In the faceting academy paradigm, our primary focus is maximizing economic return on our rough investment. Common books about stones and faceting international gem. Beginner any way to get your recommended first design. In addition to selling collections of his gem designs, jeff graham offered almost 40 cutting diagrams free of charge on his website. Instructions continue through the oval, marquise, pear and emerald. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Finding writings on oriental gem cutting history might be difficult, but richard hughes at lotus gemology, or vincent pardieu at gia thailand might be able to give you some guidance, and they are right in your neighborhood. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Welcome to the gemology online faceting diagram database. Then a set of break facets is cut in a chaining manner. Extensive troubleshooting discussions should help you avoid, or at least correct, common cutting and. A special sequence of meetpoint cutting which makes the shape. The secrets of tourmaline the international faceting academy. Instructions continue through the oval, marquise, pear, and emerald. So, keeping that 60% valuation factor in mind, we dont make much distinction between a closed or completely black c axis, a verydark c axis, and a c axis thats an undesirable color.
Usfg faceting dictionary united states faceters guild. A new faceter probably needs to know this as there are two types of faceting diagrams and they work a little differently. Many of these designs are also published in their excellent books. Have you ever gazed in wonder at a faceted gemstone, at the everchanging interplay of light, colour, and sparkle, and asked yourself how such a thing could come into. Meet point cutting there are two ways to cut the same stone actually there are a lot more than that, and each takes a different approach.
Facet design ovals volume 1 provides an extensive treatment of the design and. Any point on the stone, permanent or temporary, to which a facet can be cut a catchall term. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This is volume 1 of amateur gemstone faceting, containing chapters 1 to 9. Have you ever gazed in wonder at a faceted gemstone, at the everchanging interplay of light, colour, and sparkle, and asked yourself how such a thing could come into being. Explains the nature and types of gemstones and introduces the hobby of faceting. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design series, available for purchase from. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by long and steele the. Some of the latest comments, stories, gems, events, techniques, etc will be posted on the blog page. A welcome to the wonderful world of amateur gemstone faceting. Introduction to meetpoint faceting unknown binding january 1, 1985 by robert h. The authors carefully detail the concept of meetpoint faceting by taking the beginner through a standard round cut. On faceting machines, the bearing angle is the tooth of an index gear times dpt.
Introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert h long. Introduction to meetpoint faceting long, robert h on. First published 1985 tom mitchell faceting 1 39 pages pdf. Welcome to the faceting academy the best place to learn faceting precious gems for fun or profit.
These diamond saw blades set a new standard for thin diamond blades. As a result, amateur gemstone faceting comes in two volumes, roughly divided along the lines of the essentials and expanding your horizons. Change the angle to 51 and cut until these facets meet those of the first step halfway as shown at 30e, then change the angle to 47 and cut until these facets are the same width as the other two at 30f. Each facet is cut by grinding a rough stone on a flat round file called a lap. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by long and steele. This design packet features 42 additional designs 6 designs optimized for quartz, 7 designs optimized for tourmaline, 5 designs. Introduction to meetpoint faceting unknown binding january 1, 1985 by robert h long author 5. Introduction to meetpoint faceting diagrams for faceting, vol.
The older method uses diagrams like those in the vargas book, and involve cutting the. Best books to read when getting started in faceting international. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. This vid includes the first tips about parts of your machine that are delicate or require special care and attention.
It gives the new cutter, step by step cutting instructions along with pretty good drawings, while cutting. Website of basil watermeyer, originator of the barion design. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design series, available for purchase from graves. Help promote world literacy, give a book as a gift in stock, ships from ohio.
Meet point faceting means more loss, but faster and easier cutting. Intro to meetpoint faceting fundemental faceting the book of gem cuts vol. Long and steeles books on meet point faceting have some background chapters in what led them to their landmark works. Official facetron videos the international faceting academy. This one gives very specific instructions and detail of using the meetpoint concept to easily facet some shapes that would otherwise be more difficult. Nov 23, 2014 explains the techniques of cutting and polishing, including sections on preforming, lap and facet sequencing, meet point faceting, polishing theory, and charging laps with compound. Original gem faceting designs certificate of design. I have learned alot from looking over your cad designs.
Price new from used from paperback, 1985 please retry. I wouldnt really recommend these books for the novice cutter, you may end up in a dead run screaming off into the night. The essentials by tom herbst 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Intro to meet point faceting, long and steele for novice and experienced faceters meetpoint faceting. To view the image upclose, click on the small pictureinpicture icon in the lowerright corner. Aug 04, 2019 qr code for introduction to meetpoint faceting. Bob long has graciously granted permission for to include all of his and norm steeles original designs and those published in their seattle facetor design notes newsletter. I do not recommend the vargas book faceting for amateurs, but some people do. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Online version of the old pueblo lapidary clubs cd, including 60 unique designs and links to plenty of additional faceting information. All patterns on this page were written by faceters on this site. You can learn faceting for free using our many free resources, with free faceting videos and free faceting articles on things like how to evaluate faceting rough, how to facet oregon sunstone.
Authors carefully detail the concept of meetpoint faceting by taking the beginner through a standard round cut. To access the diagrams, simply click on the image of the stone. An excellent primary and instruction manual for anyone interested in faceting. Profusely illustrated introduction to meetpoint faceting sku.
The light return is excellent, better than traditional pears. Buy introduction to meetpoint faceting by long, robert h isbn. Introduction to meetpoint faceting paperback january 1, 1985 by robert h. Now, set the angle to 43 and cut the four sides until they meet in a point forming the culet as shown in figure 30d. Theres more in the works for the video series, but thats gonna be rolled out in may since i dont have time to.
In addition to the introduction to meetpoint faceting, there are five design. The web home of the bog gem optimization program also hosts 15 gem designs, many of which are mentioned in this book. Steele introduction to meetpoint faceting 126 pages softcover, ringbound published by seattle faceting books, mercer island, washington. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. The book is designed so that you can teach yourself to facet gemstones from scratch. The brilliant pear is designed to cut like a standard round brilliant and look like a pear. This book and associated dvd if purchased contains detailed instructions and illustrations in concise patterns on cutting the standard rilliant, and gives the individual a working knowledge of all parts of the faceting machine. Intro to meet point faceting, long and steele for novice and experienced faceters meetpoint faceting terminology and techniques. Offsite faceting diagrams are also available at our sister site facet diagrams. Also they wrote a real gem pardon the pun of a book titled meet point faceting. Amateur gemstone faceting volume 1 meet your next favorite book.
Introduction to meetpoint faceting rating select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. There are five 5 basic designs round brilliant, lazy oval, marquise, superpear 96, emberrectangle covered and if you cut all of them you should have a. Part of the faceting machine that holds the dop, also called the dop arm. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Explains the techniques of cutting and polishing, including sections on preforming, lap and facet sequencing, meet point faceting, polishing theory, and charging laps with compound. Published by the graves company as a faceting primer and manual robert h.
Faceting diagrams the international faceting academy. Unlike many pear designs, this one employs a centered culet which makes it much easier to cut. Its major draw back is that when used to generate a predictable shape it will waste gem material as it requires additional depth which limits the width of the face of your gem. The standard round brilliant the international faceting academy. The lap turns around horizontally in a faceting machine. I use the book, introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert h.
In regard to the use of meet point faceting, there are times when meet point faceting makes no sense to accomplish cutting the gem material you have before you. The facet rough that comes with this machine is 60 cts of melbourn garnet 450 cts of amethyst 200 cts of aquamarine 20 cts of beryl 60 cts of mixed opal 350 cts of mixed quartz 55 cts of citrine 55 cts of topaz 200 cts of mixed synthetic material books included are. We begin the exploration of that by meet point faceting a standard round brilliant design. The rough stone is adhered to a small stick called a dop. Faceting equipment essentials international gem society. The first volume presents the essentials, including a detailed, visual tutorial to help the complete beginner. What youll find when you unwrap it and how to do that without damaging anything.
A book designed to teach you about faceting and is suitable for the. Usually water, oil or wd40 is used on the lap as a coolantlubricant. Introduction to meetpoint faceting lapidary slab supplies. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design. Best books to read when getting started in faceting.
Meetpoint is platform that empowers you to plan events, increase attendance and measure your success. Ive got a video series for people brandnew to faceting, and a suite of faceting designs that walks people through progressively more difficult faceting designs that are specifically written to teach new techniques. To track down volume 2, search for amateur gemstone faceting volume 2. Several other desingers have agreed to allow their designs to be used freely on this website. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design series, available for. I wouldnt really recommend these books for the novice cutter, you may. Extensive troubleshooting discussions should help you avoid, or at least correct, common cutting and polishing problems.
If a computer rendering and an actual stone are displayed. This short video is an introduction to the idea of meet point faceting, and how we use the intersections of facets to define locations in space so we can produce precise designs with exact and proportional shapes. I started faceting many years ago, and at that time there were a few books in print describing the process of faceting from a beginners point of view. An oblong shape whose sides are straight parallel lines and whose ends are half a circle. Manufactured with crystalite proprietary diamond plating process, these 100120 mesh blades will cut faster, last longer and run truer than any other blade they offer. As you approach your finished angle, the meter slowly moves up into the green area and beeps to show the finished cut. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert long and norman steele. Faceting meetpoint faceting great book i found the instructiuons easy to use and the drawings are excelent for beginners.
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