Let me begin by letting you know that this type of Ethiopian opal is unlike the hydrophane opal from Ethiopia which is beautiful, vibrant, stable and wearable in jewelry. This on the other hand, is a type of non-Hydrophane crystal opal and is a collector gem which can not be worn in jewelry. I say collector gem because it must he stored moist. If it is allowed to dry out for an extended period of time, the surface will begin to craze (crack). At the time about 4-5 years ago, the material was fairly new and this rough was sold to me dry and it looked very promising. It was very transparent (in comparison to the Hydrophane material) and had some interesting colors to it. I cut a couple of the smaller ones first and they were stable for a few months to almost a year, but then began to craze. It was a bummer because one of them was already sold and I had a mounting for it. When it was going to be set our jeweler noticed the surface was starting to craze. That said, I really didn’t feel up to cutting the larger one until now. I thought it would be an interesting gem when finished and if I store it wet when it should remain in tact. This is the cutting process and final result of this non-Hydrophane crystal opal from Ethiopia. Unfortunately at this time, we dont have any techinques to stablize the crystal opal material from Ethiopia. Either way, it is an amazing and beautiful faceted gem that can be appreciated for what it is! I will be releasing and discussing this Opal on our next live streaming gem show here: ua-cam.com/users/livem7xFxKEeHpc?si=3ec1LVpFpPOe4-_x Edit: Many people are discussing the yield that I got from this piece of rough. While it seems like a lot, it is within range of what I find acceptable when cutting to ideal angles. Typically I want to get 30% to 50% on any piece of rough. This one I got about 31%, which I am good with. Would I have liked to have gotten more, sure, but this piece had a couple of fractures (one big one) and some deep inclusions that needed to be removed to cut a clean gem. That said, on the larger scale, it seems like quite a bit, but I would expect the same on a 1ct gem giving me a .31ct stone. When possible and worth it, I do trim to save any material for additional gems to cut. Are there ways to save weight for a larger gem? - Yes, but it will not be as brilliant, would most likely window, and wouldn’t be as beautiful or desirable as a finished stone.
There are techniques to stabilize them, but that would categorize them as treated. I wouldn’t recommend it unless specifically requested; it's best to keep them natural! Great video!
Yeah that's what I was going to say it was much more beautiful raw! And he lost quite a bit of mass by shaving it down! Probably only did it because you can charge more money for cut gems than you can raw ones. But surely the mass would make up for the price difference?
It would be nice to start seeing more people use opals instead of diamonds. Diamonds are nice but kinda bland and every other person has one it seems...
@rockabilly Def a stunning stone, I'm just such a sucker for 'starlight' sparkle so opal is tops but labradorite, moonstone, opalite etc are also amazing .. Im an absolute magpie though 🤦🏼
Thanks! Glad you like it! This is the crystal opal material, so not the Hydrophane. It is still a big gem, even for that material. Unfortunately it is not stable, so it’s a collector stone only and not suitable for jewelry. It must remain moist and if it is allowed to dry out for too long the surface will start to craze.
We’ve actually had this piece of rough for at least 3 years in our vault in a ziplock back wrapped in moist paper towel, but we’re trying to figure out a way to display it visually. We’ve sold some rough specimens in display jars, but we’re still looking for options haha. If you have any ideas send them our way!
That turned out so beautiful! My goodness!! I read your full comment, and from that I realized that this isn't just a hobby interest. You have a volume of both knowledge and applied experience, which only comes from many, many years of work in that field. Thank you for sharing your artistry here. ❤️👍
😮😮😮أووه هذا الأوبال الاثيوبي الافريقي في غاية الجمال والاناقه حقاً. تحية لأفريقيا ولأخواننا في إثيوبيا علي هذه الموارد والثروات الطبيعية التي لديهم وتحية لك علي عملك المتقن هذا لقد قمت بتشكيله وصقله بطريقة فنية رائعة حقاً أحسنت ياعزيزي في عملك هذا 👍💯👍💯🙋🙋🙋💚💚😮🫂💎💎👏👏👏
I ADORE opals! They're also my birthstone. Watching you create this stunning faceted gem....you are a master of your craft, sir. Thank you for sharing your hard work and talents with us!❤
Beautiful!!! During my “gap years” before college, I dabbled in semi precious gems (making agate cabuchons), so I know what skill and patience are needed for this work.
Such a high responsibility job, can't imagine how much it would cost if one very expensive stone would end up badly, had to cut too much off, broke etc...
That’s why cuts with more facets cost more. Like why brilliant cut diamonds are the most expensive-you lose more of the gem in the process, but it reflects far more light and shines more brilliantly.
not really... the only thing that matters in Opals is the colors. Anything without a color is considered "potch" and mostly worthless. He got it to work for him here due to the clarity of the potch, and his skill allowed him to remove enough to to magnify the feint coloration and get it to pop more.
thank u for ur devoted work. I see a true professional by looking at your hands. I truly respect older generation. thank u so much for ur effort for turning it into more valuable gemstone.
what marvels me the most is , they are able to see the stone and whats its most effect will be, cutting out all impuritys and form it without loosing much of the stone itself, masterwork...
Growing up while picking up gold-dust with plasticine at my mom's "hobby jewelry studio" , and then playing with the figurines i would make from those glittering lumps, i would always hear Jacky, the gentleman stone-seller that comes to drop off the stones my mom ordered, and the jumble of stones describe d with the end words: " -cut", " -cut", "cut", "cut" all the time, and i always imagined kitchen knives from our kitchen doing the job on the stones, never did i considered that the stone cutting machine is actually more akin to a grinder of sorts, and nothing razor-like nor sharp-edged actually did the work. So i decided to be accurate and precise and use "grind" to describe the process . Years past, and I am holding up my mom's hobby while she expanded to bigger businesses ( another story, and that word again more "cut", "cut", " cut" but in a different context). i remember spending those rebellious years as a teen, and helping my mom run her studio asking Uncle Jacks to "grind the stones" or "please gimmie an emerald faceted one of these" , and he would laugh, and give me the most painful handshakes and said "grind? oh, like what i am doing to your knuckles? the word is 'cut' '". but I kept using "grind" when i am baiting him to lose his cool ( i love the man, but he's so gentlemanly and proper I thought it was an act. Spoiler: he is, but also no-nonsensed when he gets serious.) So i would keep using the word " grind", or concede to his "handshakes" and use the neutral word "faceted" on my good days. Watching your videos are now my good days, and i feel oddly vindicated while the little voice from my past goes " that's a good grind job", or " he edited the video, it takes longer to grind that down", and i laugh about my iterant childhood. So I say this with my thanks: Beautiful works sir! i aspire to work with your beautifully faceted pieces some day soon!
The naturral look is 1000x more enchanting and beautiful. I'll never understand why rich folk want it to look like that... I do admire your patients and craftmanship though...
@martinandersen1351 you can admire the gemstone qualities when they're presented more clearly as a polished stone, and appreciate the artistry that goes into lapidary.
I've never been a fan of opal but that is about the most beautiful stone I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of stones... Congratulations you've got a convert
That's what I was thinking. Is this not the expensive kind of opal? He ground off more than half its size. Couldn't you cut it closer to the shape and try to use the fragments? Idk about this stuff that much but I do know opal is expensive if it's the right kind and it's pretty rare so when you waste that much I hope it's the cheaper value stuff. Lol
You should be able to put a clear coating of something to keep it from drying out. They have tons of products used on a bunch of other materials to keep things from drying out. There has to be something available. You’ll have to trial and error on smaller gems. Good luck!!!
Coating or curing are terrible for the stones and drop the value greatly, I cab and facet thousands of opals and never had a problem after it was finished....Ethiopian, Australian or American
@jmokj1635 you'll need to search for it but Ethiopian opals can have a honey color. I tried to post an AI search result but UA-cam censored it. Too long I guess. The Ethiopian opals I own are from a respectable jeweler. They are honey (amber) colored with only red and yellow inclusions. No green. This deepens the honey color.
Opals are beautiful! I did have an opal ring but my sister got rid of it, it was a gift from my father for going to college and passing. I was heartbroken when she didn't have it and her reason!!
Good God I want! The money it must be worth... I’ve been in a state of perpetual heartbreak ever since I lost my beautiful black opal cabochon ring from the early 1900s. It was huge. it wasn’t super thick, but it was about the size of a nickel if it had been a bit elongated. I literally would just sit and stare at it and admire the colors. It's the only material item I've ever cried over... Multiple times. it was a source of stress relief for me. I would stare at it when I felt uneasy and it would just make me feel better. They say to "never buy yourself opal jewelry because it’s bad luck." I don’t know where it comes from, but I live this every day.
Let me begin by letting you know that this type of Ethiopian opal is unlike the hydrophane opal from Ethiopia which is beautiful, vibrant, stable and wearable in jewelry. This on the other hand, is a type of non-Hydrophane crystal opal and is a collector gem which can not be worn in jewelry. I say collector gem because it must he stored moist. If it is allowed to dry out for an extended period of time, the surface will begin to craze (crack).
At the time about 4-5 years ago, the material was fairly new and this rough was sold to me dry and it looked very promising. It was very transparent (in comparison to the Hydrophane material) and had some interesting colors to it. I cut a couple of the smaller ones first and they were stable for a few months to almost a year, but then began to craze. It was a bummer because one of them was already sold and I had a mounting for it. When it was going to be set our jeweler noticed the surface was starting to craze.
That said, I really didn’t feel up to cutting the larger one until now. I thought it would be an interesting gem when finished and if I store it wet when it should remain in tact. This is the cutting process and final result of this non-Hydrophane crystal opal from Ethiopia.
Unfortunately at this time, we dont have any techinques to stablize the crystal opal material from Ethiopia. Either way, it is an amazing and beautiful faceted gem that can be appreciated for what it is!
I will be releasing and discussing this Opal on our next live streaming gem show here: ua-cam.com/users/livem7xFxKEeHpc?si=3ec1LVpFpPOe4-_x
Edit: Many people are discussing the yield that I got from this piece of rough. While it seems like a lot, it is within range of what I find acceptable when cutting to ideal angles. Typically I want to get 30% to 50% on any piece of rough. This one I got about 31%, which I am good with. Would I have liked to have gotten more, sure, but this piece had a couple of fractures (one big one) and some deep inclusions that needed to be removed to cut a clean gem. That said, on the larger scale, it seems like quite a bit, but I would expect the same on a 1ct gem giving me a .31ct stone. When possible and worth it, I do trim to save any material for additional gems to cut. Are there ways to save weight for a larger gem? - Yes, but it will not be as brilliant, would most likely window, and wouldn’t be as beautiful or desirable as a finished stone.
There are techniques to stabilize them, but that would categorize them as treated. I wouldn’t recommend it unless specifically requested; it's best to keep them natural! Great video!
We all know where this is going. When I find the video I will send you the link grand master. 😂❤ that was beautiful
Thanks for making this clarification, my first thought was, "ya, great, beautiful until you sneeze on it!"
Did you try epoxy resin? Or even varnish? Or clear coat that masons use on outdoor tiles???😊
Me encanto la explicación me contestó varias cosas que me preguntaba, no recuerdo haber visto un un ópalo facetado solo cabujones ¡se ve hermoso!
I Love the way they look raw!
COMES WITH ONE GRAIN OF RICE IN THE MIDDLE
I do too....much preferred it that way
@@jamesanderson2876 it makes sense to cut it for jewelry but when you have a lager rock and not a stone, it's just damage.
Yup probbaly should've choose more faceted cut to shown off the effect....
How they Look raw Like that? I didn't find any on the web that look Like that.
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Opals are the most beautiful stones. The play of colour can be mesmerising even on affordable stones. I really want to own a few please.
End result was beautiful! Me personally i would have left it raw like it was though, what a unique looking texture it had!
Yeah that's what I was going to say it was much more beautiful raw! And he lost quite a bit of mass by shaving it down! Probably only did it because you can charge more money for cut gems than you can raw ones. But surely the mass would make up for the price difference?
Yea he ruined it
@@xxdragonrenderxxhe might have lost a lot of mass but with it cut it’s worth tons more.
@reaperrt1019 i think its uglier too
@@xxdragonrenderxx I do like the raw gem better. But it’s still worth more shaped.
ufff! Opals are by far the most beautiful stones! Soooo gorgeous!
It would be nice to start seeing more people use opals instead of diamonds. Diamonds are nice but kinda bland and every other person has one it seems...
Jadeite jade is more special
@rockabilly Def a stunning stone, I'm just such a sucker for 'starlight' sparkle so opal is tops but labradorite, moonstone, opalite etc are also amazing .. Im an absolute magpie though 🤦🏼
@ Before my fiance died the plan was to mine some beryl and/or opal and have it made into her ring. I miss her so much.
That is beautiful!! I have never seen an Ethiopian opal that big or transparent! It is truly a beautiful stone
Thanks! Glad you like it! This is the crystal opal material, so not the Hydrophane. It is still a big gem, even for that material. Unfortunately it is not stable, so it’s a collector stone only and not suitable for jewelry. It must remain moist and if it is allowed to dry out for too long the surface will start to craze.
@@Moregems out of curiosity how would one store such a stone? It needing to stay moist and all
We’ve actually had this piece of rough for at least 3 years in our vault in a ziplock back wrapped in moist paper towel, but we’re trying to figure out a way to display it visually. We’ve sold some rough specimens in display jars, but we’re still looking for options haha. If you have any ideas send them our way!
I love the colors. ✨️✨️✨️
A glass humidor maybe @@Moregems
The unpolished and the polished both are gorgeous 😍
You’re very talented. To be able to bring forth this stones inner beauty. A real craftsman. Nice work.
@@Valenayt nice n dope especially after polish it's massive
That turned out so beautiful! My goodness!! I read your full comment, and from that I realized that this isn't just a hobby interest. You have a volume of both knowledge and applied experience, which only comes from many, many years of work in that field. Thank you for sharing your artistry here. ❤️👍
😮😮😮أووه هذا الأوبال الاثيوبي الافريقي في غاية الجمال والاناقه حقاً. تحية لأفريقيا ولأخواننا في إثيوبيا علي هذه الموارد والثروات الطبيعية التي لديهم وتحية لك علي عملك المتقن هذا لقد قمت بتشكيله وصقله بطريقة فنية رائعة حقاً أحسنت ياعزيزي في عملك هذا 👍💯👍💯🙋🙋🙋💚💚😮🫂💎💎👏👏👏
Oh, opals are so beautiful, I just love their magical nature
This is the 1st time in my life that ive actually felt something looking at a stone.
@@Cliffworks I appreciate your comment
Me too! I"d never realized that about myself! The gem is dazzling, a balsam to the senses ❕💎
Look up the Australian pineapple opal you’ll be amazed
Was it gay? Did you feel gay?
Damn you must have a sad life. Also this opal looks pretty fake. An opal that big would be worth an insane amount of money. Might be real tho IDK
It turned out absolutely spectacular!!
Aww wow that is absolutely stunning how wonderful our world is to create such beauty
Opals are the most gorgeous stone you will ever see! You cannot change my mind on that! ❤
@@rachelhatchet I absolutely agree!!! they're truly breathtaking!!! 🙌🙌🙌
Gorgeous!!! Opal is one of my favorite kind of stones!!!
Nie ma słów żeby opisać jak piękny jest ten kamień! Niesamowita praca włożona w wyszlifowanie tego cuda!
Your taste in music is divine. I’m hooked on these videos man
I was gonna say…this music is a must find!
You can be sure he is not doing the video/audio editing
did i tell u that i miss u - adore
@@TheOneAndOnlySameit already says that in the caption, but thanks captain obvious
@@lDoVahKiiN no problem, bellend
That’s the most beautiful opal I’ve seen. So many colors!
Guess you've never seen a lightning ridge black opal then or a bolder opal
I ADORE opals! They're also my birthstone. Watching you create this stunning faceted gem....you are a master of your craft, sir. Thank you for sharing your hard work and talents with us!❤
The raw stone was stunning as with the finished piece
WOW.....She's a BEAUTY!!! It's Amazing to me that this Man can
look into this rough chunk of stone
and pull out of it a thing of Beauty.
🎸♥️
Did you just assume its gender? 😂
Finished product is sooooo beautiful
Beautiful!!! During my “gap years” before college, I dabbled in semi precious gems (making agate cabuchons), so I know what skill and patience are needed for this work.
👍‼️ This guy is the real gem of the video, Mozart of gem making…. Mind blowing
Gorgeous Opal, 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👑💎👌
how beautiful! you have hands made of gold!
My birthstone and the stone I was engaged to my husband with!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Spectacular stone and such amazing skill!
The Queen of England is holding on line #1.
@@jamespatrick1548 what is the value of it ?
Thank you, sir, for allowing us to see the beauty of your work and how you work.
Thank you for sharing this. It was a wonderful video. What a gorgeous gem.
IT'S REALLY A FANTASTIC WORKING FOR JEWELRY ❤❤❤❤❤
This probably looks INSANE irl. I know the camera never does stuff like this any justice
Such a high responsibility job, can't imagine how much it would cost if one very expensive stone would end up badly, had to cut too much off, broke etc...
Opals from australia are still the world's best 😊
So he just kinda shaved almost 500 CTs into oblivion?
Yeah it hurts
That’s why cuts with more facets cost more. Like why brilliant cut diamonds are the most expensive-you lose more of the gem in the process, but it reflects far more light and shines more brilliantly.
not really... the only thing that matters in Opals is the colors. Anything without a color is considered "potch" and mostly worthless. He got it to work for him here due to the clarity of the potch, and his skill allowed him to remove enough to to magnify the feint coloration and get it to pop more.
Tbh I’d rather cut it roughly so I can make smaller cut gems out of it cuz if you just shave it all to dust it’s a waste
That’s the process sorrry🤷🏻🤷🏻 but it did also look very beautiful raw too!
great work and the opal looks wonderful!
thank u for ur devoted work. I see a true professional by looking at your hands. I truly respect older generation. thank u so much for ur effort for turning it into more valuable gemstone.
Absolutely beautiful
I always grieve all the stone lost to the shaping process 😩
Guy lost 3/4 of the opal just shaping it
Did he keep it or….?
@@MatsueMusic it's probably dust now
I felt the same 😢
what marvels me the most is , they are able to see the stone and whats its most effect will be, cutting out all impuritys and form it without loosing much of the stone itself, masterwork...
You polished the hell outta that nice job!!
Colours floating within ❤
The way we went from 625 carat to 198 carat 🤩🤩but the work on it was worth it ❤
Wow that was a huge weight loss
Yes
yep but without cut its just a pretty stone
That's how cutting gems works. Not like you can just melt it together
@@TryArt144it's still just a pretty stone.
@@dakdak3331 actually that's exactly how gemstone are made is under high heat and a lot of pressure it's mother nature molds lol
I was drooling the WHOLE TIME 🤤 Opal is my very favorite gemstone and you did an amazing job on cutting!!
Mauve you need a bib?
So much Is cut away😯 I love the original shape. Looks like such a precious stone from an underwater magical place
Growing up while picking up gold-dust with plasticine at my mom's "hobby jewelry studio" , and then playing with the figurines i would make from those glittering lumps, i would always hear Jacky, the gentleman stone-seller that comes to drop off the stones my mom ordered, and the jumble of stones describe d with the end words: " -cut", " -cut", "cut", "cut" all the time, and i always imagined kitchen knives from our kitchen doing the job on the stones, never did i considered that the stone cutting machine is actually more akin to a grinder of sorts, and nothing razor-like nor sharp-edged actually did the work.
So i decided to be accurate and precise and use "grind" to describe the process .
Years past, and I am holding up my mom's hobby while she expanded to bigger businesses ( another story, and that word again more "cut", "cut", " cut" but in a different context).
i remember spending those rebellious years as a teen, and helping my mom run her studio asking Uncle Jacks to "grind the stones" or "please gimmie an emerald faceted one of these" , and he would laugh, and give me the most painful handshakes and said "grind? oh, like what i am doing to your knuckles? the word is 'cut' '".
but I kept using "grind" when i am baiting him to lose his cool ( i love the man, but he's so gentlemanly and proper I thought it was an act. Spoiler: he is, but also no-nonsensed when he gets serious.)
So i would keep using the word " grind", or concede to his "handshakes" and use the neutral word "faceted" on my good days.
Watching your videos are now my good days, and i feel oddly vindicated while the little voice from my past goes " that's a good grind job", or " he edited the video, it takes longer to grind that down", and i laugh about my iterant childhood.
So I say this with my thanks: Beautiful works sir!
i aspire to work with your beautifully faceted pieces some day soon!
Stunning! It’s like the aurora borealis was caught inside the palm of your hand!😍
I LOVE opals. My favorite stone is aquamarine but over the years, opals have DEFINITELY cemented their own spot in my heart😂😂
After seing it raw I cannot blame people to believe in the magical power of crystals no more. It makes perfect sense lol
The naturral look is 1000x
more enchanting and beautiful.
I'll never understand why rich
folk want it to look like that...
I do admire your patients
and craftmanship though...
It’s easier to fit in jewelries but yeah he cutted a lot from it…
Maybe he made 2 from it so we not really know
@martinandersen1351 you can admire the gemstone qualities when they're presented more clearly as a polished stone, and appreciate the artistry that goes into lapidary.
@@DS-oopa Aren't they cut in these shapes for maximum luminosity too? Really makes the light reflect in an optimal way to see all the detail.
Please tell me it's cost
@@viosavvy yes I'm not sure if it's done with all gems and shiny rocks but I know diamond is cut to maximize the shine.
I've never been a fan of opal but that is about the most beautiful stone I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of stones... Congratulations you've got a convert
I wish more people would keep their original shape, that’s what makes them unique. I mean, look how much was lost.
That's what I was thinking. Is this not the expensive kind of opal? He ground off more than half its size. Couldn't you cut it closer to the shape and try to use the fragments? Idk about this stuff that much but I do know opal is expensive if it's the right kind and it's pretty rare so when you waste that much I hope it's the cheaper value stuff. Lol
SO IT GOES FROM A 625CT TO 198CT OPAL AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 400+ CTS ARE THEY LOST FROM SANDING IT DOWN INTO ITS SHAPE IM CURIOUS.
Opal dust
Gay!
Yes just gone although the value is now much more than the og stone
My thoughts exactly! It would probably be more financially beneficial to keep the entire thing as a whole!
@@shon9474 no it isn't or he wouldn't have cut it
Start: 625 carrots, End: 195 carrots. Bro really wasted 430 carrots into dust….
This is the case with all the gems
carrots are for bunnies
He posted it had a large fracture he had to do away with. That factors into the size as well.
Carrots😂😂😂
Could have fed alot of rabbits with those, tsk tsk.
You should be able to put a clear coating of something to keep it from drying out. They have tons of products used on a bunch of other materials to keep things from drying out. There has to be something available. You’ll have to trial and error on smaller gems. Good luck!!!
Coating or curing are terrible for the stones and drop the value greatly, I cab and facet thousands of opals and never had a problem after it was finished....Ethiopian, Australian or American
That’s a brilliant looking stone. Bravo on cutting it perfectly!😊
Wow looked better natural
I love Ethiopian opals! The darker amber colored ones are beautiful too.
Wasn't there a really expensive (maybe new type?) of fire opal (maybe black fire opal?) that came out in articles like 2 or 3 weeks ago?
@dsandoval9396 I'm not sure about that. But I bet it's gorgeous.
Fire opals are Mexican. They have the amber color. Only Mexican and Australian opals are considered precious gems.
@jmokj1635 you'll need to search for it but Ethiopian opals can have a honey color.
I tried to post an AI search result but UA-cam censored it. Too long I guess.
The Ethiopian opals I own are from a respectable jeweler. They are honey (amber) colored with only red and yellow inclusions. No green. This deepens the honey color.
@@jmokj1635Washington fire opal is also considered precious opal
it's beautiful, perfect for a paperweight but too large for a piece of jewelry
Give it back you probably stole it from Ethiopia, y'all need to stop stealing from Africa.
Oh please
@@declanp1Shove it, they didn't lie
Cos no-one in Africa is capable of selling stuff, riiiiiight.
Well it’s generally corrupt Africans stealing from there own to sell for profit so they’ll have to get their own house in order first
Two way street my boy. You get (got) aid and asylum
Opals are beautiful! I did have an opal ring but my sister got rid of it, it was a gift from my father for going to college and passing.
I was heartbroken when she didn't have it and her reason!!
That is gorgeous 😊😊😊
🌍✌️The skills, passion 👏 👌 well done.
Aww wow this is absolutely stunning, how wonderful our world is to create such beauty
That is absolutely magnificent. God is that beautiful good job, sir. You are expert craftsman.🎉🎉🎉🎉!!!!!!!
Колосальный труд, прекрасный экземпляр!
Gorgeous stone. Looks like there are more options for cutting stones than back in the 60 and 70s.
it was so beautiful in it's natural form...
The raw specimen is already gorgeous.
The gleam of the colours within is stunning. What a beautiful piece 😍
Just stunning! Opals are my favorite.
beautiful work! amethyst and Opal are my favorites 💗 i even named my jenday conure Opal parrot🦜
I'm more impressed with the tool that aligns the grinds. Never saw that before. 👍
Minutes ago its just a beautiful looking stone,after your work it came to life ♥️
Opals are my favorite 💙💚❤️
Spectacular clarity and colour, with the size it looks like a frozen miniature aurora
How fascinating! It looks so mystical!!!!!❤❤❤
Give me an Australian opal any day!
The stone and skill to unlock it's beautiful play on light are amazing.
WOW. That is INCREDIBLE. You did a beautiful job with it. ❤
Oh it’s so pretty! It looks like the colors are coming from a different dimension.
Coober Pedy has some of the most beautiful opals in the world. 😍😍
The colors really ate floating. This is spectacular. Exquisite craftsmanship!
@@kristaleeraffaelli5858 Thank you for your kind comments
Reminds me of my Grandma. I really miss you Grandma Floss {{{HUGS-TO-HEAVEN}}}
This is absolutely beautiful 😍😍😍
the cut stone is lovely but as a crystal and mineral collector I think that this specimen should have been left raw
Beautiful...Opals here in Australia are the most stunning, (Lightning Ridge Opals 🤯)...but that, that is gorgeous 😍
Just beautiful! I love it. It's absolutely stunning!
That is so amazing cutting, in Indonesia we have Kalimaya Opal with beautiful color.
such a gorgeous stone cut & uncut! it’s crazy how much it went down in karats to achieve the shape
My favorite stone
The colors were subtle but vibrant... beautiful
@@DavidBrunell-x1e thanks David
Just made an unspellable sound of awe. Thank's for the share. Lordy, Lordy, what a rock.
I appreciate the process, I believe it is even more beautiful such as wood when polished & appreciated
I think it should have been polished in it's natural form
Cabujón would look astonishing😊
Good God I want! The money it must be worth... I’ve been in a state of perpetual heartbreak ever since I lost my beautiful black opal cabochon ring from the early 1900s. It was huge. it wasn’t super thick, but it was about the size of a nickel if it had been a bit elongated. I literally would just sit and stare at it and admire the colors. It's the only material item I've ever cried over... Multiple times. it was a source of stress relief for me. I would stare at it when I felt uneasy and it would just make me feel better. They say to "never buy yourself opal jewelry because it’s bad luck." I don’t know where it comes from, but I live this every day.