Does anyone know what AFLACA´s rules mean by minimum size for faceted stones. Is it the width or the height or both that have to be at least minimum size on stone?
Have a great day! /Alexandra
Try reading D11.3C on page 43
Regards
Ed
Thanks for your help, but I can´t find the page you refer to. I have looked in the competitor and judging manual no 8 on their webpage. But I can´t find it, could you please give me the link to the manual on the net? Have a nice day!:)/Alexandra
Hi
Yes there is NO rule book on their web site you have to Buy or Borrow one. We the AFG have asked in the past if we can put a copy on our web site but the answer was NO
hope this helps
The measurement is on the shortest axis of the outline shape. The outline is the plan view, so the height is irrelevant.
If you belong to a club, they should have a copy of the rules. If you intend to do much competition work, then you should get your own copy - it is amazing how many entries are disqualified because people have not read the rules.
Ok, thanks for the help! I ´ll buy the book so I can check it before every competition. Have a great day!
It would be a move into the future to make the manual available as a PDF download. This would surely encourage more members and facetors to enter.
Alexandra,
I'm not sure if you know this, some of my club's members didn't. The height is relevant to the width of the girdle of your stone. The girdle must be less than 5% of the height or all points for girdle width are lost.
There is a rule for measuring this height when the girdle is irregular, such as with a continuous girdle. I'm on the bus as I write this and am wishing AFLACCA published the rules on line.
John, entering a comp is probably a good article for facet talk, albeit it may be a little dry. I'm happy to write one from a competitors viewpoint if I can get an authoritive member such as a judge to review it. I still feel a bit of a rookie when it comes to faceting.
Gordon
Hi,
Congratulations for your results in AFG 2018! Nice cutting!:)
I knew about the girdle but I had a girdle mention in my notes from the judges among other things. So next time I will try to make it better. It´s so nice with the judges notes because I have a big chance to improve my work and it´s great fun to compete!:)
Do you know what the judges mean by meets pointing up? - is it the same as the lines dont´t meet each other or what do they mean?
Have a great day!:)
Any point where 4, or more facets meet must be a perfect point when viewed under a 10x lens. The marks allocated to "meets" are divided by the number of meet points and that amount is lost for each one that is not perfect.
I would strongly suggest that if you are competing, you would do well to invest in the booklet that has just been published by the AFG, written by the President called 'Revised judging features of faceted stones' - it explains all about what the judges look for.
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