Show me your SPECIALITY CUT stones...flaunt em if you got em

[rparker1998]

I have a few different stones that are unique cuts and I'd be interested to see what everyone else has and considers a unique cut?

So...

These are in my bunch that need shooting.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

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Here's my opposed bar tourmaline...which I still haven't set...oops..


https://www.pricescope.com/communit...t-138617?hilit=opposed bar tourmaline#p138617

 

[MakingTheGrade]

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This isnt' too special I guess, but I do think the cutting is very cool, and I haven't seen another like it.
I'm talking about the tanzanite 'cushion' on the right.

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

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Gawd, how I love that Tanzanite!!!!

 

[chrono]

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How do you define unique? I’ve seen so many concave cuts and fancy facet patterns that they’ve become common to me. When I think unique, I think of freeform (kite or some symmetrical but wiggly curvy outline) or the “bubble” designs that John Dyer is famous for, or even a stone embedded within another gemstone.

 

[iLander]

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I think this one might count; it's Richard Homer's stargazer cut. When worn, it looks like a citrine sun. When I take it off, and put a white piece of paper behind it, it looks like there is a hole in it and you are looking down into it and there's a little star. The weird part is there is no hole, it's just a dimple on the table. The pale yellow hole looks fully three-dimensional and you can move it and look all around inside. It's multi-dimensional, like Dr. Who's Tardis! The effect is almost impossible to capture with a camera, but people wig out when I show it to them.

Here's a link to the original thread:
[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-new-richard-homer-is-here.145477/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-new-richard-homer-is-here.145477/[/URL]

I think it's awesome, and I set it in a gold solitaire ring.

 

[iLander]

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Here's my opposed bar tourmaline...which I still haven't set...oops..


https://www.pricescope.com/communit...t-138617?hilit=opposed bar tourmaline#p138617

LOVE that opposed bar, I am hoping to own one someday

 

[rparker1998]

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to define speciality: Anything that is not

*round briliant
*marquiese (sp)
*princess
*asscher
*baquette
*Old Miners Cut
*rose Cut


Think: Liquid Flower, Ying Yang, SpinFire...I know how ya'all feel about the vendor - BUT - in this case ignore this and look at all the different cuts JTV offers....

ETA: Ie: http://www.jtv.com/Paquime-Oro-Feldspar-Avg-16.50ct-16x16mm-Square-Shape-Kadenze%28Tm%29-Collection-Fancy-Cut/29735,default,pd.html

I have this one - and it's pretty nice: http://www.jtv.com/Mexican-Yellow-Labradorite-Average-5.00ct-14x10mm-Oval-Fancy-Cut/29901,default,pd.html

I have this one too - and LOVE It....

http://www.jtv.com/Brazilian-Swiss-Blue-Topaz-Average-3.50ct-11x10mm-Onion-Shape/1044374,default,pd.html

 

[LD]

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Here you go then. I think these qualify. They are a pink Tourmaline and Tanzanite Wobito Snowflake cut.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

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LD - I love the snowflake cut and the artistry necessary to cut it.

Here is my Munsteiner amethyst - I love it! The "table" is actually two facets at an angle, which highlights the ever changing carving.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

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And here is my Smmoky Quartz Liquid Flower. I got it as I was veyr curious about the cut and the quartz was quite affordable. The cut is amazing: there are only 4 facets (3 on the pavillion and the table), which are gently curved.

 

[rparker1998]

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OHHHH I ove those snowflakes!

I can't wait to get my citrine LF cut........

I really need to take photos - even if they aren't PERFECT....

 

[zeolite]

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36.83 ct checkerboard rectangle "green gold" citrine pendant

 

[zeolite]

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9.22 ct malaya heart, cut by Phillip Youngman (multiple Cutting Edge winner)

 

[zeolite]

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2.38 ct opposed bar blue tourmaline

 

[rparker1998]

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you know I wasn't sure I liked the opposed bar cut - but that tourmaline makes me want to see one in person now...

 

[zeolite]

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2.95 ct red tourmaline, checkerboard square cushion cut

 

[zeolite]

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14.87 ct "green gold" citrine, portuguese cut

 

[zeolite]

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2.95 ct Mali garnet, "fat diamond" cut

 

[zeolite]

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About 50 cts tw citrine briolettes. Since it might look a bit weird on (Mr) zeolite, I have one mounted and wear it as a pendant (but the pair might work in San Francisco).

 

[Gailey]

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2.38 ct opposed bar blue tourmaline

THUD, Gailey hits the floor

 

[MakingTheGrade]

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Haha, zeolite, delicious tourmaline! Puts mine to shame.

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

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THUD, Gailey hits the floor [/quote]

Another THUD, all the above cuts, I had NO idea!!!!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Largosmom]

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Very nice, zeolite, that is the prettiest heart shaped stone I've seen.

I LOVE the opposed bar cuts, will have one someday.

Laura

 

[T L]

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Does this count? It's my rose quartz, which the cutting was inspired by a church window. Uli from osirisgems.com is the lapidary.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

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Wow - gorgeous! And huge (talk about stating the obvious). What are the stats?

 

[T L]

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Wow - gorgeous! And huge (talk about stating the obvious). What are the stats?

LadyD, I'm not sure if you'e talking about my stone since you mention the word "huge", but if you are, here's a thread on it with all the pertinent information and some more photos with my oregon fire opal, which is cut the same way.
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...n-faceted-rose-quartz-from-madagascar.142540/

 

[jstarfireb]

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Here's the vendor pic of my 0.92 ct liquid flower Songea sapphire. In real life it's a bit more yellowish. I'm sending it off to Daniel M for a simple bezel, and thinking of rose gold to minimize the yellow and bring out the green.

 

[jstarfireb]

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And here's my zircon from Gene, kind of a fat marquise cut, but still specialty enough to post here.

 

[ksinger]

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Rhodolite garnet - 3 carat modified shield, cut by Peter Toracca.