[Jewelry making - Article 00305] - [Orchid] Diamond cutting

[Noel]

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    Before I became a jeweler, I was under the impression that diamonds
    (and, presumably, other stones) were cut with chisels. I was
    startled to discover that they are not really "cut" at all, but
    ground and polished. I can recall a movie, as well as a car (tire?)
    commercial that perpetuated this notion-- the commercial showed a
    "diamond cutter" at work in the back seat of the smooth-riding car. 

    A Google search found no info suggesting that diamonds were ever
    really shaped by cleaving in this way, so I am at a loss to explain
    the misconception. This came up again a couple of nights ago, when I
    told an aquaintance that I am learning stone cutting. He was under
    the same mistaken impression, for pretty much the same reasons. 

    Does anybody know of any time in history when diamonds were actually
    "cut", or is this just a complete fiction? 

--Noel

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