The Cutting Journey of a Heliodor

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In this video, we embark on a journey of transformation from a rough golden heliodor into a shining gemstone that I hope will enchant you and bring a little magic into your day.
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Preforming
00:36 Dopping
01:05 Fine Preforming
01:18 Cutting the Crown
04:38 Polishing the Crown
08:09 Transferring the Stone
08:41 Cutting the Pavilion
11:28 Polishing the Pavilion
13:13 Finishing the Work
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Пікірлер: 87

@tehminagoskar2043 2 жыл бұрын

Beryls are my favourite gem stone species, this was such a treat and privilege to watch you work and creating a stunning faceted heliodore using an historic pattern. 🌞

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

@Liburni 2 жыл бұрын

skill and knowledge gets a wonderful result

@oscarmedina1303 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That was amazing to watch you turn the rough into a cut and polished gem. Beautiful result.

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@CoraleenWaddell 2 жыл бұрын

LOVED this one! Full of valuable info for new cutters like me! Hoping to try cutting without a diagram soon! A 5 hour gem would be very welcomed!

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Coraleen. I actually have some 8 hour ones with complete instructions in the works but not really to talk about that too much yet :)

@georgeser3939 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous , love it !! To avoid heating the stone and removing the wax with acetone, I usually put the dopped stone in the deep freezer for 15 minutes and the wax falls off bye itself. A very fine cut and beautiful piece.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

For me the freezer is 3 floors below 😵‍💫

@GemologyforSchmucks 2 жыл бұрын

An Absolute delight to watch. Thanks for breaking down your thought process for us all to see. There is so much that the Old Hand knows that the Green Horn cannot even see unless it is laid out as you have. Cheers mate~

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

@claytonmusgrove8438 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Great example of the art by adjusting on the fly.

@evasanti206 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful Justin

@subodhawishwanath2353 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning stone ❤Hand piece cutters rules ❤💪👌👍👊

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

🥰

@kevinkane1901 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin

@wylieden337 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is your best instructional video ever thank you

@callioscope 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t understand why Heliodor is so little known and appreciated. It is lovely and I have several pieces of daffodil-colored Heliodor. This was a beautiful video, and your voice is soothing. I find that watching faceting is calming, unless it’s opal, in which case it’s almost scary. Watching artists create workarounds is fascinating. We bought a piece of glass art we had seen made specifically because the artist had to fix something gone awry. It’s the best story we have for a piece of art in our collection. Your finished stone is breathtaking.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes its strange considering how popular emerald is. Same stone, different color! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I think the workarounds and problem solving are also a fascinating part of any makers art. Glad you feel the same :)

@marksgemfaceting 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic and a great example of making the best gem out of a stone that doesn’t have the optimal shape thanks for your video

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I could definitely got a higher yield with an emerald cut but I wanted to do something really special for this piece.

@JOVI08 Жыл бұрын

So excited for my engagement ring. Heliodor.

@gemfaceter 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job what a beautiful stone.

@MeganSainsbury-il1lr 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, no idea how you managed that hand piece, I'm still on my 6 days Justin Prim video watching binge in anticipation of my VJ arriving end of next week. If only I could crate you up and ship you over to Australia to teach me!

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

yes please. Australia is #1 on my list of places to go in 2023

@vectorv750 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Really very informative. Thanks for the video.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@thierrydouillard9016 2 жыл бұрын

merci pour le partage. Thanks for this video.

@peterbruna673 2 жыл бұрын

That turned out awesome! I was nice to see how you were able to adjust the design slightly due to that spot and still make sure it worked! Very nice!

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Every gem is Always an exciting adventure

@canadiangemstones7636 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a pleasure to watch you work. Beautifully shot and narrated. The septagon cut is intriguing!

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@cristinalago1981 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@Algoldprospecting 11 ай бұрын

Very cool Justin. Hopefully I will get a Faceting machine soon.

@Space_Trucker 10 ай бұрын

This video was so cool! I am seriously considering starting to learn faceting soon, and your videos about the Sterlings had almost fully convinced me to try a hand piece machine instead of a mast machine... this video just totally sold me! The flexibility to account for variations makes the whole experience seem more zen and pleasant. I really enjoyed watching you account for that hole at the end, and you were right, you can't even tell. Beautiful, so impressive!

@JustinKPrim 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and good luck on your own faceting adventure.

@Algoldprospecting Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s cool design.

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

thanks

@Algoldprospecting Жыл бұрын

@@JustinKPrim thanks for your videos. I’m just now getting into gem cutting. I look forward to your next video.

@gemstonelover3098 Жыл бұрын

Excellent cutting.

@rufaelsolomon6184 2 жыл бұрын

justin good job as usualle

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@leaversj 2 жыл бұрын

Hey i loved this video keep em coming

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@daykangemcutting8679 2 жыл бұрын

well done👍👍👍👍

@thecorrelationsensationpod8013 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@MostlyIC 10 ай бұрын

7-sided, WOW, I love it, must have a custom indexing plate for that 🙂 !!!

@JustinKPrim 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I had a custom index gear made to be able to do it.

@alkssmith Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@billbryant9995 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@matteoobertoprospector 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel on YT. Really amazing waynof editing and explaning the faceting process. One question: I've seen that you published a book regarding faceting; Where can I buy it?

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Thanks for the kind words. I keep trying to push my ability to express the faceting process in an interesting and attractive way! As for the book, you can find it here www.magusgems.com/product-page/the-secret-teachings-of-gemcutting

@matteoobertoprospector 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinKPrim I saw that the expedition to my country, which is Italy is quite expensive. Do you have a contact with an european shop which can sell this book? Or maybe do you sell the ebook? Is it on amazon for example? THANKS!

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

@@matteoobertoprospector sorry. It’s a small project and the shipping is expensive. If you wait until next year we will have a bunch of copies in France and can ship from there.

@matteoobertoprospector 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinKPrim perfect, may I write my contact to you in private? So we can stay in touch when that time arrives. I love collecting and reading faceting books, here in Italy I am a gold and gem prospector, moreover I am building my own lapidary laboratory.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

@@matteoobertoprospector yes no problem. you can email me at justinkprim at gmail

@ammaaribrahim2333 Жыл бұрын

Hi Justin, i love the work you're doing and it's very clear to understand everything... Where can I find the loupe Hague..

@raeleenrobinson5749 Жыл бұрын

Oooohhhhh it’s beautiful

@peteroliveira3040 Жыл бұрын

Perfect 👍🏻🇨🇦

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@diamond_absolute Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work...and could you maybe tell us what this gem would cost?

@brucedymock6635 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful love beryl thanks

2 жыл бұрын

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@MrJackhammer51 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Where did you find a seven symetry index wheel?

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

I had it custom made

@ronthemonn5394 2 жыл бұрын

This video was awesome! Do you always start with the crown. I learned to start with the pavilion to guarantee I have enough depth, as the crown is less critical if you are left with a slightly more shallow crown. I would love to hear your experience with the difference, as you are master and younger facetor compared to me.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

Yes since switching to the Handpiece machine, I always cut crown first. Proper preforming solves the problem of having enough depth because you make sure there is no window before you start faceting. Crown first also let’s you have a really easy transfer because it’s flat table to flat dop. Maybe most importantly, when hand shaping ovals, cushions, and fancy shapes, where there isn’t a faceted girdle, it’s much easier for your eyes to see and balance your mains with a flat table in the middle than it is on the pavilion side. The culet point sticks up so much that it sort of messes with your eyes and makes it hard to see if the facets are balanced. Actually that was also the case in this stone. When balancing my outline shape in the video I use the shape of the table a lot to confirm perfect symmetry, though in this case a culet point would have been easy too, since the girdle could have been faceted afterwords. You can’t do that with smooth girdle cushions and such though. Also it’s not super intuitive on how to make a step cut pavilion when starting with a culet point. Hope that makes some sense.

@ronthemonn5394 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinKPrim makes sense. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these issues.

@Sodabowski 2 жыл бұрын

Pav first! 😜

@zakzmcase4007 Жыл бұрын

Where could one find a loop gauge? I cant find one online

@Shifter5555 2 жыл бұрын

I've realised something in these videos, do you not sweep the lap when cutting at 600 grit at all? That's a bit different to mast cutting.

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

True. No need to sweep during cutting. On this machine if you do you add in slight left to right angle irregularities on the facets. On polishing I sweep a lot.

@Shifter5555 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinKPrim that makes sense given the tripod system, keeping the lap and platform co-planar must be interesting.

@brucedymock6635 Жыл бұрын

Are you using 2different grits on the same lap

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

yes. 8k and 60k. speed secret.

@RebekahRockhound 11 ай бұрын

What is a gem that size used for?

@JustinKPrim 11 ай бұрын

2.44 ct is a slightly larger than what I would consider average size. You could put it in a ring, a necklace, a pendant or anything else you dream of.

@renanjacob6791 2 жыл бұрын

How many time to cut It?

@JustinKPrim 2 жыл бұрын

5 hours

@gabrielgibb Жыл бұрын

my man why do you call it a hex? i see a lot of sevens there? adore your channel.

@JustinKPrim Жыл бұрын

hex /heks/ verb: hex; 3rd person present: hexes; past tense: hexed; past participle: hexed; gerund or present participle: hexing cast a spell on; bewitch. "he hexed her with his fingers" noun noun: hex; plural noun: hexes a magic spell; a curse. "a death hex"