How To Cut Gemstones The Philosopher's Stone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video you will see me facet the legendary Philosopher's Stone. This is a gem that I designed. Be amazed and see how a gemstone is cut from start to finish. I am a gem cutter from Australia, so sit back and relax and watch the art of how to cut a gemstone. Please like, subscribe and leave comments. I can be also contacted by email at -
vintagetimegems@aol.com
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Oh my word you have such a wonderful sense of Hummer.... Jaws is too cute!!! 😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😀😁😀😁😁😁😀😘😍😍😍😍😍😎🤗
Simply stunning
Thank you! Cheers!
I wish I would’ve found these videos earlier. You got some really cool videos man I appreciate how are you deep in you know diving deep and that’s really good. I’m learning a lot because I am going to start being a gemstone cutter so I’ve been writing down a lot of notes have been watching a lot of your videos and I just wanted to say thank you take care and God bless.
Glad you enjoy the videos.
What a beauty! Well done Cliff and Jaws
Thanks Tam.
Binge watching, so awesome 👍👍👏👏😍😍
very nice work, and a good sence of humour!!
Thank you very much!
FANTASTIC
Thank you! Cheers!
you are professional; and a very goog teacher.
Wonderful results! your videos are the best. Jaws is so entertaining. Thanks for sharing again.
Thanks Scott. I was happy with the result. Regards Cliff
Finally someone I can understand. Just getting into the hobby. Great work Cliff! Looking forward to more videos and time spent with Jaws!
A really stunning piece there. Fantastic job.
What a grand stone!
Thanks Lisa....
really enjoyed all the special effects :-) !!!
The machine that I have is a older machine but you use what you have. I have been bitten by the facet bug bad. I have a bunch of stones that I have bought. Multiple types and various sizes. You have answered so many of my questions but I do have more, I will always have questions. Your videos are very informative. I like the way you explain while you are doing it. All I have been able to facet are the round designs. I have to figure out the ovals and others. Thank you so much for your videos. Now on to the next one and to learn something knew. Thank you
The Philosopher's Stone is very pretty. What a great job getting beauty out of the rough. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Bill.
Wow, a real beauty!!!
Video is great and you are the best teacher and we always learn from you💍👍
Thank you Halemah.
That glitter is something magical. Wow.
Thank you.
That is a very pretty facet and a beautiful stone :)
So relaxing. I cant explain why but I find your videos very calming. Thank you for making all these videos
Hi Jonas, I'm glad you enjoy them...Many people have said that the videos I make relaxes them...Cheers
Nice training thanks sir for All the videos they rely help for me trying to become a gemcutter
This is just perfect. I want one too. 😍
Beautiful, young man!
Its beautiful. Thank you!!! Its just wondetful
I love your channel 👍
Nice work, and nice Seiko diver! Have your 700th like from a fellow watch appreciator
Beautiful 🤩
😱 Your work is very inspiring! I can't wait to get my machine and start into the hobby!! Keep up the good work Jaws, don't let Cliff quit!
Thanks Todd. Hope you cut a gem soon. Regards Cliff
¿En donde y cual maquina seria buena para empezar?
SHOWWW! Belo trabalho my friends. Good Work 👏👍👍
Thank you Alexandre.
This channel is amazing
Thank you.
I am in love!! 😍😍😍💎
Thank you
Very nice cliff, great work, cheers mate
Spectacular result. Nicely done Sir.
Thank you
Nice work. That looks absolutely stunning.
Well done
Thanks Jeanne.
💎🧐👍 the art of beauty
Well well well a fellow HP fan may the magic always be with you... well done on your history/trivia mate.....
Beautiful!!! Thank you.
Thank you Jody.
Você é um profissional muito habilidoso.🧐👉👍👏👏👏👏
Cute dog
Mans best fiend for sure...Thanks for watching. Cheers
Beautiful cut. Nice clean work as always!
Thanks Joshua.
Hi sir cliff I am new on your Chanel I love your work it is really good art and you r doing great job I love to learn gem cutting will you be my teacher 🤗 I hope to here from you back may god keep you safe from everything
This one is so exquisite ,I love the rich colour of it but I love red anyway lol..I think your start up to this was Brilliant Jaws looked so cute with his specs on ,and was so patient before eating his goodies ..It really made me chuckle ,nearly as daft as my dog who actually likes wearing clothes ,but she’s a bit smaller than yours ..Would be lost without mine 😀
Jaws is always happy to co-star for goodies. Eating is his favourite hobby.
GRACIAS PROFESOR CLIF...¿ENTONCES el DISCO de ZINC ES MEJOR QUE EL DISCO DE ESTAÑO SI? ...GRACIAS PROFESOR
Thank you. Very clear.
I don´t know anything about how to to cut a a gemstone but i do find your videos very interesting sa well as relaxing and i do love your assistant Jaws with his laugh! The sparkly end result of this stone is very nice and shiny too! Hugs, Susanne.
Thank you very much!
Not a Harry Potter fan, but I loved this cut and your always exquisite work! Jaws was precious in his glasses!!
Thank you Jo Ann.
What a fun idea! Yes, if I imagine the Philosopher's Stone it would look something like that. Bravo, and give your editor a good cuddle - he deserves it for using those Addams-like graphics :-). Thanks for sharing, and take care.
Thanks Kathy. I had some making this video. Jaws had plenty of treats during the video.
This is one of the best videos you've ever made, Cliff. Thanks for taking the time to make it. (I sent you an email.)
Thanks John. Email read.
Exilent 💎 Superbly Exquisite 💥
Sir very nice I learn very easily thank you for teaching
I think this is my favorite cut of yours.
Exceptional workmanship; as always! I couldn’t help but think what your stone would be worth if it were a natural red diamond.
Thanks Kris. If it was real Ruby it would have to be over a million.
First time ever Ive seen something like this done, Its looks daunting 😰 beautifully done and you take a lot of care. Im just mainly surfing gems and finding out where we can take our kids rock picking, I may look at this a long way down the track if we find we want to delve further into cutting gems, but for now just happy watching you 🤗🤗🤗
I glad you enjoyed the video.
I enjoy watching these, I have a lot to learn about gems and am eager to learn not only where to go but what to look for, I have a few specimens from my husbands Nan, I wish I had of learnt from her before she passed but knowing what I want to do now, I realise I wasn’t ready then, I am taking my kids down to our local creek to just look around and see what is there, see if we can learn anything about what Ive been studying.
Thank you for sharing. 😉
@@jojobrew4798 Depending where you live joining a gem club is a great option to learn.
Im south west nsw and im 2 hours in either direction of parkes/wagga/griffith, wagga lapidary has an open day weekend on 21st & 22nd of September, I am going to that and hoping to find a lot of information on everything.
Very informative :)
Very stunning Cliff. Just imagine if it was a pidgeon blood ruby at 75 carats. You would be a very rich man!!!!!
Thanks Ian. Yes I was thinking exactly the same thing. If only it was Ruby.
Very nice result, a big up tick in your video production, and Jaws as usual gives an Oscar winning performance.
I guess your design gets submitted to an approval body for validation and authorship
Thanks Paul. I'm not aware that gem designs need approval. Most are designed on gem cad or gem studio these days. Often designs are created from mistakes made.
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Parabéns
Thank you for showing how to add and transfer on the DOP sticks. Very helpful to someone like me who is learning from this.
No problems David.
That facet rough 😍😍😍
Thanks awesome
Thank you.
Fantastic tips for beginners - thanks. What machine are you using?
An Australian machine called a Facetstar.
@@VintageTimeGems Thanks, I am in Thailand and am going to buy a mast machine soon so am weighing up US vs Oz options.
Have you ever done any Tin Crystals. I would love to see what they look like faceted? As kids we used to pick them up, most were broken but I was always fascinated by the shimmer they gave off and wondered whether they would retain that shimmer once they were cut.
Hi. Thank you for this lesson video. I am eager to learn faveting. I am a jeweller,3d master,but like this job most of all. I want to start but i don't know which instruments are more quailified. Please advice me which firm's instruments are the best. Or enough for me. Thank you for attention
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Thank you
Thank you
I truly enjoy your videos. I am interested in gem cutting. I want to start with synthetics but need to know who I can trust for rough stock. Please advise if allowed. ty
How much would you charge for a 2 week intensive course for one
Just wondering if you have done any checkerboard table cuts, it would be interesting to see you cut a gem with that type of table.😁
Not a huge fan of checker boards, but I should try one some day.
I would like to learn more about faceting? I enjoyed the show.
Thanks Jeff.
How do you cut the round form of the stone before facetting ?
What kind of tool do you use ..can you show us ??
Where did you get that raw material
Fabulous vision. What a fantastic colour 😍. Can I ask what something like this would cost. Amazing work. Mesmerising to watch. Thanks so much for taking the time to video it an teach us all your trade 🙂
Thanks Shelly.
mind if i ask you where you got your machine and what it would cost? Im in the market and so far i have not seen anything that looks as beefy as that one.
I was wondering if this works for all colours stones =light and dark , it also reminds me of very old diamond in a ring my grammar had.
great
incredible! Do you ever cut synthetic rubys?
Yes I have. I made a video on flame fusion Ruby.
@@VintageTimeGems how long does it take to cut a gem? like the one in this video?
Could you supply the link to where you purchased those Zinc laps. I need to buy one.
Linda pedra!
Thank you.
Mükemmel pırlanta kesimlerine imza attığınız gözlemlenmektedir. !!!!!
Great video. I really enjoy watching all of them. Where do you buy the source material for this video and what is the basic cost?
Thanks. You can buy the source material from a range of places. Ebay, China, gem shows. Prices can vary $23 a KG to $300 plus a Kilo if buying in bulk. Some of the blues and dark greens in CZ is expensive, but in comparison to natural gems very cheap.
how many hours where needed to cut the stone ?
I took about 2 weeks to facet the gem. About 20 hours work on and off.
Looks great! Are you going to have the pdf available for download? Great design.
Thanks Chuck. No the pdf is not available for a download. You should be able to capture a screen shot of the design on the video.
Vintage Time thank you.
Hi Chuck if you look in the description you will see my email address. Just email me and I can send you the PDF file via email.
Philosophers Stone eh? I know a few alchemists that would pay dearly for that, let me know when you're ready to put it on the black market lol
If only if this The Philosopher's Stone was real. Jaws would have his own penthouse lol.
How much would be the initial investment to start cutting gems if one would be inclined to do so?
I'm in Canada where is the best place to get supply. From starting out with nothing . I need everything where do I start.?
I would join a gem club. They would tell you the best places to get hold of faceting equipment and gems.
Nicely done. Have you ever cut a briolette or a marquis?
Thanks Manuel. Marquis yes....Briolette no.
@@VintageTimeGems You should find a suitable piece of rough and do both. For that matter, what about a pear shape?
fine job you've done on this gem sir..,hope to get you some herk samples by months end..,have you ever faceted obsidian..? I think it would make a cool cabos!
Thanks. I've faceted Osidian (Volcanic glass). Difficult to polish though.
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Thank you.
I just wanna ask you the name of the gemstone that lominously glow in the dark.can you?
Cliff, Beautiful work!!!! I have a question. Do you have a separate set of laps you keep just for sapphire? Also, What do you use to clean your laps in between cutting!!! Cheers my friend!!!
I only clean the polishing laps (tin) with WD40. Cheers
Hey Cliff I would love to see you buy a cheap Chinese faceting machine and try to Fascinate a gemstone on that machine and see how it turns out
where can one get a faceting machine like yours?
Mine is not made anymore. It was made by a engineer in Melbourne Australia.
Vintage Time is there anything close to what you have out there? I like the size since I have large hands and everything I’ve seen is more designed for smaller hands
How long did it take you to learn to cut. Your dog is cute, So if i get a stone from amizonite would you cut it for me. My name is Ellen
Takes about two years.
Cliff, I would like to ask. Is your faceter set up for 6 or 8 " laps. Seems like it might be set up for an 8" but you use a 6". Would it hurt a machine to do that because it would save a bit on the price of a lap...LOL
The original base base plate is 6 inch. The pan would not be large enough for a 8 inch lap. Most Australian faceting machines are usually all 6 inch pans.
@@VintageTimeGems Thank you very much for that information, Sir.
what facet machine do you use?
It's a Australian machine called a Facetstar.
Wow this is amazing. Subbing now. Is there a type of set up you recommend for a beginner?
I would suggest you join a gem club or a facting guild. Usually there are always start up machines for beginners that someone will sell.
@@VintageTimeGems i don't have one here where i live. What should i do?
Good.
Hi sir I'm trying to learn to faucet stones.
Good luck with learning how to cut gems. Regards Cliff
hello cliff, great video,can you tell me where you got the zinc laps from plz?
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