[Jewelry making - Article 00097] - Re: [Orchid] Repolishing Tanzanite?

[Wayne Emery]

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Simone,

    If you are saying that the table and the adjoining star facets are
    the only ones abraded, then, yes, only those facets need to be
    re-cut and re-polished. 

    But you'd better look closer, because if they are worn, the others
    probably are as well. 

    Also, if you polish only the abraded facets, they will no longer
    match the surface on the rest of the stone, in all likelihood. 

    Although hopes springs eternal, these jobs require a crown re-cut
    most of the time. 

    I do 7-10 every week. 

Wayne
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