Gem Junkies
Gem Junkies
Parle Jewelry Design's Jonathan and Brecken Farnsworth.
From Cab To Brilliant
32 minutes Posted Nov 17, 2019 at 2:13 am.
50th Episode
Common Cold
Introduction of Gem Cutting
When do you think humans began cutting gemstones
Bruting
3000 BC
The oldest gemstone used in jewelry
Other gemstones that were easy to manipulate during this time
Middle Ages
Cabochons to harness magical properties
The hunt to get diamonds to sparkle
1380
16th Century
Bruting diamonds
The culet
Hello, single cut gemstone
The gemstone tells us what it can do
Cutting colored gemstones vs. diamonds
Face up shape
The parts of the gemstone
Brilliant cut/variation of cuts/faceting
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Today we answer a fans question about gemstone cuts. By no means are we experts on how to actually cut/facet gemstones rather, we’ll discuss the evolution of gem cutting and the different cut styles.