Bygone Era: Faceting Design Diagram
Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Bygone Era".
Sunstone (Feldspar, Bytonite, Labradorite, Spectrolite, Orthoclase)
Bygone Era (SUN26.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2006
80.6%Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
57 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 65
8-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.489 T/L = 0.489 P/W = 0.697
C/W = 0.206 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.923 P/H = 0.755 C/H = 0.223 Vol./W^3 = 0.391
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 11 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This is designed for light colored rough, and is very good in Aquamarine. This is fairly fast and easy to cut. This can be cut to the girdle instead of center point to save rough.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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