Samurai: Faceting Design Diagram
Successful tips, details and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Samurai"
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Samurai (MC55.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2001
87% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
39 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 51
1-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index L/W = 1.126 T/W = 0.416
T/L = 0.369 P/W = 0.414 C/W = 0.190
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.624
P/H = 0.663 C/H = 0.305
Vol./W^3 = 0.226
Addition # 7 - This design is fun to cut and should be done in a fairly large sized stone so that the Samurai can be seen. This is a little tough. Here is an article on cutting the Samurai.
Random - Cosine - ISO
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
