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Sphene, Lapis, Garnet and Peridot

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:46:27 +0000

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

5.60 carat golden yellow sphene

SOLD

3.35 Carat Sphene from Afghanistan-Pakistan border

10.75 x 6.44 x 5.97 mm

Eye clean even though the photo looks included

Rich yellow gold color

Oval cutting with Portuguese pavilion

$335

8.45 Carat Rhodalite Garnet from Kenya

SOLD

4.35 carat rhodalite garnet - color is much lighter in person

SOLD

6.35 carat rhodalite garnet in a checkerboard emerald cut design

SOLD

4.30 Peridot from Pakistan

This stone has DARK green color, much darker than the photo shows

10.92 x 8.80 x 6.00mm

Eye Clean

Medium green color – NOT apple green like peridot from Arizona

Oval cut

$400

75.45 Carat Lapis Lazuli Suite

There are some things you just do not see very often, and this is one of them! This is a 16 stone lapis lazuli suite. The lapis is all grade 2 lapis with minimal calcite and pyrite inclusions. The stones are cut in a square checkerboard design with a flat back. This was the first time any of my students in Kabul had cut lapis in anything except a cabochon design. The largest stone is weights 9.9 carats and is 16.35 x 16.5mm. The smallest stone weights 2.85 carats and measures 8.49 x 8.6mm. The suite can be made into a ring, ear rings, bracelet and necklace suite. The price is $500 for the entire suite.

Kickstarter Campaign

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:47:42 +0000

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 while raising funds to implement these ideas. In my opinion it will be the way many businesses start or expand in the coming years. There are bills being discussed in the US Senate and House on how to expand programs for crowd funding because it allows for quick development for businesses and relies on no credit markets.

New Gems

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:41:24 +0000

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 the catalog over the next few days but I wanted to get them on the site as soon as possible, so here you go.

Please contact me here in order to reserve any of the gemstones.

Garnets

2.9 carat square checker board cut rhodalite garnet. Stone measures 7.25 x 7.25 x5.68 mm and is from Kenya. Clarity is VVS and has excellent color. Price is $100 plus shipping. Cut in Kabul, Afghanistan by Abdul Rasuol Hakakzada

3.60 carat checkerboard round cut rhodalite garnet. Stone is from Kenya and measures 9.15 x 9.15 x 6.27mm and is VVS clarity. Excellent cut, color, and polish. Price is $130 with shipping and was also cut by Rasoul.

SOLD

Lab Created Ruby

11.40 carat portuguese round cut lab created ruby. Stone measures 12.66 x12.66 x9.68mm and is a bright fire engine red color. Perfect clarity combined with excellent cutting and polish for a magnificent center stone for any jewelry. Price is $300 plus shipping.

Back from Kabul

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:25:26 +0000

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 and clinohumite gemstones. I will be adding them in the next few days so please stop back frequently.

Afghan Update Number 1

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:40:24 +0000

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 at the link below for you to view. Afghanistan is a beautiful land, filled with charming people and great food. The reality on the ground, and the reality that the news stations show to you are very different. The students I have are great men who are thirsty for more knowledge to better their gem and jewelry careers. The history of gem cutting and jewelry production in this regions stretches back thousands of years. I am happy I came and each day is a new adventure.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.739596974909.2208610.33810022&l=25f56f8042&type=1

New Sapphire Rough

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:22:47 +0000

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.

6.25 carats. Should cut a 2 carat pear shape. $625

6.1 carats and 5.1 carats. Should cut 2 carat stones. Could cut a matched pair of emerald cuts. $400 per stone

Should cut a emerald cut or a round. $300 dollars Should yield 1 carat

Madagascar sapphires. 3.5 carats cutting a 1 carat round. 4.43 carats cutting a 1 carat emerald cut. 4.6 carats. Odd shape cutting a 1 carat pear or marquise. 3.5 carats cutting a 1 carat cushion cut. 2.81 carats cutting a half carat princess or round. All are $300 a carat.

Large sapphire and tanzanites

admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:46:48 +0000

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.

Sapphire
Cut/Shape:cushion Cut
Weight:4.12cts
Measurements:8.5×7.6mm
Enhancement:Heated AGL cert
Price: $3100

4 carat heated blue sapphire

Tanzanites

Weight:9.35 carats
Size:11.2×11.2mm
Shape:Square Cushion cut
Heated only
Price: $3350.00

9 carat tanzanite

Weight:8.23 carats
Size:14x10mm
Shape:Oval cut
Heated only
Price: $2750.00

8 carat tanzanite

10,000 visitor

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:56:27 +0000

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 plus cost for all the rough garnets below. In addition to this reduced cutting charges I will charge the cost of rough only with no mark-up to celebrate the 10,000 visitor to my site. The rough ranges in price from $35-$45 a gram.

Contact me asap to reserve your piece

This lot represents some of the best garnet I have seen in the last 5 years in terms of medium color saturation combined with cutting eye clean stones.

All of these pieces of garnet represent garnets that are as good if not better than the two One World Gemstone pieces from early last year.

One of the best examples of extreme rhodalite color. Should cut to 5 carats and take 4 hours.

Should cut a 5 carat marquis, or custom oval. Total cutting time 4 hours

Should cut a 4 carat shield or trillion. Cutting time 4 hours

SOLD

3.1 grams. Should cut 5 carat emerald cut. Total time 4 hours

Great color stone. Should cut to 5 carats. Pear or trillion shape. 5 hours cutting

3.7 grams. Could cut any shape. 4 hour cutting time.

4.2 grams of rose colored garnet goodness! Lots of choices on cut. 4 hours cutting estimate

The biggest piece at 4.5 grams. Should cut 7 carats at 6 hours cutting time.

Purple Umba Sapphire

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:44:30 +0000

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. The sapphire weights 1.54 carats and measures 8.5 x 5.5mm. The price is $400 a carat or $600 plus shipping. The stone is cut in a rectangular cushion design. Contact me to reserve the sapphire. The clarity of the stone is SI and looks much better to the naked eye than these pictures which are taken at 10-30x magnification.

1.54 carat purple sapphire

With both incandescent and daylight shining into the stone

Forgot to add – 2 new umba sapphires

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:22:00 +0000

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: 1.766 – 1.774 (typical for species)
Treatment: None
Origin: Umba, Tanzania

Weight: 2.49 carats
Size: 6.76mm x 6.78mm x 5.04mm
Clarity: SI-VS
Color: Yellow/pink: Almost Pad
Species: Sapphire
RI: 1.766 – 1.774 (typical for species)
Treatment: None
Origin: Umba, Tanzania

Will finish in a trillian design

Will finish in a princess design