Plus Cushion: 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 "Plus Cushion".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Plus Cushion (CHECK16.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2001
93.1% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
45 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 57
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.219 T/L = 0.219
P/W = 0.429 C/W = 0.157
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.606
P/H = 0.708 C/H = 0.259
Vol./W^3 = 0.211
Addition # 6 - No changes for refractive indexes 1.62 to 1.93… This is really a "Money Cut", it's fast, will cut in about any material, and is very nice. The light return on this design is very high and I tend to prefer medium colored materials in this cut.
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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