swaye2010
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2015
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I am really bummed. I sent a stone to a jeweler but it was being sent internationally and the tracking and insurance was getting super expensive so I sent it regular international mail. They obviously ran the letter through a stamping machine and broke the tip off of my yellow tourmaline that I just had cut....yes, lesson learned!
Another Pser graciously lent me her CAD to do a 3 stone. I am the 2nd person to use her CAD for a similar setting but I am going to have to re-think my plan to see if it is even going to work or it I have to start over. The stone is a pale yellow tourmaline that is approximately 10x7.5 and around 5 mm deep. I talked to the gem cutter and he said he will have to get a good look at it. It is a roval and I really don’t want to loose any of the face up size because it was already smaller than I hoped it would be. I decided on this shape as it was closer to a round and made the best use of the rough while getting a flawless stone.
Here is a before pic when I was looking at it with some 1/2 carat side stones.
Here is the after...the gem cutter said he might be able to make it more like an OEC. I had originally wanted an antique type cut to do a halo but he said it was not the best for brilliance of the stone so I choose a different design. It ended up being too modern for my original oversized halo design. I also don’t know if a shallower stone or a flatter culet is going to hurt this stones performance or give me a window? I need some more experienced eyes. This is my first gemstone project and I wanted to do the whole thing from beginning to end.
Another Pser graciously lent me her CAD to do a 3 stone. I am the 2nd person to use her CAD for a similar setting but I am going to have to re-think my plan to see if it is even going to work or it I have to start over. The stone is a pale yellow tourmaline that is approximately 10x7.5 and around 5 mm deep. I talked to the gem cutter and he said he will have to get a good look at it. It is a roval and I really don’t want to loose any of the face up size because it was already smaller than I hoped it would be. I decided on this shape as it was closer to a round and made the best use of the rough while getting a flawless stone.
Here is a before pic when I was looking at it with some 1/2 carat side stones.
Here is the after...the gem cutter said he might be able to make it more like an OEC. I had originally wanted an antique type cut to do a halo but he said it was not the best for brilliance of the stone so I choose a different design. It ended up being too modern for my original oversized halo design. I also don’t know if a shallower stone or a flatter culet is going to hurt this stones performance or give me a window? I need some more experienced eyes. This is my first gemstone project and I wanted to do the whole thing from beginning to end.