The Art of Diamond Cutting Second Edition
by Sofus S. Michelsen, Basil Watermeyer
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Author: Basil Watermeyer, Sofus S. MichelsenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-11-10
ISBN: 0412984113
Number of pages: 148
Publisher: Springer
Book Reviews of The Art of Diamond Cutting Second Edition
Book Review: This book is missing key information
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been faceting colored stones for a few years and am hoping to start cutting diamonds. The editorial description of the book sounded great "... all you need to know about polishing and production of the popular round brilliant diamond." The book's introduction also looked great and I was excited. I read the book, got to the end, and figured that I must have missed something - so I read it again.
The critical information that is missing from this book is information about equipment. Diamond cutting is an equipment intensive hobby (that is really part of the fun) and is the limiting factor when getting started. I am no closer to knowing what equipment I need, and that is the information that I need to get started in this hobby.
There is a book with a similar title "Diamond Cutting by Basil Watermeyer," ISBN 0 629 30756, that I found online for around $75. This 400 page book far better suited my needs and contained all of the information that I was looking for.
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Diamond Cutting techniques, location and pricing of rough diamonds, all you need to know about polishing and production of the popular round brilliant diamond.General Books
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