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[strmrdr]

would someone actualy have the guts to try and cut it?

 

[Kaleigh]

Now that IS cool. Yummy. Wonder if it''s even possible??

 

[Gypsy]

Ohh. SO yummy.

 

[WinkHPD]

I know this cutter guy in Antwerpen, I bet he would if you really want him to...

Wink

 

[diagem]

Looks impossible...

 

[WinkHPD]

Why?

Wink

 

[diagem]

Date: 5/28/2006 4:16:30 PM
Author: Wink
Why?

Wink

Wink, unless i am not seeing correct...

what i do see is either the last step towards the culet or both the last step and the culet triangular shaped facets, that are the ones that were further divided into three facets by adding two halfs in each step....
If thats the case..., it is imposible to add these halfs without moving the horizontal allignments of the third step from the culet.

I hope i am making sence... (but again, its based on what i see on the picture) i would be able to confirm it if i saw a profile of that Asscher...

 

[strmrdr]

They are standard 3c 3p asscher cutting patterns.
The problem with them is that if your angles are just slighty off they go bad in a hurry.

 

[diagem]

Date: 5/28/2006 6:36:46 PM
Author: strmrdr
They are standard 3c 3p asscher cutting patterns.
The problem with them is that if your angles are just slighty off they go bad in a hurry.

What do you mean by "slightly off"??

 

[strmrdr]

This one is brightest asscher iv ever designed or seen a model of.
Im working out the angles to get them down to 53%

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 5/28/2006 6:39:28 PM
Author: DiaGem

Date: 5/28/2006 6:36:46 PM

Author: strmrdr

They are standard 3c 3p asscher cutting patterns.

The problem with them is that if your angles are just slighty off they go bad in a hurry.

What do you mean by ''slightly off''??

somewhere around .15 degrees

 

[strmrdr]

Iv been working on these since last November whats funny is when im not feeling good or in pain I do my best work :{
So thats why they are getting finished up now.

 

[diagem]

Which facets are off by 15 degrees...?
I dont understand, the culet facets are not cut at 15 degrees there....

 

[strmrdr]

52.6% works.

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 5/28/2006 6:55:46 PM
Author: DiaGem
Which facets are off by 15 degrees...?

I dont understand, the culet facets are not cut at 15 degrees there....

If the any facets angle is off .15 degrees it can throw the patterns off at this level in some of these.

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 5/28/2006 7:34:35 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady
OH MY STARS!!!!!!!! How wonderful would THAT be?


Not to hijack or anything...... I saw my FIRST ever asscher today in person. I''ve never seen one before. Oh my stars, what a pretty diamond! I was at COSTCO of all places. lol All I remember was that it was 1.52 and just stunning........ what a beautiful cut!!


Ok.. I''m done.. had to share my excitement. lol.

:}
now ya know what its all about :}

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 5/28/2006 7:40:58 PM
Author: strmrdr

Date: 5/28/2006 7:34:35 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady
OH MY STARS!!!!!!!! How wonderful would THAT be?


Not to hijack or anything...... I saw my FIRST ever asscher today in person. I''ve never seen one before. Oh my stars, what a pretty diamond! I was at COSTCO of all places. lol All I remember was that it was 1.52 and just stunning........ what a beautiful cut!!


Ok.. I''m done.. had to share my excitement. lol.

:}
now ya know what its all about :}

Amen to that!!!! I never even knew about them until PS. I''ll never be the same. This cut gets me everytime. Swoon.

 

[strmrdr]

50%? kinda dorky looking.

Those that follow asschers are getting the idea of how blown away I was when I figured these out.

 

[kschmid5]

Storm, you and I are going to have to keep in touch... in about 10 years I''m going to be looking for a upgrade asscher to that ring we just bought- and I think you are the guy with the design!

Just breathtaking...

 

[strmrdr]

one of my favorites at 54.1
These all have med girdles and < 10% crown height and 58%-61% tables.
No cheating to get the depth.

 

[strmrdr]

49.9 and my brain is fried! but im happy.

 

[strmrdr]

48.5% for those that like small windmills and bright diamonds.

 

[Paul-Antwerp]

Very nice work, Storm, but absolutely useless from a cutter''s perspective.

Rough diamonds mostly have a certain shape and structure, and one hardly never sees stones with a square natural girdle, where the rest of the stone is very shallow (or flat, as we would say).

Therefore, to cut any of these examples would involve such a huge waste of fine rough material, that would make the final stone extremely expensive.

Are you ready to pay at least 50% more for this 1Ct-emerald than for a 1Ct-princess? If you are, will there be a reasonably big population of consumers ready to follow your example? If not, this is simply not cuttable because of reasons of economics.

You could compare this to a concept-car, which never makes it to final production.

Live long,

 

[strmrdr]

Thanks Paul I kinda wondered if that was the case.
Ill be happy if the AGS0 asschers hit the 60%-65% range.

I did these designs for me to learn more than anything.
If I had a bunch of money for the novelty factor Id consider having a couple cut.
But at 2x princess cost they aren''t economically viable.

It was a ton of fun working on it :}

 

[thunkpad]

Date: 5/29/2006 5:19:46 PM
Author: Paul-Antwerp

You could compare this to a concept-car, which never makes it to final production.

Nice comparison

Of course a few of those concept cars do eventually roll off the production line...