I cut the Montana Sapphire that my daughter found after getting it heat treated

A few months ago I posted a video about my trip to find sapphires in Montana. Recently, I got back the sapphires that I left to be heat treated at the Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine. I show how I facet the largest sapphire that we had heated which happens to be the one that my daughter found. From found to finished, this stone goes through an amazing transformation!
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[@ponderrosie4975]

I couldn't help but think since his daughter found this sapphire, how marvelous it would be to set it in a ring for her to wear- especially for her wedding, something blue!

[@mollyv8b705]

That is a beautiful idea!!!!

[@birdlover7776]

Yes😊

[@kirkstewart-vf6hg]

Beautiful stone .

[@Mantreaus]

Your daughter will cherish that beautiful work of Natural Art combined with your talent, her luck in finding it, and just plain ole Dad gifts getting her out in nature and showing where the real gems come from.

[@blueStarKitt7924]

Absolutely!! Maybe she will wear it on a necklace or a ring?🙂❤️

[@silvergirl7810]

How sweet that your daughter found it and that you cut it for her- omg! 💙 you could mount it in a ring 💍 for when she’s older - it would be so special 💙

[@katharinatrub1338]

How beautiful this sapphire has turned out! and how happy and proud your little Daughter must be to have a Stone she found her self and Daddy cut it!! I like your cut, it feels to me like a little Flower of 'Forget-me-not'.

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

Your daughter found a gorgeous sapphire which was made more meaningful because you cut it for her. It will become a treasured piece of jewelry that she can hand down to her future children. The story behind how she found it and how you cut it will add not only to the story of how she found it, but to make it more meaningful and special because her father cut it so that it could be set in a ring or other piece of jewelry adds to its history and why it is so special. When I was 7 years old my Aunt Carol ,who is my Dad's older sister and who I'm named after, had a special ring made for me. She had a diamond from her engagement ring set into a special ring that she had made for me. I was completely surprised and a bit overwhelmed by such an amazing and meaningful gift. I treasured it and I never took it off. One night after dinner my two younger sisters and I were going to take a bath before going to bed. Dad told me to put the ring on his dresser before getting in the bathtub. It was the last time I saw my ring. I had forgotten to go get it after getting out of the bathtub and it was a day or two before I remembered to go get it only to discover that it wasn't where I had placed it. I immediately went to ask Dad about it thinking that he might have put it in a safe place, but he was just as surprised and shocked that it wasn't where I had put it and where he had seen it that night. He removed everything from the top of his dresser and then he went through each drawer and it was gone. I cried buckets full of tears because I was crushed that it had been lost/taken from me. I still have the ring box to came in. Many years later Dad told me what he thought had happened with my ring. He thought that one of my older siblings had taken it in order to buy drugs because they were drug addicts. The diamond was a half caret and virtually flawless. He made me promise not to tell my Aunt that it had disappeared because she would have tried to replace it which would have been quite expensive given the size and quality of the diamond. I was crushed by its disappearance as it had been the most special gift that I had ever been given up to that point in my life. I still don't know for sure which of my siblings took it because I have 7 siblings and two of them couldn't have done it because my brother had passed away before I was born and the other one was married and hadn't been in the house for 9 months and most of the other siblings were to little to have taken it and done anything with it. Plus they didn't become drug addicts until they were much older.

[@roseannecarratkinson4271]

That sapphire turned out sooo gorgeous!

[@myronman3]

i always wondered how these were cut. your video popped up in my feed....and i enjoyed watching the video immensely. thank you!

[@dinalou8827]

Wow! The colour from the Final Cut is stunning, and the visible colour zoning through the pavilion is a beautiful feature. I’d love to see this through my loupe.

[@rissviewer]

Your daughter must be so proud of both of you. Beautiful gem.

[@blueStarKitt7924]

Yes.🙂❤️

[@gregburke2596]

Its amazing to me to see how beautiful a rough stone can turn out... i will definitely be watching more of your videos...

[@amandaamendola27]

Wow!!! Amazing cut I love the hexagon shape.

[@CrimFerret]

THat turned out beautiful, far better than I expected from what the rough looked like. great job.

[@kellybiddulph421]

I was looking through the comment section ,and might I say,what an awesome bunch of people your subscribers are. So I subscribed too caus I’m hooked now 😍😍

[@rockandmineralplanet]

Nice! I've always wanted to do this kind of stuff. I used to buy sapphire dirt every once and awhile from Gem Mountain, but the ability to get some good gemstones dropped off dramatically after my first purchase. Thanks for the show of how you cut your sapphire!

[@annhans3535]

Wow. That's some beautiful find.

[@jansilverthorn777]

Family heirloom now. 👍. Beautiful.

[@justdea5757]

STUNNING SAPPHIRE!

[@JMWexperience]

This is so fascinating to watch! Thanks for sharing your talent. I appreciate it very much.

[@SnowTiger45]

Excellent looking gemstone. Very nicely cut. I'd love to get my hands on a couple good sized rough stones to cut myself. :)

[@HelenaSJB]

Fascinating to see how a stone is cut. Thanks for showing us.

[@javierbiaggi3072]

Talent and Nature at it's best! Congratulations!

[@fajile5109]

Tons of fire to that stone it carries light beautifully

[@YourPartnerInCrime]

Wow that is stunning!

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

Well, there is my biggest heated Montana Sapphire for this year!

[@mtnvalley9298]

absolutely gorgeous stone and cut Congratulations!

[@e.s.l.1083]

Your biggest Montana Sapphire on a family vacation, I think I heard you say. (thats incredible, I BET a memory of a LIFETIME for your daughter to FIND it) In the gravel you were letting her, I think I heard you said, explore through. Family, the treasures of a life time. Memories is what we take with us. Memories and life lessons - just incredible finds.

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

Thanks!@@mtnvalley9298

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

We did find a few bigger sapphires at a different mine, but that was the biggest one that was found this year at the Gem Mountain Sapphire mine. It is also the biggest one that we had heat treated. My daughter will always remember finding that sapphire now that I've made a video about it. So, it is one we have to keep for her.@@e.s.l.1083

[@e.s.l.1083]

@@MattsCornerofGemCutting BLISS ! Keep on Keeping ON - i am so touched, & ty for sharing it with ALL OF US. Time is such A TREASURE. HOW momentous, this is a *TIME CAPSULE* then *filled to the brim* ... carry on... BLISS ❤ ))))))))))))

[@christierogers1413]

Great cut!

[@Savetheworldfirebidennow]

What a beautiful gesture and that stone is the MOST beautiful I’ve ever seen

[@hollyremkes4900]

Wow, that turned out gorgeous!

[@shielaaddams5431]

Love your talent! Beautiful cut to a beautiful stone, and a beautiful daughter's good eye!😊

[@jenniferlynn3537]

This was wonderfully educational! Beautiful work cutting the stone - many congratulations to your daughter on her exceptional find!!!

[@VondaInWonderland]

That's a beautiful cut ❤

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

What a spectacular gem, and that cut really does accentuate it wonderfully.

[@charisjones632]

That's such a beautiful cut. ❤ That will be such a special gift 🎁

[@yvonnepagan9912]

Very, very nice, the whole story, from go to woe! Everybody’s happy, especially your lucky daughter. So glad she’s enjoying the great outdoors too.😊

[@cheryl739]

I have 1 Montana Sapphire but not as beautiful as that one. Although I have a bag of Rough Sapphires and Garnets from up there in Montana that I searched for, I have always wanted one like the one you cut, because it is my birthstone. Your daughter will always cherish it, fof sure! Cheers 👍

[@randelance9799]

WOW! you are very talented, it turned out beautiful

[@g1stylempdesign929]

The process was amazing to watch and what a fantastic result. Thank you for sharing the info and making these videos!

[@JW-kh9bm]

Fascinating work and gorgeous sapphire.

[@adrianajones7181]

That was so amazingly cool.

[@daninb8939]

That's absolutely gorgeous!

[@LB-rc7jp]

Stunning!

[@patriciabock4299]

This was the first video of yours that I watched. I am really glad I found you, this was amazing and so interesting to see how you cut a sapphire! I would love to try this! Thank you for sharing this wonderful skill and art!

[@WinterworksDicecraft]

Wow, this is stunning!

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

Thank you!

[@srezzy1326]

Absolutely stunning! What a keepsake for your family. Such talent as well.

[@skyblueo]

Amazing. I had no idea how these beautiful gems were cut.

[@BlueMileWave]

May God bless your daughter for finding this piece. She will become good at finding more gemstones in the future since you are teaching her more about them. Stay blessed and may God bless all of you and the rest of your family in all you all do.

[@azureprophet]

That stone turned out great!

[@dtmsolid1234]

I think I may have just found a new hobby! Thanks Mat!

[@robertr4193]

It did turn out to be a lovely stone. have some beautiful medium dark blue color and looks pretty clean at least on the computer screen. Nicely done sir.

[@bw5187]

the light is crawling around the gem. amazing

[@johnwayne2103]

WOW! Stunning!

[@psweene01]

That was awesome, Thanks for sharing.

[@johnrichards3666]

Fascinating work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and gift with us.

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Your amazingly talented!!! Love the deep color!!

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Amazing results!!!

[@mollyv8b705]

Absolutely beautiful ❤ I have a lot of patience but I don’t think I have this much patience wow. You do amazing work!

[@reefe5657]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for the hard work uploading etc. Thanks.

[@Not-Susan]

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing

[@danielvela814]

This must be the most beautiful cut I’ve ever seen!

[@JanWillemdeGeest]

Nice to see someone go out looking for stones with his daughter and doing the cutting too. I used to go out to one of the few places in the Netherlands with my dad to look for pyrite mostly, there's not much else in the ground here. Maybe some celestite

[@maxsmeraldi]

Great job!!!😊

[@AngelLopez-ef6zt]

Beautiful stone and work congratulations!

[@ddeboy002]

Very nicely done.

[@Aleksandra-lf8ky]

👍💎💯🎯👏👏👏👏

[@veronica0406]

Beautiful!

[@lesserpoo]

That’s gorgeous!

[@shirokuma3216]

Beautiful ice rose 😮

[@kareno8634]

HI! This was Very interesting, and Sapphire turned out Really Nice. Thanks!

[@sassytbc7923]

This is fascinating!

[@BeLikeWaterBeLikeWater]

Really outstandingly beautiful!! Great talent.

[@soundsoftheworld2781]

What u do is amazing!!!

[@audi4444player]

ooh, that's a really beautiful cut

[@darellgroves1506]

nice finish

[@MrAntiKnowledge]

What a beautiful stone.

[@elyrccaledon6600]

Gorgeous!

[@akgoldbear7669]

Thank you for sharing your experience ✌I am learning from your videos 🙂

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

Thanks! I've been very slow at getting videos out, but I hope to get started on some more in depth how to cut videos here in the near future.

[@whitneyranchproductions4637]

Gorgeous!!!

[@Kim-J312]

Zoning out on ytube.... then I saw this video !! 😊❤It's so cool amazing 👏 just subscribed 👍👍

[@OneAzzholesOpinion]

Damn that stone looks way nicer cut. You did a great job that stone is gorgeous! I'd love to see what you were able to do with the rest of em.

[@annes4213]

So cool!! Very beautiful. 💎

[@topcat43truffles15]

Nice work, beautiful stone….👍🏻😎

[@EDINTHEWIND]

That was super interesting. Thx for sharing.

[@robynjohnson5750]

So beautiful! ❤️

[@mikesackos2208]

Enjoyed the video! Thanks!

[@Edgy01]

Am impressed that it only takes super glue to hold that Dopp stick on. The best this side of Brooklyn and the Amsterdam diamond cutters!

[@jeffholmes1362]

Lovely job, very nice video

[@1997CARDSxx]

She’s so f*****g ADORABLE 😭😭

[@safiremorningstar]

You do a beautiful job one wouldn't expect perfection because the stone itself is not you know it's not been cut perfectly to begin with so a little lopsidedness is to be expected but it's beautifully done the way you've done it I'm speaking as somebody who used to be in this business and no longer is my hands don't work anymore so I can admire the work of others, you do very fine work, your daughter is very lucky.

[@glass1258]

That looks amazing. I’ve always wanted to learn how to cut gems

[@KRYCHUdev]

WOOOW!!!! Final result make me speechless.. 😬😬🤯🤯🤯 I wish to live in country where I can find any raw stones and learn to cut them...but at first need find some faceting machine for start this adventure... wish me luck, and best wishes for You and your family.. Keep going, we want see more of your work.. 😉😊

[@perthcowboy2268]

beautiful stone

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Very nice!

[@wendymorrison5803]

I saw a documentary on gem mining in Sri Lanka. The heat treatment was done over a charcoal brazier, the man entrusted to do it was considered the most important member of the mining to sale process.

[@MattsCornerofGemCutting]

Yeah, that's a bit of work! These sapphires were heated by Gem Mountain in a kiln with a controlled environment.

[@stephenholmes5362]

Amazing!!

[@hardwarefixer6822]

thank you matt

[@Dixler683]

This is fascinating to watch.

[@Gefionius]

Amazing!

[@Templar135]

That gem ended up gorgeous!

[@lisascenic]

I hope you save this lovely stone for your daughter.

[@MichaelJBurnsII]

I'm pretty sure I have that same polo. Costco for the win. Great work on the stone by the way!

[@Zireael83]

wow this looks epic

[@robertandrews7182]

very nice !!!