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.
Green Lodalite Quartz 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Green Lodalite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
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Bloody Iolite 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Iolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called “pleochroism,” which means that it ca...
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Emerald 2mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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Rhodochrosite 3mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
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Australian Green Opal 7mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Australian Green Opal is a variety of Common Opal which is a mixture of Opal and nontronite. Common Opal is generally opaque, without the play of c...
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New Burma Jade 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive, sea green, green, ...
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Blue Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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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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Lemurian Aquatine Calcite 7mm Cube Table Cut Corner Drill- 15-16 Inch (Blue Onyx) - CLEARANCE
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This unique stone is named after a now debunked theory of a continent called “Lemuria” thought to have sunk into the Indian Ocean. Though it is wid...
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Rose Quartz 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a...
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Lemurian Aquatine Calcite 5mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch (Blue Onyx)
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Rose Quartz 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a...
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Black Moonstone 5mm Cube Table Cut - 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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Silver Phantom Quartz 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Phantom Quartz form over pre to existing crystals. The boundaries of the included crystals are visible and are known as “phantoms.” Phantom Quartz ...
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Morganite 2mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones...
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Emerald 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Cube Table Cut 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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Plum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut 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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Blue Moonstone 2mm Cube Table Cut - 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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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Cube Table Cut Banded 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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Peach Moonstone 4mm Cube Table Cut A Grade 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 remins...
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Multi Tourmaline 4mm Cube Table Cut 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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Plum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut 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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Peach Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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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 remins...
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Golden Sunstone 5mm Cube Table Cut 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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About this cut
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
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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.