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Paddle: Faceting Design Diagram


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

By Jeff R. Graham, updated on

Cubic Zirconia

Paddle (CZ11.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1995
78% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 2.20
41 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 49
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.200 T/W = 0.628 T/L = 0.523
P/W = 0.409 C/W = 0.243
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.672
P/H = 0.609 C/H = 0.361
Vol./W^3 = 0.348

Gram Book 1 - Rough in the table before you cut the C6. This design cuts fairly easy and fast, 1-12cts.

 

 


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Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler

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