“I was looking for a sapphire to set into a necklace.  I thought this would make a wonderful gift for the ‘something blue’ wedding day tradition.  I soon discovered that sapphires could be much more than just ‘blue’.  They could be green, yellow, clear, pink—just about any color!  They could be heated, unheated, chemically treated…I had no idea!”

“In the process of searching for the ‘something blue’ stone, I also discovered blue spinel…And from there, topaz, zircon and the whole host of other gems.  I purchased my first colored gemstone—a cushion cut spinel—from American custom cutter, Daniel J. Stair.  From that moment, I became absolutely fascinated by the idea of faceting my own stones.”

David has been faceting custom gemstones since 2007.  He was the winner of the <Gold Medal> in the 2010 United States Faceters Guild Premasters Single Stone Competition.  His stones emphasize unique designs with an obsessive attention to precision cutting and the polish.  While he works with all gem varieties, he still harbors a personal fondness for blue sapphire and spinel.

David does consider cutting on commission, on a case-by-case basis. Click here for further details: <Cutting Charges>