How Diamonds Are Cut
In their most natural form, diamonds are – well – quite ugly. They have no luster or shine, and in fact, look like nothing more than broken glass. A must be cut, and then polished before it actually becomes a thing of beauty. Diamonds are cut with saws, into round shapes. From the rounded shape, other shapes may be cut, such as heart shapes – but the shape is less important than the quality of the cutting that is being done. If the is poorly cut, it will lose light, and it will not sparkle and shine very well. Each facet of the must be carefully cut into the geometrical shapes that allow the to sparkle and shine, then the entire is cut into a specific shape, such as an emerald cut or a princess cut diamond. Once the cut is done, the is put into a dop, which resembles a cup with another diamond – only a is strong enough to smooth the edges of another diamond. Once the has been cut and shaped, and had the edges smoothed in the dop, it is polished on a scaif or a polishing wheel.

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