Sheila: 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 "Sheila".

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Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)

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Sheila (MC113.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2002
79.2% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
124 facets + 18 facets on girdle = 142
3-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.039 T/W = 0.459 T/L = 0.442 P/W = 0.506
C/W = 0.201 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.726 P/H = 0.696 C/H = 0.276 Vol./W^3 = 0.259

PAVILION

CROWN

Addition # 12 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.62 to 2.14 (83.3%) with no changes. This is really nice in medium colored material and needs to be cut in a large size. This cuts faster than it looks.

Sheila Jeff Graham Facet Design

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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