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GEMSTONE CUTTING & POLISHING DESIGNS & PATTERNS xx DESIGNS & PATTERNS xx GEMSTONE CUTTING & POLISHING Scheherazade Cut. Instructions for making faceted gems with S-shapes. Neckernonagon. A nine-sided faceting pattern. Vicky Cut, a faceting design which is an alternation of that for the Kohinoor Diamond. How to cut a double-cabbed teardrop or heart. How to make an Iris Gem, a faceting plan which uses the interference phenomenon to produce colors in faceted quartz or other stones of low dispersion. Cone Cut, a new faceting pattern. Pyramid cut. Cut this pattern on cabochon equipment. Diamobril. Index settings and instructions for cutting the diamobril facet on both quartz and periodot. Butterfly cut. A new faceting design is given for quartz. Cutting the breaks on the standard brilliant. Advice for the beginning faceter on cutting this dominate style of the diamond industry. Turtle shell oval. How to cut this pattern which comes from the shell of the sea turtle into opaque materials such as hematite, jade, etc. Index pattern for cutting pavilion and crown. Description of a procedure for cutting the largest standard round brilliant stone that could possibly be cut from a given piece of rough material. Ra - the sun god, a new cut for a star. A 12 sided pinfire cut with 97 facets. Ultra Brilliant cut. Chevron cut. Faceting the Marquis Barion. Teardrop Cut without using a preformer. Q's Diamond Cut, a modification of a Lozenge Cut by Ernest Quiram. Octo Brilliant cut. Double Camellia cut. Octo Maze Cut. Pacific Star cut. Estimating the depth of a standard brilliant. Spiderweb Octagon cut. Spiderweb Square. How to facet a star in a pentagon and a pentagon in a square. Spoke cut. Dart cut. Vi cut. Septarian brilliant. A modified brilliant with reverse mains. Brillouin brilliant. Aqua cut. Ship's wheel cut. A rocket cut. A six-ray star brilliant. Nine of diamonds. Double brilliant. Bow tie. Faceting opaque gem materials. Instructions included for the diamond cut. Lupus, the O'Brien Trophy winner. The Waterwheel. Faceting the Platonic Solids (polyhedra that have faces that are identical polygons). Faceting patterns for a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Seven-Eleven brilliant. A gem called Skylab, with split mains and an octagonal shape. Capella cut. U.O. (Unidentified Object) cut. Angles and brilliance. A discussion of the "correct" angles for faceting. Tri-folium cut. Box kite cut. A brilliant decagon cut. Lepus cut. Star of David pattern. A modified stepped brilliant. A radiant cross pattern. An oblong brilliant design. Bar-X cuts. R.D. cut. Vega cut. Trion cut. Shear cut. Weimar cut. Spike cuts. Five different variations included. Deneb cuts. Staround cut. Meet point square regent. Gold octagon. Pollux cut. Squareround cuts. Three pattern illustrated. VRJ cut. Billie Ashley Star. A "bear claw" quilt square pattern is transfered to a faceted stone. VRJ square cut. Karen Cuts. Four primarily pavilion cuts designed to put high brilliance into oblique stones. Advantages of crown apex facets. Sirius cut produces exceptionally brilliant stone for quartz. Facet designs for beginners. Karen-3 cut. A 9-main pendeloque by the meet point method. Some thoughts on designing facet cuts. Halley's comet cut. Another design for beginners. Quadrifan. Mor-Bril Star. How to use cubic zirconia (CZ) with any faceting diagram. Squaround IV cut. Commercial Cut, a good practice design for beginners. Foursquare, another design suited for beginners. Five meet-point ovals. Cameron cut. Simplezag cut. It is similar to the zigzag cut, but has fewer facets and does not require use of the cheater. Gulfport cut. Cut of the seventh moon. Apex facets and proper angles. Further experiments with an alternate to flat table cutting. Pluto cut. Rondino cut. Pyramid cut. Half-shift brilliant. A facet cut in quartz. Star-halo cut. "Firefly" facet design. Bola cut. Toward standard shapes. Thoughts on designing facet cuts with instructions for several designs based on a standard shape. Twist cut. Index settings for a 120 index gear. Angles are suitable for quartz, topaz, etc. Tri and quad star cut. Index settings for a 120 index gear. Angles are for corundum. No Name Cut. Fred VanSant's design number FVS-77. Index settings are for a 64 index gear. Angles are for corundum. Tutu cut. Index settings are for a 96-index gear. Angles given for cubic zirconia. Earl Toschi cut. Angles are for colored quartz. Index settings are for a 96 index gear. Chart of refractive indices and critical angles for the entire spectrum of faceting materials. Two cuts featuring the same crown pattern. (1) Squararound V (FVS-72). Index settings for a 96 index gear. Angles are for corundum. (2) Squararound V (FVS-76). Index settings for a 64 index gear. Angles are for corundum. Square bow tie cut. Angles are for quartz. Index settings are for a 96 index gear. Squaround VI cut. Index settings for a 64 index gear. Angles are for corundum. Arc 4 cut. Index settings are for a 96 index gear. Angles given are for quartz. Aztec cut. Angles are for quartz. Index settings are for a 96 index gear. There are 49 facets, including the table and girdle. Deca Dahlia and Pen-Dec Dahlia cuts. I'm learning. Part 8. How and why to study faceting diagrams before actually making any cuts. Star Halo Cut 2. Angles are for quartz. Index settings are for an 80 index gear. Double-frame cut. Index settings are for a 64 index gear. Angles are for corundum. Aztec oval faceting pattern captures the delicate effect of a lozenge in the less fragile geometry of an oval. Facet the tourmaline gemstone using the nmr Cut Altering a standard brilliant cut can often eliminate an inclusion and not effect a loss in scintillation. Cutting the Involute Brilliant pattern, a superior cut for colorless or light colored gemstones. S-Kay-S faceting pattern features 36 facets and can be done by the beginner. Some new angles on faceting. A look at some cutting alternatives in terms of the angles of the facets when making both brilliant cuts and step cuts. Index settings for cutting the round modified brilliant pattern in YAG (Water Clear). This pattern results in greater dispersion (colors of the spectrum seen in colorless material). Brilliant octagon with trigons. 64 index. Faceting angles for cutting this pattern in quartz Wheel of fortune cut. Pattern for a 16-way symmetry for a round stone with a shallow pavilion. Lodestars. Twin faceting designs for Christmas. (1) A Christmas card star. Pattern for a facet which displays a six pointed star. (2) Rigel, a star cut. A simplified version of the Christmas card star pattern. Angles are given for topaz. Fireball II facet design is octagon shaped and suitable for lower refractive-index materials. Description of how Jerry Muchna cuts a daisy from crystal. Includes sketches of the faceting technique. Crusader brilliant cut with a cross. Cutting the Capriccio Cushion and the advanced variation. Triumvriate series, cuts for triangular stones. (1) The Fair Triangle, (2) the ES-NS Triangle, and (3) Triumvirate. Six-Four cut. How to calculate the brilliance of the standard brilliant cut. Contemporary Cushion, an adaptation of the Standard Round Brilliant to a cushion shape. Trefoil cut. A look at the importance of refraction in the design and cutting of gems. Includes a chart for determining the refractive index of a stone and then the pavilion main angle and the crown main angle. How to facet a stone that will show a Christian cross shining through the table. Fan Palm, a diamond-shape with flattened corners. Skylight pattern. Includes tip on use of a probing needle to determine the performance of each facet. 16-sided Archimedes cut. Meridian cut. Estrellita cut. Ovals made easy. A perfectly cut oval brilliant. Constellation Gemini (Castor & Pollux). Other possible patterns are suggested. A step-by-step method to cut for maximum finished stone size while maintaining correct pavilion angles for optimum brillance. Selecting facet angles for a YAG gemstone. Gem lore and faceting diagrams. Part 2. The Flirtation cut. Regency rectangle cut. Pin wheel, a very brilliant facet design. A look at faceting problems. A gem cutter with 25 years' experience recommends his own facet angles for cutting crowns and pavilions. Gem lore and faceting diagrams. Part 3. BLocking and indexing. Sir Isaac Newton cut. Gem lore and faceting diagrams. Part 4. Cutting geometrics and faceting diagrams. Facet designing. Faceting old cuts with a new look. Modify brilliants and zircon cuts to exhibit a well-defined zigzag girdle. Cutting the geodesic brilliant. Voyager I. Pixie's diamond. A brilliant rectangle. Gem lore and faceting diagrams. Part 8. A discussion of the process of obtaining a patent on a unique facet design. Cut corner diamond sparkler. Hellenic cut. Ballerina cut. An informal oval pattern which eliminates the "bow tie" effect. Double prism cut. Box brilliant. Reverse prism cut. O'Henry cut features a Barion-type pavilion. A cardinal lozenge variation. Box brilliant. Cut corner kite brilliant. "Allegri" cut. Castle cut. A double five-pointed pentagon star cut, one inside another. Square one cut. Standard round brilliant. Montana brilliant. Step cut brilliant square. Dixson's double scissors old mine cut. Scintillating (sparkling) cut for a large, round gem. Diamond-emerald cut. Introduction to four new facet designs. (1) Flying saucer #1. (2) Flying saucer #2. (3) Ben's kite. (4) Radiation hexagon. An original design for the novice faceter. A few starting rules for your first original design. Crystal snowflake. A study in light control. Modified quadrillion cut. Five star gem. Cutting the barion rectangle. Sexi-brill hexagon cut. Egyptian square cut. The "108" cut. 64 index angles for corundum. Butterfly-bar cut shows a remarkable "butterfly pattern" which appears to flash its wings as the gem is moved. Ultima cut for large stones. How to get lots of fire without losing weight. Lola's Ray. 80 index angles for corundum. Doradus cut. An exceptionally brilliant cut for quartz. Triangular radiance step-cut round. A fairly simple, but splendidly radiant cut. Double diamond dodecagon. Designed specifically to provide greater edge brilliance and to compensate for inclusions in stones greater that 8mm in size. Applicable for citrine, amethyst and topaz. Phantom Star, a striking, floating star. Tutu cut. 96 index, 96 facets. Winter Rose cut recommended for stones of 12mm and above with low refractive index and light color. Facet a quartz pyramid. Design for a small pyramid to the dimensions of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BASIC computer program to compute dimensions for other quartz pyramids is included. Dance, Square Dance. A modification of Edith Strout's "Square Dance" design taps out brilliant new steps for square-cut stones. Perfect alignment. Tips on matching main facets on a standard brilliant cut. C-17 and C-33 cuts designed specifically for small stones. Magen David. Scribing the intersecting equilateral triangles of the Star of David emblem onto the table of a round gem. Cyclops faceted design consists of three materials (Black Linde star, colored corundum, and clear corundum) which are assembled to form a clear "eyeball" surrounding a colored "iris" and "pupil". Triangles (96 index, 37 facets). Entire cut is comprised of triangular facets with the single exception of the table. C.C. Cut, a design for faceting a 12-sided round brilliant. Odd-numbered symmetry gems. Nine different cuts that all feature odd-numbered symmetry. Rocket 88. An interesting crown pattern with good scintillation. Angles for Beryl 64 index. Triangular cut. How to cut an isosceles shape. Part 1. Octobrite. An octagonal cut with excellent light characteristics. Simple to cut. 96 index. Triangular cut. Part 2. Triangular cut. Part 3. A fat marquise pattern that is designed to reduce the "bow-tie" effect and eliminate the need for two break facets for each main facet. Winner of the original design contest at 1985 Midwest Faceters Fair. A spectacular sunstone. A cut designed especially for heliolite (popularly known as sunstone) features a scissors crown and barion pavilion. Computer creations. Using a computer to work out the best faceting design without experimenting on a piece of rough gemstone. Harlequin radiance, an emerald cut designed for brilliance. Hexagonal facet designs generated from snow crystals. Details for six different designs are included. Easy faceted earrings. Simpler cuts often look better. Designing a step cut sphere. Pentabrite. Create a five-sided wonder. Angles shown for refractive indexes of CZ, corundum, and quartz. Sweetest sixteen. A round cut using only two alternating sets of index numbers. Designing facet cuts. A look at the various methods through which variations of facet cuts and new cuts appear. Challenger, a seven sided cut with a seven point star radiating from the center. Tribrite. A new triangular cut, with truncated corners, for use with cubic zirconia, corundum, or quartz. Radial step polygon. A scintillating design especially effective for materials of colorless to pale or medium color density. Recommendation on cutting angles for CZ. Also tips on polishing CZ. Bluebonnet. An easy cut designed for spinel that works well in all sizes. Brilliance in tilt. Formulations for optimizing the brilliance of the standard round brilliant through proportions considered with tilt in mind. Parachute Pear. A faceting design for nice sized stones (15 carats or so). May also be refered to as a "kite" cut or a "sno-cone" cut. Squarebrite. A cut-corner square design to improve the brightness pattern significantly. Cosmos. Faceting directions to produce a round cut designed to attain the greatest brilliance possible for a gem. Named for the cosmos flower, the design resembles eight luminescent petals with a brilliant bloom. Hexabrite. A faceting design for quartz, CZ, and corundum that is easy to cut, but offers an excellent pattern of light distribution. Return of the native. How to improve the liveliness of a gem by recutting "native cut" faceted stones. This may also be the only way to facet some of the government-controlled gemstones. Rectabrite. A simple cut for CZ, corundum and quartz that nevertheless requires some sophisticated skill by the facetor. Minor angle changes and one change in direction improve the ease of cutting this 1987 design. Radiant emerald cut is a departure from the parallel facets of the popular emerald cut. Standard round brilliant. Step-by-step cutting instructions for beginners, complete with diagrams. White square brilliant. Tables included for both square and rectangular stone. Scarab. A trapezoidal design suggests the ancient motif of the scarab beetle. Tribrite III. A variation on the Tribrite and Tribrite II creates a third triangular cut. 20/20 vision. The Sweetest Sixteen faceting design is improved with the fountain effect. Backgammon cut. The Mary Jane. A faceting design named for the woman who inspired it. Design is unusual in that the stone is a basic round one, but has a square table. Diamond bowtie. An award-winning design born of a faceting mishap. Design and facet. A step-by-step guide to designing a 10-main marquise. Part 1. Outlining the faceted stone on paper and designing the break and girdle facets. Frosted flakes design features frosted facets. Using snowflakes as a source of ideas for faceting designs. Design and facet. A step-by-step guide to designing a 10-main marquise. Part 2. Cutting the break and girdle facets, main pavilion facets, the crown, and the stars using a 96-tooth index gear. The dragonfly. A kite design with a split main on the tail. KJC43 Barion, a kite-shaped barion cut. Rhombic triacontrahedron. All 30 facets are equal in size and shape in this faceted sphere. Cushion arrowhead design is ideal for enchancing the color of blue topaz through faceting. Grandmother designs. Part 1. (1) Hilda's hexagon. (2) Beady's Box. Two faceting designs for gemstones with a refractive index of 1.54 (quartz). Good designs for the beginning facetor. Grandmother designs. Part 2. (1) Lottiegon. (2) Stener's Circle. CBS Brooklyn Bridge. A 73-facet cut recommended especially for CZ, corundum, garnet, peridot, and spinel. Aztec Sun design features frosted facets. Great for garnet. Faceting design intended for garnet, corundum and tourmaline. Star of Bethlehem design features frosted facets. The Monica. A simple faceting design that can be used on amethyst and quartz. Requires a 72 index gear. Fish out of water. Faceting a fish design on a teardrop-shaped gemstone. My winter love. Snowflake faceting designs. Klingon anatomy. A nine-sided design for facetors that even a novice can cut. Spinner. A faceted pinwheel gives this design extra sparkle. Clinton quasar. An advanced variation on a familiar five-sided faceting design. Saint Valier. Faceting a rectangular stone to eliminate the "bow-tie" effect. The Challenger Revised. A faceting project for the beginner-to-intermediate. A change in the April 1989 faceting design dedicated to the 7 Challenger astronauts. Catherine facet design. A modified star design gives flair to this beginner faceting project. Variant snowflake. Advanced faceting project featuring a frosted design. Sunrise gem. An intermediate faceting design for very thin pieces of rough. Cross my heart. An advanced faceting design. Seventh veil. An advanced faceting design. Lucky lady. An intermediate-level cushion rectangle cut pattern. Hallmark crown. An intermediate-level faceting design intended for display. Features two flats and no girdle. Turbine briolette faceting pattern is suitable for a teardrop-shaped pendant. Impulse power, O'Brien. A pear/heart faceting design. Butterfly gem. A beginner-to-intermediate faceting pattern that uses frosted facets to highlight a butterfly pattern in the pavilion. Quick and easy cut. A beginner faceting pattern. Cherokee rose. An intermediate-level faceting pattern. Mystery No. 6. An intermediate octagonal faceting design for a long, narrow piece of rough. Snow Crystal, a snowflake gem design. An intermediate faceting project. Markova Interlochen oval gemstone faceting pattern. Intermediate skill level. Rebecca. A beginner-to-intermediate hexagonal faceting design. Upside-down Americana. A beginner-to-intermediate faceting pattern. Spring Blossom. An intermediate faceting pattern. Cherokee Phoenix. An intermediate faceting pattern. 3-D Moravian Star faceting pattern. Intermediate skill level. Princess Alexis. An intermediate-level faceting pattern. Medal of Honor. A square-shaped faceting pattern. Intermediate skill level. Barion Round. An intermediate faceting pattern. Peruzzi crown. An intermediate faceting pattern. Arvitron. An advanced faceting pattern. Trinity has three pavilion stars. A faceting project for beginners. Heptagonal Barion. An intermediate faceting design that is a variation of the Seventh Veil cut. Ladybird. An advanced faceting design. Eye of Spring intermediate faceting design. Moon Violet, an advanced faceting design. Star in Square intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Jubilee, an intermediate faceting design. Viviant, a beginner faceting design that is a variation on the standard round brilliant cut. Gail's Fan, an intermediate faceting design. Autumn Dawn. A beginner-to-intermediate faceting design. Aztec Round, an intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Frosting techniques. A guide to design considerations when leaving various facets unpolished. An intermediate faceting project. Suzy, an intermediate faceting design. Vito's Revenge, an intermediate faceting design. The 72 Flash, a faceting design for a round stone. Intermediate faceting project. Cross My Heart faceting pattern. Intermediate skill level. Roulette, an intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Trilnot. A beginner-to-intermediate faceting project based on the retro reflector principle. Serendipity, an intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Barion-style square brilliant faceting design. Intermediate skill level. A heart-shaped Tribute to Titanic. Faceting pattern that is a heart-shaped cut similar to Heart of the Ocean cut featured in the movie, Titanic. An advanced faceting project. Devilishly Simple Triangle faceting cut. A beginner faceting pattern. Utilizing referenced freeform preform. A workhop on planning the design of a pavilion using GemCad and then cutting it. Barion octagon cut, an intermediate faceting design. Kelley Blue cut. An intermediate faceting design features an elongated heart shape. Barbara's cushion cut, a faceting design for beginners. Flower of Tibet cut. Intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Irma's Flowers cut. Intermediate-to-advanced faceting design. Tri-scarf cut. Beginner faceting design. Light-touch cut. Advanced faceting design. Fear Not cut. An intermediate faceting design based on the logo of the "Fear Not" organization. Sunstar cut. Beginner-to-intermediate faceting design. Stardance cut. Intermediate faceting design. Hope diamond replica cut. Intermediate faceting design. August 30 octagon cut. Beginning faceter design. Niteowl cut. A beginner-to-intermediate faceting pattern. Pentwist cut. Beginner-to-intermediate faceting design. Hexagon cut. Beginner-to-intermediate faceting design. Sentschuk star cut. An advanced faceting design. | |||||||||
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