Carved groove around faceted Aquamarine drops
A jewelry designer sent me these faceted Aquamarine drops. He needed grooved carved around the outer edge, or girdle, of the drops.
Althought the grooves look pretty simple, this is actually a fairly difficult job because the tool can easily slip and damage the faceted gemstone. It takes very slow and careful hand control to make the grooves without much chipping on the edges. When I do get minor chipping, I able to polish those out.
