Radiant Antique: 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 "Radiant Antique".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Radiant Antique (B30.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2001
92.5% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
57 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 65
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.507 T/L = 0.507
P/W = 0.485 C/W = 0.179
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.684
P/H = 0.709 C/H = 0.262
Vol./W^3 = 0.256
Addition # 5 - This is very nice and it is designed to work in even a very small size stone. This is killer in any R.I. with no changes, including Quartz. I like it in Sapphire and use this design a lot. It cuts very fast and is really a "Money 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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