Small Crystal I'm Cutting

[Matt Mattson]

Piece of natural quartz crystal. Sure wish I could find a sapphire that size.

Shot of my wife cutting opals in this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EesDJhRUeCs

Cutting sapphires:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLvhkOpfnH8

[russau]

interesting!!

[Hoser John]

Thanx as always Matt. Brings back many 100's a hours of great memories cuttn',polishing and shaping rocks in the huge family rockshop as a kid with Ma,Pa and all 7 of us kids ---damn long ago but you DEFINATELY struck a good memory and THANZ much again-tons a au 2 u 2 -John

[Matt Mattson]

You're right, John, it does make good memories when you're creating something. Connie has become especially talented in taking a rock that would be discarded and turning it into art and value.

[geno]

Great Stuff... great great stuff!

[Matt Mattson]

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This is what it looks like after the latest round of cuts.

[russau]

that sure will be a prize for that someone that aquires that stone! very interesting and really nice.

[highdesertranger]

hey hoser you worked in a family rock shop? you lived in oc ca i think, was the shop there i remember many family shops in the oc. all gone now. now botox shops, breast augmentation shops. bmw and mercedes dealerships. btw nice video matt always enjoy your videos. highdesertranger

[Hoser John]

As a kid we lived in Torrance and had our own family rock workshop out back with a gym in the other 1/2. Folks ran the Palos Verde gem & Mineral club. My store PESCO was in OC in Westminster and factory in Hunington Beach in the mid 80's. DO NOT miss the crime,traffic and ungodly noise and expenses beyond comprehension-John

[Matt Mattson]

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Flipped over to cut the crown.