We are now a group of five lapidaries, and offer a variety of gemological services. Below are some of the backgrounds, experience, and specialties for each cutter. Art Grant a.k.a. Art started cutting in 1970, supposedly to wind down from his job as a Physical Education teacher in Hannibal, New York. Soon, that was all that he was cutting.
Art specializes in the most difficult stones to cut, which often are very tiny.
His hands are more suited to faceting multi-thousand carat stones that he takes on every once in a while. He now works out of nearby Martville, New York, and still cuts almost every day. He quit his job to become a full-time lapidary, and has been faceting ever since. He currently holds the position of Curator of Gemstones at the Harvard Mineralogical Museum. John specializes in the finer, commercial-type stones, although he can cut just about anything, soft or hard.