8 A’Round: 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 "8 A'Round".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
8 A'Round (BEAD6.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2007
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
96 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 104
8-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000
P/W = 0.321 C/W = 0.321
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.663
P/H = 0.485 C/H = 0.485
Vol./W^3 = 0.283
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 14 - This is good cut in faceting material or opaque color. I designed this for good color silky rose Quartz but it is nice in about any material. It is easy to cut.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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