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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A shaped brass and wooden stick used in manual bruting.

CONT

Bruting used to be done manually. The equipment consisted of two wooden bruting sticks resembling those of a cleaver, on which the stone to be bruted and the sherp were cemented.

OBS

Figure B 6.

Key term(s)
  • bruter stick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Bâton de bois utilisé pour le débrutage manuel à l'extrémité duquel on peut visser soit une tête de sertissage, soit une tête pour pot mécanique.

CONT

Le diamant à débruter est serti sur le bâton de débrutage à l'aide d'un ciment ensuite l'opérateur frottera délicatement le diamant qui est sur le bâton de débrutage sur un autre diamant qui est serti sur un mandrin [...]

Spanish

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