We do gemstone cutting for jewelers and goldsmiths. This web site is an on-line portfolio of the work we have done for jewelers over the past 22 years. We work with all types of gemstone materials except for diamonds.

Lapidary shops that will work on difficult gem cutting jobs can be difficult to find, but as you will see, we do not shy away from them. View our portfolio to see why so many jewelers have used our services over the years.

Make your jewelry designs unique by using special cuts and inlay. This can help prevent your designs from being easily copied and reproduced. 

Inlays

We have specialized in doing high quality inlay for many years. It is a form of gem cutting which requires special techniques to attain a very tight fit in the piece of jewelry so that no glue is showing. We are often told that it appears as though the stone was poured into the ring.

Special Cuts

We do special gem cutting to your specifications to accommodate your designs. You design it and we cut it the way you want it cut. There are few lapidary shops left which do custom gem cutting.

Faceting

We do faceting from rough gem materials as well as repairs to faceted gemstones. Our shop is able to re-polish faceted colored stones and make them look like new again.

Top polish gemstone in ring

We are usually able to remove scratches or re-polish the tops of cabochon gemstones that are mounted in a ring.
We are also able to re-polish the table of faceted gemstones that are mounted in a ring as long as there are no obstructions above the level of the table of the stone.

Stars

We have also developed a reputation over the years for being experts in cutting all types of star gem stones. From star sapphires to star ruby and star diopside to star quartz.

Cats eyes

We cut many forms of cats eyes, from cats eye chrysoberyl to cats eye tourmaline.

Fantasy cuts

We repair Munsteiner cuts and other forms of fantasy cuts. Fantasy cuts are a unique type of gem cutting which requires unique lapidary techniques to work on them.

Carving

We do most kinds of gemstone carving. See our link above for examples of gem carvings we have done. Only a very few shops will do gem carving.

Cabochons

We do all types of cabochon cutting. Individual stones or production orders. Standard shapes or very unusual shapes. From class ring stones to bullet cabs we do them all.

Laser images on Onyx

We are able to put permanent white printed images on black Onyx with laser technology. See our link on the upper left of this page to see examples of what this art form looks like.

Gemstone watch dials

Over the years we have made watch dials for a variety of watches such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Piaget and others. We have made them from materials such as Lapis, Black Onyx, Mother of Pearl, Tiger Eye, and Dinosaur bone.

Refractometer

After a refractometer has been used for a number of years the soft glass of the hemicylinder can get scratched and pitted which makes it very difficult to get a good reading. New refractometers are very expensive. We are able to re-polish the top surface of the glass and make them like new again.

Jewelry and gemstone restorations and reproductions

We are able to reproduce exotic cuts and antique one of a kind pieces that many gem cutting shops will not attempt. We have successfully done gem cutting projects which other shops have turned down. We have been able to restore intricate gem carvings originally produced by the famous shop of Cartier.

Lapidary Materials

We have a large stock of the materials commonly used in our projects, so we can get right to work on most projects without having to order the required materials.

We are truly a full service lapidary shop.

Denton Anderson graduated from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in 1976 as a Graduate Gemologist in Residence. Denton has 30 years of gem cutting experience. Denver GemCutting Co. is located in the area of Denver, Colorado.