[Jewelry making - Article 01246] - Re: [Orchid] Rough faceting

[Galarneau's]

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    Art, For many years I could not afford the quantity of high quality
    rough I needed for faceting. I could afford one or two pieces, but
    never enough to fill a display with facetted stones.  My compromise
    was to buy flawed rough of good color. From this rough I learned how
    to extract the best possible stone from  the rough.  I bought many
    kilos of flawed rough for the same price I would have paid for a few
    grams of top grade rough.  I also learned how to grade parcels.  You
    can normally buy a flawed parcel of rough for about 20% the cost of a
    clean parcel.  I have successfully done this many times.  You will
    end up with a lot of small clean stones and a few very nice larger
    ones.  In the end you will develop the skills to pick parcels and to
    properly cut out the stones.  Anyone can cut a nice stone out of a
    prime piece of rough.  To be a cutter you must be able to take the
    best stone out of any piece of rough. 

   Gerry Galarneau
 

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