Lapidary 101: Introduction to Stone Cutting | Interweave
Nov 21, 2016#0183;#32;What is Stone cutting? Stone cutting can refer to cutting and grinding rough rocks and raw stones into slabs or other workable segments or the act of cutting facets on stones (also known as faceting). Stone cutting is one step in the overall lapidary process. Lapidaries (stonecutters or gemcutters) cut, polish, and sometimes facet stones for use in gemstone jewelry making or for gem