I Cut A Sapphire I Found In North Carolina!

I mined this sapphire myself at Propst Farm North Carolina… and today I’m cutting it!!!

Whether you want to learn a bit more about faceting or just take a closer look inside a crazy cool sapphire, I hope you enjoy this little look into my process.

0:00 Intro
1:08 Preforming
2:15 Dopping the gem
3:37 Faceting begins
5:34 Uh oh!!!
8:20 Prepolish & polish
9:40 Adding the table
10:13 Dop swap
10:36 Flattening the back
11:32 The big reveal!