Tag Archives: earth-tone

Cutting Mr. Ugly, a challenge in concentration.

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Bruce Fry

I was out of worthwhile tourmaline to cut this last summer and a friend of mine stepped in and sent me some rough.  On top of what was on the storage bags (weight, dimension etc.) my friend wrote his opinions … Continue reading →

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A tourmaline for those who like chocolate diamonds, oval#288

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Bruce Fry

Now I haven’t looked at a large number of “chocolate” diamonds, but this dark flash driven golden brown beauty seems to fill the bill for me.  The oval appears to be eye clean and with its table, cut perpendicular to … Continue reading →

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Peach shield cut with a brownish cast.#964

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  I don’t really know how a peach can be austere, but this shield cut is.  It has a nice medium light pastel color in decent sunlight that doesn’t blow it away with glare, but it soon desaturates into brown … Continue reading →

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Large oval of the earth (color)#937

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  This very nice, eye clean, larger oval with great crystal is in search of a name.  Older tourmaline lovers, that have been around a crystal/gem or two would call it dravite.   This is because dravite is a trade name … Continue reading →

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