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Post by davidn5 on Nov 9, 2009 19:14:43 GMT -5
Hello every one. My name is David. I am new to rock hounding. I was bitten by the rock bug and have it bad. I went to NC. this summer and came back with some nice rocks. I was wondering if any one knows of a good place for me to send my stones to be faceted? Thank you.
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Post by Doug on Nov 10, 2009 11:15:14 GMT -5
Hello and welcome to the board!! I have to ask where did you find your rocks that you want faceted? IF they came from one of the "bucket mines" that dot the landscape they PROBABLY are not worth cutting, despite the owners telling you that you found THOUSANDS of dollars worth of stones!! If they came from the sapphire mines near Franklin then they could indeed cut very nice stones. There are several members who facet EXCELLENT stones, you just need to look at the jewelry section to see their work and contact them about a contract cutting for you. It is usually NOT a really cheap process, I charge $75.00 for a simple quartz cut since it takes me quite a few hours to cut one. When I finish it looks better than what you see in the average jewelry store though. Could you post a picture of the stones you found-it might help to be able to estimate their value.
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Post by rons on Nov 10, 2009 16:37:06 GMT -5
Welcome to the board, you'll meet all sorts of good people on this forum...check the Field trip reports, come on with us , dig your own rocks...you'll be hooked for sure...once again welcome to the board.........Ron
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