CZ Check: Faceting Design Diagram
Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "CZ Check".
Cubic Zirconia
CZ Check (CZ9.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1997
81% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 2.20
40 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 44
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.511 C/W = 0.329
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.860
P/H = 0.594 C/H = 0.382
Vol./W^3 = 0.396
Addition # 3 - This is fun to cut, there are no meets on the top after C3. Cut them as square as you can. This design has a lot of sparkle, you will be surprised. Cut in about any color and size… Cut in refractive indexes 1.73 (83.1%) to 2.14 with no changes.
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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