Gemstone Cutting Service

FINE GEMSTONE JEWELRY

2011-04-30T23:51:00.000-07:00

2011-04-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

Iolite facets cut today!

2011-03-04T06:07:00.000-08:00

Today i took 4 stones from rough shapen to fine and rough facet cut. When i finish all the facets i will post another update. It started by turning the rough iolite stones until the shape was round oval or square. Then i attached them to dop sticks using natural tree shellac and glue. Then i formed the rough stone and cut the rough facets. Finally i took one stone to the final polishing step. I basket cut the entire face of the biggest iolite stone. This stone is for a customer who will put it in the steering handle on the rudder of his boat.

After I facet cut all these facets on the stones face and finish the one cabochons polishing, i will turn them around. I will have to shape, rough cut the facets and then finish the base facets.

Iolite Gemstone Completed

2011-03-02T12:21:00.000-08:00

As per request, I made a flat large window facet cut gemstone with a hole in one corner for a string. It is very fine and fragile. This week i hope to cut a few more stones and want to be sure we do it correct.

link to the item:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110656436730

New Cuts I learn today about Onyx

2011-02-22T13:51:00.001-08:00

Here is an bunch of Onyx i learned to cut today. Very fun to learn facet cut. What an opportunity to get to learn from professionals who have been cutting for almost 40 years.
LOVELY RARE ROUGH CHOCOLATE OPAL. AMAZING FIRE AND COLOR PLAY. Or Play of COlOR in this type of ROugh Opal.

I Cut these stones in Chanthaburi Thailand, at a gemstone cutters small home stone cutting factory. I can take orders for stone you need cut any time!

Fine Gemstones on Sale with Happy Customer Feedback!

2011-02-21T11:42:00.001-08:00

MyStoreMaps improve local and international eBay sales.

GEMSTONE SALE!

2010-09-26T01:35:00.000-07:00

DON'T MISS THIS!

40% off ALL STOCK ITEMS. This includes silver rings and Pendants and many rare gemstones.

Goto see my website www.thairockshop.com

The Mozambique Ruby

2010-01-22T00:42:00.000-08:00

The newest gemstone on the rough market is a red ruby from Mozambique. It comes in with a beautiful natural red color and it has amazing perfect crystals. The gemstones can be cut and carved and sold for many hundreds of dollars per stone or carat. Some of the big gemstone factories are buying this natural red corrundum ruby since it doesnt need any color treatment. This think this will be more accepted in the American and Japanese market, where for many years people have stayed away from the rubies due to color treatments. The good thing about this is the Gemstone factories are not adding color treatment to these stone but are still heating them to the melting point to cause the stone to become clear red transparent. This is the quality of high grade red ruby without colorization. The buyers are thus seeking higher prices for these stones. without as much of the color treatment. When tested the certification labs usually stay they have been heated with unknown chemical. SO the certificate will say Natural Ruby with heat treatments. This does not differentiate between what heating process as the gemstone cookers want to keep their recipe secret. The good thing is you can rest assured the new Mozambique Ruby has less of the chemical used on the previous ruby treatments on the market for the past 20 years. If you get the chance buy the rubies coming from Mozambique. I think at the current time they are the best quality on the market. Many other rubies and sapphires from Nigeria and Madagascar have many inclusions and need long heating process with unknown number of chemicals for dying the stone blue, yellow, or red.

New Year brings New Gemstones, Happy 2010!

2010-01-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

It is 3 weeks into the new year and the gemstone market is once again flourishing. It has a bustling market in full swing each Friday Saturday and a little on Sunday. This weekend, some Canadians will be in town to shop for the next gem to put in a ring or pendant. We have been working with many silver smiths in Chanthaburi over the past seven years and we are now getting may of our stones set in rings or pendants to sell as a finished product.
Rare Stones bring buyers from all parts of the world. One such gemstone is Andulasite, an amazing red green and yellow to brown stone. We have a small amount of this and its cut and ready for sale. please contact us through eBay or the website if you would like to purchase them.
Visit my website at www.thairockshop.com or www.siamrocks.com and go straight to my buy it now items. We offer gift pouches for purchases over $20.00

Freedom of speech!

2009-12-01T22:17:00.000-08:00

Living in Thailand is nice. We get fresh foods in the local markets and blazing hot gemstones in te gemstone market. This weekend we ran into some beautiful spinel. Just a few facet cut specimens with a lovely redish pink color. The price was good so i made and offer and the deal went through.

Gemstone wholesale Ideas for the holiday

2009-11-29T23:52:00.000-08:00

We have been filling orders of bulk gemstone being sent to many collectors worldwide. This past month this included a large sale of 1.3 KG of chocolate opal to a US buyer. We have also sent 2kg of Iolite to buyers in Australia. Please contact us if you are interested in gemstone rough. We have many types and grade of the rough stone from many parts of the world. Icluding african Tanzanite, Kyanite, iolite, sapphire. Nigerian Garnets, Tourmaline and Sapphire. This is just a sample of what we have. Please visit our auctions on Ebay and dont miss the sale i have ending, Wednesday. With almost all the auctions ites at9.99 with free shipping. I hope to see you see. and have a lovely time during the holidays. Stay warm! Currently 88 outside and we are HOT! in Thailand. Of course this is the best time of the year, with temps at night reaching mid 70 and the high around 90's, the humidity is all but gone and the wind is blowing softly. This is the best time of year for a trip to Thailand. Dont forget to look us up if your interested in making a sale. we are going to the market each weekend and we can introduce and translate Thai for you with any of the Gemstone Cutting Factories in my town.
Again please visit the folloing links for my items on ebay:
http://stores.ebay.com/gems-usa?refid=gems-usa
http://stores.ebay.com/thairockshop?refid=thairockshop

Remember if you want a special gift or stone carving Contact us, We have the best Thai Stone carver on satff for any of you needs or requests. You can contact us through ebay to see our 100% feedback rating!

Carving are What's Hot Now!

2008-12-03T04:31:00.001-08:00

Yes, The new rave in Chanthaburi is Stone Carvings. They start any where from 200 baht up to thousands of baht. Some people try to sell them by ct weight which depends on the style style and quantity involved. A typical nicely carved stone buddha figurine sells from about 1000 baht for a small size up to many thousands.
The asking price for a large buddha carving of emerald was approximately $5,000 USD. The owner would have taken about 2,000. Only Probelm is Thai bans the export of buddha images. Which they tend to inforce on large objects.
I have been buying a few small lots of 6-10 carvings for about $8 per item. Polished but sometimes they have major inclusions in the stone affecting one or two of the items in the lots.Its Loss leader.
I let some go at 0.99 cents and see what they all fetch. Most i try to set as low as possible to elicit bidding competition.

$0.99 Christmas Clearance Sale Closeout

2008-12-02T09:46:00.000-08:00

Every auction as low as $0.99 and some items have free shipping!!

Sellers: Get your own map of past buyers. Fast. Simple.

Natural Ruby & Sapphire for $1.00 per carat Facet Cut and Cabochon

2008-10-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

Yes this is true. Natural rubies can be bought in bulk for prices as low as one dollar. Even with the weaker us dollar the stones prices in the gem market have taken a bit hit. As this economic adjustment occurs and markets tighten, Gem cutters are allowing gems in large lots to be sold as low as $1.00 U.S. Wow i had to go and buy a bag and yes they are truly lovely. All range of quality and colors are found when bought in large lots. This stones will be listed on Ebay as low priced auctions. Some of the stones are cabochon cut and in various sizes from 3-10 carats each, while some are facet cut 3/4-1 carat size.
These are rubies and sapphires are from new mines located in Madagascar and Sri Lanka.
I have been buying and selling with profit on the open gems market for years now!

Thai Rock Shop Current Stone and Precious gemsstone stock Inventory

2008-09-29T11:33:00.001-07:00

We have a variety of natural gemstones and precious stones.
I also buy sell and collect rough stones. They are not gem grade but more like carving grade and or collector peices.
Rough Stock approx:
Chocolate opal 1/2 kg,
Blue sapphire unheat(opaque)1kg,
Tektite 8kg,
Pink Sapphire small size 1-2carat rough good clarity and natural unheated, 1.2kg,
Yellow/Fire opal with dendrite 5kg,
Citrine crystals 3kg,
Ruby Opaque unheated, 2kg
Aquamarine 1kg

In Facet cut and Cabochon Gemstones we have:
Garnets in a variety of shapes grade and cuts(facets, cabochons)
Tourmaline, blue green and pink and many other shades, both facet and cabochon
Tanzanite, 10 pc Very nice! 1ct-1.3ct size
Chanthaburi Sapphires green/blue from local mines both cabochon and facet.
Heated African rubies cut en cabochon low grade but nice 3-5 ct size, over 600carats
Iolite both cab and facet and rough 1-15 carat size, 500plus carats
Apatite facet and rough 1-2 carat size, 200 carats
Prehnite cabochon and rough 3-40 carat size, 400 carats
Titanite(sphene) rough and facet, amazing luster! 1-5 carat size, 100 carats
Garnet many variteites- 1-5carat size, 300 carats
Smoky Quartz Facet large peices, 500 carats
LapisLazuli 200 carats cabochon
We are Gem Purveyors who moved to Thailand in 2003 and speak Thai.
We lived here in Chanthaburi Gem Market for the past six years and have bought all this time
Does anything interest you?
Let me know.
I have custom stone carving available at 45$ per inch in height statue, you provide the image and prepay via paypal! A variety of stone is available!

Biblical Birthstones and Gemstones by the Book of Revelations

2008-09-23T11:36:00.000-07:00

As Moses told about the tweleve tribes of Israel, each one was represented by a different gem stone. These were changed in 1912 by the American National Jeweler Association.
Month Stone Month Stone
March Bloodstone or Jasper September Chrysolite
April Sapphire or Diamond October Beryl
May Emerald November Topaz
June Agate December Ruby
July Turquoise January Garnet
August Carnelian February Amethyst

This was deemed Not Profitable and was change many times.
Many new stone have been added. such Quartz, Citrine, Amethyst and Tourmaline, as well as Pearls not even a True Gemstone.

Updated Website with Links to our Products

2008-09-23T08:40:00.000-07:00

Thairockshop.com and Gems-usa.com
Brings you the best stone prices on eBay and the Internet.
Contact us for Special Orders, Tours and Requests.

New Gemstone Prices

2008-09-20T06:44:00.000-07:00

Recently I have purchased some great purchases.

Facets
39 carats of Light Blue Green Nigerian Tourmaline facet cut with inclusions approx $20/ct. They have a lovely Color and great luster and are full of natural inclusions. large size stones(12pc)

25 carats of Spessartite Garnet facet cut they are top "fanta" Orange Red-color. $6/ct. Top color and luster with very few inclusions in most of them. (20pc)

44 carats of Pink Mozambique Tourmaline, Lovey facet cut various shapes, Oval, Square, Heart Fancy Facet cuts. Top Clarity and luster and very few inclusions. $34/ct

Cabochon Cuts

70 carats of Cat Eye Green-Grey Apatite Gemstones, Cabochon cut, Avg2-3carat sized stones. (34pc) at about $1.25/ct.

Rough Stone

Aquamarine crystals - 2 kgs for $100

1.6 carats of African blue sapphire $65/kg This type stone is for carving or a collection, not faceting as the color isn't smooth. It has many natural lines running in the crystals. Blue to whitish color.

10 kg Fire Opal Rough with dendrites. $30/kg

5 kg of Prehnite with Epidote inclusiond and crystals. Lovely light green color. $45/kg

2008-07-01T09:58:00.000-07:00

Rubies for Sale

2008-04-13T21:22:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was the Songkhran Thai New Years and Water festival.
I went to the gemstone market and bought some 6 x 4 mm Rubies. 150 carats for offer price of $5 carat. These are good luster and matching size. They are the new heating process kind which many people dont like but nowadays they are all reheated.

CURRENT GEM MARKET PRICES IN CHANTHABURI, THAILAND on Precious Gemstones

2008-02-13T11:06:00.000-08:00

Current market prices as of Feb 14th

Chocolate Opal 300-1000 Baht (10$-33USD$) per carat

Fire Opal. 60-4000 baht (2-120USD$) per carat

Heated Rubies 300 -15000 bahy (10-500USD$) per carat

Heated Sapphires 300-15000 baht (10-500USD$) per carat

Tourmaline 300-6000 baht (10$-200USD$) per carat

Gems-USA British-American Owned and Operated Gemstone Purveyor

2008-02-11T09:45:00.001-08:00

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