Dulcet Boxed: Faceting Design Diagram
Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Dulcet Boxed".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Dulcet Boxed (MIR50.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2005
82% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
44 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 48
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.264
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.719 P/H = 0.605 C/H = 0.368
Vol./W^3 = 0.305
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 10 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This is great for light to medium colored material and quite pretty. This is not hard to cut. A table can be cut on a large stone.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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