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  2. Diamond cutting - Wikipedia

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    Diamond polisher in Amsterdam. Polishing is carried out by forcing a diamond against a spinning disk with abrasive. Diamond polishing is the final polishing of the diamond. In a diamond factory, one would find a diamond crossworker who first places the main facets on a diamond (blocking the diamond). This is done to ensure maximum weight ...

  3. Scaif - Wikipedia

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    This invention revolutionized the diamond cutting industry and, correspondingly, greatly increased the popularity of diamonds. [5] The scaif consists of a hard disk, parallel to the floor. The disk looks like and is rotated in the same way as a potter's wheel. On the top surface a film of olive oil and diamond dust is placed.

  4. Lodewyk van Bercken - Wikipedia

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    Diamonds became popular as ornaments in jewelry in the 1400s and the different techniques and styles of diamond cuts were gradually developed over many years. [4] Lodewyk van Bercken was a Flemish diamond polisher who invented the scaif. This ingenious polishing wheel enabled him to quickly cut facets into diamonds with precision.

  5. Zhang Ju (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Zhang founded Tang Dynasty in February 1989 with Ding Wu and Kaiser Kuo, serving as the band's lead vocalist until mid-1991. [1] The band's eponymous debut album , released in December 1992 on Magic Stone Records, was an unprecedented success, selling around 900,000 legal copies, and is considered to be the first Chinese heavy metal album.

  6. Diamond tool - Wikipedia

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    Resin-bonded diamond tools: The tools' bonding material is mainly resin powder. An example of this kind of tool is the resin-bonded diamond polishing pads used in the construction industry. Plated diamond tools: These tools are made by fixing the diamonds onto the tool's base via electroplating method or via CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition ...

  7. Thorn (album) - Wikipedia

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    Thorn is a radical departure from the band's folk-influenced sound, featuring drop-tuned guitars, unconventional song structures, and the incorporation of electronic music and field recordings. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Two songs, "Ups and Downs" and "Elk Tears", which had been previously released on a 2010 EP entitled Ups and Downs sold exclusively at ...

  8. Tygers of Pan Tang - Wikipedia

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    Tygers of Pan Tang's fourth album, The Cage, was released in 1982. [1] The band then had a dispute with MCA, who were reluctant to promote the band unless they agreed to record more cover versions (following the band's hit with "Love Potion No. 9"). The band tried to terminate their contract, but MCA's release terms exceeded what other record ...

  9. Rasp - Wikipedia

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    Fine wood rasp Farrier using a two-sided file, double-cut on the visible side and rasp cut against a horse's hoof. A rasp is a coarse form of file used for coarsely shaping wood or other material.