Cubie: 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 "Cubie".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Cubie (BEAD4.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2007
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
10 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 18
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.818 T/L = 0.818
P/W = 0.082 C/W = 0.082
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.184
P/H = 0.446 C/H = 0.446
Vol./W^3 = 0.967
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 14 - This is easy, it is basically a cube. Start with a cube preform, and just cut in the 42 degree breaks on all the edges… The drill hole can be placed on any side you like, but I designed this to be drilled diagonally, from corner to corner. I originally put this with square black onyx beads. The cube was a nice rose Quartz diagonally cut.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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