So I finished the problematic stone. I have to say this isn’t my best showing, but at least it’s done. 😁

I believe the stone came out slightly windowed, and does return the light as intended when looking through the table.

If you look closely at the girdle, it is wider on the right than it is on the left, as my vertical alignment was off after resetting the stone back on the dop after it popped off.

I’ll post something when I’ve finished the pair of garnets that are up next.

  • @breadsmasherEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    I am entirely clueless on this but interested!

    What makes a stone problematic compared to any other?

    • @CrylosOPMEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      😂

      In the case of this stone, bad luck and a series of mistakes on my part. Of course I blame the stone. 😉

      Seriously some stones can be problematic due to their very nature. For example, some stones have cleavage planes that can affect how you have to cut and polish. Others have refraction properties that affect the color that they display.

      Cutting for me allows me to exercise my creativity needs as well as my desire to work with my hands. It provides a reward at then as I’ve created a thing of beauty. It can also be very frustrating when mistakes are made, and mistakes are easy to make.

      Check out past posts in this community, where I did a series of posts on the step by step process of cutting a stone.

    • @CrylosOPMEnglish
      2•2 years ago

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