FINDING GOLD XIII - Rocks To Real Money - FACETING

Faceting http://www.treasuresites.com/treasurebooks.htm Sapphire - the engagement ring stone requested by Princess Diana and many more throughout history. 9 on the hardness scale, sapphire is topped only by diamond (10). Sapphires can be any color (though they are most thought of as blue) or colorless, with one exception: red or shades of red, in which case they are classified as ruby (same hardness as sapphire). Here in the USA the sapphire is the precious (natural) stone most accessible to prospectors with everyday prospecting equipment (gold pan, sluice, dredge). Faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting for fun and profits! faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting sapphires, sunstones, and opals are primarily what we do! Faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting faceting sapphires in Florida.

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[pacificcoast]

Are there any good instructional DVD's or books that you could recommend to a beginner who wants to learn about the process of faceting?

[flagold]

@pacificcoast : you can get most of it online, the cutting process is actually quite easy since it is machining.  What is not easy, and really cannot be taught well from a book or the internet (or dvd) is the polishing process where stones are differentiated into collector, commercial (and there are sub-grades of commercial) gems. I learned from Doyle Boyington, an old master still teaching as of this writing - (253) 531-9563 - I would highly recommend a class by him (Washington State).

[Roriniho]

Where do you get your rough from? $10 for rough sapphire sounds pretty good to me Been warned off sapphire mostly due to the apparant rough cost, but $10 I can certainly do.

[flagold]

@Roriniho : we make a trip out to Montana and get our own (either dig, or buy bulk bags from Gem Mountain, or Spectrum, or whomever is running a mine at that time) every few years. They can be bought by watching Ebay, etc., but a faceter has to pay strict attention to how many stones are in the parcel and divide out the carats - if the per stone wt. is below 1 carat (and it is in the large percentage of parcels) it is not a good deal unless they're almost free. Finding Gold IV is sapphires.

[slacker361]

great video again Matt, Thanks

[JerryD0101]

ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT VID. By the way I live a mile from the Etowah River in Dawson County N.Georgia. I plan on taking my young daughters out to try some panning this winter. We did this summer once and I guess I dont know what I'm doing as the sand that I acquired from a nearby stream produced a good amount of gold looking material. It was too easy to be gold. My dad swears it is but I'm skeptical.

[sutra1976]

cool, have a look how do I repair gems:

watch?v=TW2DtqKfRwU

[123THERollyboy]

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[kydenj28]

How's it going? I'm in fl too and was lookin to start prospestin and faceting. Where could I get a lapidary for cheap? I really like the way ya go out and bring back all the stuff in bag and then refine it and all. Lookin good. Like to do it like that myself.

[GeorgiaBoi70]

Superb video.

[MUDSWAT]

@flagold Thank you very much your very helpful.

[flagold]

@MUDSWAT : Ultimately, you have a decision to make, sell to jewelers (or if doing very high level faceting, collectors), or retail. My wife sells at art and craft shows down here, and we always have a few pieces out no matter what type of show we're doing.