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Faceted Table Cut Cube Beads

A new table cutting technique brings a high-end look to a traditional cube. Each cube is precision cut and either center drilled or drilled diagonally.

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Aquamarine 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Aquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent t...

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Atlantisite Stichtite 3mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...

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Red Garnet 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...

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Lapis 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...

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Red Jasper 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Tiger Eye 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate f...

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African Jade 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Mookaite 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Ken...

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Dendritic Agate 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Dendritic Agate is not banded like other Agates, and therefore is not an Agate in the strictest terms. Rather than banding, Dendritic Agate has bra...

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Black Sardonyx 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Sardonyx has a Sard base, typically of brown or black, with bands of white Onyx running through it. Sard is not Onyx, but rather a dark variety of ...

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African Petrified Wood Agate 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years. Petrification occurs when the wood is...

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Blue Apatite 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...

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White Howlite 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How, who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868. It is typically white or...

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African Turquoise 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...

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Blue Tiger Eye 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Tiger Eye is a naturally occurring dark stone with chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they c...

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Smoky Quartz 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...

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Hubei Turquoise 3mm Green Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise Banded 3mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Green Tourmaline 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Tourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to...

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Smoky Quartz 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...

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Lepidolite 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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A particularly soft stone, Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral as well as a significant sour...

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Green Garnet 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...

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Pink Opal 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Pink Opal is a variety of non to precious opal, meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with pre...

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Larimar 3mm Table Cut Cube AA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation...

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Mixed Moonstone 3mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Champagne Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess simila...

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Orange Garnet 3mm Table Cut Faceted Cube Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Orange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called “Cinnamon Stone” for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of sp...

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Fluorite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Fluorite is a luminous, soft and glassy stone, sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world.” It is one of the most sought to a...

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Hubei Turquoise 3mm Blue Green Table Cut Cube AA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 3mm Blue Table Cut Cube AAA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis (Dyed) 4mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...

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Lapis (Dyed) 5mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Peach Moonstone 5mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remini...

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Peach Moonstone 6mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remini...

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Amazonite 4mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Amazonite 5mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Seraphinite 2.5mm Table Cut Cube AAA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...

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Red Black Super Seven 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Super 7, also known as Melody's Stone, is a rare, naturally occurring rock composed of seven specific minerals: amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quart...

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Blue Tourmaline 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Tourmaline ranges in color from green to blue to yellow to green with black, milky white and clear, colorless inclusions. It is an aluminum bo...

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Tanzanite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.

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Golden Sunstone 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...

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Sapphire 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Peridot 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems, the other being Diamond, that is not formed in the Earth’s crust. Rather, it is born in the molten r...

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Labradorite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Blue Kyanite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...

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Green Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...

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Brazilian Amazonite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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About this cut

Table Cut Cube bead shape diagram
Cut name
Table Cut Cube
Drill style
Center-drilled (face to face)
Typical sizes
3mm4mm7mm2mm6mm5mm6x8mm4x6mm
Stones in this cut
MoonstoneTurquoiseTourmalineAmazoniteGarnetLapisAmethystAquamarineBerylQuartzApatiteOpal
Common uses
stretch bracelets with geometric structuremen's bracelets and unisex designsknotted necklace strandsspacer beads between focal stonesmixed-cut layered necklacesbead-woven and loomed pieces (small sizes)
Related cuts
Cube, Faceted Cube
Design notes
Table cut cubes give you the angular silhouette of a cube with a hand-shaped, slightly rustic surface — useful when calibrated cubes read too rigid for the piece. Scale matters: 2-3mm cubes function as spacers and rhythm beads, 4-5mm carry their own as a primary bead in bracelets, and 6mm+ (including 4x6mm and 6x8mm rectangles) become focal elements where the flat faces show off color and matrix. They pair cleanly with smooth rounds and rondelles, which soften the geometry, or with faceted rounds when you want sparkle against the matte flat faces. Because faces aren't perfectly square, expect small variation in seating against neighboring beads — string with a touch of flexibility or use a knotted technique to let the cubes find their angle.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is a table cut cube bead?
    A table cut cube is a six-sided bead with flat polished faces and a slightly rustic, hand-shaped silhouette rather than the precise geometry of a machine-calibrated cube. The 'table cut' description refers to the flat broad faces — each side reads as a small polished window into the stone. Edges and corners are typically softened rather than knife-sharp, and face sizes can vary slightly within a strand. The drill runs corner-to-corner or face-to-face depending on the strand. The look is organic, faceted, and matte-modern rather than glassy or precision-cut.
  • What sizes does Dakota stock in table cut cubes?
    Current stock runs from 2mm up through 7mm in standard cubes, plus rectangular table cut shapes at 4x6mm and 6x8mm. The deepest size is 3mm with around 51 active strands, followed by 4mm (23) and 7mm (18). Smaller 2mm cubes (15 strands) work well as spacers and seed-bead substitutes in bead-weaving, while 6mm and 7mm cubes carry enough face area to show the stone's color and pattern clearly. Exact bead count per strand and drill direction should be disclosed — confirm before buying if you need a specific count for a layout.
  • Which stones come in table cut cubes?
    The cut spans a broad range of stones in current inventory. Moonstone (12 strands) and turquoise (11) lead, followed by amazonite, tourmaline, and garnet (10 each), then lapis (8), amethyst (7), quartz (6), beryl (6), and apatite (6). Both opaque stones like turquoise, lapis, and amazonite and translucent stones like moonstone, tourmaline, garnet, amethyst, and apatite are well-represented — the flat faces show color saturation in opaque material and depth/transparency in translucent material. Treatment varies by stone; check the listing for per-strand disclosure.
  • What jewelry works best with table cut cubes?
    Table cut cubes suit designers who want geometric structure without the rigidity of machine-cut beads. They work especially well in stretch bracelets, men's bracelets, knotted strands, and layered necklaces where the flat faces catch light differently than rounds. The slightly irregular faces give wrist pieces a hand-made feel that pure calibrated cubes lack. Mix sizes (3mm with 6mm, or 4mm with 6x8mm rectangles) for rhythm, or pair with smooth rounds and rondelles to break up the angular silhouette. Smaller 2mm and 3mm cubes also work as accent spacers between focal beads.
  • How does a table cut cube differ from a faceted cube or plain cube?
    A plain (smooth) cube has six flat polished faces with crisp 90-degree corners and tight calibration — a precise geometric bead. A faceted cube adds extra facets at the corners or edges, breaking up each face into multiple smaller planes for more sparkle. A table cut cube sits between rustic and geometric: the six broad 'table' faces are flat and polished, but the cube itself is hand-shaped, so faces are not perfectly square, edges are softer, and size varies slightly within the strand. It reads more artisan than industrial.