Welcome
Welcome To the United Kingdom Facet Cutters’ Guild, open to anyone, of any skill level, anywhere, interested in faceting. UKFCG members actively promote the art, share and advance their cutting skills, and knowledge of gems and gemmology. We happily answer enquiries, exhibit at rock and gem shows, and run an open competition. We also offer advice on machines, rough gemstones, books and equipment. Members get all this along with the option of personal mentoring, advice from other members through a WhatsApp group, plus the chance to display stones that they have cut, at a Rock & Gem Show.
“A sense of achievement is undoubtedly the greatest reward, creating from a piece of rough… a gem which itself is a thing of beauty.”
We practise and share our skills through demonstrations, competitions and more…
Our story
The United Kingdom Facet Cutters’ Guild was set up in August 1994 by a group of faceting enthusiasts who wanted to communicate with other faceters, in order to improve their skills by exchanging ideas and techniques. There was considerable interest in faceting in Australia and America at that time and we wanted to be involved in that activity.
Since then we have made considerable progress towards our goals. We do not have any meetings, except the AGM (held in Bakewell each October) as our members come from all parts of the UK (and beyond!). Instead we have a newsletter, and members are able to contact each other both through our members’ directory and WhatsApp group. The links we have to a number of other guilds across the world also means that we can mutually exchange information for the benefit of all members.