Amateur Gemstone Faceting Volume 1: The Essentials

Tom has managed to produce two volumes of impressive books on Amateur Gemstone Faceting in a very accessible and fun writing style. Back to back, this first volume covers all the relevant basic subjects on gemstone faceting. For those among us who are familiar with the Vargas books on gemstone faceting, I can only say that Tom has produced a worthy successor. These two volumes should be recognized as the next golden standard in amateur gemstone faceting, covering both basic faceting and many contemporary subjects as Computer Aided Design of gemstones, optimizing faceting machine performance and many more interesting subjects. To every amateur gem cutter, novice and experienced alike, these books are worth every single penny.

Great info for newbie and pro

Received these books today and only just scanned the contents. Purchased as a I new to this hobby. My first impression is that these books are very comprehensive and I am confident that these books will enable me to learn and acquire the knowledge required to achieve my lapidary objectives. I offer my grateful thanks to the author, for such a comprehensive publication, and I am looking forward to reading each book.

An excellent pair of books: well written and full of photographs showing every detail clearly. I recommend these two books to a beginner or any experienced faceter. Np faceter's library should be without them as they are well affordable.

Excellent book Full of info. Easy to read and you can tell author has real world experience

As with volume 2 a great way to learn a new skill and to know what you need and what s not necessary to buy to start off with

A lot of hard work has gone into writing these books. Well worth the money.

Great book for people starting faceting. Great price.