Faceting gemstones- a smokey quartz squilliant.

This video demonstrates how a faceted gemstone is cut and polished. The design is a square shape called the squilliant - a square brilliant .
I am a american gem cutter using a facetron faceting machine. Here is info on the machine i use:
facetron.com/
Some faceting designs i use can be found here:
www.Facetingdiagrams.org.

[@jameswelch1054]

Beautiful cut, smokey quartz is one of the most underrated gems in my opinion.

[@arnaldovinagre4350]

I agree with you 100%... Still a beautiful gem stone.

[@johncrumpley8702]

Great video again, Brent. Oh great! Now I've gotta go cut a Squilliant. LOL I love cutting Smokey Quartz and your pavilion angles are perfect for the rough... no windowing. Thanks for another great video.

[@tennpikr74]

thanks so much john.

[@mustafaelgendy6083]

@@tennpikr74 I have a unique stone of the first quality in the world I want to see you send the picture

[@mustafaelgendy6083]

How to send you the picture

[@mustafaelgendy6083]

How to send you the picture

[@tennpikr74]

@@mustafaelgendy6083 go to my channel homepage look for the "about " icon, click it and look for contact info.

[@PeterSsailing]

wow! beautiful and a surprising play with light

[@alphatango1358]

oh great video...tutorial..thanks..super...I'll try to copy your great work..greetings from New York....cheers...

[@kated2847]

Wow, that is brilliant.

[@hibiscusfreak]

Thank you for this informative video. That smokey quartz is so beautiful!

[@tennpikr74]

Thank you very much.

[@thomaskingdon1177]

Well done you explained everything nicely. Beautiful

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks thomas, its good to hear im getting a better handle on making these. Thanks for watching.

[@ranjeetsubrun1454]

Beautiful😍😍😍😍😍

[@instagem2693]

Very informative :)

[@yuliangendov5637]

Beautiful !

[@valdirkuster2917]

Que obra magnífica. É só perfeição, perfeição e perfeição em cada detalhe. Parabéns por ter um bom gosto refinado.

[@tennpikr74]

Obrigado, meu amigo, eu trabalhei duro em um presente e passou o tempo extra recebendo o polonês o melhor que pude.

[@daizeandconfusedproductrev1337]

👀 We LoVE our Smokey Quartz! We were so excited after our trip from Sedona we made a video to share what makes us happy ! 💙 You got some real skills brotha ! Keep the videos coming 💯

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks very much.

[@satsadhu]

Wunderbarer Stein - danke für dieses schöne Video

[@tennpikr74]

Danke fürs Kommentieren und Anschauen

[@satsadhu]

@@tennpikr74 I started faceting three weeks ago. The last half year I watched a lot of videos from you and Cliff ( Vintage Time ). That helped a lot. Thanks for your work.

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks, I m happy you started . to me its very rewarding and a real stress reliever.

[@amohanma8188]

Thank you so much for posting such a great video!!

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks for watching.

[@user-wb7tv7ls9z]

Thanks for sharing it’s a very nice work of art

[@medkaro1174]

Раухтопаз.... Так у нас называют этот камень, кристалл. Красивый, очень сдержанный цвет, в тоже время- солидный и прекрасно сочетается с другими кристаллами в ювелирке. Брэд,отличная работа! Если я не ошибаюсь, то это огранка - таблица, видела такую, ограняют изумруды.... Хорошего Вам дня!!!

[@tennpikr74]

thanks very much

[@scott27288]

Its a beautiful stone. Nice job.

[@tennpikr74]

thanks scott

[@salimsopari]

pretty gem, nice cut

[@jorgesucnourquizo8664]

Gracias gracias me enseñastes mucho. Gracias. ..Jesús te bendiga

[@johnoakes6772]

Well done. Thank you

[@markturner9293]

A very nice cut! Im just learning, on my fifth gem and loving it. The way you attach the gem in the first place removes the guess work. Im going to try it next time. Wondering if you could give more information on setting up for the table. This is my bugbear... Thanks again for taking the time.

[@tennpikr74]

Ill keep that in mind when i do a new video soon.

[@coreymerrill3257]

Id really like to see a cube made from the faceted top(crown?) of that stone...In tanzanite cut on the brown axis, so from some angles you get blue with violette refraction and others violette with blue refraction. That could be pretty f-ing spectacular for a pendant or earings made of white gold or platinum for a matt finish or polished silver for a mirror finish...or by itself just to look at...

[@Ciceroinvencoeseartes]

Lindíssima Parabéns

[@LapidandoPedraseGemas]

Show👏👏👏👏

[@christineingram55]

Oh my Gosh this is gorgeous..it has come out nicer than I thought ,but it looked like a shiny stone at the beginning so please excuse my ignorance..I just find it fascinating to watch..You really explain clearly what your doing and it helps people understand the mechanics of the faceting..Thank you great video ..By the way why call it a squilliant..Not an attractive name for a beautiful Quartz 😀

[@tennpikr74]

Thanks very much, i would like to explain more of the mechanics of faceting but the videos would end up being so much longer. i think they call this design a squilliant because its a square type of cut combined with a brilliant type so they name it squilliant.

[@sarunadi4344]

Good job sir

[@tennpikr74]

Thank you

[@peanut924]

Just wow.

[@jameeljalal5484]

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[@dakotasrocks]

I’ve been thinking about polishing a squilliant. I found it on thegemologyproject.com. Awesome!

[@tennpikr74]

great, give it a try, they arent too difficult.

[@LapidandoPedraseGemas]

👏👏👏👏

[@jorgesucnourquizo8664]

Hermoso trabajo

[@tennpikr74]

gracias.

[@lapidariobraga944]

Parabéns lindo trabalho !

[@tennpikr74]

Obrigado.

[@user-nr4vj9ls5c]

U r cuuting is very good

[@tennpikr74]

thanks

[@Momkbt]

Not cut any but have collected for over 17 yrs so I have plenty to practice with. I understand how to dop. I know how to set index wheel. What I don't know is how to determine height of mast. Also I have a digital angle readout. you can 0 it at any position. So how do I initially set angle so it's reading properly.? I hope I'm asking that correctly.

[@tennpikr74]

What machine do you have ?

Lindo cristal

[@tennpikr74]

Obrigado.

[@kseibert60]

Hello Brent, first, nice video and information. With this Corona Virus going on I cleaned my Faceting machine which I built in the 70’s. and started improving my skills, thanks to your video. I have a question, where do you get these larger stones from? Also, on your cerium polishing lap do you use a pre-charged lap or do you mix the oxide with water and use a acrylic lap? Thank you and Happy Faceting

[@tennpikr74]

hello, i usually find the large stones at local gem shows here in florida. I only made it to one this year before the lockdown. the cerium ox. polishing lap i use mostly is from the lightning lap company. I also use the thin plastic film polishing laps sometimes , they are called spectra laps, dyna laps and ultra laps . shop.lightninglap.com/

[@kseibert60]

Gems by mbk Thank you Brent for the information. Unfortunately I live here in Indiana and we don’t have these Rock Shows. I just have to rely on different Websites but you just don’t know what you get and then return it is a hassle. I have an Irish Setter with a real good nose, maybe he can sniff me up some good rocks. Is this way they call it a Rockhound? Have a great day and stay healthy. My Name is Klaus

[@yayamal1]

You are doing very well, and giid demonstration method. What is the price of faceting machine and dops?

[@tennpikr74]

Hello, a new machine will cost around $2500 USD to $5000. The dops cost around $150 -250 for a full set.

[@phillokken6896]

Great video! I always love watching them... I do have a question though... How fast are you using the Lightning Laps (resin)? I have the same ones and have been following the manufacturer's cheat sheet on speeds but to me it seems slow...

[@tennpikr74]

im using them at below half of full speed so that is around 600 rpm maybe

[@ateeqrahman7205]

I have 2black colour stones iits looks like crystal I don't know names of that stones

[@tennpikr74]

contact me here; [e-mail], send some pictures of the stones, maybe i can help.

[@FirminosMinerals]

Muito bom!

[@tennpikr74]

Obrigado.

[@wellintonbomfim6189]

ficou perfeita

[@kseibert60]

Hello Brent, I have a question for you. I am Faceting an Amethyst used a 325 grit to cut, then went to a 1200 and a 3000 to pre-polish. Now I am using a Darkside lap with Zirconium. Oxide. I noticed at the edges of my facets, tangent to the next facet my corner edge is not as sharp as it should be, it looks like very small pitted edges. I am polishing towards the girdle. Did I apply to much pressure to the lap? Or

[@kseibert60]

The other question I had was: did you have Facetron machine before you got the Ultra Tec? What is your professional opinion between either one ? Thanks

[@tennpikr74]

The step between the 325 and the 1200 is quite a big one, i think going to a 600 grit would have been better after the 325 lap. Its possible too much pressure causes this at times. Im having good results roughing with a 26o, cutting with a 600, then going straight to a copper lap with 8000 grit. Do you have the room to re polish with the 3000 and see if you can clean up the pitting?

[@tennpikr74]

The facetrons motor has more power than the ultra tecs but maybe my utra tec had more hours on it. Both machines ive owned were at least 25 years old. The facetron dop keying system is more accurate than the utra tec. The transfer jig with the facetron is better and bigger than the ultra tecs was . The facetrons index gear is mounted at the back of the quill and stays cleaner from spray . Nice heavy metal index gears. on the facetron. The facetrons angle adjustment is easy to use. The things i didnt like about the facetron is the keying/ dop locking quill arraingement lets you only use facetron dops . I dont like the quick adjust mast/ head although its easy to use . The head will not tilt and stay up with stone pointing up for examining . Nice heavy metal index gears. The ultra tecs mast / head raising and lowering sysetm is slower but still only takes about 15 or 20 seconds to move from lower to higher angles, the mast has graduations to help for precision cutting although i dont need to use them. The head locks in the upright position and wont flop down like the facetron. The index gears are more thin, plastic. Any 1/4 . dop can be used in the ultra tec as long as it doesnt have a keying peg .The ultra tec company is interested in improvements and innovation in their product. The jarvi co. doesnt seem to be. Both machines are very accurate and will serve you well.

[@kseibert60]

Gems by mbk Thank you Brent for the tips. I went to a 3000 and cleaned up the pitting. Then used a Darkside lap with Zirconium Oxide and did the polish. I saved the pavilion. Thanks

[@kseibert60]

Gems by mbk thank you Brent for the extensive evaluation. I did not expect to get this much information on both Faceting machines. I guess it also comes down on the cost of each machine. I really appreciated your knowledge and input. Have a nice Day and Happy Faceting. Klaus

[@salimbelkaied6212]

La Paix d'Hammamet Tunisie

[@13579hee]

How much would something like this cost?m

[@tennpikr74]

One that large is around $125. I have a couple smaller smoky qtz emerald cut gemstones in my etsy store : www.etsy.com/shop/Gemsbymbk?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

[@humanity442]

which oil 😢😢😢

[@renaissancenovice7202]

What's the Mohs hardness/grit equivalent of Cerium Oxide?

[@tennpikr74]

Hi, cerium is actually a metal mineral and is very soft, i believe it is around 2 or 3 mohs hardness.

[@renaissancenovice7202]

@@tennpikr74 how does it polish then?

[@tennpikr74]

@@renaissancenovice7202 Oxide polishes work by smoothing do to friction and heat and the surface melts slightly from what i understand. Whereas diamond compounds polish by just making finer and finer scratches until the scratches are so small they reflect the light. If you wish to learn more do a search for beilby layer.

[@T12369874]

How much is it ?

[@tennpikr74]

This one i would sell for around $100 usd

[@vivianmeow]

Do you have a shop?

[@tennpikr74]

if you mean a retail store , i do sell on etsy. www.etsy.com/shop/Gemsbymbk?ref=seller-platform-mcnav