I it easy to clean a twining wisp???

[Chook]

I have a Baguette cut diamond, with a twining wisp on the table.

How easy would it be to clean?

any risks of the inclusion spreading into the diamond, or making the diamond crack??

Chook

 

[rubybeth]

I have a Baguette cut diamond, with a twining wisp on the table.

How easy would it be to clean?

any risks of the inclusion spreading into the diamond, or making the diamond crack??

Chook

You can't clean away an inclusion without a recut or repolish. Consult with a diamond cutter for their assessment. If the stone is not that large, it might be better to just get a different stone.

 

[VRBeauty]

Does the wisp breach the surface of the stone, or is it visible but beneath the surface?

 

[Chook]

the stone is mine, and the wisp is beneath the surface of the table.

I did some research, and found that stones with wisps are hard to polish... is this true?

I also know that some feathers are better left alone, since they can move deeper into the stone, or make it crack... I was wondering what precautions are there with wisps, if any...

Thanks for the help guys!!

 

[Gypsy]

the stone is mine, and the wisp is beneath the surface of the table.

I did some research, and found that stones with wisps are hard to polish... is this true?

I also know that some feathers are better left alone, since they can move deeper into the stone, or make it crack... I was wondering what precautions are there with wisps, if any...

Thanks for the help guys!!

Diamonds are hard to polish. Because polishing with diamonds IS ACTUALLY CUTTING. So... no, I don't think it's worth the risk unless it's a large stone and a trained diamond cutter says they can do it with ease and minimum weight loss.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Chook, I am honestly not understanding your question. Cleaning and polishing are two very different things. Polishing is what the cutter does as he finishes cutting a stone. Cleaning is what the consumer does to keep their rings clean and usually involves placing the stone in cleaning solution and perhaps brushing with a soft toothbrush or putting in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner.

 

[kenny]

Polishing removes diamond material.
Cleaning removes dirt.

A twining wisp is not dirt on the diamond.
It is IN the diamond.

"Cleaning a twining wisp" is akin to cleaning a vein from your body.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Polishing removes diamond material.
Cleaning removes dirt.

A twining wisp is not dirt on the diamond.
It is IN the diamond.

"Cleaning a twining wisp" is akin to cleaning a vein from your body.

Tell it like it is, Kenny!

 

[kenny]

 

[Dancing Fire]

your so vain/vein!!...

 

[motownmama]

OR - "you're" so vain/vein or even vane.....................

 

[Dancing Fire]

OR - "you're" so vain/vein or even vane.....................

thank you "Carly"..

 

[kenny]

You probably think this thread is about you . . .

 

[diamondseeker2006]

You probably think this thread is about you . . .

I had to laugh out loud reading the latest posts!

 

[Niel]

Is it more so if youre wondering if the wisp will impact the integrity of the stone? Making it more prone to chipping damage etc?

Im glad to see you arent a lurker anymore

 

[junebug17]

Ok, I think what chook is asking is if the action of cleaning a diamond that has a twining wisp will stress the inclusion and make it worse, possibly to the point where the diamond could crack.

eta: Neilseel and I posted at the same time!

 

[Gypsy]

the stone is mine, and the wisp is beneath the surface of the table.

I did some research, and found that stones with wisps are hard to polish... is this true?

I also know that some feathers are better left alone, since they can move deeper into the stone, or make it crack... I was wondering what precautions are there with wisps, if any...

Thanks for the help guys!!

Nope. Read the above. That's not what he's asking. Polish=cutting.

 

[Niel]

I actually had seen that post. And still sounds to me like the OP is worried about if polishing ( meaning the industry term or to clean like the title says) might be more likely to damage a stone if the stone has twining wisps.

That's just how I read the question.

 

[Gypsy]

I actually had seen that post. And still sounds to me like the OP is worried about if polishing ( meaning the industry term or to clean like the title says) might be more likely to damage a stone if the stone has twining wisps.

That's just how I read the question.

You mean like... with a cloth? That kind of polishing? Like you do with silver?

No. just rubbing on the stone to clean it will not harm it, if the inclusions are twinning wisps.

 

[Chook]

When I asked to "clean" I meant to polish/cut...Not to actually clean it at home...

I will go ahead and take it to a diamond cutter, and let you guys know how it came out


Chook

 

[diagem]

When I asked to "clean" I meant to polish/cut...Not to actually clean it at home...

I will go ahead and take it to a diamond cutter, and let you guys know how it came out


Chook

Twinning wisp type inclusions originate in Diamond rough models identified as macles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macle

Based on the majority of TW polished Diamonds I have encountered the "Twinning Wisps inclusions" were located just about half way in the total depth of the Diamond. Twinning wisps are the inclusions that are located between the two Diamond crystals which have opposite grains.
That is also the explanation as to being harder to cut than normal crystals. A cutter needs to plan the cutting process according to its limited cutting ability. Some positions the cutter won't be able to cut at all.

So in most cases it won't be economical to "clean" the Diamond from its Twinning Wisp inclusions.

Hope this helps...

 

[Chook]

Thank you.