{"product_id":"amateur-gemstone-faceting-volume-2-expanding-your-horizons-paperback","title":"Amateur Gemstone Faceting Volume 2: Expanding Your Horizons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Herbst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote: \u003c\/b\u003e This is Volume 2 of Amateur Gemstone Faceting, containing Chapters 10 to 20. To track down Volume 1, search for \"Amateur Gemstone Faceting Volume 1: The Essentials.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave you ever gazed in wonder at a faceted gemstone, at the ever-changing interplay of light, colour, and sparkle, and asked yourself how such a thing could come into being? Gemstones have been a source of fascination, mystery, and power for millennia, yet it is only in the last few decades that the tools and knowledge for creating these tiny miracles have been available to the average person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this second volume, amateur faceter Tom Herbst helps you expand your faceting horizons. You will learn about the optics and mathematics behind the magic of gemstones. Subsequent chapters on the properties and treatment of common gem materials will help you identify and make the most of your valuable rough.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo really expand your horizons, try faceting on your computer, visualizing gemstones before committing the stone to the lap. Nothing can match the satisfaction of creating and cutting your own unique gem cuts. Chapters on general design principles and a specific case study should help you on your way. Finally, faceters are inveterate tinkerers, and the concluding chapter lays out ideas for multiple do-it-yourself projects, including instructions for building a precision digital angle encoder for your faceting machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappy cutting, and may your horizons expand before you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 - Gemstone Mathematics and Geometry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduces the essentials of trigonometry needed for faceting, including tangent ratio scaling. Discusses gemstone symmetry and maximizing yield from a piece of rough.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 - Gemstone Optics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains the wave nature of light and how its interaction with matter produces colour, refraction, internal reflection, and luster. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 - Gem Material Properties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains the optical properties of gemstones (colour, refractive index, dispersion, saturation, colour change, birefringence, and pleochroism), as well as their physical characteristics (density, hardness, crystal structure, cleavage, and inclusions).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 - Gemstone Treatments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains the procedures and ethics of gemstone treatments, ranging from heat and radiation to oiling and exotic techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 - Common Gem Materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEasy to read tables of properties for the most common gemstone materials, with a focus on faceting-related information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 - Faceting on Your Computer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse your computer to maximize your enjoyment of faceting. Describes commercial and freeware gem design and optimization software, and includes a tutorial on three-dimensional rendering - literally cutting the gem inside your computer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 - Designing Your Own Gemstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvides guidance on expressing your individual artistic urges via gemstone design, from simple modifications to existing cuts through creating your own, new, unique, gems. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 - Establishing the Gem Outline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains the CAM, OMNI, CLAM, and ECED pre-forming methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 - Case Study: Designing the Briar Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronicles the conception, development, and execution of a novel hexagonal cut, including hints on channeling inspiration into actual facets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 - New Gemstone Designs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than twenty new and unique gemstone designs for all skill levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20 - Do-It-Yourself Projects for the Frugal Faceter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collection of do-it-yourself projects, ranging from a better drip tank, to an inexpensive dichroscope, to adding a true digital angle encoder to your faceting machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two volumes of Amateur Gemstone Faceting comprise 20 chapters and almost 900 pages. The merged index helps you quickly find what you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Herbst is an amateur faceter and all-round rock enthusiast. Born in eastern Ontario, Canada, he received his formal education in Montreal, Quebec, Waterloo, Ontario, and Ithaca, New York. A research astrophysicist in his \"day\" job, Tom specializes in the design, construction, and scientific exploitation of novel astronomical instrumentation. Although he began collecting pretty rocks as a kid, it was not until his mid-thirties that Tom realized that creating gemstones is within everyone's grasp. A few faceting lessons and a homebuilt machine later, he was deep into the hobby and has never looked back. Tom currently lives in Germany, along with his wife and their two teenage sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52501358117171,"sku":"9783000474750","price":43.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YVB4VGhoSGZrdWNGZHh4VEFEUXA1Zz09.webp?v=1760126350","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/amateur-gemstone-faceting-volume-2-expanding-your-horizons-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}