| Faceting |
I do custom faceting in most of the popular gem species.
I will advise you on suitable stones for your project, availablility, designs, etc., and I often design a custom cut, something that is uniquely yours.
Concave cutting requires more cutting time
and set up, and is priced depending on the amount of extra cutting time required for
the design -- usually about 30% higher in price.
Please note: I am not usually interested in doing production work or cutting small stones.
Note: if you don't know if your stone is worth cutting, I will advise you. (See evaluation services below).
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Faceting Basic Set-up Charges is $75
All Species Effective January 1, 2010
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This includes:
orientation of the stone for best color/yield/cut/clarity
sawing/grinding rough
preforming to shape
selection of design
cutting angle translation: order/angle index
doping
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In addition to the basic set-up charge, there is a per carat charge for each stone.
The fee is based on the ease or difficulty of cutting (cleavages, heat sensitivity, hardness, brittleness etc.), complexity of the design (standard cuts vs multifacet brilliants), and the finished weight of the stone.
For example: the fee for cutting quartz, in standard cuts
| less than 1ct. |
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Flat rate of $60 per stone. |
| 1 to 2 ct. |
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$45.00 per ct. |
| 2 to 8 ct |
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$20 per ct. |
| over 8 ct |
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call for quote |
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Charges for multifaceted brilliants start at 15% in addition to above.
Charges for concave faceting start at 30% in addition to above.
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If you don't know whether your stone is worth cutting, I offer an evaluation service. To do an evaluation only-- in order to determine if a stone(s)is worth cutting (usually facet grade material) and if it is, to then judge the stone for best cut.
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Minimum setup charge $35.00 plus a per-stone charge as follows:
| 2 to 5 stones |
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$5.00 per stone |
| 6 to 15 stones |
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$4.00 per stone |
| 16 or more stones |
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$3.00 per stone |
Note: the evaluation fee is subtracted from the cutting charge if I cut the stone after doing an evaluation.
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Cabochons
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I cut calibrated standard sizes, custom shapes and sizes, and baroque, lentil cuts, druzy freeforms, logos, graphics. I do intaglio, reverse intaglio, relief and three dimensional carvings. I carry most popular cabochon stones: many types of agates, jaspers, dinosaur bone, turquoise, sugilite, jades, woods, tiger eye, pietersite, malachite, Australian opal, many druzys. If I don't have it in stock I can usually get it.
Please email or call for a quote.
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Inlay
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I especially like to use black jade, black onyx, and lapis for inlay in 14k gold. I also offer many other inaly stones as well, such as mother of pearl, sugilite, opal, agate, turquoise, and so on. I only use the finest stones, as this type of cutting is very time consuming, and there's nothing worse than spending hours on a project and then seeing a flaw develop in the final polishing. Prices below are based on complexity of shape and surface contour of the metal piece to be inlaid.
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I cut SOLID inlay only - no chips & dips! No epoxy and powder sandwiches!
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Inlay in straight sided channel, rectangular pieces with no curves
Minimum $55
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Inlay with straight sides and compound contour on top
Minimum $65
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Inlay with straight sides and compound contour on top and bottom
Minimum $75
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Inlay curved sides and compound contour, twists, complex cuboids etc.
Minimum $125
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| Carvings |
I also offer signed original carvings. See my
GALLERY OF CARVINGS for the latest work. The "Teddy Bear" shown below is executed in quartz crystal and is internally carved. (The Quartz crystal is carved inside the crystal!)
Other projects may include relief carving or small sculptural carvings in natural
quartz crystal such as the quail carving below. Several intaglio carvings of angels
have been completed recently for wedding gifts that have included a Bible verse,
name, wedding dates etc. These make
a unique gift for a special occasion or for a personal collection. Also recently added is a presentation crystal with 23 kt gold foil. This shows what can be done with logos and typography.
Prices are based on the size and quality of the crystal, and complexity of design elements.
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"Presentation Crystal"
intaglio carved quartz crystal
with 23kt gold foil.
click to enlarge.
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