Making the WORLD'S BEST Opal Pendant!

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  • Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
  • Down to my last option, I got lucky and created the Rainbow Shield opal pendant -- ONE of the best opal pendants that I have ever seen.

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  • @leftysheppey
    @leftysheppey 5 років тому +80

    "I started making what everybody wanted...opal arrowheads"
    One of the best lines ever spoken

  • @MFCunnilingus
    @MFCunnilingus 2 роки тому +2

    You are not just an opalholic, you’re a legend in your own right

  • @cloud9847
    @cloud9847 5 років тому +54

    lol you're sense of humor is on point good sir.

  • @asyat600
    @asyat600 5 років тому +38

    What a beautiful opal! You did a great job cutting it.
    P.S. I really like your sense of humor.

  • @flyingcheff
    @flyingcheff 3 роки тому +2

    "Hmmm, I'm rich, bored, sick of Sheila faking it, I think I'll do opals and comedy": success! I love your channel! I learn so much, thank you opal master, for sharing, teaching and entertaining us all!! Fabulous!!!

  • @dottiegnyc1
    @dottiegnyc1 5 років тому +2

    Gorgeous!! The setting is beautiful, I love the peek a boo setting,...just as beautiful as the front....paused the finished work, can't stop looking at it! Completely enjoyed your story telling, thank you!

  • @opalhopeful9626
    @opalhopeful9626 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful and humorous with a personal touch and jaw-dropping beautiful OPALS! WELL DONE!!!
    Thank you!

    • @opalhopeful9626
      @opalhopeful9626 5 років тому +1

      @@PulitzerOpal 💙Yes, of course... I'm your number one follower. Remember way back when? LoL!
      disclaimer: not a stalker, just an appreciater of OPALS! 😳💫✨🌟

  • @fmirkled
    @fmirkled 5 років тому +18

    Thanks for the memory Don. She was a troublesome child but after she revealed her true face, you coerced her into her flower, as surely as "Henry Higgins". 😋
    michael ferguson

  • @Silvertoburn
    @Silvertoburn 5 років тому +1

    Wow, you're so talented good sir! Thanks for taking the time to film this & letting us watch!

  • @maggieadams8600
    @maggieadams8600 5 років тому +1

    That last opal is so amazing! Thanks for sharing your experiences, know how, route there etc! :)

  • @thennowforever47
    @thennowforever47 5 років тому +1

    A stunner hands down! Thank you for sharing

  • @saltpepperketchup7082
    @saltpepperketchup7082 5 років тому +8

    At 4:00 I noticed your exclamation point done up in the lower right. Lol. I do that with my simple garden rocks all the time. Thank you for your videos.

  • @mickeyd4012
    @mickeyd4012 5 років тому +4

    " i can quit anytime i want" thats an addicts famous saying. But all humar aside great work you do and such a great watch to see. Love it. Ive been wanting to get into opal for several several years now and need to just do it...

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 роки тому

    It is indeed an awesome piece. Thanks for sharing the trials and tribulations of opals with us.. I'm just happy it is as big as it is. Well done sir, i say well done! Keep the crazy goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy and no cracking.🤗 😷⚒

  • @MrTatts64
    @MrTatts64 5 років тому +7

    That was really cool and excellently put together. Very well done mate!!

  • @Bangkok-ik1fp
    @Bangkok-ik1fp 5 років тому

    That last piece is gorgeous! Thank you for consulting an expert before cutting. From one opalholic to another!

  • @clydecox2108
    @clydecox2108 2 роки тому +2

    Rewatching this is such a great thing to do on Thanksgiving. Your arrowheads are the best on UA-cam

  • @Mandela219
    @Mandela219 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful! I've always had an obsession to opal and its color shifting. I never knew I needed an opal arrowhead until now! Have a small collection of sentimental arrowheads. Wish I could find the ones I personally found as a child. Sadly they have been lost over the years and always remembered as "the one that got away" lol

  • @Q_N-
    @Q_N- 5 років тому +10

    Lmao, “what do people want in life?” Opal arrow heads

  • @tinaterlaje483
    @tinaterlaje483 3 роки тому

    Loved the arrowheads...and that *shield* is utterly fabulous❣🥰👍🏻

  • @justvibing5154
    @justvibing5154 5 років тому +4

    I love you’re videos you’ve educated me so much I’m thankful for you’re time

  • @Rookie_Rockounding
    @Rookie_Rockounding 5 років тому +51

    Oh man that was such a great watch buddy. Very funny, and just genuinely entertaining. Beautiful stunning and elegant my friend. Thank you for the work you do to share this with us. 🙏

    • @jinaadkins4866
      @jinaadkins4866 5 років тому

      Ur very welcome u did a awesome job.

    • @shonaoneill5151
      @shonaoneill5151 5 років тому +2

      @@PulitzerOpal Very beautiful work Sir. Very nice stone, you have a real talent.

    • @Rookie_Rockounding
      @Rookie_Rockounding 5 років тому

      Pulitzer Opal
      Sorry man, I’m not sure why people were commenting to you as a reply to what I said, but great comments 😁
      Definitely deserves all the kind comments though mate!

    • @shonaoneill5151
      @shonaoneill5151 5 років тому

      @@Rookie_Rockounding Hi there, I didn't realise, sorry. I'm not the best at using the UA-cam platform.

    • @Rookie_Rockounding
      @Rookie_Rockounding 5 років тому +1

      Shona O'Neill
      Oh no no, not a problem at all 😁 I’m still figuring it all out myself, how good is this guy’s videos though! Just awesome hey. 👍😁

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 5 років тому +1

    Love it and thanks for sharing it with us!!!!
    Thumbs Up & Enjoyed!!

  • @jacoblitt6334
    @jacoblitt6334 5 років тому +1

    My mouth is agape. Thanks to your beautiful work I have started buying opal rough almost addictively and I don't even have a cabbing machine yet. I was very excited to see a new video and as usual you did not disappoint!

    • @jacoblitt6334
      @jacoblitt6334 5 років тому +1

      @@PulitzerOpal I would and all but nobody likes a quitter.

  • @coastalpearlworld
    @coastalpearlworld 5 років тому +2

    All your work is beautiful...all the colors remind me of the Hubble photos if the stars and galaxies I have seen in the past...very wondrous and heavenly...I would recommend your work on custom originals.

  • @clarkschwenke1
    @clarkschwenke1 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful! I’m still chipping away at the flint. Had a friend heat treat some of the last I got at Nether’s and it’s very cool. Thanks again!

  • @jinaadkins4866
    @jinaadkins4866 5 років тому +1

    Wow ..absolutely beautiful!!!!

  • @ABergieCreation
    @ABergieCreation 5 років тому

    What a fun video! Love your passion for opal and appreciate your humour too!

  • @SaraJean85
    @SaraJean85 4 роки тому

    Ur narration is the best! Crack me up and the stones are amazing and incredibly beautiful

  • @talacocheta9001
    @talacocheta9001 5 років тому

    Absolutely amazing! Such a gorgeous piece and your skill definitely shows. Love your narration and sense of humor. So glad that YT recommended your videos. :)

  • @omoruyiegharevba3109
    @omoruyiegharevba3109 5 років тому +2

    I've only just got into gemstones and you're making me feel like I have wasted a great deal of my life doing other stuff when I could have been working as your understudy.
    Man, you are not just good at what you do, you are simply inimitable ! Lots of love and respect from me!!

  • @boobookittyfuck4055
    @boobookittyfuck4055 5 років тому

    Woooooo... I just reached the end... THAT'S FLIPPIN' BEAUTIFUL!

  • @amandalopez4485
    @amandalopez4485 5 років тому

    lol I love your sense of humor!!! Matrix opal is beautiful!!!

  • @maverickmelepps3861
    @maverickmelepps3861 5 років тому

    You are so funny 😂 before finding yoyr channel, I didn't have much of an opinion on opal and if asked, I would've said it wasn't something I liked all that much. Now, not only do I like you but I also like opal. I've just started researching engagement rings this week to pop the question and lucky thing my girlfriend's favorite stone is opal so I'll be designing her an opal ring. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passions with the world through UA-cam!

  • @margaretlynch1494
    @margaretlynch1494 5 років тому

    Beautiful! Wow! You're a real artist!

  • @findingout8688
    @findingout8688 4 роки тому

    MAN!! I GOTTA SAY! that is the most beautiful cut opal , fit for a queen!!!!!!!!!!! great job man!!

  • @Nikkerz232
    @Nikkerz232 5 років тому

    Opals bring such a strong emotional response in,me that i feel like crying watching this,video. Thank you, so, so much.

  • @beth-rg8bm
    @beth-rg8bm 5 років тому

    Your work is so beautiful...I'm stuck in bed with 3 ruptured...broken tail bone (3 places)...8 broken upper teeth...spider fractured upper and lower job...pinched off siatic nerve and ham string(left side) etc...I'm stuck in bed for at least another year....no jems for me .... but man is your opal and gold work ..... beautiful!

  • @VicSage1836
    @VicSage1836 5 років тому

    I stumbled across this video and sat here mesmerized watching you make this pendant. I just wish I had the faintest idea of what you're talking about so I could fully appreciate you finding the perfect stone for the piece. Honestly, all of your rocks looked pretty much the same to me. But I can tell it takes a lot skill to make these, and the finished product looked amazing. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @bretts1
    @bretts1 5 років тому +2

    Great Video Donald and beautiful stone and story. You can add comedy to your list of talents!

    • @bretts1
      @bretts1 5 років тому +1

      Pulitzer Opal Keep it up, was 👍

  • @debraobinna7120
    @debraobinna7120 4 роки тому

    Too funny. Thank you for being so entertaining.

  • @moonbubbles3046
    @moonbubbles3046 5 років тому

    Your sense of humor makes me happy.

    • @moonbubbles3046
      @moonbubbles3046 5 років тому

      Pulitzer Opal I feel much the same. I love love. ❤️

  • @artistaloca4
    @artistaloca4 4 роки тому

    Like watching an aquarium. Thanks so much for your videos!! 😍

  • @diannadiatz1140
    @diannadiatz1140 5 років тому

    Just discovered your channel. I have always loved opals, and the pendant you created is stunning!
    I can still remember a huge opal I tried on (in the 1970s) in New York City. It was an amazing experience to wear that piece for a few minutes. I think it was around $9,000 then. I'm sure it would be worth far more now.
    There is a magic in the color and "fire" in these stones.
    Thank you for sharing the process of selection of stones, and how to cut them. The preparation is far more time-consuming and challenging than most people would realize.
    Appreciate your humor too. I'm sure it's a challenge being an "opalholic." lol
    Best wishes for your continued success with opals,
    Dianna

  • @nkrekula
    @nkrekula 2 роки тому

    Well your a good man for your kindness in sharing you joy with us. Thank you.

  • @kellyburrissuggs4568
    @kellyburrissuggs4568 5 років тому

    Love that last piece.

  • @anitap2286
    @anitap2286 5 років тому +1

    Soooo beautiful! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @saveurital455
    @saveurital455 4 роки тому

    I enjoy so much looking all of your videos! THANK YOU!

  • @MrInsaint
    @MrInsaint 5 років тому +3

    Thank you for making me addicted to Opal and great humor.
    I was in Rotterdam last weekend, but found no nice Opals like yours. Maybe because I swam too quickly in the river Maas ;-)

    • @MrInsaint
      @MrInsaint 5 років тому +1

      Thanks for reply.
      Well sir, you share Opal videos with us.
      And I'm addicted to your videos about Opal ..... :)
      ( I have not convinced my wife to wear Opal jewelry though. But I'm working hard on this.)

  • @valeriyzarytsky6247
    @valeriyzarytsky6247 4 роки тому

    Шикарный камень все таки остатки морских малюсков через века дали такую красоту окаменелости.👍

  • @saffron1996
    @saffron1996 5 років тому +1

    You are actually so cool :D
    The cabochons are gorgeous... and i never seen an opal arrowhead before as most wouldnt do it :)

  • @baseduponana3378
    @baseduponana3378 5 років тому

    I recently found your UA-cam channel and I love everything about you!! I can listen to you speak and watch your videos all day!! 💖 keep up the great work 💕

  • @rebecca3799
    @rebecca3799 5 років тому

    Your channel is very wholesome and learning from you about opals is very interesting. 😊

  • @dmw1306
    @dmw1306 2 роки тому

    You do some beautiful work.

  • @OzLioness
    @OzLioness 4 роки тому

    That is just stunning

  • @lena641
    @lena641 5 років тому

    Great work! Beautiful

  • @triage4015
    @triage4015 5 років тому

    your channel is great! really love your work!

  • @icatz
    @icatz 4 роки тому

    What a ripping story! Made my morning. I'm not a fan of diamonds but that opal is incredible. You did good.

  • @blueberrypomegranate
    @blueberrypomegranate 5 років тому

    Beautiful! All of it

  • @clayfeathers
    @clayfeathers 5 років тому

    Opal is my daughter’s birthstone. I have always loved Opal. I had a nice opal ring years ago and it shattered. I was so sad about that and never got another one. Some day... thank you for sharing! So beautiful! 👍🥰. I think this would be so much fun and very rewarding. I too would be an opal addict. 😄

    • @clayfeathers
      @clayfeathers 5 років тому

      Pulitzer Opal 😃. Yes, it was mine. And you are right! I dropped it on the tile floor.

  • @octavioholguin5454
    @octavioholguin5454 4 роки тому

    Excellent work.
    Thanks so much for sharing.
    CHEERS!

  • @hobbycollector1426
    @hobbycollector1426 5 років тому

    I can't believe I just found your channel.i love opal and digging some out of the ground myself is on my bucket list.

  • @claudiosaltara7003
    @claudiosaltara7003 4 роки тому

    The rainbow shield is worthy of a queen. Super outline.

  • @dawnmorning
    @dawnmorning 4 роки тому

    Beautiful. Thanks

  • @0dan56
    @0dan56 5 років тому +4

    Just watched this.
    Noticed during his timeline that I describe his work like that.
    He makes arrowheads, NO, He makes OPAL arrowheads.
    He found Matrix Opal, NO He found a way to look at Opal under ultraviolet light conditions.
    Wish I had mantis shrimp eyes so I could see the full extent of color in that Matrix Opal.
    Donald, I wish you would show us your chip jar.
    Best video, good job.
    O'dan

    • @0dan56
      @0dan56 5 років тому

      I had written an e-mail to you comparing you with R Humphrey, a wood turner and compared how you both do fantastic work. BUT somewhere on my keyboard is a button that erased the whole page.I'll try again tomorrow, it's 2:06 AM.If you redo any of this vid, which I don't know how you can improve the quality, just by reading the comments.

  • @sum2automation
    @sum2automation 4 роки тому

    Very nice, thanks again for sharing your work.

  • @jackfox9550
    @jackfox9550 2 роки тому

    Love them arrowheads !!!

  • @zekibebe3138
    @zekibebe3138 5 років тому

    I really enjoy your content, I'm definitely subbing.

  • @vanessamuze1969
    @vanessamuze1969 5 років тому

    I like your sense of humor!
    I loveeee watching you work with different Opals! Please make more videos soon! I just discovered you today!

    • @vanessamuze1969
      @vanessamuze1969 5 років тому

      Teeehehehee I just imagined the movie The Terminater and Arnold Schwarzenegger but with a cabochon opal head.

  • @timjohnson8725
    @timjohnson8725 2 роки тому

    Opal is definitely the most beautiful Stone in the world... The fire is my favorite

  • @bonniebarnett7202
    @bonniebarnett7202 5 років тому

    Thanks for sharing.. beautiful ❤️ opals! Bonnie

    • @bonniebarnett7202
      @bonniebarnett7202 5 років тому

      @@PulitzerOpal I'm Zack's Mother..and use his account to post comments.. I assure you neither one of my children..are going around posing/or posting as a woman..or Clyde..shoot I thought since I grew up.. people were past the joking about Bonnie and Clyde..,but I guess there is still just one more that didn't get the memo..and hasn't moved past making their Joke's about them! People shouldn't make comments and assumptions about complete strangers FYI 😉

  • @laurie5775
    @laurie5775 5 років тому

    I laughed so hard at this. Thank you for sharing

  • @kellydrodgers8957
    @kellydrodgers8957 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful opal, and excellent workmanship on it!
    On naming the opal, what of naming it the Celestial Shield?

  • @larryslemp9698
    @larryslemp9698 5 років тому +4

    Awesome video man!! Sincere compliments to you!! Subscription confirmed!!
    And lol ... I sure hope that the wonderful creation of yours went to the fabulous Ms. Goldie Hawn and daughter!!
    Also Mr. Opal, do you recommend a 'site' at which one can view, consider, and purchase rough opal?

  • @iantheorem
    @iantheorem 5 років тому

    I love your videos! I’ve learned so much from you. God bless

  • @KIRALYW
    @KIRALYW 4 роки тому

    Stunning end result but I loved all 4 specimens as well. I’m blessed I’ve seen opal in a mine in Coober Pedy when I was 17. Been obsessed with the stunning stone ever since.
    Your humour absolutely makes these videos my friend. I chuckle all the way through them.
    Thanks for the laughs 👍🏽

    • @KIRALYW
      @KIRALYW 4 роки тому

      Pulitzer Opal then you need to let your humorous side show more often. You shouldn’t be denying people the pleasure of laughs.
      See what Shiela has to say on the matter. 😂

    • @KIRALYW
      @KIRALYW 4 роки тому

      Pulitzer Opal Sheila’s a smart lady. 😂

  • @saintsfan39475
    @saintsfan39475 5 років тому

    Your best video I've seen. Your talent is unquestionable. Your humor however, is right on time. Thank you sir, for these videos and for the time you put into them.

    • @saintsfan39475
      @saintsfan39475 5 років тому

      @@PulitzerOpal Not at all. I think it is just as it should be and I meant that I found your humor to my liking. I could watch you work for hours. Sometimes I try to be clever, forgetting that I am not. Who Dat!?!

  • @sherridavis2687
    @sherridavis2687 5 років тому

    Love the video really love the Opal!

  • @josebogle37
    @josebogle37 5 років тому +1

    You are my favorite opal cutter

  • @elvinaescobar
    @elvinaescobar 5 років тому

    At the 9:40 mark, I've paused, can't take the suspense. Better than most movies!

  • @nigelkavanagh2048
    @nigelkavanagh2048 5 років тому

    Nice stone and very clever name dropping!! Love your work.

    • @dpulitzer
      @dpulitzer 5 років тому

      Thanks, Nigel. Not name dropping ..... obfuscation!

    • @nigelkavanagh2048
      @nigelkavanagh2048 5 років тому

      @@dpulitzer I know buddy, just yanking.:)

  • @DutchFurnace
    @DutchFurnace 5 років тому +23

    As a complete newbie who just randomly stumbled upon a couple of your videos:
    Is using modern lighting techniques, like small LEDs inside a piece of jewelery, to light up the gemstone accepted?

  • @t2fast
    @t2fast 5 років тому +1

    Before you made the second cut I saw a beautiful elongated tear drop! Ok back to the video.

  • @xray720100
    @xray720100 5 років тому +1

    thank you for the amazing video

  • @Kerrsartisticgifts
    @Kerrsartisticgifts 7 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed this one but I really enjoyed all of them, that's why I was watching them again when you responded to my comment on another one of your videos about an hour ago. Keep up the good work and good jokes, we appreciate it all very much, thanks.

    • @PulitzerOpal
      @PulitzerOpal  7 місяців тому

      Glad to hear you're enjoying the opal journey with me! Your support means a lot. Remember to like and subscribe for more opal adventures and jokes! 😄

  • @ElGatoLoco698
    @ElGatoLoco698 5 років тому +2

    I wish you could teach me the ins and outs of opal buying and cutting. I love opals for some reason but I'm stuck with cutting and polishing common opals.

  • @versailshorts
    @versailshorts Рік тому

    That’s a piece of Opal I’m sure many people would dream of having!

  • @CC6_Fanclub_President
    @CC6_Fanclub_President 5 років тому

    Very nice knapping skills!

  • @blumenkraft2275
    @blumenkraft2275 5 років тому

    Great video... thanks so much!

  • @PawnSacrific3
    @PawnSacrific3 4 роки тому

    You're a hoot, very enjoyable vids

    • @PawnSacrific3
      @PawnSacrific3 4 роки тому

      @@PulitzerOpal Very old pic with some wonky goggles. Hopefully some day my lapidary confidence will be up to par with yours concerning opals. I'm still just a few years into lapidary artistry with agates and the more easy going minerals, barring some feisty chrysocolla.

  • @JenniferHayesJVG
    @JenniferHayesJVG 5 років тому

    Love the whole video!!!! Lol I think I'm a opalholic now too. See what you did ! Loved your story love your opals!!

    • @quinlan6968
      @quinlan6968 5 років тому +1

      @@PulitzerOpal I love the video the way it is, it's a good speed! That way I can laugh so hard my eyes close but still won't miss the beauty of the opal.

    • @JenniferHayesJVG
      @JenniferHayesJVG 5 років тому

      Jovanna I agree. And I must say I love your name and funny you happen to comment on my comment because I named my youngest daughter Jovianna. Lol Hope your doing well Pulitzer Opal. I'm patiently waiting with eager anticipation for your next video! Lol Have a Good Night Sir!

  • @WayTruthLife2100
    @WayTruthLife2100 5 років тому

    Oh goodness...this is the first we watched of you and you bad us roaring!

  • @MultiCrackerjacker
    @MultiCrackerjacker 5 років тому

    I like the rocks. I like your humour. I am now subscribing. Thumbs up sir.

  • @kellyburrissuggs4568
    @kellyburrissuggs4568 5 років тому

    The one for the Queen. I think. It looks royal. As do all your pieces.

  • @XinisterSound
    @XinisterSound 5 років тому

    Yo my guy here is hella funny!! Great video and thanks for the info! 🤙🏻

  • @wayne1959
    @wayne1959 5 років тому

    It doesn't matter who the lucky customer is..That stone is fit for a queen indeed..Thanks for the laughs and wows..

  • @TuesdayWells27
    @TuesdayWells27 5 років тому

    "I am an Opal holic......." That's so good to hear. I thought I was the only one.

  • @ntbetta1965
    @ntbetta1965 5 років тому

    Good job, good materials and very nice products, I like it.

  • @joleenphillips2415
    @joleenphillips2415 5 років тому

    Looked like an acorn to me. Beautiful stone and you did an excellent job with it

  • @VondaInWonderland
    @VondaInWonderland 5 років тому +17

    You're hilarious 😂 I'm sure that the Mother of the Bride was thrilled ♥