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FACETS
Gem &  Mineral Gallery
1240 NW Grove St.
Newport, Oregon 97365
Plenty of on site parking!

Mailing Address:
PO Box 714
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 265-2514

Established 1987
All Inquiries (541) 265-2514

Order Department
Hours 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Pacific Time
Monday through Saturday.

Customer Service:
Hours 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Pacific Time.
Monday through Saturday.

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Our membership affiliations include:

Member
Jewelers of America Logo: The Mark of a Professional Jeweler
Oregon State
Jewelers of
America, Inc

and
Newport Chamber of Commerce.

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Opal Cutting Made Easy...

Opal Cutting Made Easy Book - Proven step-by-step approach to cutting opal. Takes the beginner through the first stone to advanced cutting techniques, including doublet and triplet making. In Stock and Ships Immediately - Buy it NOW! A Step-By-Step Guide to Cutting Opal For the Beginner and Advanced Cutter by award winning cutter Paul B. Downing. This revised & expanded simple guide will teach you how to fashion Opal into beautiful gems. It is amazingly easy and very enjoyable. Takes the beginner through the first stone to advanced cutting techniques, including doublet and triplet making.

Topics Include:
•Introduction To Opal Cuttng
•Tools and Basic Cutting
•Opal Cutting Instructions For The Beginner
•Orienting The Color
•Sawing Opal
•Cutting Standard Sized Opals
•Rough Opal Sources
•Cutting Hints For Special Material
•Cutting Black Opals
•Cutting Boulder Opal
•Cutting Mexican Opal
•Cutting Doublets and Triplets
•Loosen Up Your Opal Cutting Straight Jacket
•Carving Opal
•Setting Opal For Lasting Beauty
•How To Buy Opal Rough
•The Care and Feeding of Opal.

To ensure availibility of your item, order as early as possible! Revised 1997 - Status: Out of print - New Stock on hand in limited quanities. Get it while it is available. In Stock and ships immediately. Shipping weight 1 lb. Order NOW. Just $29.00! Plus Shipping.

Opal Equipment
we offer:
The complete portable Pixie Gem-Maker - Buy it NOW!
The Pixie Gem-Maker
The Genie... Complete - Grinding/ Polishing Machine, the most popular grinding and polishing unit on the market today - Buy it NOW!
The Genie Gem Maker is truly a "magic machine" extra is truly a "magic machine" Diamond Pacific©
The Rock Rascal Model JM 6 inch trim saw. Ships complete with with a 6 inch Pro-Slicer diamond blade and 1/3 RPM motor, mounted and ready to use, just add cutting oil, plug it in and turn on the switch! Buy it NOW and SAVE!
Rock Rascal Model J 6" Trim Saw
Optical Binocular Magnifier brings your work into closer focus for precision work.
OptiVISOR

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Product availability & prices are subject to change without notice.

Diamond Pacific Cabbing units: sizes vary from small to the larger size cabbing units:  |  The Pixie    |   the more versitale Genie which is the most popular grinding and polishing unit on the market today!    |   Our larger unit the Titan is best for heavy production work    |  
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