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hh5
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2012
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Post by hh5 on Jun 7, 2018 19:34:52 GMT -5
Hi flminer56, I would highly recommend entering the competition. When you get your stone back along with the scoring sheet you will be able to look at your stone in a new light. It will teach you to see things that
weren't so easy to see before. I entered my first (and only) competition in the 2014 USFG single stone competition for the master class. I ended up coming in second place (due to very few entrants in the Master division) and being certified as a Master Gem Cutter. I learned a lot from the experience.
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flminer56
starting to shine!
Im a certified us faceters guild novice gem cutter as of 4/20
Member since September 2017
Posts: 37
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Post by flminer56 on Jun 8, 2018 19:43:04 GMT -5
wow Harold coming in 2nd in master class is a great achievement, I will be entering in the novice division.
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hh5
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2012
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Post by hh5 on Jun 8, 2018 20:39:40 GMT -5
I have to give my wife all the credit, I wasn't going to send the stone in because I thought it had too many flaws and she told me to let them decide.
I also almost gave up on the stone because I had a bad transfer when I switched to cutting the crown.
The initial cut after the transfer was so out of whack I almost popped it off the dop out of frustration.
Then Betty (the wife) said yeah if you were really a master cutter you would probably be able to fix that.
Well that's all it took.
PS. I was serious about the only reason I came in second was because so few entered the master division.
I scored enough to be Certified as a Master but if many had entered my score would not have held up to end in
2nd or 3rd. So it was very unexpected to place in the top 3.
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timloco
has rocks in the head
Member since April 2012
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Post by timloco on Jun 9, 2018 14:25:07 GMT -5
I would like to get into faceting. I cab stuff now but I've been watching videos on youtube on faceting and it looks pretty straightforward. A good faceting machine though... That seems to be the bar I gotta reach. They're not cheap.
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hh5
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2012
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Post by hh5 on Jun 9, 2018 15:04:00 GMT -5
Hi Timloco, There is a great write up on the different machines by QuailRiver in the sticky "Let's Talk faceting machines" in this section of the forum.
I have owned many different machines and I actually learned on an "American Facetor".
This is the one machine I would not buy to learn on as it has a hell of a learning curve compared to the other machines.
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slomoshun
starting to shine!
Experienced bad influence
Member since April 2018
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Post by slomoshun on Jun 9, 2018 18:00:16 GMT -5
..... faceting and it looks pretty straightforward...... It is until something goes wrong.  Then, a heavy dose of patience and good spatial perception is a necessity. Beyond the machine, there will be some additional expense for laps, materials, and peripherals. |
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