Faceting a tricolor North Carolina sapphire

Come hang out while I facet an incredible multicolored North Carolina sapphire 🪚💖
I focused on capturing alllll the steps of my faceting process in this video, and I hope you enjoy taking a super detailed look into what I do :)
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If you’d like to take a deeper dive into what I do, feel free to check out my Intro to Rockhounding course. That’s where I spill all the tips and tricks that have led me to my best finds 😉
Take a look here:
www.tayraegems.com/courses/p/...
I hope you had fun watching some of my faceting process! It is truly my favorite craft in the world, and I’m so excited that I’m finally able to share some long-form content on it. I know if I saw a video like this years ago, I would’ve been HOOKED!
Whether this video ignites a new passion in you or just keeps you entertained on a lunch break, I hope you had fun watching.
Let me know your thoughts & what you’d like to see next in the comments 🫶🏻

[@technoraptor7778]

What a beautiful sapphire

[@tayraegems]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@user-hm6bn6kw6k]

I do not have the patience to do the cutting, but I sure do appreciate watching you! so soothing!

[@tayraegems]

Faceting is definitely not for everyone (and honestly I’m not even sure where I got the patience for it), but I’m so glad you enjoy watching! ☺️

[@jacktraven9930]

Very nice! That UV reactive sliver tripped me out!

[@tayraegems]

Thank you! Me too, I always like to check my finished stones and I was so surprised when it actually showed up on this one 😂

[@joeenglish69]

Miss Tay, I had a most enjoyable look at what you did there. I have not started faceting yet but I will as soon as I think I know enough to start. I built my machine from the bottom up and to my surprise it worked as I had planned it. Looking forward to learning more about faceting, BTW I'm 73 and plan to finish out by doing a passable cut. TTFN

[@tayraegems]

That’s incredible! I don’t think I’ve heard of someone building their own faceting machine before. Any age is a great age to get into faceting, and I’m sure you’ll be cutting some incredible stones in no time :)

[@adventures-with-joe]

You did incredible!! Do you mind if I ask how much time from start to finish?

[@tayraegems]

Thanks so much! This piece took about 4 hours :)

[@adventures-with-joe]

@@tayraegems oh wow that's fast! Thanks for the video 🙂

[@avaisrasool7532]

A message to you Rudy