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Episode description
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.
00:00:00 50th Episode
01:01:00 Common Cold
02:15:00 Introduction of Gem Cutting
03:33:00 When do you think humans began cutting gemstones
04:37:00 Bruting
05:38:00 3000 BC
06:41:00 The oldest gemstone used in jewelry
06:59:00 Other gemstones that were easy to manipulate during this time
08:01:50 Middle Ages
09:30:00 Cabochons to harness magical properties
10:37:00 The hunt to get diamonds to sparkle
11:17:00 1380
12:00:00 16th Century
12:25:00 Bruting diamonds
12:55:00 The culet
13:33:00 Hello, single cut gemstone
14:53:00 The gemstone tells us what it can do
16:14:00 Cutting colored gemstones vs. diamonds
16:52:00 Face up shape
19:43:00 The parts of the gemstone
20:32:00 Brilliant cut/variation of cuts/faceting
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