From Carol Poole, Flotite from Cave in the rock, ILL, Lake Superior Agates, Quartz for faceting for Carol.

Carol's Quartz after it is precut for faceting.

The Quartz on the Dop setup.

The Quartz on the Dop setup.

The Quartz on the Dop setup.

The Quartz on the Dop setup.

The start of the work to preform the stone 3-31-05

The start of the work to preform the stone 3-31-05

preforming the Quartz 3-31-05 th

preforming the Quartz on 320 Diamond 3-31-05 th

preforming the Quartz 3-31-05 the Quartz

Faceted P1 on 600 Diamond 4/06/05

Faceting the girdle on 600 Diamond 4/06/05

Faceted P1 on 4/06/05

Faceted P1 on 4/06/05

Faceting P1 on 600 Diamond 4/06/05

Pre polishing the P1 facets on the 3,000 diamond Red Wing Lap.

P1 after doing the per polish on 3,000 diamond on my Red Wing Lap.

P1 after doing the per polish on 3,000 diamond on my Red Wing Lap.

pre polishing the girdle on 3,000 diamond on my Red Wing Lap.

Polishing the girdle of P2 on my 50,000 diamond side of the Red Wing Lap.

OWCH bottom corner.

This one is no biggie for it will be cut off any way on doing the table.

OWCH

While working to polish the P3 facets 96-24-48-72 I heard a ping or crack and this is what had happened. Owchie now I have to recut it smaller. Sorry Carol Poole.

recuting the girdle to get the crack out.

perpolished on Redwing Lap with 3,000

Polished facet with 50,000 diamond

Batt Lap charged with 50,000 diamond

Polishing P1 with 50,000 diamond

polishing girdle with 50,000 diamond.

P1 after polishing with 50,000 diamond.

Batt Lap Charged with 3,000 diamond.

faceting P3 on 3,000 diamond.

P3 after polishing.

Quatrz pavilion after polishing.

Quatrz pavilion after polishing differnt ange.

setting up the tranfser jig.

Setting the stone in the transfer dop.