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FACETIPS – A GEM CUTTER’S NOTEBOOK

by
Duncan Miller


The faceting articles published over the past few years in the Mineral Chatter have been compiled into a single 128 page document, available for download for those interested in saving all the articles together. To download the pdf file click here.

A 29,18 ct cuprite from Onganja, Namibia, cut by Duncan Miller and now in a private collection in Germany.


Browsing Archive: August, 2018

FaceTips for September

Posted by Site Moderator Webmaster on Friday, August 24, 2018, In : Faceting 

By Duncan Miller

Here is a quick and easy oval with a standard 1:1.30 proportion. It has a fully conical pavilion, so you can spin a conical preform, stopping just short of producing a point. This means you don’t have to change angles and mast height when cutting the sixteen pavilion facets, which saves time and avoids mistakes. This is a fully meet-point design that doesn’t require a preform, so it would be good for a beginner’s first oval. It doesn’t work well in quartz or beryl, s...


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STAVOREN MICROMOUNT OUTING

Posted by Site Moderator Webmaster on Friday, August 24, 2018, In : Micromounting 

Jako Schonken

I arrived at OR Tambo airport on a cold winter’s Thursday morning, hoping it wouldn’t rain. I hired a car and started driving in a northerly direction, following my GPS to Marble Hall - a place I have only heard about in the South African Micromount Society’s newsletters. I have been a member of the South African Micromount Society (SAMS) for more than three years, but have never been to their meetings or outings since they are based in Gauteng. Nor have I ever met any of...


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