Quick introduction to meetpoint faceting concepts with the standard round brilliant design. Meetpoint faceting facering the barion oval to understand meetpoint concepts and facet sequencing. Bob long has graciously granted permission for to include all of his and norm steeles original designs and those published in their seattle facetor design notes newsletter. Jeff grahams beginners book, learn to facet the right way, has stepbystep instructions and diagrams for cutting five designs designs start with easy 8 and progress through easy cushion, floater trillion, round brilliant, and brilliant pear. Meet point cutting there are two ways to cut the same stone actually there are a lot more than that, and each takes a different approach. Published by the graves company as a faceting primer and manual robert h. Also they wrote a real gem pardon the pun of a book titled meet point faceting. Just though the stones had suited the cuts, but now see i have a long way to go. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Learn to facet the right way by jeff graham the rock. Introduction to meetpoint faceting diagrams for faceting, vol. Oct 29, 2015 introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert long and norman steele.
Meetpoint faceting using the barion oval to understand meetpoint concepts and facet sequencing. Lapidary books, faceting, stone, gem cutting, mdr 102. The standard round brilliant the international faceting. While i do not consider myself to be a big faceter actually on a per pound basis i guess.
Meetpoint faceting using a trilliant to understand cam meetpoint faceting. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I would like to pick this up as a potential business venture, so i would like to learn as much as possible. First published 1985 tom mitchell faceting 1 39 pages pdf. Introduction to meetpoint faceting unknown binding january 1, 1985 by robert h long author. The book of gem cuts vol i iv by mdr manufacturing, inc. The authors carefully detail the concept of meetpoint faceting by taking the beginner through a standard round cut. The book i was cutting from does not talk about l to w ration but the introduction to meetpoint faceting talks about 2. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Dont be discouraged there are a few books out there that can guide you through the whole process and. The purpose of introduction to meetpoint faceting is to introduce the faceting terminology and techniques peculiar to the meetpoint method of faceting. An excellent primary and instruction manual for anyone interested in faceting.
Authors carefully detail the concept of meetpoint faceting by taking the beginner through a standard round cut. Help promote world literacy, give a book as a gift in stock, ships from ohio. Faceting meetpoint faceting great book i found the instructiuons easy to use and the drawings are excelent for beginners. Several other desingers have agreed to allow their designs to be used freely on this website. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert h long. Introduction to meetpoint faceting unknown binding january 1, 1985 by robert h long author 5. Advanced techniques for precision gem faceting authorstream. The standard round brilliant the international faceting academy. Good books on beginning cuttingpolishing gemstones. Look up the book introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert long and norman steele.
Introduction to meetpoint faceting by long and steele. In it they introduce the cam method of forming perimeter shapes by using a false set of pavilion facets and then producing the shape wanted by cutting a set of meetpoint girdle facets which intersect the previously cut pavilion facets very precisely. Download introduction to meetpoint faceting pdf youtube. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Most of the books on faceting that are available to the beginner are few at best. The mark 5xl faceting head features an electronic angle scale that is repeatable to better than. Instructions continue through the oval, marquise, pear and emerald. Best books to read when getting started in faceting. Introduction to meetpoint faceting lapidary slab supplies. Aug 04, 2019 qr code for introduction to meetpoint faceting. Instructions continue through the oval, marquise, pear, and emerald.
Woodwork aprons, wells fine woodworking granville ohio. One of the best teaching tools is still their book introduction to meetpoint faceting. In stock for immediate shipment graves mark 5xl faceting machine. The author of many books take for granted that the reader understands terms like refractive index, dispersion, cleavage planes, birefringence, pleochroism, mohs hardness, toughness, crystallography, etc. Detailed, stepbystep instructions for cutting the round brilliant, lazy oval, commercial marquise, superpear 96 and ember. Im planning to make a video that explains the actual process of making meetpoint meet, by using xgem which, by the way, is a project of one of our fellow go members, caedmon. Introduction to meetpoint faceting pdf free 11 4bbbd60035 ebook free ebook introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert h long pdf format introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert h long click here to access this book. Many of these designs are also published in their excellent books. Introduction to meetpoint faceting marker, richard.
This book and associated dvd if purchased contains detailed instructions and illustrations in concise patterns on cutting the standard rilliant, and gives the individual a working knowledge of all parts of the faceting machine. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by robert long and norman steele. Jun 29, 2019 introduction to meetpoint faceting robert h. Lapidary books, faceting, robert long, stone, gem cutting, mdr master 102 introduction to meetpoint faceting y robert h. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Introduction to meetpoint faceting by long and steele the. Introduction to meetpoint faceting paperback january 1, 1985 by robert h. A standard round brilliant has 49 facets and meetpoint faceting is difficult. There are a few reference texts that seem to get a few recommendations, here are a few that i am considering. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Intro to meet point faceting, long and steele for novice and experienced faceters meetpoint faceting terminology and techniques. Introduction to meetpoint faceting long, robert h on. Vargas has a 3volume series called diagrams for faceting that has directions that allow for altering the cuts to adjust to the rough. Introduction to meetpoint faceting online ebook download. Meetpoint is platform that empowers you to plan events, increase attendance and measure your success. I am a novice facet cutter looking for my first text book.
This one gives very specific instructions and detail of using the meetpoint concept to easily facet some shapes that would otherwise be. The experience and understanding gained cutting the designs in this book can change you from a beginning cutter with lots of fears of the unknown, to a confident intermediate cutter. This lesson is not suitable for beginners, you need to complete one of my two cabochon cutting lessons which include an introduction to faceting and my faceting basics step cut square lesson. This short video is an introduction to the idea of meet point faceting, and how we use the intersections of facets to define locations in space so we can produce precise designs with exact and proportional shapes. Steele introduction to meetpoint faceting 126 pages softcover, ringbound published by seattle faceting books, mercer island, washington. Profusely illustrated introduction to meetpoint faceting sku. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design series, available for purchase from graves. From 1967 to 1997, they published a newsletter called seattle facetor design. Garnet sandpaper, minecraft wood building ideas, faceting. Seattle facetor design newsletters united states faceters guild. The international faceting academy proudly powered by wordpress. A new faceter probably needs to know this as there are two types of faceting diagrams and they work a little differently.
Introduction to faceting i was asked this year to give an introduction to faceting class at the michigan geology and gemological society seminar weekend. This jewish professor saw jesus in a vision yet decided to run away. Introduction to meetpoint faceting and their facet design series, available for. I wouldnt really recommend these books for the novice cutter, you may end up in a dead run screaming off into.