I went to learn gemstone faceting and gem re-cutting at the IGT, a review of the experience.

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I went to learn gemstone faceting and gem re-cutting at the IGT, a review of the experience.

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At the beginning of 2020 I spent two weeks at the Institute of Gem Trading (IGT) taking part in an intensive faceting course, "Cutting and Re-cutting For Business", I had a great time while I was there and this film will give you an overview of my experience.
The Institute of Gem Trading (IGT) is located in Bangkok, Thailand.
www.igtthailand.com
The course featured in this film is:
"Cutting and Recutting for Gem Business"
www.igtthailand.com/our-courses/gem-cutting-and-recutting/
You can get in touch with them through the following details-
Email: info@igtthailand.com
Office Phone: +66 64 219 6250
WhatsApp: +66 64 219 6250
LINE: IGTTHAILAND
Instagram: @igtthailand
During the course, all of the students and instructors we using machines manufactured by Sterling Gems & Lapidary
Sterling Gems & Lapidary is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
www.sterlinggemland.com
The machine model was the:
Faceting Machine ST-08
The hand piece model was the:
Faceter J-Type
Email: info@sterlinggemland.com
Office Phone: +94 11264 7908
WhatsApp: +94 77009 8296
Facebook: Sterling Gems & Lapidary
Instagram: @sterling_gems_and_lapidary

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@lobo0354 3 жыл бұрын

Recently after a year of my last grandfather having passed. My dad and aunt went through their parents stuff and spread it about. My grandmother loved turquoise. She had lots of rough stones and even different types of loose gems. My grandfather used to work at the copper mine in Morenci and would sometimes give bits of stuff he could sneak out to my grandma. My siblings and I all got our own pieces of turquoise and some loose gems from her collection. I have always been into precious stones but I recently started looking into polishing, cutting, and jewelry making different stones and I stumbled upon this channel! Great stuff! Super helpful and insightful! Especially if someone wanted to get into this type of profession!

@Kumars-Rocks-n-gems-show 2 жыл бұрын

Where you from?

@coreymerrill3257 3 жыл бұрын

This is very cool stuff. It answers certain questions i have been wondering about recently. I just discovered who Justin is and found his videos. I was looking for faceting machine information. If i can save enough money i want to take this course. Gems and precious metals and numismatics are saving my life and i see a good future in them.

@stuartpool 4 жыл бұрын

Really insightful. Thanks for taking the time to create this video.

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

No worries, it was a great experience 😁

@cherieblossomarttravels Жыл бұрын

Love the passion & willingness to share such valuable knowledge 💎💠😁💠💎

@Lawsongems Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@philippinediamondworks4587 3 жыл бұрын

Always watching sir very imformative i learn so much thank you for sharing 😍😍😍😊😊😊😊

@OneOfAMine Жыл бұрын

No school required! Experience=Time served!

@Lawsongems Жыл бұрын

Haha that is a valid point and that is actually how the one teacher at the school, Sarath, learned. However going to a school is a good way to get access to the knowledge and to fast track your learning 😜.

@mombasarose3890 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Charles, very interesting and clear about the course. Enjoyed watching until the end.

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a great experience 😁

@lacovi2 4 жыл бұрын

That's really a dream! I really hope to be able to complete it soon.

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

I am actually finished now. The next dream is to get my faceting machine 😁. But that is a bit delayed with its shipping given the whole COVID 19 crisis 😅😷

@lacovi2 4 жыл бұрын

@@Lawsongems I 3d printed my mast last week and now I'm using my time at home to see if I can use some old appliance's motor. It probably won't be the best quality but I am getting a lot of knowledge on how the machine works 🤷🏻‍♀️

@nickfrost9771 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lawsongems Hello, I see this is a year old video. However I was hoping that I would be able to get in contact with you. Being in the industry, I'm sure you have a lot of connections and know where to buy specific items. I have been wanting to buy my daughter a lot of faceted gems to fill her treasure chest with. There are so many people selling like items online and these days. You can never trust what you see. Could be glass, plastic, or simply just not get anything. If you would please respond at your earliest convienence, I would love to speak with you. Thank you...

@SnowTiger45 4 жыл бұрын

Not that I have gained enough experience yet, but I think I'd be good at Facilitating a Course like this. I come from a long line of Teachers in my family and I have a "Facilitator's Course Certificate" from Ontario Ministry of Housing (Building's Branch) which is internationally recognized. Because I enjoy faceting (having started only in Dec 2019) but also have 50 years rock hounding experience, I think I'd really enjoy Teaching or Facilitating a Faceting Course and might even be competent enough already to do it. Or at least in the fairly near future. This was an interesting look into Justin's courses. Thank You for uploading.

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

No worries, glad you enjoyed it! As Justin said, there is a need for more professional cutters out in the world so if you have the ability to teach then why not 😁

@NANDATTO1764 Жыл бұрын

So did you go towards teaching or creating a course? Been 2 yrs since your post, curious.

@SnowTiger45 7 ай бұрын

@@NANDATTO1764 If you are asking me, first of all, thanks for the questions. The short answer is a bit of yes and no. I recently opened a business to sell my gemstones and have been largely focused on that but I have also taught a few individuals as well as a Faceting Guild (of which I'm a member) how to Wax Dop stones and how to use Gem Cut Studio software. I also introduced a young kid to faceting last summer and hope to see him and others this summer (at a gem show). I have also started developing a course which I hope to hold at a local community college but that fell behind during the past year due to health issues which I am no longer dealing with. Hopefully, I'll have a few extra faceting machines and will be able to hold a few classes locally as well as in my local College over the winter of 2024/25. Ultimately, the success of that course will rely on enough interest to warrant the cost of the equipment.

@NANDATTO1764 7 ай бұрын

@@SnowTiger45 that is brilliant and i love it. Am interested, can start saving up see if i can attend one day. This awesome!

@AbuGalib 6 ай бұрын

Very Insightful, thank you.

@babesnurhasan2153 Жыл бұрын

Sort of interesting ,though not common in the Philippines. Got interested in this course someday to encourage my son to avail your course . Think it over to go to Thailand . Great thanks

@Lawsongems Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the school did not make it through covid I am afraid. I am not sure what the lapidary culture is like in the Philippines, but lapidary clubs are often the best way to start learning gem cutting (if you can find a club 😅)

@easemailboxes 3 жыл бұрын

I like this course. It could be a LOT more popular if they allowed it to be used for the 'Thai Immigrant Visa' all it needs is to keep the student busy for 15 hours per week. This could be done by having an online component that gives students 15 hours per week to complete the unit. (this has worked for TEFL courses I have designed). This is a really interesting course and a LOT of expats would love to do it. I love gems and have a long history with them. I may like to do the course but, their website did not discuss the hour duration of the course, though it did give some indication of the days.

@ceylontopgems 4 жыл бұрын

The final outcome is depend on the cutter. Good luck

@surpriserx2906 3 жыл бұрын

Are you still offering the course ? I would like to take part in it within the next few months as I will be visiting.Thanks

@sandie157 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Good questions and review

@tallowjewels Жыл бұрын

Love it.

@rockymountainfacet5958 4 жыл бұрын

Love your video's. Keep up the good work!

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support 😁

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Got an epic start to finish cutting project/film up next. We are talking about an over 1000ct finished stone! 😉

@rockymountainfacet5958 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lawsongems I hope all is well with you bro. Missing your awesome videos.

@farooqminerals 4 жыл бұрын

Great cutter do great work.

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@InstituteofGemTrading 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, thank you so much!

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

and thank you so much for having me 😁

@lorimangold2890 4 жыл бұрын

I like your video, I bought gem tools, grinder, Sanders etc, kiln for lost wax at a gem show, I need to find a class, I bought tons of rough stones

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Well if you have the time and the money I would definitely recommend the IGT course 🙂

@johnelliott7020 3 жыл бұрын

William Holland in Young Harris, Ga has classes in casting, stone setting, design

@Stone_Impact 3 жыл бұрын

Its honor for me, to be with you.

@iniajalaye5501 3 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed that 👍

@graves4471 3 жыл бұрын

I hope u have the new videos. Im very like it

@Lawsongems 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@PaddyMcMe 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody else distracted by how slowly he walks? Like, great info, very professional, sweet jesus walk normal though please.

@badboybull7039 Жыл бұрын

Useful❤❤

@Lawsongems Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so 🙂

@TrieuGold 4 жыл бұрын

*I'm from VietNamese. Các bạn nói về kĩ thuật cắt đá faceting and gems cutting rất hay*

@superfluity-of-naughtiness777 2 жыл бұрын

nothing related directly to this video,,,,but, could you do a video on the basics (generalities) of how to utilize gemstones as a method to preserve one's wealth? i just subscribed to your channel and i like your sense of understanding/logic and how you present your material...

@laminekhechine5197 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@donnamcc1111 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I bought Gem Faceting Machine Rock Polisher 1800rpm Gem Cutting Machine Jewelry Polisher as I live in the Pilbara Western Australia and have many crystals, rocks. But this machine doesn't have an operators manual so I have no idea where to start. Are you able to give me any ideas on where to start. I am a very enthusiastic rock collector and want to cut, shape and polish my beautiful finds/

@BrisbaneCharles 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, if you shoot an email through to the IGT (the school from this video) they might be able to help you out.

@donnamcc1111 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrisbaneCharles thank you so much for replying. I will send through an email 😀

@LapidandoPedraseGemas 3 жыл бұрын

Super like

@PaddyMcMe 3 жыл бұрын

5:58Hmm, the Portuguese cut looks more refined and complicated than the 'mixed' cut and it lost a significant amount of weight, just curious anyone know why they would do that? Does the Mix cut pickup the light better perhaps? Losing nearly 3/10ths of a stone is a pretty big loss so it must've been a strong reason. Anybody know?

@g4l430 2 жыл бұрын

I had the same question while watching. Your question caused me to go back and look again. Right off the bat, the color, clarity and symmetry are much better. By "symmetry" I'm not talking about the cuts, I'm thinking distribution of color. I really would have liked them to mention how the changes effected the price.

@BIJIHALAM 3 жыл бұрын

Like it...

@arturonava1181 3 жыл бұрын

See out of work, so I always like to work with stones tools, but never have the money to do it. Thank you. See because I the Covid 19, not job anymore. So hope you can give me some tips, Gracias

@kalimantangemstone 2 жыл бұрын

Video yang bagus pak

@iramrahman2967 4 жыл бұрын

So cool!

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was a great course and pleasure making the film 😁

@AffirmTV-bu9jy 3 ай бұрын

Hi Good morning, I was wondering where and how to take this course? Is this course still available ?

@havvahumai5651 4 жыл бұрын

Great content, enjoyed watching the full video.Do u have any idea how long will it take this gem market to recover from this covid19 crisis?new subscriber here...

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub. Haha that is a pretty big question 😅. I think that the crisis is affecting different parts of the industry in different ways but here's hoping it settles down in the next 12 months 😅

@holyone2668 4 жыл бұрын

He bloody loves walking towards the camera doesn’t he.

@gemstonesinmadagascar4382 4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@zerfun2574 3 жыл бұрын

you are good videomaker you know want to learn gemlovers

@adriaannikken7519 3 жыл бұрын

cool ad. thumbs up.

@sarathranasinghe3475 4 жыл бұрын

triple gems bless you

@ahmadhernanda1726 4 жыл бұрын

Hi brothers

@lemuelmarkmorata650 2 жыл бұрын

ihave white e ❤

@bhartek 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Can you please suggest polishing and grinding machine for home use. Thnx

@brandonhalm4198 4 жыл бұрын

Could this work on not really cutting but polishing off ruby and emeralds from their rough form

@saleemmohammed2236 4 жыл бұрын

Great

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@nddtvproduction5714 3 жыл бұрын

superb

@mannyjr.2724 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Would you suggest any institute where I could learn cutting and polishing of precious stones?

@johnelliott7020 3 жыл бұрын

William Holland in north Georgia

@mannyjr.2724 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnelliott7020 Thanks a lot Sir.

@johnelliott7020 3 жыл бұрын

@@mannyjr.2724 their classes start in April and go to November. They have many levels of classes - the classes are small and you have a choice of the best machines to use. Fastron, Ultratec and RayTech Shaw. I learned on the Ultatec - but really like the RayTech Shaw. You also can learn Gemcad - the teachers are all very experienced and do faceting for a living. The schools in Thailand only teach the five commercial cuts (how boring). On facet diagrams.org there are close to 5,000 designs. The gemology project has more designs also.

@Gabmasamr 3 жыл бұрын

wow super ☺️

@dsgemstone5616 3 жыл бұрын

awesome

@tilakarogya2553 3 жыл бұрын

Ruby and blue sphere has same chemical formula al2o3 Only diff in color

@arturonava1181 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Can you tell me if there is a book or somekind of diagrams in gems stone, and the names of the tools. Greetings from Mexico City. Hola pueden poner si hay algun libro donde muestra nombres y herramientas. Gracias saludos desde Mexico City

@paulchristou9065 3 жыл бұрын

Is this course still available and how much ??

@kennethlawson240 4 жыл бұрын

I want to learn

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

If you want to learn faceting and have the time and money to do this course it is a fantastic option 😁

@saleemmohammed2236 4 жыл бұрын

Detail of gemological microscope to buy

@abdullahihussein3034 3 жыл бұрын

Hi lawson I never cutting any gemestone put I need to go that school what is cost to learn cutting and identifying gemestone

@alexnikoo244 3 жыл бұрын

Cutting them is not issue , buying rough is the issue , mostly sapphire . Share the rough , is what dealers don’t want

4 жыл бұрын

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@alexnikoo244 4 жыл бұрын

The first stone as a simple stone to cut is a bit difficult to say that .

@Lawsongems 4 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough this is actually what most people use as their first ever shape. The fact that is is exactly the same all the way around makes things much easier, you are just repeating a small number of identical facets multiple times. The oval on the other hand was a real challenge as it was free-size meaning we weren't doing a standard calibrated size, just the best we could get from the rough so this meant that we had to use a lot more of our own interpretation of the faceting diagram. That is another great thing about the round brilliant, you never really have to worry about the stone being free-size as the outline is just a circle (where as a oval that is say 10x8mm will need different settings on the machine than a 10x7mm or a 10x9mm). Hope this makes sense 😅