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After the loves of his wife and two children, Glenn's love
has always been concentrated on airplanes, pilots, and
flying. Then comes his faceting (cutting & polishing) of
colored gemstones (ruby, sapphire, emerald, and
others) for the purpose of entering them into faceting
competitions with other world-class faceters. He loves
the challenge of competition.
Glenn's book FACETING HISTORY: Cutting Diamonds
& Colored Stones is a thorough and interesting study
about the faceting of gemstones. A book of this type has
long been needed. The book covers the history of
faceting diamonds as well as colored gemstones. Vastly
different tools and technique are required for the two
areas of gemstones. The required processes are well
described. Glenn's book not only tells the reader about
the interesting ways that faceted diamonds and colored
stones were handled over the past many centuries, it
also covers such subjects as where the gemstone rough
material has come from, and tells about how some of the
most important and famous gemstones have ruled
countries and been instrumental during wars. A good
deal of information covering the evolution of various
cut-design patterns is included. The book's last chapter
covers the improvements that have been made in
equipment and cutting methods over the past one
hundred years. This chapter also describes some of the
organizations and people who have been responsible for
the dramatic improvement in equipment and the sharing
of faceting knowledge. These improvements are a
welcome change from the centuries old way of not
sharing information and keeping secret the ways to
improve the appearance of diamonds and colored
stones.
After the loves of his wife and two children, Glenn's love
has always been concentrated on airplanes, pilots, and
flying. Then comes his faceting (cutting & polishing) of
colored gemstones (ruby, sapphire, emerald, and
others) for the purpose of entering them into faceting
competitions with other world-class faceters. He loves
the challenge of competition.
Glenn's book FACETING HISTORY: Cutting Diamonds
& Colored Stones is a thorough and interesting study
about the faceting of gemstones. A book of this type has
long been needed. The book covers the history of
faceting diamonds as well as colored gemstones. Vastly
different tools and technique are required for the two
areas of gemstones. The required processes are well
described. Glenn's book not only tells the reader about
the interesting ways that faceted diamonds and colored
stones were handled over the past many centuries, it
also covers such subjects as where the gemstone rough
material has come from, and tells about how some of the
most important and famous gemstones have ruled
countries and been instrumental during wars. A good
deal of information covering the evolution of various
cut-design patterns is included. The book's last chapter
covers the improvements that have been made in
equipment and cutting methods over the past one
hundred years. This chapter also describes some of the
organizations and people who have been responsible for
the dramatic improvement in equipment and the sharing
of faceting knowledge. These improvements are a
welcome change from the centuries old way of not
sharing information and keeping secret the ways to
improve the appearance of diamonds and colored
stones.
Glenn Klein: Author. Historian. Commercial Pilot
with Flight Instructor, Land & Sea, and Instrument
Ratings. Graduate Gemologist GIA. Woodworker of
Fine Woods. General Ham Radio Operator. Winner
of National & International Faceting Competition
Awards. Photographer. Operator of a retail drapery
& interior decorating business for fifty years.
with Flight Instructor, Land & Sea, and Instrument
Ratings. Graduate Gemologist GIA. Woodworker of
Fine Woods. General Ham Radio Operator. Winner
of National & International Faceting Competition
Awards. Photographer. Operator of a retail drapery
& interior decorating business for fifty years.
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LUCK & TIMING is a book that gives the reader many examples of aviation
connected events in the author's life that have shaped his strong opinion that Life for
each of us is nothing more than the results that have come about by our own
individual Luck and Timing. Our success or failure with daily events has less to do
with smartly using our brain. The author has long been aware that he has indeed
been lucky during many aviation connected experiences. He has sometimes acted in
what in hindsight he considers very dumb ways while flying an airplane. Yet his luck
was good as was the end result, and his timing was also good in that he has lived to
fly another day. The book includes much informative and interesting information as
to how pilots thought, operated their aircraft, and navigated across the country
during the Great Depression, World War II, and the half century since that time.
connected events in the author's life that have shaped his strong opinion that Life for
each of us is nothing more than the results that have come about by our own
individual Luck and Timing. Our success or failure with daily events has less to do
with smartly using our brain. The author has long been aware that he has indeed
been lucky during many aviation connected experiences. He has sometimes acted in
what in hindsight he considers very dumb ways while flying an airplane. Yet his luck
was good as was the end result, and his timing was also good in that he has lived to
fly another day. The book includes much informative and interesting information as
to how pilots thought, operated their aircraft, and navigated across the country
during the Great Depression, World War II, and the half century since that time.