
Harlequin Square: 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 "Harlequin Square"
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Harlequin Square (QTZ33.JRG)
 By Jeff R. Graham
 Copyright 1994
 70% Light Return
 Angles for R.I. = 1.54
 41 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 45
 4-fold symmetry
 96 index
 L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.400 T/L = 0.400
 P/W = 0.488 C/W = 0.208
 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.717
 P/H = 0.681 C/H = 0.291
 Vol./W^3 = 0.319
Addition # 3 - This design might look a little confusing to cut at first, but it is really pretty simple. It has a nice random large flash, I like to cut it in Ametrine to help enforce that look, any material works, 1-12cts. Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 1.76 (76%) with no changes.
 Random - Cosine - ISO
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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