So a few years ago I got into trying to cut odd shapes. These shapes almost never make it into jewelry, but produce some interesting results. This one worked well for the small peridot I used it on. I got lucky in that the stone was already close to the final size, and ended up with a yield of 63% of the original.

My camera work has gotten a lot better since then. 😉

    • Crylos@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 year ago

      I think something larger would be better. This is only about 4mm in length. I’ve got some larger flattish pieces of topaz that I was wondering what to do with. I’ll cut one in this shape and see what it looks like.

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    1 year ago

    Is this a tough cut to perform?

    It looks a bit more complicated because it goes to a point, but maybe that makes it easier?

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      1 year ago

      It actually isn’t that hard, fewer facets made the cutting easy. As I recall, the trickiest part for me was transferring to another dop to cut the other side while making sure I aligned the stone correctly.