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As a practical matter, you wouldn't use a diamond to cut paper, or wood or metal: the edge of the finished stone is simply too small to be used in these applications. (Plus there are better tools more suitable for cutting these materials.)
However, one test of a diamond is to use it to cut glass. Effectively, however, this test will only mar the surface of the glass plate.
(In the hands of a glass-cutter, though, a glass cutting tool is used in combination with a series of measurements, exact application of the cutting tool and rubber mallet taps, which ultimately cuts the glass into the desired pieces.)
You could be curious about the hardness of diamond: it is the hardest mineral on earth.
What else can I help you with?
What can diamonds cut through?
Anything, including another diamond.
Can diamonds cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass, because diamonds are harder than glass.
Where are most raw diamonds cut?
Diamonds are cut in the Netherlands, in India, in Canada and Australia. India may cut the most diamonds, since most small stones are cut there.
How are diamond facets cut?
Diamonds facets are cut with other diamonds or with lasers, depending on the facet.
What property of diamonds makes them useful as cutting tools?
Diamond is the hardest mineral on earth. So using it as a tool means it can cut anything.
What can diamonds cut through?
Anything, including another diamond.
When a diamond is cut what happens to the dust and is it worth anything?
When a diamond is cut, the dust is collected and used to polish diamonds.
What can diamonds not scratch?
Since diamond is the hardest mineral, diamonds are used to enhance tools and precision instruments, simply because they can cut through **anything**.
How do you cut diamonds on RuneScape?
To cut diamonds, use a chisel on an uncut diamond in RuneScape. Further cut diamonds can be cut into bolts for rangers.
Can diamonds cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass, because diamonds are harder than glass.
Where are most raw diamonds cut?
Diamonds are cut in the Netherlands, in India, in Canada and Australia. India may cut the most diamonds, since most small stones are cut there.
How are diamonds valued?
Cut diamonds are valued by their cut, clarity, carat weight and colour.
Diamonds cant actually cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass. Glass can also cut glass.
What can cut through diamonds other than diamonds?
Diamonds are used to cut -- cleve or saw -- diamonds. In higher-tech-equipped facilities a laser can be used.
What can diamonds not CUT?
Affixed to the appropriate tool, there's nothing currently known that a diamond tip won't cut/ drill through/ mark. (Seventy-five percent of all mined diamonds are used in industry to cut something.)
How does Israel produce cut diamonds?
Businesses in Israel purchase raw diamonds from brokers, and cut the diamonds, which then can be sold as finished gemstones.
Who has asher cut diamonds?
Most any jeweler will be able to show you asher-cut diamonds.
