Torque Bead: 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 "Torque Bead".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Torque Bead (BEAD9.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2007
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
80 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 88
8-fold symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000
P/W = 0.701 C/W = 0.701
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 1.421
P/H = 0.493 C/H = 0.493
Vol./W^3 = 0.499
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 14 - A table can be cut at C5, P5, or just flatten the tip a bit so there is no chipping. This is easy to cut and works well in about any material.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
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