These are all either practice stones, some of my most precious or stones I've done just for fun. I've cut for friends, family and commission but keep it more of a hobby than a business. (No I'm not soliciting for work.)
The types of stones in the image are:
- quartz
- amethyst
- tourmaline
- beryl (both golden and aquamarine)
- garnet (mostly pyrope)
- topaz
- sapphire
I'll keep posting as I have time in hopes that there are some lurking lapidaries out there that will eventually chime in. π
If my knitting journey has taught me anything, it's to avoid taking on complex projects too early in the learning process! The immense frustration that comes from trying a pattern that your technical skills are nowhere near ready for sucks the joy of the process right out of you.
You also answered another question I had been wondering - how easy it is to stop in the process and pick it up later. I'm relieved to know I don't need to reserve a straight 8 hour window any time I want to practice π
Here is an example diagram from a site that has tons of diagrams that can be cut. I like to joke that itβs a bit like color by numbers.
http://www.facetdiagrams.org/database/files/pc01006a.html