Tic Tac: Online Faceting Designs and Diagrams

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Tic Tac: Online Faceting Designs and Diagrams

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Since we have some who plan to learn faceting, I thought I'd post some of the articles on how to do various cuts from the Gem Society's newsletters for you so you can reference them when you want ideas for new cuts to try. Here's one of the more recent ones that has a rather nice balance to it with large facets. :)

Tic Tac: Online Faceting Designs and Diagrams
by Jeff R. Graham

Summary
I wanted an earring design that would be fast to cut as well as a little different. The Tic Tac may look simple, but don’t let that fool you. This gem design has a lot of sparkle.
Reading time: 1 min 37 sec


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You can find cutting instructions for the Tic Tac here.

Cutting Remarks

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A matched set of Tic Tacs, 7.5 x 5.6 mm deep, about 4.98 carats. Cut from dark pyrope garnets by Jeff Graham.

"Note that I have large, distinctive facets on the crown. These create the “X” of the Tic Tac. I did this because ... "
https://www.gemsociety.org/article/onli ... s-tic-tac/
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