Community for discussing faceting and gemstones.
If you are a cutter, show off your work, provide tips and tricks or ask for advice.
If you don’t cut stones, feel free to ask questions!
No selling of stones, rough or anything else. You can however post links to vendors that you recommend.
Teeny tiny peridot. It was a very cheap bit of rough for around £1, so I'm amazed I managed to get anything out of it at all. Still, I'm happy with the result and have a bit more experience with stuff that needs Aluminium Oxide to polish. Design is Emerald by Justin K. Prim
This is a hobby of mine since high school. My mom was a geologist and got me hooked on minerals. I learned while in high school from a Japanese woman who did it for a living.
This is totally doable as a hobby, it just isn’t a cheap hobby. Finding somewhere to learn is tough, as this isn’t a common hobby and there are few places that offer classes. You almost need to find a cutter willing to teach.