Warp: 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 "Wrap".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Warp (CHECK48.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2002
90.3% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
105 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 109
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.515
T/L = 0.515 P/W = 0.609 C/W = 0.204
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.833
P/H = 0.731 C/H = 0.245
Vol./W^3 = 0.417
Addition # 8 - This is interesting to cut and designed for a large stone. It has an unusual reflection and is not too tough to cut, although the crown is a bit involved. Cut in Refractive Indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes.
Random - Cosine - ISO
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
