[Jewelry making - Article 00948] - Re: [Orchid] Antique diamond repair

[David Huffman]

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Hi John;

    I thought Stephen was talking about an old rose cut. Flat on the
    bottom, rather shallow, with a simple faceting pattern on top. I've
    seen these set with tin foil under them to act as a mirror, as
    they're rather uninteresting without something reflective. Tin
    apparantly was the choice because pure tin is very resistant to
    tarnish. I've seen some rather large stones of this type, as I work
    on a ot of estate stuff. 

David L. Huffman
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