Star Ruby we cut from Rough
This is a Star Ruby which I cut from a piece of rough from the Far East.
When cutting a Star Ruby from raw material, we have to study the rough and orient the star using an overhead light in order to center the star.
This is a Star Ruby which I cut from a piece of rough from the Far East.
When cutting a Star Ruby from raw material, we have to study the rough and orient the star using an overhead light in order to center the star.
At left you can see the finished Star Ruby still on the dop stick before we removed it.