Recently I acquired a spinel with a razor thin girdle all around the stone. The first thing I noticed when I got the stone was how he girdle felt so sharp, almost like a shard when running my finger over it. I already somehow chipped the girdle in one spot from looking at it and probably from dropping it on the floor. None of my colored stones have girdle tis thin, so I am thinking for it to be set, I need to repair the (very small) chip as well as correct the thin girdle. I am just wondering if somebody has had a colored stone shaved all around the girdle, to make the girdle thicker that way? Can a thin girdle be fixed as simple as that? Or would a complete recut be involved to make the girdle thicker. If that is the case, I am not sure I want to proceed with a drastic recut. The stone is a cushion with native cut, and I dont mind if the facet "meets" are screwed up by shaving down the girdle as the meets are not precision level now anyways. Thanks for your help!
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