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Justin K Prim

Justin K Prim 💎 The Gemcutters Craft 💎 Magus Gems

Hello and welcome to my channel. The videos you will find here are an expression of my passion for the art and science of gemcutting and the history behind it. Watch as I uncover the secrets behind the gem cutters craft as well as dive deep into the machines being used to cut gems around the world.

Currently, my scope of research begins in Europe in the late 1300's and extends all the way until now. As the channel grows, you will hopefully find a healthy mix of instructional faceting videos (reflecting my role as faceting teacher at the Faceting Apprentice Institute), gem cutting gear vids (reflecting my role as a gear nerd), gem analysis videos, and history-based videos (reflecting my role as a history nerd).

I hope you enjoy the videos and find what you're looking for. If I've left a question unanswered, please leave a comment and let me know. If you want to follow me in other places, click the social media buttons on top.

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Have you ever wondered how they cut gemstones 300 years ago?

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Would you like to see how an emerald gets recut to improve color and shape?

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We just got keys to our new faceting school and museum! Fundraiser !

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How did they cut gemstones 200 years ago?

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How did they cut gemstones 100 years ago?

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A New Edition of my favorite book: Diamond Cuts in Historic Jewellery

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A peek at my new talk about EMERALDS

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We cut a monster sized stone this week! #aquamarine

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The American Pioneer gemstone cut of the early 20th century

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Meetpoint Meetup 2025

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Antique Jambpeg update: project complete!

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Recreating a stone from Napoleon‘s coronation

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Cutting test for the modded Sterling Handpiece

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An Upgraded and Modded Sterling Faceting Handpiece

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Faceting Museum Moving Day

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The journey of a Faceting Apprentice gemstone in the hands of one of our students

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Today is the last day of Faceting Bootcamp. New content next week when I have more free time😵‍💫

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Repairing emeralds the old fashioned way

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Faceting a 500 year old design #gemstone #art #history #jewelry #jewelrydesigner #vintage #crystals

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That time when Charlie Bexfield came over and cut a beautiful stone for Somewhere in the Rainbow

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A very, very, very fast run through of the London Gem and Mineral show. Full version on my profile.

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Mystery Setting jewel from 1961 by Van Cleef & Arpels

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Arthur Dent cosplay #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy

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Here’s a fun story about an incredible prop that my friend made me from The Hitchhiker’s Guide

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This was fun: a design from the 17th century from The Historic Teachings of Gemcutting, coming soon!

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Garnet transformation.

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A render of a 16th century gem pattern that will be included in my upcoming historical design book

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CAN A GEMSTONE BE A MAGIC SPELL?

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A great second day at the Sainte Marie Aux Mines Gem show

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Sainte Marie Gem Show 2024 - Day 1

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What treasure is inside the box???

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What will happen when I apply heat to this gemstone?!

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We had an amazing time learning the hand cranked French Jambpeg

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Have you ever seen a 100+ year old jewelers loupe? It’s a beautiful work of art.

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An early mechanical stick for the French jambpeg circa 1890. No teeth, no adjustments, just 8 sides.

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Don’t do it.

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NEW! The Gemcutters Craft podcast! Gem & Jewelry content creator Chris James Gems! Patreon preview!

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Let me take you back to a gemcutting factory in Auvergne, France the 1910s… The Taillerie de Royat.

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I took my latest Jambpeg practice stone, a 10 ct white topaz, and gave it a tallow topped table.

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I’m working on my cushion hand shaping today.

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A glimpse at a gem and jewelry show in Schaumburg Illinois

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Creating a very pleochroic tourmaline briolette

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Can do Adjustage sur piece on a handpiece style faceting machine? YES!

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Do you also fall in love with your emeralds?

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I spent 24 INTENSE hours cutting this Morganite gemstone!

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A French Jura faceting machine from the 1890s #faceting

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After my Tucson adventure was over, I drove 5 hours east to New Mexico to see this mineral museum

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Martin Viala and I visit Kent’s tools in Tucson, a lapidary tool shop

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