Poppy: 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 "Poppy".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Poppy (CHECK74.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2003
86.6% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
31 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 39
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.233 T/W = 0.462 T/L = 0.374
P/W = 0.396 C/W = 0.166
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.582
P/H = 0.681 C/H = 0.285
Vol./W^3 = 0.196
Addition # 8 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.62 to 1.93 with no changes. This is fast and easy, good for a novice who wants to try a checker board. I like this in any medium color and it works best in a medium size stone.
Random - Cosine - ISO
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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