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Rough Cuts content usually becomes available anywhere from two to six months prior to a book's publication. It's updated as the author and technical reviewers progress, so you'll have access to new versions as they're created. Chapters won't necessarily be written and posted in the order in which they'll appear in the published version.
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Rough Cuts gives you access to books as they are being written - a sneak peek into the authoring process. Typically available two to six months prior to a book's publication, Rough Cuts are continually updated, and readers get access to new versions as the author and technical reviewers progress.
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Rough Cuts titles live up to their name - they haven't been fully edited, subjected to final technical review, or formatted for print. In other words, they'll be very current, but they won't be pretty.
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The history of diamond cuts can be traced to the late Middle Ages, before which time diamonds were enjoyed in their natural octahedral state—anhedral (poorly formed) diamonds simply were not used in jewelry. The first "improvements" on nature's design involved a simple polishing of the octahedral crystal faces to create even and unblemished facets, or to fashion the desired octahedral shape out of an otherwise unappealing piece of rough. This was called the point cut and dates from the mid 14th century; by 1375 there was a guild of diamond polishers at Nürnberg. By the mid 15th century, the point cut began to be improved upon: a little less than one half of the octahedron would be sawn off, creating the table cut. The importance of a culet was ... realised, and some table-cut stones may possess one. The addition of four corner facets created the old single cut (or old eight cut).
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By purchasing a Rough Cuts title, you gain exclusive access to an evolving manuscript that you can read on Safari, download as a PDF, or print as a hard copy - all at a significant discount. Any way you slice it, you will receive the finished product when it is published.
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Asymmetrical crystals such as macles are usually unsuitable for symmetrical cuts such as the Round Brilliant, and lend themselves to a "Fancy Cut" style. These fancy cuts can follow the best attributes of the rough stone while eliminating or avoiding cleavage planes, internal flaws, and inclusions. Popular fancy cuts include the "Baguette" (bread loaf), "Marquise" or "Navette" (little boat), "Princess Cut" aka Square Brilliant Cut, "Heart", "Briolette" (a form of Rose cut), Pear (teardrop), and the Trillion which is triangular in shape.
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