Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, I set up my faceting studio in a cabin near Arches National Park and I cut a sunstone that I got from a miner in Oregon. Enjoy the faceting adventure.

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00:00 Intro
00:54 Preforming
01:39 Dopping
03:22 Cutting the Outline
04:32 Cutting the Crown Breaks
05:00 Cutting the Crown Mains
05:25 Cutting the Stars
06:08 Cutting the Table
06:43 Switching to the Polishing Lap
07:17 Adding More Diamond Slurry
08:20 Polishing the Breaks
09:26 Polishing the Mains
10:16 Polishing the Stars
10:54 Polishing the Table
11:15 Fixing Mistakes
11:43 Taking the Stone off the Dop
12:22 Flipping the Stone
13:09 Cutting the Pavilion Breaks
14:02 Cutting the Pavilion Mains
14:50 Cutting the Pavilion Stars
15:30 Switching to the Polishing Lap
16:08 Polishing the Pavilion Breaks
16:44 Polishing the Pavilion Mains
17:27 Polishing the Pavilion Stars
18:26 Removing the Stone
18:56 Cleaning the Stone
19:23 Reveal - Please Support Me on Patreon