First day in the Rock Cutting Lab!

I have been in contact with a few people in the department of geological sciences and was able to get access to the rock cutting and polishing lab. I'm going to go out and purchase my own grit I think so that I can take advantage of the polishing wheel without feeling bad for using their supplies. I didn't cut many pieces that I want to make jewelry out of today, but I did cut some awesome stones. Here are some pictures taken with  my iPhone.