6mm Hydrothermal Emerald (media2.giphy.com)
This is one of the most perfect cuts I’ve managed. The meet points are all as perfect as I could get, as well as the polish. I chose a more standard round cut than what my son designed as I wanted to lighten the stone more due to the overall color saturation of the material....
You don't make friends with salad (media2.giphy.com)
Alpha Cat Zingano slaps Miesha Tate for looking at her bad. (media2.giphy.com)
Incoming transmission from lotrmemes (media2.giphy.com)
Odo visits the holosuite (media2.giphy.com)
Pyrope Garnet cut in pear (tear drop) (media2.giphy.com)
This was another commission I did for a co-worker who wanted this as an anniversary present for his wife. I picked up this piece at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. It was not super saturated, and the shape was already close to a pear shape. I was really happy to get a 51% yield from the rough on this, and it turned out really...
Pyrope Garnet commission (media2.giphy.com)
This cut is called a pear (or teardrop) and was a commission for a co-worker. I was still learning the techniques for taking photos/videos of stones so this isn’t the best quality shot. However, when this stone was in the outdoors with sunlight, it absolutely showed off a ton of red fire.
Motorcycle pop-up card I got recently (media2.giphy.com)
Rocky was my best friend, rip in peace (media2.giphy.com)
Arlo doing his daily workout (media2.giphy.com)
Arlo love’s his treadmill time. He demands it everyday and if I haven’t done it by 11am he starts making trouble.
