I'm afraid I couldn't, not without sacrificing my ethics at least. Gemstones are valued based on the material itself, the weight, and the quality of the cut. If I were to sell this as a quality stone I would honestly be lying, and the buyer would be left with something that has no actual value and would get them laughed at in every jewelry shop for trying to appraise a damaged, poorly cut stone.
I know it looks pretty to a layperson, but objectively there's no value to it. Unfortunately, many sellers take advantage of a layperson's inability to tell the difference between a good and bad cut and will lie to you about quality to inflate their price - it's really important you buy from reputable jewelers who only sell genuine good stones, or bring someone who knows a thing or two about gemstones, to try to prevent being scammed like this. GIA certifications can help with making sure you are getting a correctly valued stone as well.
You'd be horrified at the prevalence of bad stones on the market taking advantage of people who don't know better.
I hate them for the same reason, but I also love them because they cut so fast! Patience is a virtue I do not have in abundance, but I'm definitely learning to have more of it with this hobby.
I would definitely not sell this one. Between the tiny size and the terrible cut, it's not even worth a few dollars. I cut for fun though, I'm really not good enough to sell since I just began faceting a few months ago, so I'm not upset at its worthlessness. My goal was to learn what cutting fire opal was like and I certainly did learn a lot with this one!
Bahaha neither am I, soon I'm going to post a dumpster fire of a fire opal because of my clumsiness. Can't have Lemmy thinking we're all perfect experts over here!
Just gave it to him today! He was incredibly touched at the gesture, and revealed to me he still has my grandfather's old laps! No machine, just laps. So I'll be going through those whenever he finds them in storage, and maybe inheriting some more things from my grandfather if they're in good shape!
I recently discovered the Spellbound design and I'm moderately obsessed with it and can't look at any rough without wanting to cut it in that design. This would be lovely in it 😱
I love the idea of this beauty being turned into a set of stones. The three stones don't even have to be identical sizes, it could be a larger pendant-worthy stone and pair of earrings to complement it. I would kill for a citrine that matches in color with the ones my grandfather left behind, so I could make earrings to go with the necklace I made with them.
I've been knitting for a decade but only made my first pair of socks during the pandemic. I bought some wool from a reputable seller in fun colors. It was so fun and they were so comfy, I made several more.
I almost never wear anything other than my knitted socks these days. They're just so daggone comfy and they keep my feet warm yet they never feel sweaty, except on extremely hot days when I'm outdoors.
Wool socks are absolutely luxurious to me now. 10/10 recommend knitting socks if you haven't already!
Thank you! I think I will try the Lightning Lap 3k, general consensus from everyone here is that 3k makes a difference.
I will say that the CeOx on Darkside is quite good, but it can't totally make up for a shit prepolish. If I can set it up for success with a better prepolish I think I'll be much happier with my process. Hopefully LL saves the day!
Thank you!!! I am so excited to start doing this, and will try to share on here as I make more stones. It's been great seeing you two share yours and that really helped me get hyped about my machine coming in hahaha.
Your son is quite talented! How much longer until you have to buy him his own machine? 😂