Cut Gems

Overview

Cut Gems are created by careful crafting of Cuttable Gems on a Gem Cutting Table. Sections of the cuttable are gradually sliced away until the resulting gem matches a standard shape in the #Gem Catalog. At that point, the cut gem may be removed into your inventory.

Nonstandard shapes may be saved in a Specimen Case (available with some multi-month pre-paid packages). Each case holds one cut gem. The contents of the specimen case may later be loaded onto a table for additional cutting.

In the absence of a specimen case, cut gems that don't match a Gem Catalog entry must be discarded.

Different types of cut gems are used in the construction or improvement of various buildings.

Gem Catalog

This page contains information directly lifted from Tale 3, and has not yet been confirmed as accurate for Tale 4. Please verify the accuracy of the data before removing this stub

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Aidenn Mask

	Carats:	15
	Reqts:	Two flaws next to each other
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	None?

Amanti

	Carats:	11
	Reqts:	None
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	1 Cut Garnet: Amanti for Test of the Windsong 3 Cut Jade: Amanti for Test of the Prismatic Opticon 1 Cut Turquoise: Amanti for Test of the Windsong <Varying Amounts> Garnet: Amanti for Test of the Covered Cartouche
	Guide

Amunet

	Carats:
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	Rarity:
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Appolonia

	Carats:	21
	Reqts:	One flaw with a large area of unflawed gem on one side of it
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	1 Cut (Any Gem): Appolonia for Test of the Windsong 3 Cut Garnet: Appolonia for Test of the Prismatic Opticon

Bastet

	Carats:	11
	Reqts:	A two-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	23 Cut (Any Gem): Bastet for Lesser Sphinx 2 Cut Sunstone: Bastet for Test of the Prismatic Opticon

Bridge

	Carats:	14
	Reqts:	A pair of two-deep vertex flaws directly opposite each other
	Rarity:	Ultra-rare
	Uses:	12 Cut Lapis: Bridge for Test of the Megalopolis

Cat's Eye

	Carats:	28
	Reqts:	A two-deep vertex flaw surrounded by a double ring of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	23 Cut (Any Gem): Cat's Eye for Lesser Sphinx

Choronzon

	Carats:	43
	Reqts:	A 5x5x3 block of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Common
	Uses:	17 Cut Garnet: Choronzon for Fine Balance research 2 Cut Jade: Choronzon for Test of the Prismatic Opticon 8-84 Cut Turquoise: Choronzon for Test of the Megalopolis

Corner Heart

	Carats:	4
	Reqts:	Very small unflawed area
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	24 Cut Garnet: Corner Heart for Test of the Megalopolis

Crater

	Carats:	?
	Reqts:	A pair of Two-deep flaws intersecting.
	Rarity:	?
	Uses:	0+ Cut (Any Gem): Crater for Crystal Obelisk

Dalessi

	Carats:	25
	Reqts:	None
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	1+ Cut Citrine: Dalessi for Eastern Meditation <Varying Amounts> Turquoise: Dalessi for Test of the Covered Cartouche
	Guide

Dragyn's Eye

	Carats:	17
	Reqts:	2 aligned flaws on adjacent faces
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	1 Cut (Any Gem): Dragyn's Eye for Lesser Sphinx 1 Cut Amethyst: Dragyn's Eye for Test of the Windsong 1 Cut Citrine: Dragyn's Eye for Test of the Pathmaker 1 Cut Lapis: Dragyn's Eye for Test of the Windsong 1 Cut Sunstone: Dragyn's Eye for Lesser Sphinx

cuttting hints from tale 3: Dragyn's Eye (17 carat)

Requirements: 2 aligned flaws on adjacent faces. Rarity: Rare. Uses: Test of the Pathmaker (citrine) Future Uses: Chime Tower (amethyst), Megalopolis (lapis) A rare cut. To cut a dragyn's eye, you need two flaws that intersect in the same plane. It is ok if they just touch. It is even better if one or both continues past the intersection as it may give you more cutting options. From a top view, the two flaws will form an L, T, or + shape. Pick two legs that form an L to work on. The next condition to look for is to find a right triangle that surrounds each flaw. The long side of the triangle will touch the edge of the diamond shape of the flaw, the other two sides touch the remaining corners. This image shows a gem that was later successfully cut into a Dragyn's Eye. The green highlighted lines show the unflawed section that you need to cut out.

If both flaws have non-flawed triangles around them that join on one edge, then it is quite likely the cut will work.

Use disc 1 to flatten the sides so your triangles are revealed (it is likely the gem starts this way and no sanding is necessary). Use disc 1 again to flatten the bottom so the triangles are sitting on a flat base. Rotate the gem so that the base is on the bottom and both triangles are facing away from disc 3. Use disc 3 until the Dragyn's Eye is complete.

Eyelet

	Carats:	16
	Reqts:	A two-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	Common
	Uses:	2 Cut (Any Gem): Eyelet to upgrade a Hackling Rake (must be 2 of same type) 4 Cut (Any Gem): Eyelet for Automatic Loom <Varying Amounts> (Any Gem): Eyelet for Crystal Obelisk 1 Cut Amethyst: Eyelet per Simple Lockbox for Test of the Venery 1+ Cut Amethyst: Eyelet for Charm of Flight 48 Cut Amethyst: Eyelet for Test of the Megalopolis 1 Cut Garnet: Eyelet per Simple Lockbox for Test of the Venery 1 Cut Lapis: Eyelet per Simple Lockbox for Test of the Venery 1 Cut Turquoise: Eyelet per Simple Lockbox for Test of the Venery

Full Aidenn Mask

	Carats:	21
	Reqts:	Parallel two-deep vertex flaws with a one-deep flaw between and below them
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	1 Cut (Any Gem): Full Aidenn Mask for Lesser Sphinx 4-24 Cut Sunstone: Full Aidenn Mask for Test of the Megalopolis 1 Cut Sunstone: Full Aidenn Mask for Lesser Sphinx

Full Eye

	Carats:	24
	Reqts:	A three-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	1 Cut (Any Gem): Full Eye for Test of the Prismatic Opticon 2 Cut Sunstone: Full Eye for Flax Gin

Hexas Plate

	Carats:	9
	Reqts:	One-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	23 Cut (Any Gem): Hexas Plate for Lesser Sphinx 3 Cut Amethyst: Hexas Plate for Test of the Pathmaker 8-84 Cut Lapis: Hexas Plate for Test of the Megalopolis

Hile's Chevrons

	Carats:	25
	Reqts:	Unflawed plane
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	1 Cut (Any Gem): Hile's Chevrons for Lesser Sphinx 2 Cut Sunstone: Hile's Chevrons for Test of the Prismatic Opticon 1 Cut Sunstone: Hile's Chevrons for Lesser Sphinx 2 Cut Turquoise: Hile's Chevrons for Test of the Hexaglyphs

Khufu's Ship

	Carats:	22
	Reqts:	Double-width one-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	Uncommon
	Uses:	2 Cut Jade: Khufu's Ship for Test of the Prismatic Opticon

King's Tomb

	Carats:	43
	Reqts:	Single flaw surrounded by double ring of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	None?

Lens

	Carats:	12
	Reqts:	None
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	1 Cut Amethyst: Lens for Racing Mind Tower 17 Cut Garnet: Lens for Fine Balance research 1+ Cut Garnet: Lens for Charm of Flight 1+ Cut Turquoise: Lens for Crystal Obelisk
	Guide

Looking Glass

	Carats:	24
	Reqts:	A 6x4x1 area of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Common
	Uses:	1 Cut Garnet: Looking Glass for Ceremonial Voting Booth 3 Cut Jade: Looking Glass for Test of the Pathmaker 24 Cut Jade: Looking Glass for Test of the Megalopolis 1 Cut Turquoise: Looking Glass for Ceremonial Voting Booth

Lotus

	Carats:	19
	Reqts:	Specific pattern
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	None?

Moorish Arch

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Osiris Eye

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Prism

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Queen's Tomb

	Carats:	18
	Reqts:	Single flaw surrounded by a ring of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Common
	Uses:	1 Cut Amethyst: Queen's Tomb for Test of the Bijou 17 Cut Garnet: Queen's Tomb for Fine Balance research 1 Cut Garnet: Queen's Tomb for Ceremonial Voting Booth 2 Cut Sunstone: Queen's Tomb to upgrade a Gem Cutting Table with fine balance 1 Cut Turquoise: Queen's Tomb for Test of the Bijou

Ra's Lantern

	Carats:	27
	Reqts:	Double-width vertex flaw, with one flaw two-deep, with unflawed gem on remaining three sides of prism
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	1 Cut Sunstone: Ra's Lantern for Test of the Prismatic Opticon

Reflection

	Carats:	14
	Reqts:	Two two-deep vertex flaws next to each other, points touching
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	None?

Refractor

	Carats:
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	Rarity:
	Uses:	Storage Improvements

Ring

	Carats:	13
	Reqts:	Two?-deep vertex flaw surrounded by a ring of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	None?

Shen of Horus

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Solarkin

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Sprocket

	Carats:	14
	Reqts:	Relatively unflawed diagonal plane
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	6 Cut Sunstone: Sprocket for Test of the Megalopolis

Suspension

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Symmetry

	Carats:	19
	Reqts:	A 3x3x3 area of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	2 Cut Turquoise: Symmetry for Test of the Pathmaker 2 Cut Amethyst: Symmetry for an Automatic Sawmill 2 Cut Sunstone: Symmetry for an Automatic Sawmill

The Shark

	Carats:
	Reqts:	A three-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	Rare
	Uses:	Variable # of Cut Lapis: The Shark for a Crystal Obelisk

Thistle

	Carats:	12
	Reqts:	None
	Rarity:	All
	Uses:	8-84 Cut Amethyst: Thistle for Test of the Megalopolis 17 Cut Garnet: Thistle for Fine Balance research

Thoth's Knot

	Carats:	18
	Reqts:	Two lines of three flaws, crossing adjacent to one another, with solid gem beside each and 1 cell of gem above and below
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	None

Tiki Mask

	Carats:	35
	Reqts:	Double-width one-deep vertex flaw
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	None

Tombstone

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Triclops

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Unity

	Carats:	36
	Reqts:	Three-deep vertex flaw surrounded by an area of unflawed gem
	Rarity:	Ultra rare
	Uses:	23 Cut (Any Gem): Unity for Lesser Sphinx 4-24 Cut Lapis: Unity for Test of the Megalopolis

Gem Cut By Type And Use

What do the letters mean in this table? 
 ex: fulleye x sunstone the fulleye has go in a cell.
 there is no entry for flax gin and per the (T4) building page: flax gin requires 2 fulleye sunstones
--ShuoftheFieryHeat 19:51, 30 April 2009 (EST)

Cut

Amethyst

Citrine

Garnet

Jade

Lapis

Sunstone

Turquoise

Ceremonial Voting Booth (b)

Covered Cartouche (c)

Eastern Meditation (e)

Fine Balance (f)

Flax Gin (g)

Hackling Rake (h)

Bijou (j)

Megalopolis (m)

Prismatic Opticron (o)

Pathmaker (p)

Racing Mind Tower (r)

Lesser Sphinx (s)

Venery (v)

Storage (w)

Aidenn Mask

Amanti

c

Y

Y

Amunet

Appolonia

Y

Bastet

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Y

Bridge

Y

Cat's Eye

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Choronzon

f

Y

Y

Y

Corner Heart

Y

Crater

Dalessi

e

c

Y

Y

Dragyn's Eye

sw

ps

s

s

sw

s

s

Y

Y

Eyelet

chmv

h

hv

h

hv

h

hv

Y

Y

Y

Full Aidenn Mask

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Y

Full Eye

g

Y

Y

Hexas Plate

ps

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Y

Y

Hile's Chevrons

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Y

Khufu's Ship

Y

King's Tomb

Lens

r

cf

Y

Y

Y

Looking Glass

r

v

p

v

Y

Y

Y

Y

Lotus

Moorish Arch

Osiris Eye

Prism

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

Y

Queen's Tomb

j

bf

f

j

Y

Y

Y

Ra's Lantern

Y

Reflection

Refractor

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

Y

Ring

Shen of Horus

Solarkin

Sprocket

Y

Suspension

Symmetry

p

Y

Thistle

f

Y

Y

Thoth's Knot

Tiki Mask

Tombstone

Triclops

Unity

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

Y

Y

Related Pages

• Gem Cutting Guide [1]
• Gem Cutting Table
• Scholar's Gem Cutting Table
• Test of the Bijou
• T3 Gem Cutting page