Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild
Turning Pretty Rocks into Pretty Awesome Gemstones
From the monthly archives:
You don’t need a gemology degree to facet gemstones but the more knowledge you have the easier it gets. It’s very important to know what material you are working with before you begin faceting as that helps in determining the optimal way to cut and polish the stone.
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Want to Photograph Gemstones? Who doesn’t, eh? Some say it’s difficult, others just do it. Here are several tutorials and articles on taking pictures of gemstones, jewelry and other reflective items.
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Nov 2009 at OMSI the CWFG’s meeting features a presentation on making your own Polariscope. We tracked down a few online tutorials to supplement and will update after the meeting with features from the presentation. Also how to make a polariscope from Sunglasses.
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Close-up photography of gemstone material is a popular topic, so when I came upon John Koivula’s Micro World of Gems and their series, PhotoAtlas Inclusions of Gemstones, I was hooked on sight.
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Beginning Gemstone Faceting introduces the theory and techniques of faceting gemstones. During the course, students will facet one or two gemstones with material and equipment provided by the Columbia-Willamette Faceters’ Guild enabling the student to gain sufficient knowledge and techniques to continue faceting on their own.
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