The Craft of Lapidary: Shaping Sapphires into Masterpieces
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The Craft of Lapidary: Shaping Sapphires into Masterpieces
There’s an art to working with gemstones. And to transforming them from rough stones into decorative items such as shaped or faceted gems that can be used in jewellery craftsmanship.
It’s called lapidary.
Lapidarists, or gem cutters, use a variety of techniques to craft exquisitely cut gemstones that often become the centrepiece of jewellery design.
The art of sapphire shaping is itself shaped by the gemstone’s unique propertie...
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