Lapidary
We are all rough on our jewelry.
Over time, we wear down the facets on our gemstones creating a dull, lack luster finish. Ofishel is the only jeweler on the peninsula to have an on site lapidary artist! Come by and see how we can put the shiny back into your gemstones.
Faceting: is a cutting process where we put angled facets on a transparent gemstones to reflect the light
Cabochon: is a cutting process that creates a dome shaped gemstone
Inlay: is a process of cutting and placing gemstones into jewelry
![]() Disassembled turquoise ring | ![]() Ring, reassembled | ![]() Before polishing |
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![]() After polishing | ![]() Before polishing | ![]() After polishing |
![]() The oval opal was cut from the customer's rough |