Next up for my work faceting stones is another of Jeff R. Graham’s designs, a Floater Trillion in Brown Topaz…
The stone mounted on the 3 mm dop just had its pavilion finished and is ready for transfer (a process where the stone is placed in a jig that aligns it with another dop and attached with dopping wax, epoxy or super glue so that this dop can be removed and the crown cut and polished). The stone, which should finish up around 6.5 mm in diameter, has a couple veils in its interior but they don’t detract at all (I’m still stoked!).
The completed Floater Trillion in brown Topaz turned out nicely at 0.85 carats (and actually came in a tad smaller than I originally thought at 6.35 mm in diameter).
The delicate veils actually add far more character to the gem than I thought they would, with the tiny bubble-like veils mirrored and reflected throughout by many of the 52 facets, each giving off a golden glow. I really hadn’t thought about it before, but the way the veils appear in the cut gem seem to fit appropriately with the design’s name “Floater” Trillion. 😎