Foxy: Faceting Design Diagram
Successful tips and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this design is called "Foxy".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Foxy (CHECK22.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2001
90.7% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
53 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 61
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.196 T/L = 0.196
P/W = 0.449 C/W = 0.195
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.664
P/H = 0.676 C/H = 0.294
Vol./W^3 = 0.257
Addition # 6 - This design is very bright and works well in refractive indexes 1.62 to 1.93 with no changes. I like this design in about any material.
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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