Another great video! I definitely think you made the right decision leaving the first one as a freeform,and that second stone that you cutt to the setting is unreal!
thank you very much , one day i will get into fabricating my free form gold designs i would love to do that and make it unique just not enough time in life :)
That first shell piece! Wow! ♥Nice work and good perserverance. I look forward to seeing the necklace once fully set and finished. Keep up the good work👍😁👍
thank you Will probably too good for the setting even though the setting is solid gold not sure about the little lab grown diamond . The stone deserves a ripper setting as it is finished well and really bright with great pattern of all colours.
Wonderfully long video...😂 All the Opals are so beautiful. The necklace is so pretty. You did a great job cutting it. I don't think the shell would have been better, but it's still gorgeous... Wonderful fire red... Thanks for sharing... I could look at it forever too..
@@AusOpal My mother actually watched with me. She's 82 years old. She loved it! You can see the TV from the dining room table, and we were having dinner.
I have seen opal fire in some magnificent pieces, but that shell is amazing! MUST be old stock a lot of the pieces I've seen recently don't have that fire, at least not the larger pieces, although a close friend and kind of a mentor got a black Opal with Fire that never quits, and it looks like black glass definitely grade 5 for fire and full of bright blues and reds but the grade is N1 he got it from an old jeweler's estate sale with some spectacular old pieces of equipment but the opal was the only real piece of stone that was worth buying except for one or two pieces of golden topaz he found deep in with the hand tools. I looked at the equipment he bought, and it looks like the Family that sold the lot had kept it for a long time perhaps a child of the Jeweler because all of it looked to be from the 1920s or 1930s. Perhaps was unable to survive the Great depression and the child hung onto the entire lot as memory of the man. This is all just my imagination but there is a significant Gap from the age of the equipment and stock from then 'til now, so I wager I'm not too far off. perhaps even a spouse or something that a child inherited after the mother passed. Either way I have never seen such fire from a Black opal with hardly any green in it just blue and Reds/oranges. I was and am still so jealous of that piece! I told my Friend that he should have the tools restored to like-New condition and then mount them in a Cabinet, and he said that was what he was going to do. Honestly with that Black Opal of his, I'm Glad it is His and not mine because I wouldn't trust myself with it, it's too fine a piece for me to work with, I'm afraid I'd ruin it, I like working with gemstones like Corundum, aquamarine and topaz. Actually my Topaz and pieces are quite popular in my neck of the woods so I'm quite happy with that. Oh, btw, definitely Green Wax, all the way, never had a complaint with it.
thanks for your time here. i am collecting interesting comments for a give away you re definitely in the next one. Would love to see a photo or a short vid of that black opal. Not sure where that shell piece is from but a lot oof my wholesale opal i buy is old stock from trusted sources retired old timers. Green wax thanks for letting us know. its probably both imagination with some intuition :)
I just use uv resin on a wooden dop stick, when it's time to come off ,a few minutes in the freezer with a water soaked little bit of napkin,it comes of reasonably easy,and the resin on the back just scrapes off with a nail
great tip and really appreciate you letting us know, its great to have all different methods as we all are unique just like opals and each will like a different thing that works for them :) thank you
hmm thanks Don the first shell piece is thick enough for a solid although black backing would definitely pop the colour even further but where I can i keep solids
@@AusOpal freeform, certainly, but were you trying to set it you would certainly have to slice it. It would be great mosaic stuff if you sliced it across, really thin.
@@ThatOpalGuy no slicing its 3d colour on colour beautiful pattern huge flags of colour one on top of the other got to keep it free form and wire wrap it maybe or get free form mould thank you Don
You'll find that other piece later, just clean up your shop, use the broom and sweep up a lot and use a torch at the floor level and shine it from the side and you'll find it no problem, it's not like it will pack up it's bags a leave to parts unknown. it's still in your shop mate, just put a torch on the floor and look like someone obsessed.
thank you and definitely due for a clean up and organisation in my work space. thew fact you took your time to write this comment inspired me i will do so
you could be right I was actually thinking getting a better setting to show the stone better it is awesome piece and i am very happy the way i cut it and so much better in my hand. thank you Joerg I am going to ponder on this
You had a little chippy diamond in there. Just one not diamonds. $90 maybe and then price of gold Perfect stone you cut for it though. That was really nice
yes the diamond is one and not great it was there lab made yoou would think the stone is too good for the setting and I think i will not set it in there few commented on it too , thanks for watching and your input
Another great video! I definitely think you made the right decision leaving the first one as a freeform,and that second stone that you cutt to the setting is unreal!
thank you Carlyn for watching and your support :)
The stone you cut last was absolutely stunning, very nice job
it's a beautiful stone and its a shell piece, you wouldn't know if you didn't see me cut yes i love it thank you
Stunning colors, i have to agree, i'd have to custom fabricate goldwork, and free form opal. gorgeous ~
thank you very much , one day i will get into fabricating my free form gold designs i would love to do that and make it unique just not enough time in life :)
That first shell piece! Wow! ♥Nice work and good perserverance. I look forward to seeing the necklace once fully set and finished. Keep up the good work👍😁👍
thank you I will take some photos for community post or maybe 60 sec short just run out of time to get that finished
Stunning! Always! In a necklace would be beautiful!
thank you there is a gold chain to go with it :)
@@AusOpal Nice!👌🏽
All so Beautiful!
thank you appreciate the comment and kindness
What a gorgeous stone in the end! Nice work mate
thank you Will probably too good for the setting even though the setting is solid gold not sure about the little lab grown diamond . The stone deserves a ripper setting as it is finished well and really bright with great pattern of all colours.
Wonderfully long video...😂
All the Opals are so beautiful. The necklace is so pretty. You did a great job cutting it. I don't think the shell would have been better, but it's still gorgeous...
Wonderful fire red... Thanks for sharing... I could look at it forever too..
thank you and it looks better in your hand :) the first shell piece is stunning but it wouldn't look better in that setting
@@AusOpal My mother actually watched with me. She's 82 years old. She loved it!
You can see the TV from the dining room table, and we were having dinner.
@@AlabamaUSA1234 thats nice say Hi to mum and wish my best to her please thanks for letting me know
Good Idea !
thank you Dale
I like Super Glue , cheap, cleans up easy with a little Acetone.
thanks for letting us know :)
I have a 1 carat- or so - opal one the floor in my somewhere too. Very nice material !!
i have few of those i think i have a treasure hunting day in my work room for the kids soon thank you
I have seen opal fire in some magnificent pieces, but that shell is amazing! MUST be old stock a lot of the pieces I've seen recently don't have that fire, at least not the larger pieces, although a close friend and kind of a mentor got a black Opal with Fire that never quits, and it looks like black glass definitely grade 5 for fire and full of bright blues and reds but the grade is N1 he got it from an old jeweler's estate sale with some spectacular old pieces of equipment but the opal was the only real piece of stone that was worth buying except for one or two pieces of golden topaz he found deep in with the hand tools. I looked at the equipment he bought, and it looks like the Family that sold the lot had kept it for a long time perhaps a child of the Jeweler because all of it looked to be from the 1920s or 1930s. Perhaps was unable to survive the Great depression and the child hung onto the entire lot as memory of the man. This is all just my imagination but there is a significant Gap from the age of the equipment and stock from then 'til now, so I wager I'm not too far off. perhaps even a spouse or something that a child inherited after the mother passed. Either way I have never seen such fire from a Black opal with hardly any green in it just blue and Reds/oranges. I was and am still so jealous of that piece! I told my Friend that he should have the tools restored to like-New condition and then mount them in a Cabinet, and he said that was what he was going to do. Honestly with that Black Opal of his, I'm Glad it is His and not mine because I wouldn't trust myself with it, it's too fine a piece for me to work with, I'm afraid I'd ruin it, I like working with gemstones like Corundum, aquamarine and topaz. Actually my Topaz and pieces are quite popular in my neck of the woods so I'm quite happy with that. Oh, btw, definitely Green Wax, all the way, never had a complaint with it.
thanks for your time here. i am collecting interesting comments for a give away you re definitely in the next one. Would love to see a photo or a short vid of that black opal. Not sure where that shell piece is from but a lot oof my wholesale opal i buy is old stock from trusted sources retired old timers. Green wax thanks for letting us know. its probably both imagination with some intuition :)
I just use uv resin on a wooden dop stick, when it's time to come off ,a few minutes in the freezer with a water soaked little bit of napkin,it comes of reasonably easy,and the resin on the back just scrapes off with a nail
great tip and really appreciate you letting us know, its great to have all different methods as we all are unique just like opals and each will like a different thing that works for them :) thank you
@@AusOpal you are most welcome.
Wow it’s beautiful
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I am going to throw out the dreaded Doublet word on that shell.
hmm thanks Don the first shell piece is thick enough for a solid although black backing would definitely pop the colour even further but where I can i keep solids
@@AusOpal freeform, certainly, but were you trying to set it you would certainly have to slice it.
It would be great mosaic stuff if you sliced it across, really thin.
@@ThatOpalGuy no slicing its 3d colour on colour beautiful pattern huge flags of colour one on top of the other got to keep it free form and wire wrap it maybe or get free form mould thank you Don
The opal guy has spoken!
At 1:01 I detect sand. I hope I'm wrong!
You'll find that other piece later, just clean up your shop, use the broom and sweep up a lot and use a torch at the floor level and shine it from the side and you'll find it no problem, it's not like it will pack up it's bags a leave to parts unknown. it's still in your shop mate, just put a torch on the floor and look like someone obsessed.
thank you and definitely due for a clean up and organisation in my work space. thew fact you took your time to write this comment inspired me i will do so
I prefer wax, for australian. I think it is faster and far more forgiving.
me too Don :)
Se vuelve a disparar el oro 2600 dólares la onza q paso alguien tiene información
Cuando el mundo está en incertidumbre el oro sube, es considerado un refugio seguro para los ricos, supongo, gracias.
Sorry my Friend, you made a topp Gem, really! And the problem in this case is, the Setting, it doesnt do any justice to this fabulous stone.
you could be right I was actually thinking getting a better setting to show the stone better it is awesome piece and i am very happy the way i cut it and so much better in my hand. thank you Joerg I am going to ponder on this
That doesn’t fit the setting lol
it will after little bit more of a touch up :) thank you
You had a little chippy diamond in there. Just one not diamonds. $90 maybe and then price of gold
Perfect stone you cut for it though. That was really nice
yes the diamond is one and not great it was there lab made yoou would think the stone is too good for the setting and I think i will not set it in there few commented on it too , thanks for watching and your input