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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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Technical Advice for Cutting Stones
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<blockquote data-quote="SneakyCuttlefish" data-source="post: 436135" data-attributes="member: 3340"><p>I would dop exactly where you circled (maybe a touch down towards the back a bit. Start with the girdle cuts to get your shape, then every thing falls into place. The trick with dopping like that is the short girdle facets on the point are an eyeball job, but it gives you a bit of freedom to make them as long or as short as you want. </p><p></p><p>Considering this design is not a complicated one and is mostly a stepped cut, the facets should line up where ever you put them.</p><p></p><p>I would use facet G1 (assuming by extention facet 1 on the crown) as your facet setting point. Simply line up all facets one by one to that grouping. (G1, P1, C1)</p><p></p><p>If that make sense at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SneakyCuttlefish, post: 436135, member: 3340"] I would dop exactly where you circled (maybe a touch down towards the back a bit. Start with the girdle cuts to get your shape, then every thing falls into place. The trick with dopping like that is the short girdle facets on the point are an eyeball job, but it gives you a bit of freedom to make them as long or as short as you want. Considering this design is not a complicated one and is mostly a stepped cut, the facets should line up where ever you put them. I would use facet G1 (assuming by extention facet 1 on the crown) as your facet setting point. Simply line up all facets one by one to that grouping. (G1, P1, C1) If that make sense at all. [/QUOTE]
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