Evince: Faceting Design Diagram
Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Evince".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Evince (MIR60.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2005
93.5% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
25 facets + 6 facets on girdle = 31
6-fold symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.155 T/W = 0.266 T/L = 0.231 P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.181 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.636 P/H = 0.684 C/H = 0.285 Vol./W^3 = 0.214
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 10 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.54 to 1.93 with no changes. This is outstanding in light to medium saturated materials. It makes great earrings and is a lot of fun to cut.
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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