Talk:Akhavan - Goron's Ruby

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Note: This diagram is one of a 3-part suite of stones. <put link here once I'm done with the suite>

So, this is another recreation from "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time". The stone was an elongated pentagon in a slightly brown red stone, so I figured I might as well try writing it. I couldn't get a decent barion to work, so I just randomly set the girdle outline and did a keel. It's a nice-looking design, and some other faceters have cut it already!

The design is decently bright, with good tilt performance and a very uncommon girdle outline. The reflection pattern is pretty standard for a keel, and the design works in any material from feldspar to rutile (RI = 1.52 - 2.62) with no changes, although optimizing in the higher RIs is probably a good idea.

The design is a bit time-consuming to cut, but there's nothing particularly hard about it. Just be careful not to mis-index or anything, and you should be fine.


Difficulty level = low intermediate


Post-test cut additions: This pattern was test cut by Jordan Wilkins, in color-change sapphire. The stone was reportedly straightforward to cut, and performed well.