The Cutting Journey of a Heliodor

[@tehminagoskar2043]

Beryls are my favourite gem stone species, this was such a treat and privilege to watch you work and creating a stunning faceted heliodore using an historic pattern. 🌞

[@JustinKPrim]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@oscarmedina1303]

Wow. That was amazing to watch you turn the rough into a cut and polished gem. Beautiful result.

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you

[@Liburni]

skill and knowledge gets a wonderful result

[@susanncarter6201]

Nicely narrated, very relaxing. And me without my Faceting machine for the summer

[@JustinKPrim]

@@susanncarter6201 hopefully you’re reunited with your machine soon!

[@JOVI08]

So excited for my engagement ring. Heliodor.

[@CoraleenWaddell]

LOVED this one! Full of valuable info for new cutters like me! Hoping to try cutting without a diagram soon! A 5 hour gem would be very welcomed!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thanks Coraleen. I actually have some 8 hour ones with complete instructions in the works but not really to talk about that too much yet :)

[@georgeser3939]

Gorgeous , love it !! To avoid heating the stone and removing the wax with acetone, I usually put the dopped stone in the deep freezer for 15 minutes and the wax falls off bye itself. A very fine cut and beautiful piece.

[@JustinKPrim]

For me the freezer is 3 floors below 😵‍💫

[@subodhawishwanath2353]

Stunning stone ❤Hand piece cutters rules ❤💪👌👍👊

[@JustinKPrim]

🥰

[@cerebralmaster]

Wow, no idea how you managed that hand piece, I'm still on my 6 days Justin Prim video watching binge in anticipation of my VJ arriving end of next week. If only I could crate you up and ship you over to Australia to teach me!

[@JustinKPrim]

yes please. Australia is #1 on my list of places to go in 2023

[@kevinkane1901]

Thanks Justin

[@GemologyforSchmucks]

An Absolute delight to watch. Thanks for breaking down your thought process for us all to see. There is so much that the Old Hand knows that the Green Horn cannot even see unless it is laid out as you have. Cheers mate~

[@JustinKPrim]

[@claytonmusgrove8438]

Beautiful. Great example of the art by adjusting on the fly.

[@callioscope]

I can’t understand why Heliodor is so little known and appreciated. It is lovely and I have several pieces of daffodil-colored Heliodor. This was a beautiful video, and your voice is soothing. I find that watching faceting is calming, unless it’s opal, in which case it’s almost scary. Watching artists create workarounds is fascinating. We bought a piece of glass art we had seen made specifically because the artist had to fix something gone awry. It’s the best story we have for a piece of art in our collection. Your finished stone is breathtaking.

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. Yes its strange considering how popular emerald is. Same stone, different color! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I think the workarounds and problem solving are also a fascinating part of any makers art. Glad you feel the same :)

[@wylieden337]

Wow this is your best instructional video ever thank you

[@Algoldprospecting]

Wow that’s cool design.

[@JustinKPrim]

thanks

[@Algoldprospecting]

@@JustinKPrim thanks for your videos. I’m just now getting into gem cutting. I look forward to your next video.

[@marksgemfaceting]

Fantastic and a great example of making the best gem out of a stone that doesn’t have the optimal shape thanks for your video

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. I could definitely got a higher yield with an emerald cut but I wanted to do something really special for this piece.

[@gemfaceter]

You did a great job what a beautiful stone.

[@rebeccasherry1769]

Man Justin that is your best video yet. I use a facetron but man I want to use that handpiece. Yeah your best video man what a what a what a legend what a legend you are

[@JustinKPrim]

@@rebeccasherry1769 thank you. I really like this one as well but it was so much extra work. I haven’t tried to do one this intense since.

[@evasanti206]

Beautiful Justin

[@ammaaribrahim2333]

Hi Justin, i love the work you're doing and it's very clear to understand everything... Where can I find the loupe Hague..

[@thierrydouillard9016]

merci pour le partage. Thanks for this video.

[@Algoldprospecting]

Very cool Justin. Hopefully I will get a Faceting machine soon.

[@Space_Trucker]

This video was so cool! I am seriously considering starting to learn faceting soon, and your videos about the Sterlings had almost fully convinced me to try a hand piece machine instead of a mast machine... this video just totally sold me! The flexibility to account for variations makes the whole experience seem more zen and pleasant. I really enjoyed watching you account for that hole at the end, and you were right, you can't even tell. Beautiful, so impressive!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you and good luck on your own faceting adventure.

[@vectorv750]

Great video. Really very informative. Thanks for the video.

[@JustinKPrim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@canadiangemstones7636]

It’s a pleasure to watch you work. Beautifully shot and narrated. The septagon cut is intriguing!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you

[@peterbruna673]

That turned out awesome! I was nice to see how you were able to adjust the design slightly due to that spot and still make sure it worked! Very nice!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. Every gem is Always an exciting adventure

[@MostlyIC]

7-sided, WOW, I love it, must have a custom indexing plate for that 🙂 !!!

[@JustinKPrim]

Yeah I had a custom index gear made to be able to do it.

[@leaversj]

Hey i loved this video keep em coming

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you !

[@rufaelsolomon6184]

justin good job as usualle

[@JustinKPrim]

👍

[@matteoobertoprospector]

Just found your channel on YT. Really amazing waynof editing and explaning the faceting process. One question: I've seen that you published a book regarding faceting; Where can I buy it?

[@JustinKPrim]

Hello. Thanks for the kind words. I keep trying to push my ability to express the faceting process in an interesting and attractive way! As for the book, you can find it here www.magusgems.com/product-page/the-secret-teachings-of-gemcutting

[@matteoobertoprospector]

@@JustinKPrim I saw that the expedition to my country, which is Italy is quite expensive. Do you have a contact with an european shop which can sell this book? Or maybe do you sell the ebook? Is it on amazon for example? THANKS!

[@JustinKPrim]

@@matteoobertoprospector sorry. It’s a small project and the shipping is expensive. If you wait until next year we will have a bunch of copies in France and can ship from there.

[@matteoobertoprospector]

@@JustinKPrim perfect, may I write my contact to you in private? So we can stay in touch when that time arrives. I love collecting and reading faceting books, here in Italy I am a gold and gem prospector, moreover I am building my own lapidary laboratory.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@matteoobertoprospector yes no problem. you can email me at justinkprim at gmail

[@thecorrelationsensationpod8013]

Awesome

[@cristinalago1981]

Well done!

[@Diamond.Absolute]

Beautiful work...and could you maybe tell us what this gem would cost?

[@daykangemcutting8679]

well done👍👍👍👍

[@gemstonelover3098]

Excellent cutting.

[@billbryant9995]

Very nice.

[@alkssmith]

Fantastic

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you

[@brucedymock6635]

Beautiful love beryl thanks

[@raeleenrobinson5749]

Oooohhhhh it’s beautiful

[@MrJackhammer51]

Beautiful! Where did you find a seven symetry index wheel?

[@JustinKPrim]

I had it custom made

[@peteroliveira3040]

Perfect 👍🏻🇨🇦

[@JustinKPrim]

Thanks !

[@Sodabowski]

Pav first! 😜

[@ronthemonn5394]

This video was awesome! Do you always start with the crown. I learned to start with the pavilion to guarantee I have enough depth, as the crown is less critical if you are left with a slightly more shallow crown. I would love to hear your experience with the difference, as you are master and younger facetor compared to me.

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes since switching to the Handpiece machine, I always cut crown first. Proper preforming solves the problem of having enough depth because you make sure there is no window before you start faceting. Crown first also let’s you have a really easy transfer because it’s flat table to flat dop. Maybe most importantly, when hand shaping ovals, cushions, and fancy shapes, where there isn’t a faceted girdle, it’s much easier for your eyes to see and balance your mains with a flat table in the middle than it is on the pavilion side. The culet point sticks up so much that it sort of messes with your eyes and makes it hard to see if the facets are balanced. Actually that was also the case in this stone. When balancing my outline shape in the video I use the shape of the table a lot to confirm perfect symmetry, though in this case a culet point would have been easy too, since the girdle could have been faceted afterwords. You can’t do that with smooth girdle cushions and such though. Also it’s not super intuitive on how to make a step cut pavilion when starting with a culet point. Hope that makes some sense.

[@ronthemonn5394]

@@JustinKPrim makes sense. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these issues.

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[@Shifter5555]

I've realised something in these videos, do you not sweep the lap when cutting at 600 grit at all? That's a bit different to mast cutting.

[@JustinKPrim]

True. No need to sweep during cutting. On this machine if you do you add in slight left to right angle irregularities on the facets. On polishing I sweep a lot.

[@Shifter5555]

@@JustinKPrim that makes sense given the tripod system, keeping the lap and platform co-planar must be interesting.

[@zakzmcase4007]

Where could one find a loop gauge? I cant find one online

[@FISHUNTREECOUNTRY]

Unreal Where are you based out of? Do you charge to facet viewers' stones?

[@JustinKPrim]

We just moved to France. Yes we cut customers stones. Send me an email to discuss it. Justinkprim at gmail dot com

[@gabrielgibb]

my man why do you call it a hex? i see a lot of sevens there? adore your channel.

[@JustinKPrim]

hex /heks/ verb: hex; 3rd person present: hexes; past tense: hexed; past participle: hexed; gerund or present participle: hexing cast a spell on; bewitch. "he hexed her with his fingers" noun noun: hex; plural noun: hexes a magic spell; a curse. "a death hex"

[@brucedymock6635]

Are you using 2different grits on the same lap

[@JustinKPrim]

yes. 8k and 60k. speed secret.

[@renanjacob6791]

How many time to cut It?

[@JustinKPrim]

5 hours

[@RebekahRockhound]

What is a gem that size used for?

[@JustinKPrim]

2.44 ct is a slightly larger than what I would consider average size. You could put it in a ring, a necklace, a pendant or anything else you dream of.

[@johnjewell219]

👏👍😎🐈‍⬛🇦🇺

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

That is why you do pavillion first

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Oh man as if you where a musician