Tag Archives: tourmaline
New Tourmaline Site by Bruce Fry
I’ve been helping Bruce Fry make his own website featuring his outstanding collection of tourmaline. So for the past month he’s been very busy creating posts about each stone – his impressions, cutting experience and commentary around its provenance and … Continue reading
Fasscher Design for Tourmaline
A couple months back I found an interesting photo in this thread on the Gemology Online forum. The stone was a colourless YAG garnet in a design that looked very similar to an Asscher cut but with a simple pavilion. … Continue reading
Tourmaline Suite
I took some pictures of the stones I’ve cut in the last year. This is a group of tourmaline from Afghanistan and Nigeria. Colours are pretty much spot-on with what I was seeing. Photo was taken in cloudy daylight. (no … Continue reading
Latest Stones
I had some time over the weekend to cut a couple of new stones – a horrific Mahenge Spinel that was a nightmare to cut, first having a hidden crack and then shedding chunks while cutting. It survived but with … Continue reading