Solo Sunrise: 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 "Solo Sunrise".
Sunstone (Feldspar, Bytonite, Labradorite, Spectrolite, Orthoclase)
Solo Sunrise (SUN4.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2006
82.5% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
42 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 54
1-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.443 T/L = 0.443 P/W = 0.442
C/W = 0.167 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.628 P/H = 0.703 C/H = 0.265 Vol./W^3 = 0.192
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 11 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This is actually designed for single color non-shiller material or light watermelons. Note: The table is not large so it works best in pale colors.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
