950 carat uncut gem rough opal - I'm going in!
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2022
- Join me as we uncover what lies beneath the surface of this colossal rough opal from Lightning Ridge. There are challenges to be had when tackling an opal of this size and you need to make sure you have the right equipment to get the best result.
So stick around and see what we end up with!
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I have a friend who does chalk art - in fact he travels to Australia for this frequently. When he begins a new piece he starts with colours you'd never expect like dark greens and blues. I asked him once why he does that and he explained that he needs those colours as a base to bring out the natural hues in the skin tone of the subject he's painting. I was always floored that he could perceive those details.
I get the same feeling when I see you examining a rough opal. How you notice a little line of black or a glint of colour that leads you to a conclusion I never could have come to...well it's a joy to watch an artist ply his trade!
Haha nice
Your friend is right. Your skin is slightly translucent and underneath it the flesh is dark pigments in the skin reflect most of the light but but the color underneath shine through if you know what to look for. If you want to see it for yourself cut a one inch hole in a piece of paper and place it on the back of your hand. Study that area until you notice the subtle color variations.
That is so cool and a nice assessment! See now I myself like those colors because in Skittles it is lime and berry. But I am a simple man with simple needs.
Btw, I am also a huge fan of reds.. not only because there apple or cherry.. But because I love all the fire in gems I can find!
I am also partial to harlequin patterns over broad flash. And when found in a multi directional opal I fall over and remain quite mesmerized.
But I also like shiney things. Yeah , imagine me in a mirror shoppe. I often need therapy afterwards. 😏
Back in the 70's people thought I could dance my bell bottoms off. It was just actually me following and chasing the mirror ball effect.
Lovely opal. Initial refining, spot on.
Does your friend have an onlince presence he wouldn't mind you sharing? I've not come across 'chalk art' outside of pavement arists.
My great Aunt had a jewelry business in the San Diego, and she loved working with opal. I am not sure where she got the majority of her opal, but I remember she did travel to Australia to buy rough opals that she could cut and polish. It's been a long time, but I remember she showed me a ring she made for her older sister ( another great Aunt ) to celebrate her cancer going into remission. She lived almost 20 years after that time...and the other one got Parkinson's disease and passed quickly.
I love watching you take an opal in the rough and making something spectacular from it! You're an amazing artist!
I don't object to treated gems and minerals as long as they are not sold as natural. Keep up the good work. God bless
Yup some need treatment, like most rubies.
Set opal into a belt buckle
Agree
I wish I could send you a picture of the black opal that I have.... OMG she's gorgeous but I don't think it's too safe for the eye's. I would imagine one would have to have special glasses to look at it without getting blind from the color's. When I look at mine too long, it takes my sight away for awhile. Those colors are candy to the eye's !
Antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✌🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬✌👌💝
Honesty is always appreciated in any negotiation. Many people love the colors of opal but don't have the price, so they seek more affordable forms of opal. I consider these options essential to keeping a person's hopes alive for achieving higher value opal. Especially black opal. We can't all afford it, but we can sure admire the beauty of it, thanks to you. God bless.
As for doublets and treated opal, if they are sold honestly for what they are, then they let so many more people fall in love with opals. I can't afford a top quality black opal, but I could afford a beautiful treated or doublet stone. And I've watched the process of treating, watching a stone where you can barely see any color suddenly have all of its fire revealed. Or how a thin pale color bar lights up into brilliance when a black backing is put on. But I might prefer a triplet, because I'm very hard on my jewelry, and I'd be afraid of damaging the surface of an opal, but a triplet topped with a harder material would be much safer for me to wear.
Yeah I agree with that. It’s when the person owning passes away and it goes to auction with an unknown knowledge of it. Then it gets muddy
Buyer beware
@@blackopaldirect It would be great if there were some sort of standard mark that could be put on doublets and treated opals, to prevent confusion later. Kind of the way gold and sterling silver are hallmarked so you know what they are. But so many settings obscure the back of the stone, so it couldn't go there. A chemical treatment that fluoresced a different color than opals usually fluoresce would be the ideal (I know some synthetic rubies use this to distinguish them), but how would you ever get everybody to use it?
i've never seen a treated opal from austrailia
@@purplemartinracingteam1750 Watch "The Opal Mills" channel. He works with Andamooka matrix opal quite a lot, and for much of it the fire barely shows at all. Until he gets it treated, then the colors just pop.
I love your integrity and honesty in everything that you do. Thank you for being a shining example to us!
This is the first video of yours that I've watched. Someone watching my channel suggested that I watch it to get better at my camera angles when making my own lapidary videos. She was right, you do a nice job. I'm impressed by your phone mounting system. It looks like you have a track behind your cab machines so you can just move your camera back and forth. It also looks like it's completely out of your way when you're working. I use a tripod and have to wrap my arms around it, making it more difficult to work. Anyhow, thanks for some good ideas. I think I'll be coming back for more. This was a very enjoyable video to watch.
Glad you enjoyed
Your work is pure inspiration, filled with all the most important feelings of suspence, momentum, turningpoints, mid-points, plots and decision making . . . you are a role model and quite an exceptional opal yourself. Thank you for all the great work in HIGH SPIRITS of JOY & RELEVANCE.
Thank you so much 😀
It’s a pleasure see you doing what you love to do. I can see how you enjoyed every single gem you shape. Thank you
Gorgeous stone
With my limited equipment cutting beryls, saphire, and spinel, I can get a clean cabochon. but I learned from you Justin to always inspect your piece for any remaining scratches between steps and get off any left over residue. It has helped so much with my technique even with hard stones. This channel is my absolute favorite; this is my education until the time when I'm properly equipped to cut opal and buy from you and the BOD family. Thank you for allowing us to share in these beautiful stones with you.
Thanks John
Sitting in my Jeep in the pouring rain, thunder and lightning and loving this episode!
I would love to be sitting in a thunderstorm, right now.
Haha nice
😍jeep fam!✌🏻
Oh my that is a massive slab of opal.
It verges on ridiculous lol
It's wonderful that you don't treat them. Kudos for having integrity!
When this guy says, "Well, it's time to get back to the old grind," he really means it. GREAT AS ALWAYS!
I started watching you 6months ago and i fell in love with opals and was fascinated with the skill and thought it takes to cut them, love your show and you really are the Bob Ross of opal.I was so inspired I went and bought my own lapidary equipment. Thanks
Wow, thank you! and glad to be able to inspire
Well that was intense. You seemed so calm while I was basically falling off my chair! I blame the editing 😀 Anyhow as for treated opal, I think it should be an industry standard to have them marked, like Sterling silver or Hallmarked gold. If a piece does not have the "warning" physically present then someone has committed a fraud.
That’s a great idea I love it
Yes. And the same should be done with “stabilized” turquoise!!!
agreed
perfect idea ....
That should be an International standard for the industry.
Its so beautiful 😍
My heart gets happy when I see beautiful gems. But these are out of reach of my pocket. God bless you. You have a great fun in your hands..
My opinion, which isn’t worth much is that I love my little opal. It’s not real, I’m certain. It’s tiny, I’m certain of that too. To me it’s invaluable though. It was a gift from my daughter for Mother’s Day when she had her first job at 16. She didn’t make much money but she was a valuable employee. I still think they couldn’t have run that little movie theater without her. She was assistant manager by 17. But that first year she bought her mom a little opal ring and I wear it to this day. She’s now almost 40. I think my opal no matter if it’s painted, is the most beautiful one I’ll ever own. I love your videos. I feel the nerves for you when you tackle a beauty. We go in with you. 🤟🏼🤍
Justin! I very much like these start to finish videos. When I saw the size of that stone I stopped everything I was doing to see this. It was a beautuful stone to begin with, then you brought it to life. Thank you very much for sharing.
Welcome Virginia
guessing the location of the mine is a secret? paranoid drink and drug addled minersis the norm?
Thanks for being honest! Early on in my learning experience, I almost purchased a heart shaped triplet being sold as a natural lighting ridge opal. I questioned the jeweler during my trip into NYC and was lied to that the white and black on the back was supposedly the rough. It didn't look like any rough that I'd ever seen before and thankfully I could see all of this through the setting. I am so thankful that my little voice, the one in your gut, was screaming that it just seemed too good to be true. It was and I kept walking down Madison Ave., but I'm sure that he sold it as genuine. Luckily remembering my Grandmother's antique opal ring and how the back side really looked saved me. Unfortunately that ring of my Grandmother's wasn't worth anything but sentiment because she partially cracked the stone and it couldn't be fixed without it crumbling to pieces.
I so enjoyed your videos and I love watching. I just get mesmerized by the beautiful colors that appear and your skill and patience in finding that color thru the cutting and polishing. Thanks so much for sharing your talents. 😊
That was a close call
Thank you for being ethical about your Opals.
I really like watching the stones come to life 👍👍👍👍👍
I appreciate the fact that you can not guarantee who will end up with the gem after it leaves your hands. I also appreciate your love for the natural gem that you are such an amazing artist with and not wanting anyone to end up being taken. Thank you Justin for being you. 🥰
Whilst I agree with your comments about doublets, They do offer the chance for someone to have a nicer looking jewel than they could otherwise afford ps love your work.
This is true. I am just choosing to not give someone the chance to say the opal is real when it’s not
If they are marketed as a Doublet or Triplet.
@@thegiantgaming7592 Pretty sure he did that already. Can’t remember exactly when but I imagine it was in a ‘spotting fakes’ video. Give his channel a little search, might find it :-)
@@kristin1980uk
Yesssss, I remember seeing a video like this too.
BOD videos definitely has covered this subject, it's very educational. 👍
@@kristin1980uk ty i watched some, very interesting!
I really enjoy watching a true craftsman at his trade, I've watched several of your clips and enjoy them immensely .
Watching you exercise your gift is truly an amazing pleasure.
LOVE that tightly-packed green gold fire right at the edge of the stone - looks almost like iridescent foil! There truly is nothing quite like real Australian opal. Thanks for all you do Justin, I have an appreciation for this gorgeous stone that is all down to you and your wonderful videos!
The value of any stone or piece of art is completely subjective. If someone really loves the look and the price is right I would rather they have a bright 3 ct doublet gem versus a 0.5 ct hazy natural. As long as we remain educated as consumers and sellers commit to being transparent and honest. That is what I love about your work! Thanks for honoring these stunning pieces of natural art!!!
I love treated gems. For me it’s the only way I can own some beautiful stones that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.
I was a custom picture framer for over forty years .
We sometimes made frames that were not solid in a corner, or'
cleaned glass on a big picture or found a speck of dirt inside .
It was tempting to ignore it, but my boss would say,
would you want a picture or frame like that?
My answer was always no, and although we sometimes only broke even or lost money on a job,
we developed an excellent reputation and the confidence of our customers.
That is the most important thing for you to have, the confidence and trust of people you sell to.
You are doing the right thing!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Loved it and I love how ethical you are about everything. I have 2 stones you cut and I really love them! thank you for what you do!!!
Thank you! Glad you love your opals :-)
I wish I had gotten into gems and minerals much earlier in life. I had to restart my career after a mva...and would have loved to have the equipment you have and one ounce of your talent and bravery to try! Nice work☺❤ I wanted to add that I have purchased Opal triplets for earrings and set them and sold them ...but always explained the triplet to customers so they knew what they were buying. Unfortunately I've seen many unscrupulous business owners that don't care.....sad but I spent many years as a nurse....and that reflects even in my gift shop work!.
Although your work as a nurse hasn't left you with the time and money to get into an expensive hobby, it will have been much more useful and valuable to your community and those you have nursed. ❤
What a great lovely stone. The green base just makes the little sparks of the opal sing. Thanks for sharing and warning about treated stones.
Nice new layout of your shop. Very pleasing.
Glad you like it!
Loved watching your process! Thanks for sharing!! Glad to see your investment yielded a nice decent gem!
I believe treated gems, as well as synthetics, have a place in the market - only as long as the seller is honest and upfront disclosing the history and treatments of the individual stones. For someone just getting into the business, a beginning collector, or for a buyer with a limited budget, treated or synthetic gems are a very affordable alternative.
As a collector you can start very reasonably, working up to more expensive and higher quality material. For a beginning jeweler, affordable options are most likely necessary until building up a higher end clientele. A customer with limited funds can buy a very beautiful piece of jewelry to be loved and cherished as much as a natural or untreated stone! For someone in a physical type of job or higher risk situations, damaging a lesser quality stone won’t feel as devastating as a five or six figure natural untreated gem! Not that you should put yourself in a situation with something of any value that is more likely to be damaged, but you would be surprised!!
Even if you do not normally sell treated stones, educating yourself and working with many different gem qualities and treatments, as well as different materials is a great learning opportunity. As a jeweler that does outside repairs, you will have many pieces walk into your shop that are assumed to be one thing and turn out to something completely different. Knowing exactly what materials and treatments are in a piece before handling it can save you many headaches and $$$ replacing damaged stones.
So I think most people would agree that as long as full disclosure and any special care is explained and understood prior to purchase that treated and synthetic gemstones as well as simulants are all acceptable in the industry. It is up to the individual whether specific stone qualities and treatments enhances their individual use or not.
Whatever your personal choice, be sure to educate yourself first to make the most informed decision, whatever you do in life!😊
I'm working on a pendant that needs 4 cabochons (not opal), and this video is perfect during my lunch break after cutting the first 2, and before going back out for the others. Butterfly wings are fun to cut!
Seam opal just has to many risks per reward for my heart! I'll just stick to being a knobby snob for life! Got quite the chuckle with Tamika at the wheel and you spitting out rice cake! Keeps everything in perspective and reminds us never to take the world too seriously! Great video!
Haha Im glad you got that Michael. Next video you will see a gem seam opal to knock your socks off
That Opal is Beautiful !!!
I was thinking to myself, let's see the size of the dobstick he uses for finishing! Lol!
rebar
I nearly did that for fun lol
Me too 😂
I know this is Black Opal Direct, but the white opals are my favorite! 😌 I'm not entirely sure I know what a "treated" opal is, but I bought a new necklace recently and chose an opal simply because of how much I love this channel. It was only $70 and I knew when I bought it that it was lab created, but I'm not an opal connoisseur so I love it just as much as an expensive one. 😊
Fairy opal is a treated opal if you google it you will discover the magic.
I think it is great that you put the purchase price in and appreciate the transparency. I have been thinking about miniature carvings fir a while and have been shaping for about a year now. I think with the correct designs perticular specimens could be saved for there colour despite there size. Imagen 3D carved earrings with a motive. I think your dad would love it.sorry post edit would have loved it
Senior videos here and there the only thing that's consistent is your heart keep up the good work
Thank you for keeping this beauty as a specimen! Gorgeous!
As a geologist I love specimens, be it Australian, Ethiopian, or others. It is so much easier to know you have the real deal. It is harder to fake a specimen, and there is likely less financial incentive to pull off a fake specimen since the market is more limited. Also, treated Australian makes for some spectacular specimens since they lend themselves to larger free form. And of course there are painted lady specimens, some of which are stunning. I even have some rather old synthetic opal specimens, which I like due to their history and the fact that they are quite eye-catching.
Also, thanks for sharing your technique and I appreciate the running commentary. This is a great way to pass on your insights. I tried my hand at cutting but simply didn't have the time, and gave my wheels to a very worthy local opal club as a fundraiser. I found that I wasn't interested in making jewelry. Maybe I'll take it up again when I retire from my day job.
I actually like the look of some of the treated matrix and concrete. Australian of course. I especially like the color play on the blackened concrete
As a Master Craftsman I can appreciate that you question yourself and your abilities during a project. Nothing you or I produce is ever 100% to our liking and that keeps us striving for a better result by refining our techniques and practices. With that I'll leave you to your work, as I am now retired and plan to go fishing!
Justin’s like “it doesn’t look amazing”, while I’m sat on the edge of my seat screaming how beautiful it is! I love his perfectionism and eye for detail
Where I'm from in Idaho, we have a few opal mines an hour from me in the city of Spencer. The opal it produces was made hydrothermally and forms in thin bands; so the vast majority of our opal is turned into triplets! This actually increases the value of our extremely white opal 😂 it is absolutely gorgeous in the rough form too. I completely agree with you that doublets and treated stones can easily be sold and passed as untreated. I'm glad that around my area, it's common knowledge to most that the majority of Spencer opals are triplets. Love the vids
Thanks Austin your a good man
what is "triplets"?
@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 triplets are when opals are cut into thin layers and sandwiched between a dark base and a cap. In the end you have a black base and a quartz cap stone with thin opal in between.
Wow. I just spent $4k CAD today on plane tickets for my wife's round trip back home to Asia for a month. I could have bought a rough like that, paid someone to cut it and then sold it and paid for the whole family to travel! That's a beautiful specimen for sure. A tad bit too heavy for a pendant unless you have a neck like Mike Tyson.
😆😆 true
it's difficult to place a monetary value on memorable experiences, though
@@ThatOpalGuy Only if you don't pay attention to your bank account and cash flow structure.
Oh man you did a spectacular job polishing that large chunk of opal. I'm subbing, can't wait to see more.
Justin i'm so glad you brought up treated , smoked, and doublets . Someone who's been in the jewelry industry as long as i have 50+ years , Opal was always a mystry cause it was the other gems that we learned about ,diamonds, sapphires, rubys,emeralds , ect.. we for a long time just thought the opal was the (october birthstone) .however People like yourself and others who are now teaching and informing people about quality , colour , and what it takes for you to get that beautiful stone ready for the industry has opened our eyes up to value . I wish this could have been sooner where grandfather and the rest of the family could have seen the value and the real beauty behind the opal
Beautiful work as always Justin ! Personally, I think that the sheer size of that piece somehow detracts from the beauty of Opal......... I may be weird, but smaller stones seem to concentrate the amazing features of Opal.
I agree with your honesty is the best policy. I own a set of doublet earrings that I love. I would not be able to afford the same stones any other way. I also have a set of unmounted stones that the jeweler tells me they are too milky to set. I love them anyway because a family member gave them to me. I think that as long as you are told what you are getting it is ok.
Agreed. I just set a couple of not very good quality amethyst cabs in ring for two young women for whom the stones had a lot of meaning. It's not for me to say anything, it's about making them happy.
You are an honest person in your profession.
You don't want to deceive people, the reason you don't want to venture with other varieties. It would be sad to bear bad news, that what they bought was not what they expected. Too much hassle. Love your show; you are a character, and I never get bored watching.🤣
That is the biggest opal I've ever seen! Thanks so much for sharing.
Haven’t watched your channel in probably a year or so but if I may say I’m glad to see your studio upgrade and the production..while keeping the drama of gambling with opal and still having the same humor and personality. The studio looks great and the opals even better! Thanks for sharing your work and your knowledge, it helps more than you know!
Awesome! Thank you!
While I’m not a fan of “treated” gemstones in general, I give a small pass to doublets for material that is too thin to be stable on its own (mainly geyser opal).
As an American I agree with you comparing it with the native American turquoise the real & the stained stones to simulate it's color, love watching my birthstone be turned into wonderful thanks.
The world needs more people like you, but it REALLY needs more business people like you.
Awww ❤️🙏🙏🙏
Why?
I was wondering if you ever just quit on a stone and just keep it as is. What I am referring to as an example would be a beautiful colored stone with a deep flaw that can't be removed unless you remove a lot of the color also. I would rather have a large freeform opal with color than a small perfectly polished Opel and would not mind the flaws.
$6000? If I was a professional jeweler I would buy this right off of you and turn it into sets of necklaces, earrings, and rings and I am sure that I could turn it into the next stage of profits. Alas, I am just a hobbyist jewelry maker.
I love watching you at the wheel. It's truly inspiring.
You murderer! What is one shall not be divided!
Weird thing is he's acting like its hardly worth doing for the money.
I remember mining opal in the 1970s in Coober Pedy. Finding opalised pipes starfish and shells a hundred feet underground in the middle of the country always fascinated me
Love the compassion for those who sold an inferior stone!
it "seams" like a really nice stone.
Okay, by the numbers:
1- I, too, dislike rice cakes
2- I would love to see Tamika learn how to cut opal. the world needs more opal cutters
3- there is nothing wrong with treated gems so long as the owner knows the complete history of the piece and if sold that information is freely disseminated
4- not pendant, SCEPTER. You are thinking too small, Justin.
😆😆😆 I love it Don 😆😆😆😆
Love how that turned out. Awesome work getting that to face clean. Love the vids and BOD crew. Keep it up Justin thank you for what you do for this community.
Welcome Matt I appreciate your words
That is a stunning and beautiful piece Black Opal Direct, your gamble paid off I hope.
All I know about gemstones on the market is what I learned from all those Home Shopping on TV and web stores. I make gemstone jewelry myself. I know it's very difficult & expensive to find natural gemstones. I am use to heat, dyed, irradiated, all the different things you can do to make gems look better.
Doublets I've never cared for no matter how pretty the final product. Something about putting two different gemstones together isn't my cup of tea. As long as the seller is honest about what treatments were used & I like the finished product, it doesn't matter at all.
Your did such a beautiful job on your opal here. Lots of work & you got to know what you're doing. And you do!
Dear Justin and team your videos are a mixture of thrilling peace to enjoy the unlocking of opan brilliance that's been hidden for +60 plus million years.
That opal turned out lovely and looks like the galaxy. Nice one Justin, thank you
It is a beautiful stone. I appreciate the fact that you don’t do anything to opals to change them except to cut and polish them.
I love watching you work producing beautiful gems. I am retired now but looking at your work I would enjoy being back in the business promoting and selling your beautiful work. Continued good luck.
What a great video. Thank you for the work and effort that goes into putting it all together. I own a small jewelry and appraisal business here in the United States. As a rule, I carry only Australian opal and feel that it is without peer and needs no treatment. I have friends who have purchased Ethiopian stones that just turned into NIGHTMARES. I am going to make sure to protect not only my clients specifically, but the general gem and jewelry buying public as a whole. Having said that, I am not opposed to treatments provided they are PERMANENT, STABLE, AND DISCLOSED UP FRONT. When someone is looking at a sapphire or ruby for example, the price per carat for treated vs untreated is worlds apart. Treatment can, in that case, be the difference between a sale and a happy client or zero on either. That's just my take. Thanks again for a great video.
Love seeing the colors emerge over the duration of your videos.
Craftsmanship channels are the best channels on YT. Subbed
It’s a fascinating discovery. Not knowing what you’ll find is all the fun.
My Goodness. That Opal turned out so gorgeous. You are
So masterful at what you do . When you first started out. I had no idea that stone could end up looking so amazing being that large.
When I lived in Au Australia many years ago I developed an interest in solitary and jewellery making I made my husband a pair occurs links with triplet opal. I was no way able to buy pure opal at the time, but what this did was spark a lifelong interest in Australian opal. So you see there is a place for triplets etc. I am 73 now setback in uk but still have some pieces of gas opal in my collection love watching you bring the stones to life
My favorite gem, hands down.
I enjoyed this video SO MUCH!!! Nearly the very best of all of your videos. Have seen them all!!
Yay! Thank you! But wait till the next one its a doosey
I attribute all I have learned about opal from you. It is my passion and preferred therapy now. I agree with your comments and only work with natural, untreated, full opal. I have found amazing opportunity with dremelling out potch and sand before I use the wheels sometime, because it reveals what the stone may be capable of (if that makes sense). Thanks again for another interesting and valuable lesson.
Really appreciate your comments on doublets, triplets, treated and smoked opals. I guess if somebody's selling treated Opals and they're being honest about it, it's okay if that's what you're looking for. But I want nothing to do with any of it. Only looking for pure / natural Australian opals. Watching your videos has really helped me to begin to understand the stones and the market. Again, thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
I think it's important for your business that you stick to the real deal. The moment you deal in something modified, it puts doubt in the customer's mind about whether you're selling them the real deal. I think you're doing the right thing.
So true as well as trying to keep the world a safer gem buy place :-)
I really enjoyed this segment & your honesty !
I can’t stop watching your work Justin. What a treat getting into bed at night & enjoying those wonders. I savor every amazing colorful bit
I have never been so nervous as I was watching you working this opal.
It turned out a beautiful piece though so a sigh of relief on my part 🙏🏻
Creating a specimen of such beauty, is not about profit, its about taking the skills and craft you learnt from your dad and others, and applying the feel and the touch of the stone and shaping and polishing it to create what you did, a lot of cutters would have made it into a kingstone and a few pieces to go with it, but you took a roughie and turned it into a stone of incredible beauty. Thank you for sharing this with us. Love your work.
Thank you Fozzie bear
I'm new here to your website and I'm absolutely amazed at what you do with these 'rocks'. They finished products are mesmerizing. Thank you.
Beautiful craftsmanship
Haven’t watch you for awhile but love your determination
Opals are soooo beautiful!
Your honesty and views are well grounded. Thanks for sharing an interesting cut. Love all the gemmaster Aussie made real tools
Thanks Peter
This was so cool and interesting. I love stones and opal is awesome, this was so informative also. Thank you. Beautiful piece.
Love his honesty thank you
Beautiful piece. Great job!!!!
Thank you. I totally enjoyed it.
Another awesome vid JT
Thanks for showing us that awesome gemmy specimen!! Beautiful job mate
Thank you
The real deal is always the best deal ! Love your videos ! Love Australia ! Love your opals !
Stunning opal Justin!! Thanks!
It's a beautiful piece!