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From: Gary Bourbonais
Date: Sat Apr 30 19:39:18 2005
 
     
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Craig wrote:

>         I have a question for the group.  What do you find gets the
>     most attention in a cut gem, ie what shape, color, size, etc? 

    At the risk of being ludicrous....and I'm not a cutter, and I
    consider cutters among the highest of the artisan... 

    Shape, color and size....yeah....all are important... Some people
    like color, some are fixated on size and/or shape... 

    But.... 

    Some stones "sing" to you.... 

    It's personal at times... 

    Remember getting a packet of small what was commercial EC
    rhodolite.....putting them under the light, and....two...(out of
    10)... 

    "*Hello*, little brothers...<G>....!" 

    Was the cut, of course... 

    Seen big ones, and little ones.... 

    Don't know if that makes any sense, but that's how I explain it... 

Gary W. Bourbonais
A.J.P. (GIA)

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