i’m a jewelry consultant and I just want to say your channel made my favorite gemstone opal. I see diamonds all the time… They just don’t compare to these stones. You are such a talented artist, thank you for sharing. Also love your editing!
I have never seen a black opal in my life until I accidentally stumbled upon one of your videos. The only opals I have ever seen have been highly polished white rocks with a few specks of color. Looking at the results of your work, my jaw literally dropped to the desk. I never imagined opals being this mesmerizing and dazzling. These stones overshadow any diamond I have ever seen in my life regardless of the size. What amazing gems they are.
What a beauty ! I'm still amazed at every opal cutting video you share with us, each of them always revealing a wonderful world of colours ! Such a pleasure to watch !
Hello Justin. I cut gemstones by hand. I work primarily with Oregon Sunstone. I take the raw, unclean stone and gring them by hand using three grits of whetstone. I facet out the natural facets within the stone, then I polish the stone from 500 grit sandpaper all the water through to 5000 grit. The stones are then ready to be further faceted into whatever type of gem shape the faceting master chooses. I've been doing this for years. I enjoy your videos, and I have learned much from you in the way of both the failures and the successes you display when cutting Opal. My goal is to learn to facet with machines, and continue to grow in both the art and the science of gem cutting. I will continue to watch and learn from you. Most respectfully, John.
yes opal cutting takes real skill more so then faceting a gem like ruby or diamond you can pretty much tell how they will turn out but with opal you never really know for sure
That's a great little piece! Turned out much better than it looked like it would at first. Thanks for sharing these quality videos Justin, Melinda and others who help with the whole process.
The lockdown is nothing but propaganda and if your someone who's thinking about getting vaccinated , I would recommend you don't do it !! Since when has the government or the news media been honest about anything and when they both are pushing for something I can almost guarantee it's not in your best interest.
Thanks for the intro laugh!! It is a SUPERB intro!! Much like the opal result!! Applause for both the lovely goof ball, AND the editor!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 When it did make me laugh, I noticed I hadn't yet laughed all day! So yeah - I needed that! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ And then the cutting, and polishing, always takes me to my happy zen place. 🧘♀️ So all-in-all, I am very Thankful y'all are sharing your vids!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤 (I'm going back for a 2nd viewing! Ciao Doll)
Nope, sure didn't expect it to turn out so vibrant! Man, what a glorious way to spend your time locked down again. Sorry to hear, hope y'all get back out soon. Stay safe, and bring on more opals!
Thank you for sharing your craft I have watched all your UA-cam Shows a few times and some over and over. You have inspired me to try and learn how to polish opals I ordered a bag of small stones and a beginner machine. Thanks again.
Opal is just beautiful, Justen has shown me why this stone is my favorite of all gem stones, to have those colors floating inside a stone of its self, seems like it wants to tell a story that it is a gift too the world.
I know what you mean. It helps me assure my fears about today when I think back and wonder about how life would have been in previous pandemics. We have FaceTime, the internet, and so many modern amenities that it really isn’t that bad. Cheers!
I love and watch all of your content but I must say I enjoy this type of video much more then the live streams. The peaceful relaxing background music and your calm voiceovers. Takes me back to what brought me here and kept me here
I had no doubt it was going to work out into a great stone. I love those colors in opal. Not the most valuable, but the kind of colors I like. Super rad, thanks again for always putting up quality content. You're awesome!
I wake up every day, grateful to have found black opal direct! Thanks for all you and your crew do, you’re providing a great service and education that can’t be found anywhere else, and it’s available to anybody and everybody on the entire planet, for free, that’s crazy!
Great opening to your video, can't believe your in another lockdown again. That opal turned out really well, and had flashes of purple. Well done Justin
Love the quarantine intro, well done! Sorry you are having to go through that. Canada is coming out of quarantine now - we'd been inside since March 2020 ~. I thought the little knobbie was lovely even before the wheel. Your quirky but calm energy came through clearly in this video!
I just love your channel. It just drives me crazy. You have such a good eye to read the stones and you are an incredible stone cutter. You make magic. That's what opals are to me.
Aside from the stones, what amazes me is that you still have your finger nails. When I first started lapidary, I soon found mine were ground right off.
Greetings from sweltering, dry, fire ravaged California... HEY!! I'll trade you our not being in lockdown for some of your rain... !? Stunning little knobby 😍🙏❤
I send you my good wishes as I breathe your smoke yet again here in the mummified wasteland of Utah. I try to look on the bright side: When you're on fire I have some shade.
Love it. I saw the potential right away. The black looked centered on the end and the color looked good enough to allow a lovely high dome. Those are some of my favorite opals. Love the size, color, and the dome is amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
Australia is on my bucket list. There are two things that I must see, the Sydney Opera and YOU! Opal us my birthstone and I want one set into a ring. Someday…
I wasn't surprised a bit! I have faith in you and hope for each opal that you rub. Just a stunning gem! Great job as always Justin. You da opal man lol~
My heart pounded hard as he grinded those little opal.slightest wrong move would shatter the stone. . His patience and experience payed off as he make the best of it.
I just got done cutting and polishing some agates and obsidian for a friend of mine and then noticed you uploaded a video so I clicked on it right away. I may not be able to afford any opal at the moment but I have opal dreams and your videos keep me motivated, thanks Justin. :)
No way this nobby turn into this super strong awesome rare black opal like this 😮 Im so surprised and happy for you Justin ! What a wonderfull colors piece😍 this is unreal lol 🤯🥳
There’s something about the black opal that’s so very special and unique. It radiates and sparkles ✨ a mesmerizing beauty that pulls you inside of it. A crystalline worm hole that takes you to another dimension where petty worries are unable to follow. Your dreams must be so wonderful. Love your style.👍
Oh laughing so hard. Great beginingThe girls are rolling on the ground. Sounds like you were channelling Depeche Mode People are People. Hang in there and be safe. Keep the faith. 🖖 🌮
I didn't expect that to pull through so nice, an how you feel about bringing out all the color in each stone, loved chasing the fire in the opals, fire agate an trying to pull a star out of corundum, as a young person. an as that I was young there were alot of maybe stones, If I use the best of my skillset could I pull off a free-form that made me smile. Just picked up the wheels for the first time in maybe 18 yrs. I'm older with some body damage so I think the hardest part will be to make myself stop often when cutting, I'm hoping it works out. Just loved it once enjoy watching your channel. Thanks for sharing. pjm
i’m a jewelry consultant and I just want to say your channel made my favorite gemstone opal. I see diamonds all the time… They just don’t compare to these stones. You are such a talented artist, thank you for sharing. Also love your editing!
Thank you Kindly
@@blackopaldirect .. it's just so sad they're so soft....
Diamonds are for opal grinding wheels. 😊
I have never seen a black opal in my life until I accidentally stumbled upon one of your videos. The only opals I have ever seen have been highly polished white rocks with a few specks of color. Looking at the results of your work, my jaw literally dropped to the desk. I never imagined opals being this mesmerizing and dazzling. These stones overshadow any diamond I have ever seen in my life regardless of the size. What amazing gems they are.
How would it feel like hold in your hands a peace of history something that was in the earth for thousands of years. Priceless and beautiful
I didn't expect it to be so blue, seeing all that yellow from the side.
You should watch Pullizer opals latest video it's about seam pieces that show amazing colors from the sides but...
8)
Thanks for the laugh, an sharing your skill an love for cutting the gemstones with so much fire. It's a passion for sure
Loved the beat in the beginning.
What a beauty ! I'm still amazed at every opal cutting video you share with us, each of them always revealing a wonderful world of colours ! Such a pleasure to watch !
Thumbed up solely based on the thickness of that color bar. There's nothing wrong with shorter videos btw!
Hello Justin. I cut gemstones by hand. I work primarily with Oregon Sunstone. I take the raw, unclean stone and gring them by hand using three grits of whetstone. I facet out the natural facets within the stone, then I polish the stone from 500 grit sandpaper all the water through to 5000 grit. The stones are then ready to be further faceted into whatever type of gem shape the faceting master chooses. I've been doing this for years. I enjoy your videos, and I have learned much from you in the way of both the failures and the successes you display when cutting Opal. My goal is to learn to facet with machines, and continue to grow in both the art and the science of gem cutting. I will continue to watch and learn from you. Most respectfully, John.
Ripper gem, that is such a badass word to explain what this is all about 🤙🏽
i agree, had me tapping right along
Justin ya make my day so fun. We luv your post thanks for sharing my friend 😀❤💕💖, howdy from Grovetown, Georgia 👍USA
Or is it -
Groovetown Georgia !
Glad you enjoyed
@@gardengatesopen we do. Call it that at times lmbo howdy thanks for the compliment 😀😊😄☺
Justin, you are very good at changing the Refractive Index of the stone to hide flaws. Hats off to you. Beautiful.
Thank you 🙏
Justin uv done it again!
So sorry to hear your in lockdown again. Hopefully, the bright side is we get more videos than normal🤗😀
Same expectations, no pressure guys 🤣
That was an excellent display of your talent - not only in cutting, but recognizing potential in what originally appeared to be a marginal stone.
Thank you Ed
yes opal cutting takes real skill more so then faceting a gem like ruby or diamond you can pretty much tell how they will turn out but with opal you never really know for sure
Crouching Knobby, hidden Ripper. 😎 Juicy & delicious little video, I would love to have some of that precious rain here in Oregon about now!
One thing you have taught me about opal, you never know what’s going to happen! That’s why it’s opal!
People are a lot like opals the right cuts and some polish with love turns to something beautiful. Happy day to opal born babies
Stunning blue opal, thanks for sharing 👏👏
You take me away from the stresses of life and fill my world with color! ❣️
Ya just keep getting better at your presentation, love it all.
Surprising how many are now trying to swim across the Murray.
Excellent video. I would not have expected. That opal, to turn out any where near that beautiful.
The intro is gold lol.
Scratch that, the intro is a 20 carat perfect Harlequin pattern opal
@Peter .Hobern what reference
@Peter .Hobern karma dharma 😉
Yes, after watching many of your videos and listening to your explanations I can now follow your line of thought.
I'm so glad!
I bought some rubs from him, beautiful stuff, still working on polishing and finishing them up. Quality company and ridiculously entertaining vids!
Thank you Miles
Beautiful gem, and love the nice words, .... and comment
That's a great little piece! Turned out much better than it looked like it would at first. Thanks for sharing these quality videos Justin, Melinda and others who help with the whole process.
I thought it would be a fabulous piece! I have faith in your eye and skills - that black potch was a game changer!
Shocker how deep the color was right on top of the black potch. Definitely a great piece!
Love what came out of that cloud..........so much better than I thought it would be !
Justin knows his Opals! Black Opals are my weakness. Just such an explosion of colors, clarity, exhilarating and superb!
Thank you
I absolutely love your show!! Look so forward to your new videos. It's so cool to see you reveal the gem inside...thank you
I fell in love with that little beauty before you started! I knew it was gonna be a beauty! Beautiful work!
Thanks for the viddy justin (and wonderful ladies behind the scenes)! great content as always :)
When you held up that rough little nobby and I saw that lovely lavender color I fell in love right then right there!
Really nice color blue. You went in and came out a winner. Nice job. Keep them coming Justin.😊
Hope your surviving the lockdown thinking of you all opal is great therapy
The lockdown is nothing but propaganda and if your someone who's thinking about getting vaccinated , I would recommend you don't do it !!
Since when has the government or the news media been honest about anything and when they both are pushing for something I can almost guarantee it's not in your best interest.
I’m so glad that you get to do something every day that you love! And you’re great at it! Lol! 🙌🏼
🙏
I truly love your channel! And the amazing opals you cut are out of this world! Thank you!
I love these opals, love your channel and sense of humor!! Thank you!! 🥰🥰
Thanks for the intro laugh!!
It is a SUPERB intro!!
Much like the opal result!!
Applause for both the lovely goof ball, AND the editor!!!
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When it did make me laugh, I noticed I hadn't yet laughed all day! So yeah - I needed that!
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And then the cutting, and polishing, always takes me to my happy zen place. 🧘♀️
So all-in-all,
I am very Thankful y'all are sharing your vids!!
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🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤
(I'm going back for a 2nd viewing! Ciao Doll)
Aww thank you for all the kind words
Great confidence when it comes to the cutting. The shaping is very clever too.
i nearly cried you said it so beautifully about loving things you do
Thank you 🙏
Nope, sure didn't expect it to turn out so vibrant! Man, what a glorious way to spend your time locked down again. Sorry to hear, hope y'all get back out soon. Stay safe, and bring on more opals!
Thank you for sharing your craft I have watched all your UA-cam Shows a few times and some over and over. You have inspired me to try and learn how to polish opals I ordered a bag of small stones and a beginner machine. Thanks again.
Enjoyed that,short and sweet, Thanks
Opal is just beautiful, Justen has shown me why this stone is my favorite of all gem stones, to have those colors floating inside a stone of its self, seems like it wants to tell a story that it is a gift too the world.
That was quite a suprise to me. That is why we are the students and you the master. Loved the intro. Dream happy, be safe and stay healthy. 😷⚒
Your videos really help me forget all the chaos we live in even for just a few minutes 🙏
I know what you mean. It helps me assure my fears about today when I think back and wonder about how life would have been in previous pandemics. We have FaceTime, the internet, and so many modern amenities that it really isn’t that bad. Cheers!
I love and watch all of your content but I must say I enjoy this type of video much more then the live streams. The peaceful relaxing background music and your calm voiceovers. Takes me back to what brought me here and kept me here
Glad you enjoyed
I had no doubt it was going to work out into a great stone. I love those colors in opal. Not the most valuable, but the kind of colors I like. Super rad, thanks again for always putting up quality content. You're awesome!
I wake up every day, grateful to have found black opal direct! Thanks for all you and your crew do, you’re providing a great service and education that can’t be found anywhere else, and it’s available to anybody and everybody on the entire planet, for free, that’s crazy!
Welcome Mike. 🙏❤️
Loved the intro, and that's a sweet stone! And yes, I certainly wasn't sure what was going to happen with that little nobby.
Glad you enjoyed it
Such a cool and catchy opening, it made me feel real happy! You guys are a fun bunch!
I knew you would find the beauty in the stone from the start. Thank you for sharing.
Great opening to your video, can't believe your in another lockdown again. That opal turned out really well, and had flashes of purple. Well done Justin
Love the quarantine intro, well done! Sorry you are having to go through that. Canada is coming out of quarantine now - we'd been inside since March 2020 ~. I thought the little knobbie was lovely even before the wheel. Your quirky but calm energy came through clearly in this video!
I just love your channel. It just drives me crazy. You have such a good eye to read the stones and you are an incredible stone cutter. You make magic. That's what opals are to me.
Thank you so much 😊
Aside from the stones, what amazes me is that you still have your finger nails. When I first started lapidary, I soon found mine were ground right off.
Short but sweet Justin and a beautiful little gem.
That was...
AMAZING!
Cannot keep smile off my face.
Thanks needed that today.
Welcome Mark
That blue is out of this world! I love it!
I’m going in makes me hold my breath. I’m never surprised when you uncover a beautiful gem.
Short but really, really sweet. A quite dazzling little gem. Thanks for sharing, Justin.
Hi Justin. Yeah you right, I didn't expect that the stone would become that beautiful.
Just lovely! Makes me want to start a whole new life path.
Most all opals you cut turn out a beautiful gem! Love your channel!!
Thank you so much!
100% did not think it would have that depth of color! What a great turnout from such an under dog!
Yeah they can surprise you
Greetings from sweltering, dry, fire ravaged California... HEY!! I'll trade you our not being in lockdown for some of your rain... !? Stunning little knobby 😍🙏❤
I second that sentiment from shriveled, desiccated, Smokey Oregon. Looks like a new fire just east of me, hopping to the wild fire map right now 😳
@@insolentstickleback3266 Been there, not fun. Stay safe and be ready to MOVE.
I send you my good wishes as I breathe your smoke yet again here in the mummified wasteland of Utah. I try to look on the bright side: When you're on fire I have some shade.
@@jcarry5214 LOL 😆🖕🏻
@@insolentstickleback3266 I know, sorry.
Wow you have amazing talent to sculpt these stones into spectacular gems. Awesome!
Thank you Jim I appreciate it
Love it. I saw the potential right away. The black looked centered on the end and the color looked good enough to allow a lovely high dome. Those are some of my favorite opals. Love the size, color, and the dome is amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
Australia is on my bucket list. There are two things that I must see, the Sydney Opera and YOU! Opal us my birthstone and I want one set into a ring. Someday…
What a beautiful gem! I honestly didn't think it would have come out looking so beautiful.
Thank you! Cheers!
Totally completely refreshingly surprised. I did not expect it to turn out that nice at all. Well done
Great show. Love learning about things found in our back yard.
Intro was somewhere out there but loved it nonetheless.
Watching you work always makes me feel better. I’m a color person too. Watching you bring out the best in that little stone was just lovely!
I wasn't surprised a bit! I have faith in you and hope for each opal that you rub. Just a stunning gem! Great job as always Justin. You da opal man lol~
Wow! No wonder you're into your opal! Gorgeous work! 💓
Wow to the gem and thanks for the entertainment. Thank you for sharing 🤩
Feeling for you being back in lockdown. Best wishes.
Beautiful stone. I like those blue colors the best.
It certainly turned out stunning!
Never seen a stone like that before. The entire color disapears at certain angles! Really cool to see.
Thank you John
I recently started cutting opal!!! Thank you black opal direct!!
woohoo!
Yup, I thought it was a goner when I saw that sand, but then, with the ability God has given you , it turned out wonderfully!
My heart pounded hard as he grinded those little opal.slightest wrong move would shatter the stone. .
His patience and experience payed off as he make the best of it.
I just got done cutting and polishing some agates and obsidian for a friend of mine and then noticed you uploaded a video so I clicked on it right away. I may not be able to afford any opal at the moment but I have opal dreams and your videos keep me motivated, thanks Justin. :)
Welcome 🙏
Wow, it turned out to be so beautiful.
Ive spent a whole lot of time grinding and polishing glass and I think i need to give this a try.
I truely didn’t think this little stone was going to give you such a beauty! I wanna no by!
you can here blackopaldirect.com/product/black-opals/1-36-ct-black-opal-7-6x6-6x4-3mm/
You did a great job on this stone it looks just amazing Wonderfull .the colour is fab bleu and purple
That is a beautiful stone, I recently learned about black opals and stumbled onto your channel!
No way this nobby turn into this super strong awesome rare black opal like this 😮 Im so surprised and happy for you Justin ! What a wonderfull colors piece😍 this is unreal lol 🤯🥳
There’s something about the black opal that’s so very special and unique. It radiates and sparkles ✨ a mesmerizing beauty that pulls you inside of it. A crystalline worm hole that takes you to another dimension where petty worries are unable to follow. Your dreams must be so wonderful. Love your style.👍
Thank you for the kind words and tuning in!
Oh laughing so hard. Great beginingThe girls are rolling on the ground. Sounds like you were channelling Depeche Mode People are People. Hang in there and be safe. Keep the faith. 🖖 🌮
Your right
Beautiful little gem !
I didn't expect that to pull through so nice, an how you feel about bringing out all the color in each stone, loved chasing the fire in the opals, fire agate an trying to pull a star out of corundum, as a young person. an as that I was young there were alot of maybe stones, If I use the best of my skillset could I pull off a free-form that made me smile. Just picked up the wheels for the first time in maybe 18 yrs. I'm older with some body damage so I think the hardest part will be to make myself stop often when cutting, I'm hoping it works out. Just loved it once enjoy watching your channel. Thanks for sharing. pjm
I have the ultimate confidence in your ability to cut and show a stone to it’s best advantage, so yes, I did think it would be nice!
Thank you
🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Great intro , and Opal as Always ! 👌🏼💯👌🏼
Simply stunning, I guess I never dreamed that would turn out as beautiful as it did, you sir are truly amazing at your job!!