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submitted 1 year ago by Crylos@lemmy.world to c/faceting@lemmy.world

I did this to show the difference RI and other stone attributes affect how a cut looks. This cut was designed to look like the cockpit of the millennium falcon as it enters lightspeed, which I designed specifically for my niece who is a HUGE star wars fan.

Here it is in quartz:

And in London Blue Topaz:

Just goes to show that a single design may not work well in all materials.

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[-] Dyntrall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Woah how many facets is that on the pavilion?

[-] Crylos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

64 facets... seems like a lot more doesn't it?

[-] Dyntrall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's pretty effective! Looks great!

I read this as face sitting so many times. I was so confused.

[-] Crylos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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