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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2015
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Hi all,
Long-time rock/gem geek and short term lurker - I am blown away by these forums and feel right at home here!
Well, in September I will be proposing to my girlfriend who currently lives overseas (light at the end of the tunnel!), and I am in the process of building a tsavorite ering, but I need help locating the stone. I have a cutter I would like to use for a unique design I think she will love. So my options are to find the rough, or a bigger stone for him to recut. If I found a perfect pre-cut stone, I suppose I'd be willing to forego the custom cut, but really shooting for the custom work. I am hoping for a finished stone between 0.8-1.2 cts, with a visit true green (or slightly darker) tone. Quality much more important than size. My budget is about 500-600 for the rough.
Anyway, I would love your help! I am a total notice when it comes to locating/evaluating rough, and it seems cost prohibitive to take a large high quality stone and cut it down to half size. I would greatly appreciate any assistance from this community in locating rough or a bigger stone to cut, or any other ideas/suggestions/pointers s I go down this path.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Long-time rock/gem geek and short term lurker - I am blown away by these forums and feel right at home here!
Well, in September I will be proposing to my girlfriend who currently lives overseas (light at the end of the tunnel!), and I am in the process of building a tsavorite ering, but I need help locating the stone. I have a cutter I would like to use for a unique design I think she will love. So my options are to find the rough, or a bigger stone for him to recut. If I found a perfect pre-cut stone, I suppose I'd be willing to forego the custom cut, but really shooting for the custom work. I am hoping for a finished stone between 0.8-1.2 cts, with a visit true green (or slightly darker) tone. Quality much more important than size. My budget is about 500-600 for the rough.
Anyway, I would love your help! I am a total notice when it comes to locating/evaluating rough, and it seems cost prohibitive to take a large high quality stone and cut it down to half size. I would greatly appreciate any assistance from this community in locating rough or a bigger stone to cut, or any other ideas/suggestions/pointers s I go down this path.
Thank you in advance for your help!