Really good job! I'm just about to dop some synthetic red-pink sapphire, and it'll be the first corundum I've done in a year - wish me luck!
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I've done this cut many times... and it's one of the few pears that I'll do as it tends to be easier than other pears in my opinion and also produces the best light return. So, based on what I can see:
You still had room to cut down your girdle. I would have cut it down another 20%-40% of what you have there.
The polish in general looks good. Tables on a BATT can be tricky I've found, yet I still do them. I use a spray bottle only when polishing and spritz the lap when it starts to dry out, I do not use the drip tank for this. I also recharge the lap prior to cutting the table if the last facets seemed to take longer to polish than expected. Sometimes I recharge before the table just because. My best guess on this is that the polish issue was either the need to recharge, or not enough moisture on the lap.
My first try on this one was a total hack job with a mis-aligned index and a lot of missed meet points.
For a first time cutting this, you did an excellent job!
Arrrg my fat girdle habit strikes again! I definitely do regret not cutting it farther down. I'm going to give the spray bottle a try, I've got a lovely misting bottle that will probably work wonders for the job.
I agree with you the light return on it is lovely, I really dig the cut. I'll keep practicing it and hopefully improve my technique.
"Fat girdle habit" is a great name for a band
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