Huntress: Faceting Design Diagram


Successful tips, details and guide on Faceting Designs. Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Huntress".

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Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)

Huntress (MC53.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2002
87.9% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
43 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 55
1-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.033 T/W = 0.457 T/L = 0.443
P/W = 0.447 C/W = 0.164
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.631
P/H = 0.708 C/H = 0.260
Vol./W^3 = 0.222

Addition # 7 - This is actually easier than it looks. The pavilion is center point and the girdle cuts to meet it. I like this for medium saturated material and it make nice sets. It works well in Peridot, Garnet and Spinel and is similar to my "Hunter" design (they match up nicely).


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Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler


Jeff R. Graham

The late Jeff Graham was a prolific faceter, creator of many original faceting designs, and the author of several highly-regarded instructional faceting books such as Gram Faceting Designs.

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