Labradorite Table Top: Orient the Flash Before Cutting

Labradorite is judged in motion. A slab can appear charcoal from one seat and release blue, green, or gold from another because light interacts with microscopic structures inside the feldspar. Alex Zheng explains how to record that directional flash, place the table outline on the full slab, protect expressive mineral areas from cutouts and repairs, choose an edge that preserves depth, and coordinate the base with the finished top. The result should not depend on one dramatic photograph; it should reward people moving naturally around the room.