I could go into my history of obtaining rough that goes back over 60 years, but that would really only help an an old man recall memories. No, I want to address the effort to purchase tourmaline rough over the internet. My window on the process is narrow because I...
Over twenty years ago my love of color brought me back to faceting gemstones. I had not, worked in stone for many years. Years crowded with family, work and other crafts. But nothing I created could compare with gemstones when it comes to pure intense color. I checked...
For every beginning there must be an end. I am green, yellow and orange and I kept the true meaning of that phrase hidden in my heart for many eons. The cutter was drawn into my web of deception by my size, large, price, cheap and the catchy phrase, different unusual...
I have taken to visiting youtube in the last year or so because I get to see what many people see about tourmaline and gems in general. It also gives me ideas for posts on this website. The following story of cutting a piece of tourmaline starts with a less than an...
The effect of natural lighting on the appearance of some tourmaline can be a wide range of both the expected and surprises. The surprise I am focusing on here happen during a late afternoon to evening walk. I had picked two stones from my collection that had strong...
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