Cutting gemstones: cushion cut in amethyst.

Im cutting a piece of amethyst in this video. The material is from brazil, im using a 25 year old ultra tec v2 faceting machine with a digital angle readout.
Im an american hobbyist cutter. .
Here are websites with free faceting designs.
www.facetingdiagrams.org
www.pinterest.com
www.geologyproject.com
Faceting machines i recommend;
www.ultratec-facet.com
www.facetron.com
I use these faceting/lapidary dealers
for supplies:
www.lapidarymart.com
www.lightninglap.com
www.johnsonbrotherslapidary.com
www.rockpeddler.com
www.gearloose.com
im a member of the United states faceters guild .
usfacetersguild.org/

[@charlesadkins7067]

you do awesome work

[@tennpikr74]

Thank you!

[@GermanGemcutter]

Beautiful result, great work Brent👍 wonderful color. I also use the Darkside for polishing Quartz works very well.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks, yes the lap is excellent.

[@lasker31]

Thanks for another great video.

[@emmigemstonesmineralsgemol5993]

WOW

[@johncrumpley8702]

Nicely done, Brent. Great color and beautiful cut. Thanks much!!!

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks john.

[@KayJ47]

great help

[@mikesackos2208]

Great job Brent! The gemstone looks awesome!!!

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks mike.

[@Liburni]

Nice color and beautiful cut Brent bravo .

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks very much.

[@donsilverbulletspider3925]

Beautiful cut Brent and high quality rough sure helps.

[@tennpikr74]

Thank you don, yes it does.

[@denhollander8835]

Good job

[@edsonaparecidodasilva3997]

Gosto muito do seu trabalho, parabéns.

[@marianonascimento]

I have two kilograms of amethyst, which I bought in a city called Parauabebas in the interior of Brazil, I am going to cut ...... Thank you.

[@flaviocosme6478]

Like 91. Brasil.

Uau! Linda pedra

[@tennpikr74]

obrigado.

[@BIJIHALAM]

great greetings from bijih alam.

[@valdirkuster2917]

💎⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍👍👍👍🇧🇷

[@alexibanezh]

Thank you for sharing your work and knowledge, how many hours does it take to do this type of work (only facet)?

[@tennpikr74]

2 to 3 hrs for a 5 mm size one to 40 hours for a 30 mm one . a pro cutter is much faster. the one in this video was around 6 or 7 hrs.

[@alexibanezh]

@@tennpikr74 thanks my friend, great job, I know how to make cabochons, now I'm learning to facet ...

[@masonsexton2691]

This might be an odd question but I am still learning at faceting, still new to it, is there a certain way that you tell to stop faceting each facet, a lot of times my crown or pavillion is off center and I don’t know if I am just not dipping it correctly or what, I would love some advice thanks so much!

[@tennpikr74]

If you are using a machine without a digital angle readout then you must cut to the stop by using your ear to hear the tick tick tick of the stone against the lap, you would be using light hand pressure at this point . You would also need to look at the facets size as its being cut constantly. You must be over cutting facets to get the off center culet point.

[@masonsexton2691]

Thank you!

[@johnvaluk1401]

Where do you fine such material.

[@tennpikr74]

I got this from john garsow.
johngarsow.com/

[@adrianchavez8727]

Hey Brent! Do you offer gem cutting services? I’m U.S. based and I’m looking for a high quality gem cutter.

[@tennpikr74]

Sorry. its just a part time hobby, i just dont have time to do any more.

[@menow.]

How can you tell if amethyst is treated, synthetic or natural?

[@tennpikr74]

Lab testing can determine that. For myself , lab quartz and natural once cut would be hard to determine.

[@menow.]

@@tennpikr74 That was not my question.

[@Mentos63]

none really bothers to treat amethyst or sell synthetics as its too bloody abundant, only thing to watch out for is purple cz

[@menow.]

@@Mentos63 Thanks.