Category Archives: Cutter’s Desk

What is the Average Cutting Yield for Gemstone Faceting?

Gemstones as we know and recognize them have gone through a meticulous process before making [...]

Justin Prim – Creating The Institute Of Gem Trading

On a recent trip to Bangkok I met up with fellow Gem nerd and facetor, [...]

Sapphire (Nigeria) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Sapphire (Nigeria) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk This was a beautiful but small piece [...]

Morganite (Mozambique) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

I was lucky enough to secure a beautiful piece of Morganite rough from the Zambezia [...]

Sapphire (Australia) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Sapphire (Australia) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk I have had a parcel of nice [...]

Citrine (Brazil) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Citrine (Brazil) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk Citrine is a beautiful yellow / orange [...]

Topaz (Brazil) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Topaz (Brazil) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk Topaz is a beautiful gemstone that is [...]

Peridot (Pakistan) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Peridot, it is one of my favorite gemstones and it is one of the only [...]

Ametrine (Bolivia) custom cut @ The Cutter’s Desk

Ametrine is a gemstone that comes from only one location on earth, Bolivia, South America. [...]