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Test of the Bijou
From A Tale in the Desert
Principles
- Cut a Queen's Tomb Turquoise
- Cut a Queen's Tomb Amethyst
- Build a Scholar's Gem Cutting Table
- Design a Challenge Cut and open it for Judging
- Have 7 Judges Solve and Rate your Bijou
- Design Rated Good by most judges
- All of the above OR solve three recently winning bijou
Demonstrate the Principle
- Have learned Fine Balance??
Demonstrated by Malard in Saqqarah on 2009-04-11.
Requirements
You need to have the Gem Cutting technology to do this test.
Scholar's Gem Cutting Table
- 12 Small Gears
- 60 Rope
- 6 Cut Stone
- 24 Steel Wire
- 6 White Sand
- 1 Hornet's Wing Granite
- 1 Queen's Tomb Turquoise
- 1 Queen's Tomb Amethyst
Once the table is built, design a unique gem cut (no actual cuttable gems are required) and open it for judging.
Bijou Locations
- Green for recognized (passed) puzzles (use "Gr" prefix on pin)
- Red for unrecognized (unpassed) puzzles (use "Rd" prefix on pin)
| Region | Coordinates | Designer | Passed | Remarks | RL Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adn | 967, 6948 | Hilly | . | West of CS | 15-06-09 |
| Adn | 974, 6948 | Yendorhut | No | West of CS | 29-06-09 |
| Adn | 968, 6949 | Toldy | No | Adn Art Museum west of cs | 19-06-09 |
| Adn | 953, 7674 | Shiva | Yes | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Adn | 954, 7674 | Zisoni | No | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Adn | 955, 7674 | Noreferti | No | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Adn | 956, 7674 | Kabuga | No | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Adn | 958, 7674 | DragoonWise | No | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Adn | 960, 7675 | Babayaga | No | North in Adn, Tariqah Ieb camp | |
| Meroe | 815, -3610 | Aryballa | No | Just northwest of the CS in Oasis Art cp | 2 May 09 |
| Meroe | 813, -3610 | Luvika | No | Just northwest of the CS in Oasis Art cp | 11 Jul 09 |
| Meroe | 841, -3628 | Malard | No | Just north of the CS | |
| Meroe | 836, -3628 | Oni | No | Just north of the CS | |
| Meroe | 834, -3623 | Thera | No | Just north of the CS | |
| Meroe | 781, -3631 | Xasis | No | West of the CS | 4-12-09 |
| Meroe | 782, -3630 | spy | No | West of the CS | 7-19-09 |
| Meroe | 784, -3631 | Rexi | No | West of the CS | 4-12-09 |
| Meroe | 785, -3631 | Astrina | No | West of the CS | 4-12-09 |
| Meroe | 787, -3631 | Coyan | No | West of the CS | 4-12-09 |
| Meroe | 787, -3630 | Amdara | No | West of the CS | 4-18-09 |
| Meroe | 785, -3630 | Simon | No | West of the CS | 4-16-09 |
| Meroe | 784, -3631 | Engine | No | West of the CS | 4-25-09 |
| Meroe | 833, -3670 | Nkuku | No | few coords SE of the CS | |
| Meroe | 830, -3670 | Niut | No | few coords SE of the CS | |
| Meroe | 834, -3628 | SunnyOne | No | Redesigned 7/7/09 | |
| NP | -1559, 2534 | Voyna | No | Near S Thought | |
| NP | -1559, 2882 | Ikuu | No | West of SArch near CS | |
| NP | -1594, 2909 | Zaarain | No | Between SArch and UWorship | 4-21-09 |
| NP | -1424, 2754 | akc2 | No | just next to the cs | 05-06-09 |
| Queen's Retreat | 612, -6154 | oicurtis | Yes | East of the CS | |
| Queen's Retreat | 611, -6154 | Traak | No | East of the CS - "Superman" | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1373, 1661 | Lill | No | South of CS near SArt | 4-19-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1457, 1999 | McArine | Yes | Close to UArch | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1543, 2375 | Sefet | No | East of UThought | 05-01-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1190,1860 | Cali | No | Close to UWor | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1478, 1752 | Ephemere | No | 30 sec, east from CS (Art CP) | 4-21-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1482, 1752 | lilinou | No | 30 sec, east from CS (Art CP) | 4-21-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1374, 1661 | Daniels | No | South of CS near SArt | 4-22-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1415, 1985 | Trillian | No | 'the mouse' at bridge west of sharm | 5-24-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1373, 1659 | Pacer | Yes | ||
| Shabbat Ab | 1380, 1710 | Numaris | Yes | Just south of the CS at the top of the hill | 6-7-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1550, 1955 | Robare | No | East of the S of Harmony | 6-27-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1593, 1734 | Kartal | No | Near Sbody, in the breezeway compound n the island | |
| Sinai | 3217, 4408 | Psychodelica | No | Behind the chariot | 06-01-09 |
| Saqqarah | 771, -766 | Korrin | No | East of CS in Art cp, just south of CS driveway | 04-15-09 |
| Saqqarah | 787, -782 | Fryoj | No | East of CS in Pyramid Compound | |
| Saqqarah | 787, -785 | Nicole | No | East of CS in Pyramid Compound | |
| Saqqarah | 753, -767 | Tedra | No | In the Art Building next to the CS | |
| Saqqarah | 753, -767 | Challen | No | Next to the CS | |
| Stillwater | 2148, 2773 | TheMazeEcho | Yes | Paradise Plains Art Gallery, SW/SA border | |
| Stillwater | 1673, 3693 | Till | No | few coords West of CS, Wadi Hammamat Art-Building | |
| Stillwater | 1674, 3696 | Artemis | Yes | few coords West of CS, Wadi Hammamat Art-Building | |
| Stillwater | 1673, 3690 | Rudjamun | No | few coords West of CS, Wadi Hammamat Art-Building | |
| Stillwater | 1673, 3700 | Draconia | No | few coords West of CS, Wadi Hammamat Art-Building | |
| Stillwater | 1734, 3712 | Obol | No | few coords East of CS, TC Art Gallery Building | |
| Stillwater | 1733, 3711 | Shemei | No | few coords East of CS, TC Art Gallery Building | |
| Stillwater | 1732, 3712 | Dagny | No | few coords East of CS, TC Art Gallery Building | |
| Stillwater | 2000, 3682 | Keko | Yes | ||
| Stillwater | 2340, 2933 | Moses | No | ||
| Falcon Bay | 4304,-606 | Udjai | No | At the Tiki Recreational Games and Gallery cp just north of the CS | 18 July '09 |
