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v0.34:Gem cutter
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| Profession | Jeweler | |
| Job Title | Gem Cutter | |
| Labor | Gem cutting | |
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| This article is about an older version of DF. |
A gem cutter is the profession of a dwarf whose highest skill is in gem cutting. Performed at a jeweler's workshop, gem cutting is the basis of the gem industry, turning mildly valuable gem clusters you find as you mine away rock into valuable trade goods. It is the counterpart to gem setting; together, the two belong to the category profession of the Jeweler, and indeed if a dwarf has relatively balanced skill level in both, he will be known as a Jeweler. More often then not, migrants who are skilled in gem cutting will also be similarly skilled in gem setting.
Large amounts of mining are bound to produce dozens of rough gems, so gem cutting is second only to stonecrafting as a method of developing wealth quickly, especially for new players. Cutting a gem can result in a cut gem, a large gem, or a gem craft. Cut gems are the most likely, and are used by a gem setter in creating gem windows and encrusting other objects. Large gems and gem crafts are only created occasionally, but are valuable trade goods as they are finished goods and so can be encrusted again. The skill level of a gem cutter does affect the production speed, but does affect the quality of large gems and gem crafts - small cut gems have no quality levels.
Gem cutters can cut not only gems proper but regular stone, glass and clay as well. Although cut stone is next to worthless, it still provides experience points, and can be used to keep a jeweler busy while you mine out a fresh batch of gems. It is also the only way to decorate with stone.
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