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Gemstone Faceting

Gemstones are usually fashioned by cutting a number of flat faces, known as facet. Some are more likely to be a polished rounded surface, depending on the crystal structure of the gemstone. The lapidary or craftsman cut the crystal by judging its feature, color, clarity and weight in order to bring out the best faceted crystal. Modern technology leads to creation of new cuts. These are the fancy cuts such as triangular, heart-shaped, lozenge-shaped and the list goes on. Nowadays, many gemstone enthusiasts explore new type of cuts by faceting it from rough themselves.

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Common Gemstone Cuts
	Octagon Cut Octagon cut usually reserved for faceting emeralds to reduce chipping occurance. Although emerald hardness is about 7.5, the emerald crystal features plenty of fissures thus it prone to brittle when not handled properly. Today modern technique made it possible for all cross of crystal. Octagon cut is best deployed for colorful gemstone with intense hue.
	Round Cut Perhaps one of the most famous cut is round cut or commonly known as diamond cut. Diamond cuts were developed over the centuries. In 20th century, mathematical principles were put to use to create the ideal diamond cuts. It was Marcel Tolkowsky, in 1919, developed the first mathematical guideline for the ideal proportions with greatest level of brilliance.
	Baguette Cut The word Baguette is derived from Italian word "bacchetta", meaning rod or stick. Baguette cut has approximately 20 facets with mostly step cut. Baguette cut best suits for gemstone which the crystal takes shape in hexagonal or trigonal. Example of gemstones are tourmalin and emerald.
	Marquise Cut Standard Marquise cut has 57 facets.Usually it is used as a solitaire gem or complemented with other smaller gemstone such as diamonds. The Marquise cut was inspired by the smile of the Marquise de Pompadour, commissioned by the France’s Louis XIV, who wanted a Diamond to match the smile.
	Princess Cut Princess cut is an adaptation of round brilliant cut featuring 76 facets. This fairly new type of cut possesses excellent brilliance that sparkle. The Princess cut generally adopted best with lighter colored transparent gemstones such as yellow sapphires and diamonds.
	Oval Cut Elliptical shaped gemstone is referred as oval cut with 69 facets as a standard. The word oval is adopted from the Latin word ovum or egg. A well faceted and proportioned oval gemstone exhibits intense brilliance and scintillation rivalry of round brilliant cut.
	Traditional Cushion Cut The shape of this type of cut resemble a sofa cushion, hence the name traditional cushion cut. It features 64 facets. Traditional cushion cut also known as Old European cut because a cross-like shape in the middle. Ruby and sapphire are the first stone to adopt this type of cut and quite common in the late 19th.
	Cabochon Cut A polished gemstone with flat bottom and domed top is named cabochon after the Norman French word caboche. Cabochons are the oldest and most common form of gem faceting. Cabochons are reserved for iridescent gemstone, opaque or slightly transparent stone such as turquoise, jade and opal.
	Beads Cut Beads cut is one of the oldest cut and still very popular today. This cutting is simple and appreciated for its round and polished surface.
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Diamond Cutting

While there are many factors that dictate quality of a diamond, cutting is probably the most important factor to consider. An ideal cut diamond provides the maximum amount of light to the viewer's eye. With recent phenomenon is the emerging of hearts and arrows pattern in the brilliant cut diamond. Such occurrence does not surpass the rest of ideal cut but it surely a 'nice to have' idea.