Spice: Faceting Design Diagram
Information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Spice - Tourmaline".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Spice (CHECK68.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2003 91.4%
Light Return Angles for R.I. = 1.62
25 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 29
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.001 T/W = 0.486 T/L = 0.485
P/W = 0.466 C/W = 0.155
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.642
P/H = 0.727 C/H = 0.242
Vol./W^3 = 0.282
Addition # 8 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.54 (90.1%) to 2.14 (91.4%) with no changes. This design tends to be bright and works well in any material. It's not tough to cut and is a good diamond checker choice for a novice.
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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