Another week and another update with stones. This weeks update showcases sphene from the Afghan-Pakistan border, garnet from Kenya, Peridot from Pakistan and Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan. All gems were cut Cut in Kabul, Afghanistan by Abdul Rasuol Hakakzada SOLD [...]
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The time has come to change the way I have been cutting gems. I have started a kickstarter campaign at the link below to explain the project and how you can get great rewards for contributing! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1779343712/concave-cut-gems-a-new-line-by-flawless-facets Kickstarter is a crowd funding website that allows businesses to test new products and ideas [...]
After a long hiatus I will be updating my site over the next few days. I picked up quite a few stones over the last few months while in Afghanistan as well as from a private estate I was able to purchase. Some of the gems are listed below. I will be adding this to [...]
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 [...]
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.
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: [...]
