Unlock the Secrets of Recutting

Recutting is unlike anything you've done before in a Faceting Apprentice class. Instead of starting with a rough stone, this time we start with an already cut stone and one the course of four hours, you will learn how to transform it from something lackluster into something incredible.

Recutting is an advanced skill that will allow you to work with local jewelers or private customers in order to improve stones that are old and abraded or that were just badly cut in the first place. It's a power tool to have in your gemstone cutting toolbox and one that can potentially change your life as a cutter and stone buyer.

Add Another Income Stream to Your Cutting Practice

Being able to recut and repair stones means that you will be able to improve any stone that comes your way. In today's gemstone market, the price of rough has increased exponentially while the cut stone market has remained steady.

The possibility of finding an incredible stone with a bad cut and then transforming it with a small amount of weight loss means that you can potentially make a lot of money flipping stones. This same skillset allows you to be a valuable ally in your local jewelry community. Jewelers constantly need stones repaired and repolished which makes it easy to maintain a steady income from your local economy.

What You Will Learn

  • 1

    Performing a Full Recut - 2.75 Hours

    • Introduction

    • Building the Design

    • Dopping

    • Reshaping the Stone

    • Cutting the Mains

    • Balancing the Mains

    • Cutting the Breaks

    • Cutting the Stars

    • Polishing the Mains

    • Polishing the Breaks

    • Polishing the Stars

    • Starting the Pavilion

    • Transferring the Stone

    • Finding the Angles

    • Finalizing the Three Tiers

    • Cutting the Pavilion

    • Polishing the Pavilion

    • Undopping

    • Conclusion
  • 2

    Repolishing a Crown - 1.25 Hours

    • Introduction

    • Dopping

    • Cutting the Table

    • Finding the Mains

    • Balancing the Mains

    • Finding the Breaks

    • Finding the Stars

    • Adjusting Stars and Breaks

    • Polishing the crown

    • Conclusion

Recutting and Repolishing is part of the
Theory and Practice course group

The second set of courses will give you a foundation in the essential gemological knowledge that every gemcutter needs to know. In addition, you will learn the nuances of facet design through a training in the GemCutStudio faceting software. To complement this knowledge, you will also learn how to build designs on the fly as well as recut stones to improve their look and beauty. This set will give you an eye for perfection and subtlety in your design and cutting.

  • Recutting and Repolishing

    Learn the process of recutting a stone from re-dopping to finding new angles to repolishing a crown to go back in a setting.

  • Software Design Fundamentals

    In this course, you get an in-depth training in the GemCutStudio design software as well as design principles.

  • Radiating Rose Cuts

    Learn how rose cuts work in the most traditional manner as well as how to cut a free form rose cut for any outline shape.

  • Gemology for Gemcutters

    A basic understanding of Gemology is a must for any cutter, so add a health dose to your lapidary knowledge.

What You Will Need

The Faceting Apprentice courses require that you have a basic home faceting studio in order to follow along with the courses

  • A Faceting Machine; Handpiece or Mast-type

  • All the necessary tools for wax dopping, glue transfers, cutting and polishing laps, and more.

  • See our Studio Setup Guide video for a complete walkthrough on what you need.