Gems

The Morning
"One dreadful glance over my shoulder I essayed-not long enough to see (or did I see?) the rim of the sunrise that...

The Morning

Birthstone I cut for baby Roland.  He was born in December and Zircon is one of the December birthstones. ...

Roland's Birth Zircon 2019

Blue topaz
Beautiful, clear, blue Topaz.

Baby Clayton

Tanzanite
Tanzanite I cut summer 2017

Tanzanite 2017

Oregon Sunstone
Oregon Sunstone round I cut. Great color!

Oregon Sunstone

aquamarine checkerboard
Gem for my friend in Holland. Cut in my favorite checkerboard round design.

Aquamarine June 2015

Amethyst
Just finished this 23ct amethyst for my daughters birthday present. I've decided to make it a tradition to cut each...

Amethyst Rowen 2015

bytownite
Cut this 3.85ct Bytownite as a faceting donation for charaty.

Bytownite

sapphire
Beautiful blue sapphire

Sapphire - Nov 29 2014

Moonstone
A gift for a dear friend and teacher.

Petia's Moonstone

Aquamarine
Included Aquamarine would make a great wirewrap.

Aquamarine Practice Cut April 3 2014

Oregon Sunstone
My 2013 christmas gift from my mom 1 of 2

Oregon Sunstone For Mom

Aquamarine
Aquamarine 1.6ct. This stone is really bight and flawless.

Aquamarine March 27 2014

Tanzanite
Aquired this this rough in Tucson 2014.

Tanzanite March 2014

Peridot
Cut for my sil.

Peridot March 21 2014

This rough was a gift from Jessica, so it was cut as a gift to her.

Citrine 3 Piece Suite

sapphire
Cut for my friend Mark.  

Sapphire

pink garnet
I faceted this beautiful pink Rhodolite Garnet from Kenya and donated it to charity.  

Kenyan Pink Rhodolite Garnet

aquamarine ring
I cut this aquamarine gem for my wife's engagement ring.  Custom designed around this stone.  Ring made by...

Aquamarine & Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring

Oregon Sunstone
7.3ct Oregon Sunstone I cut and donated to charity.

Oregon Sunstone Oval

USFG SSC 2013 Novice 3rd place stone
This is my entry in the 2013 United States Faceters Guild Single Stone Competition Novice Category.  It got a...

2013 United States Faceters Guild Single Stone Competition Novice Division

One of the early gems I cut.  This is Elliott's Pyrope Garnet.

Pyrope Garnet