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Index of Online Faceting Articles, Tips and How-to

Gearloose.com

Articles by Jon Rolfe

How to Build Your Own Faceting Machine

The Model J-2 Prototype

The "Revision X". 6-4 Titanium and 303 Stainless!

Build Your Own Digital Angle Readouts

Charging a New Metal Lap

Basic Lap Making

Casting a Lap

New Mexico Faceters Guild

Selected Articles from the NMFG Newsletter

The Prez Sez: Montana Sapphires, Nancy Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, May-June, 1996.

The Prez Sez: Cutting Benitoite, Nancy Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, July-August, 1996.

Diamonds, The Most Complex Gemstones, Merrill O. Murphy, NMFG Newsletter, July-August, 1996.

Surface Characteristics of Some Faceted Gemstones, Many with Polishing History, Scott R. Willson, NMFG Newsletter, March/April 1996.

The Prez Sez: Do you have a surplus of gemstones?, Moss Aubrey, NMFG Newsletter, November/December 96.

The Historical Significance of Turquoise, Nancy L. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, November/December 96.

Grit Size Paradox, Stephen Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1997.

SUCCINITE/AMBER/WHEELERITE -or WHATEVER, Merrill O. Murphy, with dopping advice from Scott Wilson, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1997.

Merrill O. Murphy, with dopping advice from Scott Wilson, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1997.

The Prez Sez: Montana sapphires, Moss Aubrey, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1997.

The Prez Sez: History of American Sapphire Mining, Moss Aubrey, NMFG Newsletter, March-April 1997.

My New Concentric Faceting Machine Design,Introduction, History And Background, W.R. Deazley,NMFG Newsletter, March-April 1997.

The Prez Sez: Recent Developments in Mining and Marketing Montana Sapphire, Moss Aubrey, NMFG Newsletter, March-April 1997.

In the Land of Wax N' Glue, Merrill O. Murphy, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1997.

More Dopping Tips,Stephen W. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1997.

Update on Synthetic Diamonds, Heidi Ruffner, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1997.

Program Speaker: Dr. Ralph Dawson, Crystal Grower, by Scott Wilson, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1997.

The Prez Sez: Gemstone Appeal, Moss Aubrey,NMFG Newsletter, September-October 1997.

Program Speaker: Jane Ward, Diamond Expert, By Nancy Attaway,NMFG Newsletter, September-October 1997.

Briolette Adhesion Technique, Steve Green, Rough and Ready Gems, Inc., NMFG Newsletter, September-October 1997.

Fine Cabinet Makers Don't Use Chain Saws, Stephen Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, November-December 1997.

Planning for Adventures in Faceting, M. O. Murphy, NMFG Newsletter, November-December 1997.

The Causes of Color in Minerals and Gemstones, Paul Hlava, NMFG Newsletter, January-February, 1998.

A Short History of Light: The Spectroscope, Stephen and Nancy Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1998

Faceting Pallasite Peridot, Nancy Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1998

Yogo Sapphires, By Jane R. Ward (and Nancy L. Attaway), NMFG Newsletter, January-February 1998

Program Speaker: Paul Hlava - The Mechanisms of Color Phenomenon, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1998.

Program Speaker: Arthur Skuratowicz on the problems encountered during gemstone identification,, by Nancy Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, July-August 1998.

Program Speaker: Paul Hlava - Crystallography and Crystal Shapes, NMFG Newsletter, September/October 1998.

Program Speaker: Douglas Irving, a professional geologic engineer, NMFG Newsletter, November-December 1998.

Program Speaker: New Mexico Orogrande Turquoise, Virgil Lueth, NMFG Newsletter, January-February, 1999.

The Mystery of Gemstone Polish Part 1, Stephen Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, January-February, 1999.

Mineralogical Notes on the "New Tourmalines from Nigeria", Paul Hlava , NMFG Newsletter, January-February, 1999.

Optical Axis Tips, Charles W. Covill, NMFG Newsletter, January-February, 1999.

Program Speaker: Mines, Men, and Minerals - An Update on Mineral Collecting in The Hansonburg District, Michael R. Sanders and Thomas M. Massis, NMFG Newsletter, March-April 1999.

Preston Equation, Stephen Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, March-April 1999.

Usage of Snell’s Law, by Will Moats, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1999.

Program Speaker: Bruce Bunker: enviromentally-caused fracture and crack growth in glass. by Stephen Attaway and Susan Wilson, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 1999.

Program Speaker: Dr. Jill Glass on "Brittle Material Fracture and Fractography," NMFG Newsletter, July/August 1999.

Selling Jewelry on Ebay, By Will Moats, NMFG Newsletter, September-October 1999.

Program Speaker: Scott Sucher, Replica Diamonds, by Nancy L. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, September-October 1999.

Program Speaker: Robert Eveleth, Overview of early mining history in New Mexico, by Nancy L. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, November-December, 1999.

Program Speaker: Mark Guerin, Master jeweler and Watchmaker, by Nancy L. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, March-April 2000.

Program Speaker: Scott Sucher on the marvelous world of diamonds, Text by Nancy L. Attaway, NMFG Newsletter, May-June 2000.

Let's Talk Gemstones by Edna B. Anthony

Aquamarine

Axinite

Benitoite

Beryl, Part 1 Red Beryl

Beryl, Part 2 Green, Yellow-Green, and Brownish-Yellow-Green

Beryl, Part 3 Goshenite

Beryl, Part 4 Morganite

Cordierite

Dioptase

Emerald, Part 1

Emerald, Part 2

Kyanite

Opal, Part 1

Opal, Part 2

Silicates

Sillimanite

Uncommon Sorosilicates

More Sorosilicates

Staurolite

Topaz

Zircon

Zoisite/Tanzanite

United States Faceters Guild

Articles from the USFG Faceting FAQs

Alignment:

Faceting Machine Alignment by Paul Head

Books:

Books about Faceting

Cheating:

Get Rid of Cheater! by Glenn Klein

Competition Cutting:

Competition Cutting by Art Kavan

Cutting and Polishing Against the Stop by Glenn Klein

How to Go from Novice to World Class Facetor by Glenn Klein

Judging Competition with Microscopes by Glenn Klein

Cutting and Polishing CZ:

Faceting CZ by Carl Unruh

Dopping:

Dopping Proceedure by Glenn Klein

Dopping with 5-Minute Epoxy by Jonathan Rolfe

Dopping with Adhesives by Charles Covill

Dopping with Black Wax is not a Black Art by Bob Keller

Dopping with Superglue by Rob Meredith, Blaise Harper and Dianne

Gemstone Design:

Choosing the Best Angles for Your SRB by Bob Keller

Design Principles by Fred Van Sant

Getting Rid of Those Bow Tie Blues by Bob Keller

Idiots Guide to Gemstone Geometry by Fred Van Sant

Suggested Procedure For Executing ISO Brightness Contour Maps by Jack E. Gross

To Compute or Not to Compute by Fred Van Sant

Gemstone Properties:

Properties of Commonly Faceted Minerals and Materials

Guilds:

Faceting Guilds, Clubs and Schools

IFC History:

History of the International Challenge Cup Competition by Glenn Klein

Indicators:

Art Kavan's Facetron Installation by Art Kavan

The History of the Beale/Woolley Depth of Cut Indicator by Marcus Beale and Dave Woolley

Laps:

About Pitch Laps by Fred Van Sant

Charging Cutting Laps and Scoring Polish Laps by Glenn Klein

Audio: Tips On Using A Ceramic Lap by Charlie Hettich (requires RealPlayer)

Using Copper Laps to Cut with Diamond by Sumner Olsen

Using the Cermaic Lap by Art Kavan

Orientation:

A Brilliant Experiment by C.W.F.G.

Manufacturers

Faceting Machine Manufacturers

Polishing:

A Faceting Breakthrough for Corundum, CZ and Spinel on Ceramic by Tom Gray

Polishing on Water by Glenn Klein

Thoughts on Polishing with Diamond by Fred Van Sant

Preforming:

Be a Performer, Not a Preformer by Glenn Klein

Best Index Numbers for Ovals by Fred Van Sant

C.A.M. Preform: The Cone by Fred Van Sant

Preforming: What's The Best Way ? by Fred Van Sant

Refractive Index:

Refractive Index and Critical Angle by Bob Keller

Scratches et al:

Scratches from the Master Lap by Dave Wooley Sequencing:

A Method for Sequencing the Crown by Glenn Klein

Sequencing Facets by Fred Van Sant

Sequencing the Crown by Fred Van Sant

Tangent Ratio:

Gemstone Design Conversion Using the Tangent Ratio Method by Bob Keller

Technique:

Cutting by Ear by Bob Keller

Terminology:

Faceting Dictionary by Fred Van Sant

Various Sources on the WWW

Selected Articles and Gemstone Pages by a Potporri of Authors

Making a Gemstone, Glen W. Probst

Concave Faceting

Bob's Rock Shop

Articles from Perfect Transfer

Faceters Symposium 2000, Bob Keller

Faceting Fascinates, Ruth Chin

Faceting as a Hobby, Jack Christianson

Refractive Index and Critical Angle, Bob Keller

Getting Rid of Those Bow Tie Blues, Bob Keller

Dopping with Black Wax is Not a Black Art, Bob Keller

Gemstone Design Conversion Using the Tangent Ratio Method, Bob Keller

Faceting by Hand, Bob Jones

A Visual Stop for the Graves Faceting Machines, Ken Wetz

Properties of Commonly Faceted Minerals and Materials, Bob Keller

Faceting Guilds and Clubs List, Bob Keller

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