Hello everyone, I am now back from Kabul. It was an interesting trip to say the least. I kept a daily journal which reached 124 pages from my trip. I had a great time, met some amazing people, and learned a lot by teaching gem cutting. I have brought back several spinel, sphene, emeralds, peridot [...]
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Hello everyone, Its been a while since I posted. Internet service in Afghanistan gets a little bit tricky to say the least. You will be online one second and off the next. I have seen some amazing gems so far and have had some great experiances. Some of the highlights of the gems are shown [...]
I have some new rough available for custom cutting projects. The rough is listed below with the estimated finished weight, cut and cost. Reserve yours today by contacting me here. Social Bookmarking
Every once in a while I have cut stones offered to me for resale. I wanted to offer them to all of you as well. There are two large tanzanites and one large blue sapphire. The sapphire comes with an AGL gembrief stating it was heated only. Contact me to reserve any of the gems. [...]
To commemorate the 10,000 visitor to the site since I relaunched it last year, I am offering up some crazy deals on rhodalite garnet from Kenya. I will offer to cut the rough at a 30% savings on my normal cutting fee of $70 an hour. The price will be reduced to $50 an hour [...]
The untreated umba sapphire from the previous post is finally done. This is one of the better purple umba sapphires I have seen. The stone has a nice medium purple color like amethyst. Not too dark and not too light either. The needles in the gemstone helps to prove the untreated nature of the gem. [...]
I forgot to add these two umba sapphires to yesterdays post. These two sapphires should yield stones in the .75 carat range, contact me here to reserve yours today. Final pricing will be in the $300 total per stone. Weight: 2.25 carats Size: 8.38 mm x 6.10mm x 4.96mm Clarity: VS +/- Color: Pink-Red Species: Sapphire RI: [...]
Hi Everyone, I am happy to get two new pieces of umba sapphire rough this week. One is a nice medium purple color, and the other is a light blue green color. The purple sapphire should yield a 1.5-2 carat emerald cut, while the other stone finishing around 1 carat. Final prices will be in [...]
I finished the two garnets from my previous post. The specs on the stones are below. Please contact me to reserve one or both of these gems today. 4.05 carat rhodalite. 11.46 x 7.82 x 6mm. Eye clean. Barrel design by Marco Voltolini, which is basically a checkerboard cushion 80 a carat. $320.00 5.45 carat [...]
I have some great new rough coming in the next few days that will cut gems with great color and clarity. The stones are listed below, feel free to contact me to reserve any of the gems. There are several sapphires to choose from so if you are looking for a matched pair for earrings [...]
