Of course the video is educational, and the opal is gorgeous. However, I FREAKING LOVE your sense of humor! I enjoy watching opal videos of all kinds, but I don't think it would matter what you were videoing... I'd watch just to enjoy you! and your comments!
I find opals to be lovely and the cutting and polishing process to be interesting, but today ... today was a day when your sense of humor was a real blessing and I thank you, sir.
Horse feathers............ I have always loved opals, even more than diamonds. I love watching your videos (they are very relaxing) and learning all about opal cutting. I would LOVE to own a piece of opal that maybe one day I could get custom made into a ring or a pendant and treasure it forever. X
Wait! Horses have feathers!?!? Like real life feathers!? Wow man!!!! Horsefeathers, who’d have thunk it!? But seriously, you didn’t ruin that at all mate!!!! 😉👌👍 I loved it. You made the most outta every millimetre of that block of party goodness. Cant wait to see the broadleaf set in their final piece!
Incredible cutter system (an entire system) you got there. I can't imagine the cost. Money well spent I can see. Great video, I hope my laughing didn't mess anything up. Geaux Saints!
I enjoyed your show. Please consider doing more videos on how to do the dublet technique. Such a technique is of particular interest to me since I'm a simpleton and could only hope to afford such a simple piece of opal. It would be nice to know more about the technique and more importantly what things to look for and what issues to avoid, too.
@@PulitzerOpal I expected so much. How would I find your 2 part videos on how to make doublets? I am somewhat not so very experienced on youtube searching
I don't like the title of this but I'm going to keep on watching... Sorry this took so long. I meant to add that you really did a great job cutting this opal. You went from a paper weight to lots of fine pieces. Now, I will have to wait and see what you create! 😉 I guess I missed the pegasus feathers or horsefeathers
@@PulitzerOpal 🤔 I suppose I really didn't hate the title. I just thought that maybe this stone was full of potch once cut and was prettier before cutting. Maybe you could add ----Ruined!!!! Or Rewarded? 😊 I probably got to this a bit late, Sorry. 🙄
@@PulitzerOpal it was a joke bcuz you carved out a section with your Dremel tool. And I think you were unsatisfied. I'll have to watch again to make sure. I haven't seen any new video's any insight as to when you might be making one to post. Or possibly do a live feed. Let me know if you have time. I'll keep checking anyway just incase I miss the notification.
Hi I enjoyed your video of what to do with your beautiful opal, but I just wondered would the opal have been worth more as one very large gemstone as apposed to cutting it into smaller pieces
That sir is one of your best vids to date!!I really enjoy your sence of humour and your skill of course.you are getting very artie with the film making and it's good fun to watch,well done again.if you have any nice cutting bits that you can't be bothered with could we mybe do a deal with them? Great job sir.keep them coming.
Pulitzer Opal because of you and black opal direct, I’ve started hand carving opals with wet n dry sand paper. Finished my first cab the other day and I can’t wait to get my hands on more pieces. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m afraid to watch...it’s such a beautiful specimen and I’m just SCARED to see ruination 😩😩😩 Edit I’m laughing so hard between the usage of the word bologna and saying “I just love rubber” 2nd edit Whew, no ruins!! There’s a notification bell, I’ve got it activated which is why, at 1:15 am I saw this :)
Pulitzer Opal I actually didn’t think the giveaway was real 😂 Not that you’re the sarcastic type who baits your audience I just...I didn’t think you’d actually give such things away 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Pulitzer Opal see, I’m not used to truly magnanimous people :( Thank you for being a sincere person and I’m sorry I doubted you! I went into my hoard aka “the crevasse” and found some Petosky chunks but the amber from Poland remains MIA. If I remember correctly the petosky wasn’t as appealing as the Amber was to you since it’s fragile and crumbly??
Pulitzer Opal I’d argue that generosity is any gesture that the recipient feels a sense of gratitude from? Sacrifice isn’t necessary for something to be considered generous. Generosity should come from a genuine place of wanting to give and not receive in kind, purely and simply. It’s a matter of semantics and how words “feel” to us and our subjective connotations are entirely biased I suppose. If we recategorize the criteria befitting generosity then our world is far less generous than I’d like and since generosity is often quite satisfying and joy inducing I’d hate to think it’s required to include suffering or deprivation to have occurred? Being a person who enjoys giving and also being aware of the fact I NEED very very little in life it’s quite easy to give and enjoy the freedom in that, it’s quite liberating once you realize that sharing what you’ve got with others is sort of the whole impetus behind acquiring things...I’ll agree that sacrifice is the highest form of generosity, it’s top shelf so to speak but I’ve been raised with not just a sense of noblesse oblige but that it’s a moral imperative to give what one can in particular if it makes a substantial impact on the recipients’ end. So, if my matters are in order and I’ve got a hundred dollars slated for a nice dinner (whoopsidoodle)and my friend is going to lose a car to repossession I’d be a real jerk to not offer that money because to me what may be a pittance could be life altering for them. Of course the caveat being I don’t rub it the gift or calm it a loan or dwell on how little it means to me because that’s boasting and rubbing in an asymmetrical power balance not to mention highlighting a lack of reciprocity on their part and eliminating their opportunity to repay the kindness in whatever way they see fit. I’ve given a lot away over the years and I can’t say for certain that I’ve evened out financially because I don’t keep track but I suspect I’ve made out quite well and the relationships I’ve forged are worth more than any material good I’ve parted with, and the unexpected spontaneous returns I’ve been delighted to discover have touched me quite deeply. I’ve generally thought that I must offer gestures to those who need something if I can provide it...and if I can’t afford to lose something I don’t offer it, that’s when I recognized I don’t need a lot and most of what I have can be shuffled around as needed and to be honest I’ve only been screwed a couple times, regretting none of it. I think your stance is quite humble and indicative of a particularly generous nature albeit one that’s ambivalent about accolades associated with it? By drawing this line in the sand you’re denying yourself the virtue of being kind, of being giving. We can create our own mythology however we’d like, I just think it’s peculiar and rather tragic to pigeonhole yourself into personality limbo by not calling it what it is, shoving your kindness into a void because of the notion it has to hurt to be worth anything is CRAZY!! Pat yourself on the back, go ahead and carry the mantle of being a mensch it’s okay, if you’re seen as such isn’t there an accuracy in the estimation of the masses? Then again, to each their own eh? Who am I to tell you how to feel or think about yourself?! The gall! I mean no disrespect, I just hate to see a person sell themselves short when they don’t deserve it. I feel like I have dug a hole here, and my defense of the word has somehow exposed a side to giving that makes it sound like my reasoning is because it makes me feel good which suddenly turns giving into taking :/ I won’t list acts off in a pathetic attempt to prove a point but I’ll say that I give to the homeless and those who beg, I don’t withhold money etc because I’ve deemed them to be addicts or lazy folk who probably have a house and all the stuff people say to justify looking away while dehumanizing them. I give what I can, sometimes it’s just groceries, sometimes it’s a couple bucks and I figure again, not my place to judge and if a person finds themselves begging strangers well shoot, they’re harder up than I am. I’m surrounded by baffled friends and family confounded by my urge to “throw money at bums” but I can’t deny humanity and what it must feel like to stand out in the bitter midwestern cold and hope a total stranger throws a meager amount my way, in the act itself I see need so, to me a five dollar bill might be NOTHING more than a pack of TP but to the person I hand it to it might equal a day out of the elements...I did this very thing at the end of winter and saw the girl walk right into the McDonald’s nearby and buy a coffee, on my way home from work she was still inside, out of curiosity I went in to get a happy meal prize for my stepdaughter and the woman approached asking for a hug, she said that she was able to buy something every 90 minutes enabling her to remain without loitering and the day was one of the polar vortex days, subzero temps etc and she was so damn grateful she wasn’t asked to leave, she didn’t buy drugs or cigarettes, she bought shelter and I was able to get her in touch with a woman’s shelter who took her in that night. Again, not saying I’m anything special, quite the opposite, we all have this capacity and if you say we just suffer to truly give you’ll find more reticence to do so, the stipulation it must hurt will only deter such gestures. Should’ve just said I agree to disagree but keep it simple stupid isn’t in my wheelhouse. Opals have value, people like money, assets provide security, by depleting your stockpile you weaken your reserves and boom!! What do ya know? It hurts you to give these gems away SO THERE! CHECK MATE!
Pulitzer Opal well, I’m not going to straight up disagree with your perception of kindness and my depth is that of a teaspoon ;) Philosophy major? He must be a masochist 😂😂😂 I’ll still think of you as generous because I want to HARRUMPH! Is your gallery of work online to see? I’ll admit that a lot if my people are generous and they tend to give without thinking much of it, I suppose birds of a feather flock together and I’m only reminded of another’s reality when it encroaches on my bubble of innocence or naïveté whichever you choose. Lots of people give with the ticker running and they will wait to receive, so the fact you just do it has most likely earned you a nice little reputation. Now, brass tacks I cant find it!! I’m a bit of a squirrel and let’s just say I downsized from a 4,000 square foot home to a 2,000 square foot home in (ahem) 2016 and lots of stuff landed in storage. Very very first world I get it but I’ve got a long list of things that have gone missing and the amber is on it, it’s a tragically long list...I’ll find it, and it’s rough, not sure I mentioned that?? I did a dive into the boxes and came up covered in sweat with what I thought was both the petosky and amber but of course I didn’t pack them together, that would’ve been logical, noooo, the petosky stones were in a box filled with feathers, not horsefeathers, no, just a giant box of feathers. 😂 because DUH. I’m in the sciences by trade but an artist at heart and the hoarding, (cough cough) I mean squirreling away is how I keep materials to assemble later :) I will send you a hunk when I unearth it, there’s too much for me to do anything with and I’d love to see what you can do, as would your audience. I’m going to go out on a limb and internet search your other information, I feel invasive when I do it, so I’m warning you, and I may very well ENTER THE GIVEAWAY although I think I’m not deserving as maybe someone who’s never gotten to hold a chunk of it in real life? It’s so pretty, it really is my favorite stone and I’ve worked through all the BS about not being allowed to wear it unless it a birthstone or buy it for oneself but the stain lingers...its my number one favorite natural gem, aquamarine is second, and the rest all scuttle up to be a close third with certain things that don’t appeal at all...diamonds for one. They move me not! I’d take a perfect pearl any day since they’re never tacky. I’m going to sign off before I start waxing rhapsodic about ROCKS. Trust me I’m looking and I’ll set a big chunk aside, it was cheap and it’s been YEARS. I think you’re more equipped to do something with it than me at present since lapidary has taken a backseat. I didn’t plan on leaving such an answer but I couldn’t stop. I’m damaged by being the only child of an attorney and therapist, I’ve had to quantify and qualify everything I’ve said from birth, it’s tedious at best and despite having lots of loving friends and family I know I’m a royal pain in the butt. I mean well...but good lord child SHUT UP! So, apologies on the thesis, the intent was making you accept your virtue ❤️🙏🏻😂
It was a great video. Enjoyed watching and the commentary is second to none. Well maybe Walter Cronkite could voice over but we will just stick with yours. Laughed the whole time. Smash..Smash...Smash... 🍞 loaf chop.
horsefeathers! I can't imagine having such a stone in your hand in having to decide it's fate. If I got my mits on something so wonderful I'd probably just keep it under my pillow like a dragon hoard.
@@PulitzerOpal Oh how fun! Every year I think "this February I'll go to the Tuscan Jem show". So far I haven't made it but it's not over till it's over. I don't think that they're was any luck involved, you're good at what you do ♥
What is this horsefeathers thing? Really enjoyed the video specially the part where you make the doublet. That is the first time I see it. Very informative, thanks! This would make a fantastic pendant!
I'm curious to see horsefeathers (note lower case "h", which disqualifies already some answers below :)) next video. Your videos are not only educative, but extremely funny. Keep it up.
Haha! yes a couple comments mentioned their opinions on what could have been done, but mostly positive comments. I found this video funny and informative. Love your fan base also. Hope to learn more and maybe get into this my self. My 5 year old girl now loves opal so maybe I’ll make her something some day. keep up the good work!
Reminds me of the time my grandniece asked for a pegasus figure and my wife and me concocted one in one garage, it ended breaking down filling the kitchen with horsefeathers.
Dam that opal breadloaf slices looks as rare as horsefeathers. Now everytime I snap somthing I do the Charlie brown good grief but say oh horsefeathers instead lol thanks
Last comment lol didn't mean to fill up ur comments today.. awhile ago u asked about if wwe see faces in opal let u know then you said if ur old enough to remember ALF I'm 36 I have it on VHS my dad and I used to tape it so we could watch it over and over so I feel old VHS and ALF. I know u like ur Trivial facts did u know ALF stands for Alien Life Form..... ah enjoy And happy Opaling!
L'opale, pierre de la rêverie. Regarde moi mais ne t'attache pas, Je suis rondelette... Touche moi mais ne t'attarde pas, Mes couleurs me brûlent... Désire moi mais ne me croque pas, Mon rêve à moi... M'acheter mais pourquoi ? Était simplement de rêver... Mon opale, ... Avec tout le respect que j'ai pour votre travail. Horsefeathers
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Of course the video is educational, and the opal is gorgeous. However, I FREAKING LOVE your sense of humor! I enjoy watching opal videos of all kinds, but I don't think it would matter what you were videoing... I'd watch just to enjoy you! and your comments!
@@PulitzerOpal 🤔 I was just thinking about you. Next up... Pulitzer Opal demos VR horror games!!!
JK! But that'd probably be kinda funny.
@@PulitzerOpal 😂🤣
I agree with Sheri, ✅
You are hilarious. You make something technical fun and understandable for all.
Nice video, your verbal dexterity is as entertaining as your digital finesse. Good job on that gorgeous piece Thanks for sharing✌️
That opal is one absolute unit!
Get a life
@@PulitzerOpal absolute unit means it is big
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one of the best presentations of cuting opal that i have seen. explanation is superb,
I find opals to be lovely and the cutting and polishing process to be interesting, but today ... today was a day when your sense of humor was a real blessing and I thank you, sir.
That mineral oil wit is some of the greatest batch of horsefeathers I've heard in quite a while. Nicely done!
i wish you made a video everyday, it's always such a pure joy to watch
horsefeathers
Thanks again cobber, great stone and best work. Your professional editing was delightful. Really enjoyed!
Horse feathers............ I have always loved opals, even more than diamonds. I love watching your videos (they are very relaxing) and learning all about opal cutting. I would LOVE to own a piece of opal that maybe one day I could get custom made into a ring or a pendant and treasure it forever. X
@@PulitzerOpal I did! I wrote horsefeathers in the comments. Have I missed something? Or misunderstood? Wouldn't surprise me!! DOH!!!! 😅
@@PulitzerOpal 😊
@@PulitzerOpal Counting the days until the competition result! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🙏
Wait! Horses have feathers!?!? Like real life feathers!? Wow man!!!! Horsefeathers, who’d have thunk it!?
But seriously, you didn’t ruin that at all mate!!!! 😉👌👍
I loved it. You made the most outta every millimetre of that block of party goodness. Cant wait to see the broadleaf set in their final piece!
Incredible cutter system (an entire system) you got there. I can't imagine the cost. Money well spent I can see. Great video, I hope my laughing didn't mess anything up. Geaux Saints!
Well done, sir. Even doublets are very nice to save beautiful Opal.
I love your dry humor and Horsefeathers
Sweet pieces of bread there
Some of those slices have vibrant purple ~ Fabulous
💖you!!! By far the best, most interesting opal guy on UA-cam!
Your not only an artist but alsoi a comedian thanks for sharing.
The doublets turned out beautifully! When I read the title I thought oh no! But glad I watched through to the end. Thanks for sharing!
Great galloping Horsefeathers!
I always enjoy your dry-yet-silly sense of humour! 😁
Such a beautiful stone. I love watching your work. My husband says I'm like a magpie because I get distracted by shiny things.
horsefeathers !!! Gorgeous stuff as usual. I truly wish I had the machinery and steady hands todo what you do :)
Horsefeathers are Beautiful and broadleaf slices are Magnificent !!!
I enjoyed your show. Please consider doing more videos on how to do the dublet technique. Such a technique is of particular interest to me since I'm a simpleton and could only hope to afford such a simple piece of opal. It would be nice to know more about the technique and more importantly what things to look for and what issues to avoid, too.
@@PulitzerOpal I expected so much. How would I find your 2 part videos on how to make doublets? I am somewhat not so very experienced on youtube searching
I don't like the title of this but I'm going to keep on watching...
Sorry this took so long. I meant to add that you really did a great job cutting this opal. You went from a paper weight to lots of fine pieces. Now, I will have to wait and see what you create! 😉
I guess I missed the pegasus feathers or horsefeathers
@@PulitzerOpal 🤔 I suppose I really didn't hate the title. I just thought that maybe this stone was full of potch once cut and was prettier before cutting. Maybe you could add ----Ruined!!!! Or Rewarded? 😊 I probably got to this a bit late, Sorry. 🙄
@@PulitzerOpal ☺ Wow! You're the best! 🤗
@@PulitzerOpal Liking the new title!
I actually wouldn’t mind watching a few hours of unedited Opal cutting, but either way, this was a great video! Thanks for sharing!
I always enjoy watching your videos and listening to your humor! Horsefeathers!
Thanks for the gifts!!! From Dominican Republic
Very cool I learned too never carve out a gap. Thanks!!! Now back too your video
@@PulitzerOpal it was a joke bcuz you carved out a section with your Dremel tool. And I think you were unsatisfied. I'll have to watch again to make sure. I haven't seen any new video's any insight as to when you might be making one to post. Or possibly do a live feed. Let me know if you have time. I'll keep checking anyway just incase I miss the notification.
That was fun to watch. It’s also interesting how you choose what to cut, carve, or what ever c word goes with the my first two examples.
2020 has just been a year of horsefeathers! Love your humor!
Pretty cool stuff! That sir is one heck of a nice opal. Now opals..
Good video like your sense of humor. Oh and nice looking stones, the cutting turned out very well.
Hi I enjoyed your video of what to do with your beautiful opal, but I just wondered would the opal have been worth more as one very large gemstone as apposed to cutting it into smaller pieces
I love your videos THANKYOU.
Some serious "horsefeathers" there. Love your sense of humor. Thank you for sharing your passion! Happy 4th of July.
The horse Feathers look great !
Horsefeathers
Thank you again for another great video!
That sir is one of your best vids to date!!I really enjoy your sence of humour and your skill of course.you are getting very artie with the film making and it's good fun to watch,well done again.if you have any nice cutting bits that you can't be bothered with could we mybe do a deal with them? Great job sir.keep them coming.
You're an Opel genius!
Horsefeathers. Thanks for finally getting around to finishing that stone.
Pulitzer Opal because of you and black opal direct, I’ve started hand carving opals with wet n dry sand paper. Finished my first cab the other day and I can’t wait to get my hands on more pieces. Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice. love the vids and horsefeathers.
I love these videos. Informative & entertaining! Opal is such an amazing stone. Also, horsefeathers!
I love this channel!! Very funny and i get to learn something! Cant wait until i start to get some of this equipment and experience!
Horsefeathers! Great video!
I always look forward to your videos, waiting on a new one ...
My husband says your sound effects are hilarious. Enjoyed the video. Thankyou.
I’m afraid to watch...it’s such a beautiful specimen and I’m just SCARED to see ruination 😩😩😩
Edit
I’m laughing so hard between the usage of the word bologna and saying “I just love rubber”
2nd edit
Whew, no ruins!! There’s a notification bell, I’ve got it activated which is why, at 1:15 am I saw this :)
Pulitzer Opal I actually didn’t think the giveaway was real 😂
Not that you’re the sarcastic type who baits your audience I just...I didn’t think you’d actually give such things away 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Pulitzer Opal see, I’m not used to truly magnanimous people :(
Thank you for being a sincere person and I’m sorry I doubted you!
I went into my hoard aka “the crevasse” and found some Petosky chunks but the amber from Poland remains MIA.
If I remember correctly the petosky wasn’t as appealing as the Amber was to you since it’s fragile and crumbly??
Pulitzer Opal I’d argue that generosity is any gesture that the recipient feels a sense of gratitude from? Sacrifice isn’t necessary for something to be considered generous. Generosity should come from a genuine place of wanting to give and not receive in kind, purely and simply. It’s a matter of semantics and how words “feel” to us and our subjective connotations are entirely biased I suppose. If we recategorize the criteria befitting generosity then our world is far less generous than I’d like and since generosity is often quite satisfying and joy inducing I’d hate to think it’s required to include suffering or deprivation to have occurred? Being a person who enjoys giving and also being aware of the fact I NEED very very little in life it’s quite easy to give and enjoy the freedom in that, it’s quite liberating once you realize that sharing what you’ve got with others is sort of the whole impetus behind acquiring things...I’ll agree that sacrifice is the highest form of generosity, it’s top shelf so to speak but I’ve been raised with not just a sense of noblesse oblige but that it’s a moral imperative to give what one can in particular if it makes a substantial impact on the recipients’ end.
So, if my matters are in order and I’ve got a hundred dollars slated for a nice dinner (whoopsidoodle)and my friend is going to lose a car to repossession I’d be a real jerk to not offer that money because to me what may be a pittance could be life altering for them. Of course the caveat being I don’t rub it the gift or calm it a loan or dwell on how little it means to me because that’s boasting and rubbing in an asymmetrical power balance not to mention highlighting a lack of reciprocity on their part and eliminating their opportunity to repay the kindness in whatever way they see fit. I’ve given a lot away over the years and I can’t say for certain that I’ve evened out financially because I don’t keep track but I suspect I’ve made out quite well and the relationships I’ve forged are worth more than any material good I’ve parted with, and the unexpected spontaneous returns I’ve been delighted to discover have touched me quite deeply. I’ve generally thought that I must offer gestures to those who need something if I can provide it...and if I can’t afford to lose something I don’t offer it, that’s when I recognized I don’t need a lot and most of what I have can be shuffled around as needed and to be honest I’ve only been screwed a couple times, regretting none of it.
I think your stance is quite humble and indicative of a particularly generous nature albeit one that’s ambivalent about accolades associated with it? By drawing this line in the sand you’re denying yourself the virtue of being kind, of being giving. We can create our own mythology however we’d like, I just think it’s peculiar and rather tragic to pigeonhole yourself into personality limbo by not calling it what it is, shoving your kindness into a void because of the notion it has to hurt to be worth anything is CRAZY!!
Pat yourself on the back, go ahead and carry the mantle of being a mensch it’s okay, if you’re seen as such isn’t there an accuracy in the estimation of the masses?
Then again, to each their own eh? Who am I to tell you how to feel or think about yourself?! The gall! I mean no disrespect, I just hate to see a person sell themselves short when they don’t deserve it.
I feel like I have dug a hole here, and my defense of the word has somehow exposed a side to giving that makes it sound like my reasoning is because it makes me feel good which suddenly turns giving into taking :/
I won’t list acts off in a pathetic attempt to prove a point but I’ll say that I give to the homeless and those who beg, I don’t withhold money etc because I’ve deemed them to be addicts or lazy folk who probably have a house and all the stuff people say to justify looking away while dehumanizing them. I give what I can, sometimes it’s just groceries, sometimes it’s a couple bucks and I figure again, not my place to judge and if a person finds themselves begging strangers well shoot, they’re harder up than I am. I’m surrounded by baffled friends and family confounded by my urge to “throw money at bums” but I can’t deny humanity and what it must feel like to stand out in the bitter midwestern cold and hope a total stranger throws a meager amount my way, in the act itself I see need so, to me a five dollar bill might be NOTHING more than a pack of TP but to the person I hand it to it might equal a day out of the elements...I did this very thing at the end of winter and saw the girl walk right into the McDonald’s nearby and buy a coffee, on my way home from work she was still inside, out of curiosity I went in to get a happy meal prize for my stepdaughter and the woman approached asking for a hug, she said that she was able to buy something every 90 minutes enabling her to remain without loitering and the day was one of the polar vortex days, subzero temps etc and she was so damn grateful she wasn’t asked to leave, she didn’t buy drugs or cigarettes, she bought shelter and I was able to get her in touch with a woman’s shelter who took her in that night. Again, not saying I’m anything special, quite the opposite, we all have this capacity and if you say we just suffer to truly give you’ll find more reticence to do so, the stipulation it must hurt will only deter such gestures.
Should’ve just said I agree to disagree but keep it simple stupid isn’t in my wheelhouse.
Opals have value, people like money, assets provide security, by depleting your stockpile you weaken your reserves and boom!! What do ya know? It hurts you to give these gems away SO THERE!
CHECK MATE!
Pulitzer Opal well, I’m not going to straight up disagree with your perception of kindness and my depth is that of a teaspoon ;)
Philosophy major? He must be a masochist 😂😂😂
I’ll still think of you as generous because I want to HARRUMPH!
Is your gallery of work online to see? I’ll admit that a lot if my people are generous and they tend to give without thinking much of it, I suppose birds of a feather flock together and I’m only reminded of another’s reality when it encroaches on my bubble of innocence or naïveté whichever you choose.
Lots of people give with the ticker running and they will wait to receive, so the fact you just do it has most likely earned you a nice little reputation.
Now, brass tacks
I cant find it!! I’m a bit of a squirrel and let’s just say I downsized from a 4,000 square foot home to a 2,000 square foot home in (ahem) 2016 and lots of stuff landed in storage.
Very very first world I get it but I’ve got a long list of things that have gone missing and the amber is on it, it’s a tragically long list...I’ll find it, and it’s rough, not sure I mentioned that?? I did a dive into the boxes and came up covered in sweat with what I thought was both the petosky and amber but of course I didn’t pack them together, that would’ve been logical, noooo, the petosky stones were in a box filled with feathers, not horsefeathers, no, just a giant box of feathers. 😂 because DUH.
I’m in the sciences by trade but an artist at heart and the hoarding, (cough cough) I mean squirreling away is how I keep materials to assemble later :)
I will send you a hunk when I unearth it, there’s too much for me to do anything with and I’d love to see what you can do, as would your audience.
I’m going to go out on a limb and internet search your other information, I feel invasive when I do it, so I’m warning you, and I may very well ENTER THE GIVEAWAY although I think I’m not deserving as maybe someone who’s never gotten to hold a chunk of it in real life?
It’s so pretty, it really is my favorite stone and I’ve worked through all the BS about not being allowed to wear it unless it a birthstone or buy it for oneself but the stain lingers...its my number one favorite natural gem, aquamarine is second, and the rest all scuttle up to be a close third with certain things that don’t appeal at all...diamonds for one. They move me not! I’d take a perfect pearl any day since they’re never tacky.
I’m going to sign off before I start waxing rhapsodic about ROCKS.
Trust me I’m looking and I’ll set a big chunk aside, it was cheap and it’s been YEARS.
I think you’re more equipped to do something with it than me at present since lapidary has taken a backseat.
I didn’t plan on leaving such an answer but I couldn’t stop.
I’m damaged by being the only child of an attorney and therapist, I’ve had to quantify and qualify everything I’ve said from birth, it’s tedious at best and despite having lots of loving friends and family I know I’m a royal pain in the butt.
I mean well...but good lord child SHUT UP!
So, apologies on the thesis, the intent was making you accept your virtue ❤️🙏🏻😂
Holy cow Kate. Your vocabulary and ability to communicate with such depth is amazballs. 🤦♀️❤️
Horsefeathers are awesome! 😊
Love the comedy! I've learned a lot from you.
Amazing!! I love your videos!! Thank you!!
Freaking flying horses leaving all of these horsefeathers on my lawn!
are you going to have pictures of the piece of jewelry the loaf is made into? sounds like it'd be as incredible as horsefeathers!
It was a great video. Enjoyed watching and the commentary is second to none. Well maybe Walter Cronkite could voice over but we will just stick with yours. Laughed the whole time. Smash..Smash...Smash... 🍞 loaf chop.
Horsefeathers... love your sense of humour :)
boy, this video made me hungry for some horsefeathers... thank you for the awesome work:)
Also, you are freaking hilarious! I love it!
Love your videos! They give me a good laugh. Which reminds me about last nights dream, bunch of horsefeathers! Ha, what a crazy world ehh?
horsefeathers! I can't imagine having such a stone in your hand in having to decide it's fate. If I got my mits on something so wonderful I'd probably just keep it under my pillow like a dragon hoard.
Horsefeathers rock just like opals!
This was really pretty interesting. The opal wasn't "ruined" it was "re-purposed". :) The techniques were interesting.
Excellent! Oh yeah, horsefeathers :)
I’m more excited for this than I should be. It’s an adventure no matter where it ends up. Fingers crossed for excellence! 💗
Pulitzer Opal you are so sneaky! I love it! Horsefeathers! My aging eyes would have missed it no matter what, ha! 💗
Pulitzer Opal, thank you! 💗
No problems cutting opals with mineral oil? No discoloration?
I'm too late for any horsefeathers, but I still loved the video!
Polish with horsefeathers, how cool!
I was so nervous watching you cu that amazingly huge stone. Ahhh horsefeathers, you did alright tho. Nice work as usual ♥
@@PulitzerOpal Oh how fun! Every year I think "this February I'll go to the Tuscan Jem show". So far I haven't made it but it's not over till it's over. I don't think that they're was any luck involved, you're good at what you do ♥
What is this horsefeathers thing? Really enjoyed the video specially the part where you make the doublet. That is the first time I see it. Very informative, thanks! This would make a fantastic pendant!
Beautiful!
I'm curious to see horsefeathers (note lower case "h", which disqualifies already some answers below :)) next video. Your videos are not only educative, but extremely funny. Keep it up.
Beautiful 🌼
Love the duck tape trick
Truly amazing! horsefeathers all around! 👍
horsefeathers, you got some gorgeous stones out of that!
I love watching your videos! You are hilarious! Horsefeathers🤞🏻🐎
That's a beautiful stone
Wow that thin piece is pretty
I love opals more than diamonds.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful job methodology with us.
I’ve never seen this pattern in opal before. Is it the horsefeathers pattern?
Great vid horsefeathers!! Thanks for the upload 👍🏼
That giant opal block reminds me of either horsefeathers or a pickle spear.
horsefeathers !! love this channel
Oh horsefeathers the title made me nervous, beautiful work
I love this granpa so much:3
you are one funny individual :)
New sub here! I don't know much about opals yet, but great videos!!!
Why was this ruined? I love the cross cuts. Beautiful!
Haha! yes a couple comments mentioned their opinions on what could have been done, but mostly positive comments. I found this video funny and informative. Love your fan base also. Hope to learn more and maybe get into this my self. My 5 year old girl now loves opal so maybe I’ll make her something some day. keep up the good work!
Reminds me of the time my grandniece asked for a pegasus figure and my wife and me concocted one in one garage, it ended breaking down filling the kitchen with horsefeathers.
horsefeather pattern is very nice:)
I wish this guy was my grandpa.
My dad says “horsefeathers”. What a beautiful opal.... opals.
Horsefesthers lmbo I love your videos you a just too goofy. I think your great at selecting how to cut a polish your stones. Have a great day.
@@PulitzerOpal how about fascinatingly funny and wonderful sense of humor that I find very amusing. Lol.
@@PulitzerOpal definitely
I'm not sure if its a word either going to have to try again. Hilarious and witty.
@@PulitzerOpal lol
horsefeathers
Love your vids. Make me laugh everytime! Also, jealous of your workshop.
How much was the stone worth as a whole piece? I’d have kept it whole it was awesome to behold. 🇬🇧
Pulitzer Opal thankyou for the clarity. I’m totally new to opal and that’s why I thought I’d keep it together as an awesome thing to look at!🇬🇧👍
Great job horsefeathers!
Dam that opal breadloaf slices looks as rare as horsefeathers. Now everytime I snap somthing I do the Charlie brown good grief but say oh horsefeathers instead lol thanks
@@PulitzerOpal lol nah
@@PulitzerOpal it's more of Evil genius or actually Wild E super genius
Wild e coyote super genius
Last comment lol didn't mean to fill up ur comments today.. awhile ago u asked about if wwe see faces in opal let u know then you said if ur old enough to remember ALF I'm 36 I have it on VHS my dad and I used to tape it so we could watch it over and over so I feel old VHS and ALF. I know u like ur Trivial facts did u know ALF stands for Alien Life Form..... ah enjoy And happy Opaling!
what a big block of treasure😍
horsefeathers :) another great video!
Horsefeathers are all shimmery and shiny, like an opal!
Thanks a lot!!!
L'opale, pierre de la rêverie.
Regarde moi mais ne t'attache pas,
Je suis rondelette...
Touche moi mais ne t'attarde pas,
Mes couleurs me brûlent...
Désire moi mais ne me croque pas,
Mon rêve à moi...
M'acheter mais pourquoi ?
Était simplement de rêver...
Mon opale,
...
Avec tout le respect que j'ai pour votre travail.
Horsefeathers