Shtick: 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 "Shtick".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Shtick (MIR71.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2005
90.1% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
35 facets + 10 facets on girdle = 45
5-fold, mirror-image symmetry
80 index
L/W = 1.051 P/W = 0.450 C/W = 0.194
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.664 P/H = 0.678 C/H = 0.292
Vol./W^3 = 0.211
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 10 - This is quick and fun. Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This makes great earrings and makes an interesting ring or pendant stone. About any color and saturation will work well.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
