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!
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This was a commission of a piece of rough I was asked to purchase at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show a few years back. I cut it using a design by Arya Akhavan called Aperture Science.
There are a plethora of designs that can be found online and cut. The two sites I look through for ideas:
Take a look through those databases, and I'm sure you'll see some really interesting ideas/designs.
That's a gorgeous cut. What type of setting was used for this piece?
I believe she had it set in a pendant with surrounded by some tiny diamonds. I just supplied the stone, she went to her jeweler to have it set.