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| placing the first 17 or 18 facets on a diamond |
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| placement and polishing of the star and upper and lower girdle facets |
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| forming the basic face-up outline of a diamond to prepare it for faceting |
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| dividing a diamond into two or more pieces along a cleavage plane |
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| a holder that secures a diamond during sawing, bruting, or polishing |
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| a notch scratched into diamond rough to prepare it for cleaving |
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| an early brilliant cut with a circular girdle |
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| an early cushion-shaped brilliant with a high crown, deep pavilion, and 58 facets including a large culet |
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| the person who decides where to mark diamond rough for fashioning into the most profitable polished gem |
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| placing and finishing facets on a rough diamond; also called faceting |
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| dividing diamond rough into sections, either mechanically or by laser |
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| a rapidly spinning horizontal disc coated with diamond powder, used to polish diamond rough |
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| a simple diamond cut, with a table, eight crown facets, eight pavilion facets, and sometimes a culet |
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| a device that holds the dop and allows polishers to adjust and maintain a diamond's angle during polishing |
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