Cutting Gemstones: A beginners guide to faceting John Broadfoot and Peter Collins, 293 pages. CONTENTS Chapter 1 A brief history of faceting .....................1 Early cutting ........................................................1 Round brilliant cut ...............................................3 The first faceting machines..................................5 Barion cuts........................................................11 Profile cuts ..

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CUTTING GEMSTONES
John Broadfoot and Peter Collins

Overview
A brief history of this ancient craft has been presented
through the eyes of facetors from all over the world
and includes accounts of the age old jambpeg method.
Each chapter leads you through the basics of faceting
and highlights the most important principles for the
beginner. You are guided from the simplest to the
more complex cuts chapter by chapter and step by step.
There are also chapters to extend the more experienced
facetor including an introduction to the cutting of
difficult soft gemstones.
Cutting instructions are included for a large number of
well known cuts and many new ones. The instructions
are accompanied by clear step by step diagrams which
enable the learner to see how each stage devel