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Post by connrock on Dec 18, 2005 14:09:29 GMT -5
Hi gang, A very good friend of mine (Darren Jones) from Australia sent me some smokey quartz and golden Labradorite rough a while back. I had some of it faceted and here are the poor photo's:      The photo's do not do them justice at all!! Tom |
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Post by Toad on Dec 18, 2005 14:21:43 GMT -5
Beautiful stones. Maybe put them on something of contrasting color?
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 18, 2005 15:31:43 GMT -5
Whoa, that's awesome!! How much does someone pay to have a gem faceted?
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 18, 2005 16:33:26 GMT -5
Nice Gems there Tom! Who did them for you? Randy, I think Fatrichie has a faceting machine...maybe try contacting him.
Steve
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Post by jdennis on Dec 18, 2005 16:37:33 GMT -5
just bueatiful ...  I hear doc facets too.. I need some done so when you guys find out who & how much let ne know plzzzz ~jody~ |
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Post by Alice on Dec 18, 2005 16:51:50 GMT -5
Doc I believe charges $9 a facet. But his price could have gone up. You may want to check with him
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Post by Cher on Dec 18, 2005 16:52:30 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, amazing what faceting does to how a stone looks. Tom, where did you have them done and how did you find them? I'm not even sure how faceting is done, do they have to grind away each of those angles or what? However it's done, it's amazing.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 18, 2005 17:20:37 GMT -5
Doc I believe charges $9 a facet. But his price could have gone up. You may want to check with him $9 Canadian? sooo, that's about a nickel here, right? ;D (kidding) |
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Post by Alice on Dec 18, 2005 18:37:48 GMT -5
lol Randy
Doc is in the US, so I'm sure he charges US $
It can get pretty expensive. $9 per facet, and usually there's about 30+ facets per stone. Depends on the design you want.... and you loose quite a bit of your stone too.
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Post by sandsman1 on Dec 18, 2005 18:43:12 GMT -5
hey tom lookin good man very cool stones
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Post by Pebbles on Dec 18, 2005 18:58:35 GMT -5
Tom -
Very, very nice!!! Do you plan on making them into jewelry?
Pebbles
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Post by rockds on Dec 18, 2005 19:03:09 GMT -5
look nice, any plans for using them?
robert
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Post by connrock on Dec 19, 2005 16:37:38 GMT -5
Toad,,
That's a good idea.
I did it in a hurry so all I used was a paper towel.
brandy,
A friend did them for 1/2 of the material I sent him.If I had to pay for them they would never get faceted!!
steve,
Thanks,,,,,
I emailed the guy who did the work asking his permission to post his name but he hasn't answered me yet.
jody,
When I hear from my buddy I'll let you know the info.
Cher,,,
Thanks,,,,,,,,,,
I got the rough from Darren Jones from Australia.
If you can believe he's got jars full of it all over his house!!
Mr. Sands
Thanks John!! When you gunna start faceting??
Pebbles,,,,,
Thanks,,,,,
Yes I will set all of the stones in 14 ct gold.
The pear cut will be a pendant with the 2 smaller stones being ear rings.The smokeys will be set seperately into rings with accents on the sides.
Robert,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thanks,,,,
Yes I will make jewelry out of them (read above post)
Thanks all for the kind words,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Tom
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Post by creativeminded on Dec 19, 2005 18:48:50 GMT -5
Those are absolutely beautiful.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 19, 2005 21:39:40 GMT -5
tom i guess mama connrock is smiling! please show us the finished jewelry. do you set it yourself?
kim
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Post by connrock on Dec 20, 2005 16:36:31 GMT -5
Tami,,,
Thanks,,,,They are beautiful and I wish I took "before" photo's. Next time I will.
Kim,
Yes I set my own stones.I don't mind doing a piece in silver but the 14 ct gold gives me the tremmers!
Tom
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I hear doc facets too.. I need some done so when you guys find out who & how much let ne know plzzzz 
