Dakota Stones Gemstone Cuts

A Guide to Dakota Stones' Cuts

We have always been interested in unique stone cuts and ways to bring them to the market at affordable prices. Below is a guide to many of our popular stone cuts and some insight on how they came into creation.

Somewhere between a faceted round and a faceted rondelle is this new, higher profile, triangular diamond cut rondelle. The facets on each bead are not only ultra sparkly, they are some of the most precise and sharp cuts you could find. Advanced cutting technology makes them high tech and high end!

With Energy Prisms, this shape starts with a round bead that then undergoes a multi-step diamond faceting process. First, the entire bead is faceted. Then a step-cut is made around the center of the bead creating double terminated points. This cut was first coined as “Energy Tube” because it is thought that a crystal or rock with double terminated points allows energy to flow freely from both sides. The term “Prism” was added later to better describe how the geometric cut bounces and refracts light from it’s faceted surfaces.

A cutting technique that originated in the 16th Century for making diamonds sparkle. The table cut cube is so named for the simple fact that the top is flat, like your dining table. Each of the four sides has a simple bezel facet. Modern processes for cutting have improved so greatly in the last 300 odd years that we can now do this across an array of Jaspers, Agates and other gemstones on an entire strand of beads without needing to asses taxes on all the subjects of the kingdom.

Star Cut stones combine the traditional round and faceted round with fewer facets to create a more modern cut, which eliminates excess weight without sacrificing visual impact. This creates a more simple modern look, but still provides sparkle and sharp angles. Star cut beads have 24 large facets, making them loosely resemble a star, and they have less weight than traditional faceted beads. This specific cut may also be called the “Rose Cut”. 

These double heart faceted beads are created from a star cut shape and then put through a table cut process to double the facets and double the sparkle. With a precise cutting process, each facet has two separate cuts to create texture and beauty. Looking closely at these beads, you can easily see the sharp lines!

A revolutionary cutting process makes this intricate checkerboard coin available at a remarkably low price point despite the intricacy that goes into cutting each bead.  They boast a puffed edge with a faceted checkerboard face, which in turn creates a large surface to catch and reflect light because of their flatter surface.

We have been working for over a decade to cut traditional stone bicones. With recent advancements made in small scale lapidary, our factory has figured out how to craft a stone line based on this classic shape. The most amazing thing is that each facet point is cut by hand, which creates the ability to make organically beautiful bicones in a ton of sizes.