Gem Cutting Tutorial - Faceting a 60 Carat Emerald 

You are a very wholesome guy and I'm truly getting the feeling that you enjoy sharing knowledge and wish that other people share in the joy of cutting. Thanks!

I really love synthetic gemstones, because they are a significantly more cost-effective way to get into faceting gemstones, particularly if you want to cut larger feature stones for larger rings and necklace settings, since you can readily buy dozens of carats worth of boule or slab rough to practice with. The visual effect is also very good and you can even purchase emeralds with inclusions and fluxing during the manufacturing process to simulate regional variations in emerald color and structure. So they can be very convincing for the price. Plus, the chemical composition and crystal structure are the same, so you'll get the desired effect and the cutting process will feel the same as cutting a natural emerald. Corundum and spinel are also broadly available in synthetic form, along with diamond, moissanite, and a handful of others from more specialized manufacturers. Things do get tricky if you try to search for specific gemstone types in synthetic form because of the prevalence of simulants produced from other gem materials, notably corundum used as a simulant for alexandrite, morganite, tanzanite, etc. While it is perfectly acceptable if you only want it to pass at a glance for those gems, closer inspection by an expert will reveal that they aren't actually what they look like. So it's important to know what you're buying. I'd say a cut like this, adjusted for the index of refraction of corundum, would be suitable for that large hunk of pink sapphire boule you've got languishing about. Any particularly deep design that has plenty of facets on the pavilion and an acceptably large table should be a good way to intensify the pink color while offering some sparkle and should let you make a massively heavy stone out of that rough. I'd probably look and see if I could find one of the many flower-themed round, oval, and pentagon-shaped cut variations to see if any would make the best use of that cherry-blossom pink coloration. The depth of that forest green color is truly amazing and it's a fantastic cut for such a stone. Really making the most of the rough. I'm sure Bopie will be happy that she got a stone even more impressive than she asked for, assuming she hasn't already made the setting for it in advance. But most custom jewelry gets made after the jeweler receives the gems for the setting, so they can sculpt the recesses for it based on the actual gemstone.

Why your channel doesnt have atleast 3 - 5 million followers is absolutely beyond me. You my good man are truly a brilliant teacjer.Every time I have seen a video of yours, I lean back and think.. So THATS how its done.. truly amazing work. Goddammit I fxcking love absorbing actual hands on/diy/now-go-do-it-yourself, how to knowledge. NB: I bought a 4.5 ct. Untreated saphire from sri lanka. It cost me a small fortune. As in around $ 200+. I bought it with the intention of facetting it my self, and at some point end up with a unique wedding ring for my bride to be. I mean 23 years of going steady kind of justifies a gift thats above and beyond.! Had I known then, how much work and skill is needed to actual calculate,cut and facetting, polishing and mount a stone. I would have used my commen sense offcourse. But the stone is bought and just waiting. So heres a question for you.. Can you help me.. I could send it to you, I would offcourse pay you for time spendt helping.

Very nice, informative video, Mike. 👍🏼 A 30.8% yield with an extra piece trimmed off to use elsewhere is excellent use of the piece of rough... Good Job!!! BTW: I like the improved focus in this video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and workmanship.

Happy faceting right back at you 🙂

Awesome video and very informative! I can’t wait for more! I love the stone, beryllium gems are my favorite! Edit: haha! I love the “May your facets always meet” at the end too! :)

Thank you very much. You are just amazing you are a great teacher and mentor thank you for that. I am just starting out I collect Stones I'm a rock hound and now I would like to make them look beautiful if you have any tips for me on beginning or where I can buy product that is not too expensive for beginners that would be greatly appreciated. thank you stay safe.

Always watching sir very imformative i learn so much thank you for sharing 😍😍😍😊😊😊😊

Spectacularly beautiful!

Great work Pal

Mike where do you recommend buying rough facet grade material from such as the emerald piece in this video and other affordable larger pieces for newbies to start working with?

Very good video,thanks.

You do great work. Has anyone told you that you sounds like Jeff Bridges?

Great info

Great video as always, how much roughly would it cost for a faceting machine to start cutting for a amateur just out of interest? I’m sure there is so much to learn!!

muito bom. estou aprendendo muito.

Thanks for the vdo a-some, question say we have a amethyst stone and would like to get it fastened , should we go to a regular jewelry shop , or leave it as it is? Also the price would it drop or increase and how much are we looking at to get it cut ? Thanks again any advice would be great.)

You're so meticulous !!!❤️❤️❤️

I would like to ask you how do you set the depth of cut and control it with DAD please ?

Do you think the rough is a bit too dark for that type of cut?

Isn't the general rule between lab and natural is lab is 10% of the cost of a natural? At least that is what I typically hear when it comes to diamonds

I have a huGe emerald coloured stone that came off a white dirty white coloured rock one weighs 129 carrat but I don't any one to test it

hello, good day, friend, it would be great to buy a well-detailed guide book. I would like to learn this hobbies I have my rare stones. and the truth. here where I live I don't know who does this work but for my part that looks great to learn

One standard ultratec here on Brazil cost's the same price of a Corolla, or a popular house. The National mast machine is ineficient and much expensive. Many gems was destroied and ruined by jimb peg lapdary until today. Historys from big Aquamarine bronken by poor quality lapidary it's normal. Nice vídeo.

what is the make/model of that cutter?

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Salam kenal dari indonesia saya punya beberapa batu bongkahan dan ada uda jadi semua mau di jual gimana sarannya ??

Hey man, i just graduated last year from highschool. Im not too excited about 'homework' lol

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Lab grown shouldn’t be expensive at all just saying. I’ve strongly fought against the current tendency of selling them at the same price that naturals are sold for.

There are synthetic emeralds available that are a better choice than a Chatham grown stone. A Chatham looks nothing like a natural emerald. It is way too "blue" and is totally lacking inclusions. Just a bad option.

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