On this CD:
Introduction to the Faceters Companion
- About the Faceters Companion CD - Copy Permission
- Faceters Companion Content Contributors
- About Old Pueblo Lapidary Club
- 'B' Still My Heart by Jeff Graham
- Defibrillator I by Bob Keller
- Defibrillator III by Bob Keller
- Mount Ida Heart by Bob Keller
- Rose Heart by Jeff Graham
- Simple Heart by Jeff Graham
- Star in a Heart #1 by Charles Covill
- Sweetheart by Jeff Graham
- Novice 1 - Old Mine
- Novice 2 - Stretched Octagon
- Novice 3 - Hexagon
- Novice 4 - Old Mine
- Novice 5 - 12-Sided Round
- Novice 6 - Triangle Cushion
- Novice 7 - Fat Square Cushion
- Novice 8 - Pentagon
- Novice 9 - Octagon
- Novice 10 - Fat Square Cushion
- Novice 11 - Triangle Cushion
- Novice 12 - 12-Sided Round
- Novice 13 - 12-Sided Round
- SRB Classic
- SRB Lowboy
- SRB with Unstacked Mains
- SRB with Spiked Mains
- SRB with Vertically Split Mains
- SRB with Horizontally Split Mains
- SRB with Pavilion Step at Girdle
- SRB with Doubled Mains and Stars
- SRB with 6 Fold Symmetry
- SRB with 12 Fold Symmetry
- SRB with 16 Fold Symmetry
- SRB with Step Framed Table
- SRB with Apex Facets Replacing Table
- SRB with Highlight Breaks
- SRB with Highlight Breaks and Stars
- Bar Rounds by Bob Keller
- The Christmas Bell by Walt Heitland
- Integral-8 by Tom Herbst
- Pentacle by Paul Head
- Portugese Cut
- Simple Jack by Bob Keller
- Taylor-Burton Famous Diamond Replica by Fred Van Sant
- Tris de Garnet by Tom Herbst
- Rose Sphere 96-96
- Rose Sphere 160-96
- Rose Sphere 168-96
- Rose Sphere 216a-96 aka Santa's Little Helper II
- Rose Sphere 216b-96
- Rose Sphere 216c-96 aka Santa's Little Helper I
- Rose Sphere 288a-96
- Rose Sphere 288b-96
- Rose Sphere 384-96
- Rose Sphere 624a-96
- Rose Sphere 1536a-96 aka SnoBall
- Hornets Nest by Bob Keller
- Rose Egg 480a-80 by Bob Keller
- Step Cut Sphere 288a-96 by Bob Keller
- Twister by Jeff Ford
- Charles Covill
- Charles Covill (Odds)
- Charles Covill (VFWs)
- Jeff Ford
- Jeff Ford (Polyhedra)
- Paul Head
- Walt Heitland
- Tom Herbst
- Bob Keller
- Bob Keller (Rose Spheres)
- David de Lisle
- Craig McGregor
- Jim Perkins
- Fred Van Sant
- Robert Strickland
- Mike Yeatts
- SRB Variations
All the .gems
GemCad Installation Notes for New Users
GemCad DOS Suite Setup - Install the GemCad, GemRay, GemFrame and GemFlick Software
- The Art of Observation by Clive Washington
- Be a Performer, Not a Preformer by Glenn Klein
- Beale/Woolley Depth of Cut Indicator Installation on a Facetron by Art Kavan
- Competition Cutting by Art Kavan
- Cutting and Polishing Against the Stop by Glenn Klein
- Cutting by Ear by Bob Keller
- Cutting Sapphires by Jeff Graham
- Don't Eat Blue Mushrooms by Bob Keller
- Dopping Procedure by Glenn Klein
- Dopping with Adhesives by Charles Covill
- Dopping with Black Wax is Not a Black Art by Bob Keller
- Faceting CZ by Carl Unruh
- Faceting Machine Alignment by Paul Head
- Gemstone Design Conversion Using the Tangent Ratio Method by Bob Keller
- Get Rid of Cheater! by Glenn Klein
- Getting Rid of Those Bow Tie Blues by Bob Keller
- History of the Australian International Faceting Challenge by Glenn Klein
- How to Go from Novice to World Class Facetor by Glenn Klein
- Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems by Mike and Darcy Howard
- Judging Competition with Microscopes by Glenn Klein
- A Method for Sequencing the Crown by Glenn Klein
- Polishing on Water by Glenn Klein
- Refractive Index and Critical Angle by Bob Keller
- Using Copper Laps to Cut with Diamond by Sumner Olsen
Online Resources for Faceters:
Online Sources for Freeware Computer Utilities:
2002 Faceters Engagement Calendar - Rounds Hey faceters, check out this nifty engagement calendar! This classy cut collection features planviews and cutting instructions for 52 rounds - one for every week of the year! Featuring designs for rounds by Steve Adams, Jerry Capps, Richard Conley, Charles Covill, John Franke, David Giles, Greg Glenn, Jeff Graham, Bob Keller, Jim Perkins, Steve Richards, Norman Steele and Robert Strickland. Also included is info regarding recommended polishes, RI, hardness and recommended angles for a wide variety of gemstone materials and an index conversion wheel.
Published by the Greensboro Gem and Mineral Club, the 2002 Faceters Engagement Calendar costs only $13.99 + 2.95 for US shipping. Email faceterscalendar@yahoo.com for further information and get yours today!
