Unique cuts

[Upgradable]

Looking at all the beautiful gems and colors, one thing strikes me, how very poor and blah many of the cuts are. It seems that so many stones have these very asymmetrical deep ovalish cuts.

Can these stones be recut? How does one go about finding a cutter who can give something more unique?

What cuts/cutters do you like? The attached picture is from faceters.com. and Gram Faceting. Gorgeous, huh?

 

[Matata]

If you go to agta and peruse the spectrum award winners, you can get names of extraordinarily gifted cutters. If you like concave faceting, concavegems.com has great eye-candy and Richard Homer is the cutter. There are many more but the caffeine hasn''t kicked in yet and my brain is only up to 20% function.

 

[Upgradable]

OMG Matata!!!!! So much for cleaning out the garage today. I''m just gonna surf through these all day.........

 

[valeria101]

Date: 6/10/2005 11:55:19 AM
Author: Upgradable
OMG Matata!!!!! So much for cleaning out the garage today. I'm just gonna surf through these all day.........

To help you wasting time...

Great sources for fantasy gem cuting are the websites of the annual AGTA Spectrum Awards (link)

and GANA (the organization of Gem carvers of North America).

Some random addresses I use to browse:

faceters.com - finished pieces and several dozens of cut designs explained

customgemstones - classic cut and variations in small pieces by Daniel Stair

All That Glitters - a shop that advertises new cuts all the time (link to ATTG)

 

[velouriaL]

acstones.com, too!

beautiful stuff with biographies of the cutters!

 

[MJO]

Date: 6/10/2005 12:45:16 PM
Author: valeria101

Date: 6/10/2005 11:55:19 AM
Author: Upgradable
OMG Matata!!!!! So much for cleaning out the garage today. I'm just gonna surf through these all day.........

To help you wasting time...

Great sources for fantasy gem cuting are the websites of the annual AGTA Spectrum Awards (link)

and GANA (the organization of Gem carvers of North America).

Some random addresses I use to browse:

faceters.com - finished pieces and several dozens of cut designs explained

customgemstones - classic cut and variations in small pieces by Daniel Stair

All That Glitters - a shop that advertises new cuts all the time (link to ATTG)

Hi Ana,

The first one you posted is a Dalan Hargrave. That one is the 3rd place winner for 2004. Below is the one he win with that year. It won first place and really intriges me.

 

[valeria101]

Date: 6/10/2005 3:30:53 PM
Author: MJO
Hi Ana,

The first one you posted is a Dalan Hargrave. That one is the 3rd place winner for 2004. Below is the one he win with that year. It won first place and really intriges me.

No wonder !

Have you seen the object ?

 

[MJO]

Date: 6/10/2005 4:00:39 PM
Author: valeria101

Date: 6/10/2005 3:30:53 PM
Author: MJO
Hi Ana,

The first one you posted is a Dalan Hargrave. That one is the 3rd place winner for 2004. Below is the one he win with that year. It won first place and really intriges me.

No wonder !

Have you seen the object ?

No, unfortunately I never got to see this one in real life. I did by Will Cox''s entry that year. It was the sunstone shell carving I posted awhile ago. I also own this carving by Sherris Cotter Shank. It is a 500ct Sweet Home Mine Rhodochrosite.

 

[belle]

awesome! my, oh my....these pieces are all absolutely amazing!