This page tries to give you an impression of the content of Amateur Gemstone Faceting. Click on the links below to see sample text and figures, as well as the title page of each of the 20 chapters in the book.
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Chapter 1 - Gems and Faceting
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Chapter 1.1 Gems, Minerals, Rocks and Stones (1 page)
Chapter 2 - Faceting Machines
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Chapter 2.6.1 Things to Look For in a Faceting Machine (3 pages)
Chapter 3 - Laps
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Chapter 3.2 Cutting Laps (2 pages)
Chapter 4 - Additional Equipment
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Chapter 4.1 Adhesives and shellac "highlight" (2 pages)
Chapter 5 - GeM101: Your First Gemstone
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Chapter 5.4 Initial Dopping (3 pages)
Chapter 5.5.5 The Temporary Center Point (2 pages)
Chapter 6 - Gem Rough
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Chapter 6.4.1 What to Look For (2 pages)
Chapter 6.6.2 Synthetics
Chapter 7 - Dopping
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Chapter 7.3.1 Hybrid Wax-Cyanoacrylate Dopping
Chapter 7.6.1 Transfer Cheat and the Toothpaste Test (2 pages)
Chapter 8 - Cutting and Polishing
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Chapter 8.3 Pre-Forming Technique (3 pages)
Chapter 8.9 Troubleshooting Cutting (2 pages)
Chapter 8.14.3 Charging Metal Laps with Diamond
Chapter 9 - Further Reading
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Instructional Books on Faceting
Glossary
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Sample Glossary Page
Chapter 10 - Gemstone Mathematics and Geometry
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Chapter 10.4 Gemstone “Capture Cones” (2 pages)
Chapter 10.7 Mirror Image vs Radial Symmetry (2 pages)
Chapter 10.8.2 Using the Length Ratios to Fit Designs to Rough
Chapter 11 - Gemstone Optics
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Chapter 11.4 Refraction
Chapter 11.8 Surface Reflections and Luster
Chapter 11.9.2 A Light Ray's 3D Journey…
Chapter 12 - Gem Material Properties
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Chapter 12.4 Birefringence and Pleochroism
Chapter 12.10 Crystal Systems and Habits (2 pages)
Chapter 12.12 An Inclusion Potpourri (2 pages)
Chapter 13 - Gemstone Treatments
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Chapter 13.1 Colour Treatment (2 pages)
Chapter 14 - Common Gem Materials
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Chapter 14.1 Beryl Material and Faceting Properties
Chapter 15 - Faceting on Your Computer
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Chapter 15.3 GemCAD “Skies”
Chapter 15.3 Gem Design and Optimization Software
Chapter 15.5 3D Gemstone Rendering Tutorial
Chapter 16 - Designing Your Own Gemstone
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Chapter 16.2.1 Mixing and Matching Crown and Pavilion
Chapter 16.5.4 Size and Distribution of Sparkle
Chapter 16.6 Miscellaneous Gem Design Tips
Chapter 17 - Establishing the Gem Outline
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Chapter 17.3.3 Real-World CAM Outlining (2 pages)
Chapter 17.3.3 Standard versus “Clever CAM” Cutting
Chapter 17.4.5 Real-World OMNI and CLAM Outlining (2 pages)
Chapter 18 - Case Study: The Briar Rose
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Chapter 18.2.3 Turning the Gem Outline into a Princess (2 pages)
Chapter 18.5 Gem Optimization Targets and Real-World BOG
Chapter 19 - New Gemstone Designs
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Chapter 19.1.5 The CLAMour Gem Design (2 pages)
Chapter 20 - Do It Yourself Projects for the Frugal Faceter
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Chapter 20.2 Building a Density Measuring Device
Chapter 20.8.3 Mounting the Digital Angle Encoder
Chapter 20.8.7 The Mark II Digital Angle Encoder Upgrade (2 pages)
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