Glorious: Faceting Design Diagram
Successful tips and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Glorious".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Glorious (BEAD28.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2007
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
176 facets
16-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000
H/W = 1.174
Vol./W^3 = 0.437
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 14 - NOTE: A temporary girdle can be cut using the P1 settings. This is very nice in a medium to large size stone and I prefer lightly saturated material. The P2,C2 are staggered and only reach the girdle at the corners.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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