This course will equip the student with the necessary skills required to cut and polish a rough diamond
Course Outline
Purchasing
- How to Buy and Sell Rough Diamonds
Planning
- Planning of the diamond using computer software and Sarine
- Marking the best possible shape and cut of the diamond
- Sawing the rough stone depending on the shape of the rough diamond
- Where to place the Table
- Bruting the girdle
Blocking
- Blocking 8 main pavilion facets – these facets are divided into 4 Corners and 4 Pavilions as the corners and pavilions run in different directions due to the atomic structure of the diamond
- Crown – the crown consists of 8 main facets and are divided into 4 Corners and 4 Bezels
Bruting
- Final bruting – ensuring the girdle of the diamond is perfectly round and smooth
Brillianteering
- Brillianteering – Adding and polishing 8 stars and 16 pavilion and 16 crown halves
- Polishing all 16 main facets
Diamond Cutting & Polishing Quality
- Quality Control – checking for symmetry, polish and cut (angles) after the diamond is completed
Diamond Cutting & Polishing Factory
- How to correctly set up a Diamond Manufacturing Facility
Course Instructor
