Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild
Turning Pretty Rocks into Pretty Awesome Gemstones
From the category archives:
There are a few software programs of use to faceters. The first that comes to mind is GemCad, developed by Robert Strickland. According to GemCad.com, “Gemcad is a computer-aided design (CAD) program for faceted gemstones. It runs under Windows 95 or later on PC compatibles with screen resolution of at least 800 x 600.” [...]
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With the dizzying array of equipment available, Your Gemologist has a nice write-up explaining a bit about what many of the various gemstone identification tools do and why they do it. This equipment is used by both gemologists and faceters.
What equipment do you use? Did you teach yourself?
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Old magazines are a goldmine of information but imagine my surprise when I came across this? The Popular Mechanics Feb 1971 issue had an article entitled “Make Your Own Faceting Machine” and here it is in full. It’s not exactly the easiest looking home project, but hey, if you’ve got the time and inclination, go [...]
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You don’t need a gemology degree to facet gemstones but the more knowledge you have the easier it gets. It’s very important to know what material you are working with before you begin faceting as that helps in determining the optimal way to cut and polish the stone.
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Nov 2009 at OMSI the CWFG’s meeting features a presentation on making your own Polariscope. We tracked down a few online tutorials to supplement and will update after the meeting with features from the presentation. Also how to make a polariscope from Sunglasses.
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