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FACETING TIPS - FROM A GRAND MASTER
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John Dyer is not a new name to readers of the SomeTimes.
Usually, when we talk about him, it is to announce his
winning of some award. That's a pretty frequent
opportunity, John's having won 30 awards since 2002
(that 2002 first-award stone shown here).
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Are you just thinking about faceting? Are you an
experienced faceter? Check this out!
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John's appearance here this time, however, is to alert
you to his informative website,
www.ultratecfacetingmachine.com . Check it out. In it,
John offers valuable "tips" - information about the Laps
that he likes, dopping techniques, indexing tips.
product reviews - good stuff - on a very nice website.
John Dyer's Ultra Tec Faceting Machine Website
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A FACETING ADVENTURE STORY
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"It never ceases to amaze me where the Ultra Tec has
taken me; last year to New Zealand and Australia; this
year, London, Paris."
Those were the words of Scott Sucher, Ultra Tec
representative in New Mexico. And this last trip wasn't
any old trip to Paris -- it was an adventure - you can
read the entire story on this website:
Museum Diamonds Website |
Scott created a beautiful replica of the 69 carat
"French Blue (shown here) - a diamond that vanished at
the time of the French Revolution. It is thought that
the French Blue was later recut into the famous Hope
Diamond. Scott was able to recreate the French Blue by
working from a lead mold of the stone that itself was
lost for many years, and that finally turned up almost
miraculously in 2008.
There's a lot to this interesting success story -
detective work, mystery. It will be part of a National
Geographic documentary on the Discovery channel.
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ANOTHER Faceting GRAND MASTER - and a grand FRIEND to
faceters
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TEN YEARS AGO GLENN KLEIN RETIRED FROM FACETING
COMPETITION! He had been a very successful competitor
over a string of many years, and he thought it was time
to give it up. Anyhow, that's what he thought.
Well, guess what - this past summer the 2010 AFMS Show
was in Whittier, California, not very far from Glenn's
home, and he couldn't resist. After ten years he jumped
back into competition. We almost don't have to tell you
what happened -- Glenn won the award for the Best Case
of Faceted Stones. Congratulations Glenn!!
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Glenn has written many articles about faceting, and if
you google "Glenn Klein faceting" you will find many
references. Glenn has always been very willing to share
his faceting knowledge and experience - something for
which we faceters are grateful. And, when you find his
website - some of you will want to buy his book
"Faceting History", available on his site.
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Join Us On FACEBOOK!
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Ultra Tec Faceting has a thriving little community on
FACEBOOK. Take a look at our page for interesting links
and updates.
We welcome all our Ultra Tec cousins as FANS -- your,
pictures, experineces, comments and suggestions are
welcome.
Ultra Tec's FACEBOOK Page
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CONCAVE AND FANTASY MACHINES - Why do these pictures
look "different"?
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Ah - they are "Left-handers". We stopped making LH
faceting machines quite a few years ago.
Out in the World, however, are many older LH
machines, and several people, interested in Concave or
Fantasy cutting were concerned about being "left out".
Well, they're not.
You can get either machine, aligned to the left,
accepting LH Masts.
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Thank you as always for your interest in Ultra Tec and
our products. We'll be in touch again soon with the next
Sometimes Bulletin.
Bye for now.
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The Ultra Tec Team
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Quick Links...
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Our Website
The SOMETIMES Archives
John Dyer's DAD Review
Concave Faceting Machine Page
Fantasy Machine Web Page
Our FACEBOOK Page
The Bancroft Collection
Darlan Hargrave Article on Concave Faceting
Dalan Hargrave's Concave Facet Book Synopsis
John Dyer's Ultra Tec Faceting Machine Website
Museum Diamonds Website
Glenn Klein's Website
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