Faceting for Amateurs, Vargas.

Handboek voor de beginnende facetslijper. Glenn en Marga Vargas zijn autoriteiten op het gebied van facetteren. Ze hebben vele uitgaven op hun naam staan. Edelstenen, apparatuur, gereedschappen, werkwijzen; alles wordt stap voor stap behandeld. Faceting For Amateurs was first published in 1969. This work by Glenn and Martha Vargas is considered to be the faceter's bible and is probably the most frequently recommended primer for faceters. It is not just a book for amateurs; we also recommend it to professional faceters, as it is a comprehensive book that will be constantly used as a reference. This fourth edition is the most extensive in coverage of all aspects of faceting. Each chapter has been given a complete rewriting, with some new equipment, techniques, and ideas discussed and evaluated. Some techniques which might be considered obsolete, have been deleted, or given less attention. Some new faceting materials are described, and methods of faceting them are discussed. Detailed cutting patters presented include Petal Cut, Eight-Sided Brilliant, Standard Brilliant, The Highlight Cut, Ten-Fold Standard Round Brilliant, Twelve-Fold Standard Round Brilliant, Horizontal Split Mains Brilliant, The Dutch Rose, The Double Dutch Rose, The Cross Rose, Rose Recoupee, Commercial Cut, Oval With Culet As A Keel, Oval With Culet As A Point, Five-Rayed Star, Six-Rayed Star, Portuguese Cut, Simple Step Cut, Round Step Cut, Emerald Cut, French Star, Double French Star, Barion Round Brilliant and The Square Barion Cut.