| Precious stones are cut and polished to
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| | While a buyer of stones can not always
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| develop the beauties which are latent in
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| | tell by measurements whether or not the
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| them. The diamond in its natural found
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| | stone is cut to its best proportions, he
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| state is not spectacular. The diamond in
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| | can decide the question by its
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| a natural state is merely a luminous gray
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| | appearance. An equally proportioned
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| pebble. The diamond does have however,
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| | stone shows an equal distribution of
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| inherent qualities which can be made
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| | light and brilliancy. If the stone is
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| beautiful. By properly cutting and
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| | cut too shallow or too deep it will not
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| polishing a diamond, it has the power to
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| | be as brilliant as a perfectly cut one.
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| reflect and disperse light falling upon
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| | The trade has come to find that the
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| it to an extraordinary degree.
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| | proper spread of the stone is of a great
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| Cutting and polishing the diamond will
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| | importance. A lighter stone that has the
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| bring out the natural luster or surface
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| | same spread diameter as a heavier one may
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| power of reflection. The idea is to throw
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| | be more brilliant, thus the there is a
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| back as much of the light rays as
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| | demand for shallow cut stones. If a stone
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| possible. Angled facets are taken
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| | is just as brilliant at twenty feet as it
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| advantage of to reflect and refract even
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| | is at one foot the stones proportions are
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| more light. Knowing the exact angle to
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| | definitely close.
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| which rays of light are bent on entering,
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| | The diamond, being the hardest substance
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| are key to knowing where to place facets
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| | known to man, can be cut only by diamond
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| to catch fugitive rays that try to pass
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| | powder. In order to make a diamond
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| through the stone by driving them back
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| | cutting blade, diamond dust is pounded in
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| and forth up the diamonds walls and
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| | a mortar if hardened steel, and the
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| finally shooting them out and into the
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| | powder is used to charge the wheels upon
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| beholders eye.
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| | which diamonds are ground.
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| When diamond cutting and polishing first
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| | The first step in diamond cutting is to
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| began to take place, two stones were
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| | examine the crystal and decide which way
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| rubbed against each other to grind away
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| | it should be cut to achieve optimal
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| the skin of the natural facets and make
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| | results. Flaws and imperfections in the
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| polished surfaces. Using this crude and
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| | finished stone should be avoided.
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| outdated method, very little of the
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| | Preservation of material, and proportion
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| stones original weight was sacrificed.
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| | preserved are both also necessities.
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| As the cutting and polishing methods have
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| | After the cutting of a diamond, next
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| continued to improve, so has the number
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| | comes polishing. The work is done on a
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| and placement of facets. The modern cut
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| | horizontal wheels which make about two
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| consists of fifty eight facets. This
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| | thousand revolutions per minute. During
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| arrangement remains the perfect modern
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| | the polishing faze, the diamond is kept
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| cut. During all of the years of
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| | moist with a mixture of olive oil and
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| improving the refining process, cutting
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| | diamond-dust. The extent to which stones
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| has remained paramount. Cutters will
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| | are polished differ, so like the edges of
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| often times sacrifice magnificence in
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| | the facets to be sharp like a knife,
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| order to have a heavier stone. The royal
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| | while others want them to be less
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| magnificence of the diamond can be fully
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| | pronounced. If the edges are thin they
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| attained only by fitting its proportions
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| | are less likely to chip, or split.
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| to the natural qualities of the stone.
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| | In todays market it is almost impossible
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| It was in America that cutting stones for
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| | to stock almost any amount of perfectly
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| brilliance rather that weight began. It
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| | cut stones. The waste and care necessary
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| was popular in Europe to cut more for
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| | to produce them add a considerable amount
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| weight and less for beauty. Beginning
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| | to the cost. Never the less the public is
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| with Henry D. Morse, cutting for beauty
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| | becoming increasingly more aware of the
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| became a trademark. He would not hesitate
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| | value of this kind of work. The customer
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| to sacrifice material in order to make
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| | is becoming more willing to pay the
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| the finished stone as perfect and
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| | difference between a decently cut stone
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| beautiful as possible. Machinery to
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| | and a fine cut stone. It does take time
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| perfect facets was perfected in his shop,
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| | to truly appreciate a fine cut stone, but
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| and he taught and insisted on
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| | the more a person is acquainted, the more
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| mathematical exactitude. Due to demand
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| | confidence he will have with what the
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| European cutters have had to confirm to
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| | dealer has sold him.
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| it.
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