Gemstone cutting and faceting course
Foundation course
The contents of the course include information on techniques for the cutting and faceting of gemstones, basic gemmological information to permit recognition of the material to be cut, analysis of the cutting diagrams and the Gem Cad software.
The practical part will be devoted to the actual stone cutting and the use of the machinery and all the mechanical equipment.
The aim of the course is to prepare the student to be able to execute classic 57-facet cuts (brilliant cut and rectangular shape step cuts on crystals of grade 7 hardness, such as citrine and amethyst, and the cabochon cut on materials of grade 3 hardness, such as coral for example). At the end of the course the student will be able to carry out simple cuts on gemstones of average hardness.