How gemstones are cut and polished, faceting beryl.

I cut a round brilliant gemstone in beryl in this video. Im a hobby cutter located in the USA, i use an ultra tec v2 faceting machine with a digital angle readout.
Some of the faceting design diagrams i use can be found here:
www.pinterest.com
www.facetingdiagrams.org
www.usfacetersguild.org
www.gemology project.com
The faceting machine i use is a model that is not manufactured anymore but new improved models are available here:
www.ultratec-facet.com
Im a member of the united states faceters guild and would advise anyone who is a gem faceter or wants to learn become a member.

[@markturner9293]

very nice, will be nice to see a darker blue in the same cut in the future.

[@GermanGemcutter]

Wow fantastic brilliance 💎 Very good work👍

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks very much.

[@johncrumpley8702]

Wonderfully brilliant gemstone, Brent. I liked your change in sequencing... picked up on that immediately. I like to cut Beryl, but can't find enough to cut. Thanks for the excellent video, my friend.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks john, i too have trouble finding beryl that doesnt break the bank. I do have a piece of morganite i plan on doing in the future.

[@canisgraffias199]

Wow! Great job. I always wanted to see how the stones were transformed, thank you for sharing.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks for watching.

[@thecrystalarena5245]

I'm glad to see your content.

[@Liburni]

Wow fantastic job💎 Very good brilliance Great work bravo..

[@baychevy5105]

Looks good

[@DomartelloArteeamor]

Congratulations. Beautiful work.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks very much.

[@gemfaceter]

Another great video I have never cut Beryl will have to do a piece in the future.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks flyer, the next piece of it i cut will be a depper blue piece.

[@sleepygrinner8284]

Sir your gem turn out beautiful! I'd love to learn how to do that myself one day. Thank you for your videos!

[@tennpikr74]

Thank you, i hope you are able to pursue this .

[@user-wb7tv7ls9z]

Good job,thanks.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks for watching!

[@Electric_Crystals]

Awesome !

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks!

[@japedrasbrilhantes5465]

Very good

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks

[@Algoldprospecting]

I just got some blue aquamarine at a mine. Just some small pieces

[@wellintonbomfim6189]

ficou maravilhosa

[@13579hee]

This is EXCEPTIONAL!!!!! I would LOVE A White Beryl ring and a White Beryl Tennis Bracelet but I sadly I have NO CLUE where I could fine those, as most places dont work with this stone 😭😭

[@tennpikr74]

You would have to find a shop that would design the settings and cut the stones and make the jewelry for you. Most cities of any size have jewelry stores like this.

[@13579hee]

@@tennpikr74 you think they'd work with stones like Goshenite, Danbrite & Clear Quartz? (I LOVE ALL the gem stones that arent "standards" in jewelry making lol)

[@jameeljalal5484]

สุดยอดเลย ครู

[@tennpikr74]

ขอบคุณเพื่อนฉันหวังว่าหลาย ๆ คนจะได้รับแรงบันดาลใจในการเรียนรู้ศิลปะนี้ ฉันรู้ว่าประเทศของคุณเป็นผู้ผลิตอัญมณีรายใหญ่และพื้นที่เจียระไน ขอบคุณที่รับชม.

[@jameeljalal5484]

@@tennpikr74
ขอบคูณมากที่ตอบ แรงบันดาลใจอันยิ่งใหญ่เลย
ผมกำลังเรียนรู้อยู่ คูณเป็นครูผม ในทางสายตา สักวันผมจะเป็นนักเจียระไนที่ดีให้ได้

[@abwoturab29]

How did your pricing your work. I mean it stands about your work time or what. If someone give you a gemstone and tell you i want to facet it how did you gonna give him a value

[@tennpikr74]

I take into consideration the size of the stone, the material and the difficulty of the design. Its up to the cutter to decide what to charge for his time . I dont do much cutting for others .

[@johnelliott7020]

I like how beryl cuts. Finding very good rough is difficult - do you have a good source?

[@tennpikr74]

yes, it works nicely , i dont have a good source.

[@abwoturab29]

Where did you get your faceting machine how much you pay for it

[@tennpikr74]

I bought my machine from another member of a lapidary website, i paid $2100 usd for it .

[@donsilverbulletspider3925]

Please explain why you do the girdle first rather than the pavillion and do you do the same on all gemstones or only SRB?

[@tennpikr74]

I always or most always start a round stone by rounding it . On this stone i wanted a faceted girdle so i decided to cut and polish it before moving on to the pavillion facets. Its up to the faceter to decide which way he wants to approach the cutting sequence of a stone. Ive been flamed on here by other cutters who are completely against cutting the pavillion first. Nothing is set in stone, you can work out what cutting sequence works best for yourself.

[@donsilverbulletspider3925]

@@tennpikr74 Thank you MBK- I always enjoy your faceting videos, looking to learn all the time.

[@catalinremusnegrean153]

At what price would you rate this gemstone?

[@tennpikr74]

$100.00 USD

[@hyperionabyssnebula7870]

Sir, I want to ask, is the dust from beryl poisonous?

[@tennpikr74]

Dust from all gemstones can cause silicosis a lung disease.

[@hyperionabyssnebula7870]

@@tennpikr74 ok. Thank u