Paddle: 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 "Paddle".
Cubic Zirconia
Paddle (CZ11.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1995
78% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 2.20
41 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 49
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.200 T/W = 0.628 T/L = 0.523
P/W = 0.409 C/W = 0.243
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.672
P/H = 0.609 C/H = 0.361
Vol./W^3 = 0.348
Gram Book 1 - Rough in the table before you cut the C6. This design cuts fairly easy and fast, 1-12cts.
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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