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Ghost

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New Design Books
« on: September 26, 2024, 09:20:56 AM »
Hi, I have just received 2 new books of designs by Phan Thanh Trung, aka Viet Gems.   Each book has 9 design and every one uses frosted facets to create pictures or patterns within the stone.
[/size]The books are published, printed and are available from Tom Ross, aka Dr. Facet, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
[/size]I shall be adding these books to my collection, alongside all the ones I already have by Andrew Brown, Long & Steele, and everything that was available from the Australian Facetors' Guild, etc.
[/size]I think there maybe 4 books by Viet Gems, although the design numbers that I have range up to 202 so there maybe more books or lots of unpublished designs.
[/size]Cheers to you all, beers
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2024, 09:23:16 AM »
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2024, 09:38:24 AM »
Interesting,
He has a few free designs floating around on a public Facebook Group, too.
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2024, 09:09:54 PM »
Thanks RC.
Found 'Vietgems - Recut The World' Web page by going through Instagram and Facebook.
Looks like the cutter / designer is located in Vietnam.
He has an interesting looking machine that you might like to view as well, if you haven't already.
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2024, 10:57:16 PM »
I'll have a look.
A little birdy told me there is another new book just out from a certain someone on this forum...
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2024, 11:08:11 PM »
Thanks RC... I'm on it.

Book #7?

No... Briolettes... Got to have it! 👍🥴
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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2024, 03:48:14 AM »
I received my AB ""Briolettes" issue... now I have dog dreams of finishing an India Briolette but 380 total facets? Got an 80 index... now to figure out which way is up? 🤔

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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2024, 09:50:31 PM »
 
I received my AB ""Briolettes" issue... now I have dog dreams of finishing an India Briolette but 380 total facets? Got an 80 index... now to figure out which way is up? 🤔
Thanks Alaskan  :) Go pavilion first, leave the sharper crown angles to last that way you are less likely to break the tip.

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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2024, 12:09:26 AM »
Been having eyesight problems - prescription glasses are not working - going back to another nice Supernova today on C2.

A thought for a MB theme faceting design book - Neolithic Designs - scrapers - arrow heads - spear points - how to cut a Clovis blade?

Just a thought - my favorite subject is how we got here and why it took so long to advance this last one hundred years?

Thank you, MB,
Ken.

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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2024, 09:48:34 AM »
Been having eyesight problems - prescription glasses are not working - going back to another nice Supernova today on C2.

A thought for a MB theme faceting design book - Neolithic Designs - scrapers - arrow heads - spear points - how to cut a Clovis blade?

Just a thought - my favorite subject is how we got here and why it took so long to advance this last one hundred years?

Thank you, MB,
Ken.
;D Cool. I've been doing arrowheads but you have just opened up more possibility stay tuned....


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Re: New Design Books
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2024, 11:39:55 AM »
I found a perfect leaf shaped flint scraper on the desert sand in Southern Idaho rock hounding with my Dad. Shoshone ~ 3" x 2" x .4" lost to an old girl friend 50 years ago.

The shape was symmetrical at both ends and had small amounts of lichen dried and hardened proving ancient lineage & still sharp enough to scrape hides.

A generous curve to both double end points  were round and perfect as a scraper would be that might be held between thumb and forefinger.

 

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