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Charlie 6
The name Charlie has been used numerous times for faceting designs. To my knowledge there are at least five other designs by Fred Van Sant incorporating the name “Charles” or “Charlie” with assorted suffixes. This design, created on September 22, 2000, was named for the many “Charlies” we have all known, some of whom are: “Charlie” Cologne, and “Charlie” (little girl next door) of Hallmark fame, “Charlie’s Angels,” and there is “Charlie Brown” the comic strip, and Charles Brown the World War I pilot who entered the war too near the end to become an ace, though he was credited with the demise of the Red Baron (if I remember my history correctly), Charles Lindbergh, King Charles, etc.
This design calls for using higher refractive index (RI) materials, such as garnet, corundum, yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), or cubic zirconia, but it is suggested a light colored material be chosen to take advantage of the angles which were specifically chosen for the best brightness. Pavilion Step 1 requires a center point, afterwards cutting P2 to a point. P3 is cut to meet the P1 and P2 junction and P1 centerpoint angles (or to the width proportion given in the statistics, i.e., L/W=1:1.259). The rest is explained with abbreviated commentary after each step. On the pavilion, Steps 4 and 5 and 1 do not meet, whereas pavilion steps 4, 1 and 1, and 6 do meet. The slightly unusual table on the crown is perpendicular to the length of the design. All facets on the crown have meet points. With a complete meet point diagram (no floating facets) it is not likely to present any difficulty for a slightly advanced craftsman, but merely a sufficient challenge. It is predicted to be versatile for a round or square mounting.
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