Gem Designs

Enter the Gemology Project’s faceting design contest by August 1, 2010 to win great prizes and help other faceters by creating an online database of designs.
First prize, for contributor of most useful Design Collection
Receive an “All You Need Kit” containing:

1 BATTWING Lap
One 3,000 Diastik
One 60K Diatsik
Three BATTSTIKS, 1 each CeO, AlOx, and Chromium Oxide

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Every month in Facets we publish one or more gemstone designs. The April 2010 issue includes SpinWheel 3 by Jerry Bartlemay, March 2010, inspired by Wind Wheel by Charles Covill and Checkboard Oval OMNI Version by John Bailey, 2008.
We’d love to hear your experience cutting one or both of these designs. Post them here, [...]

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