Cutting Opal

Cutting Opal

Revealing the layers Wyoming Field Nobby

Ready, steady, cut!

Hold onto your seats, this ride is a rough one (no pun intended).This gorgeous-looking grey crockery top Wyoming Field nobby looks like it has the … Read more

Black Opal Direct

Clean Skin Nobby

It has been quite a while since I last cut a Clean Skin Nobby — I don’t believe I have ever filmed one being cut … Read more

Black Crystal Opal

No potch, no worries!

What makes a Black Crystal Opal so unique?I’ll tell you all about it as we cut and polish a piece of rare Black Crystal Opal … Read more

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You win some, you lose some!

From time to time you come up against a nobby opal that will challenge you like no others before it.When I purchase each piece of … Read more

Gem cut of the decade

Gem cut of the decade

Thanks for joining us — this is a rough opal cut you will not forgetI spent two weeks observing this gem, drawing on it and planning … Read more

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A Cushion Cut with a twist!

I am always up for a challange and sometimes those challenges have a way of working out better than you could ever imagine —This was … Read more

Map of Australia

Let’s map this out again

When I came across this piece of rough opal, its organic shape struck a similarity to the map of Australia and who doesn’t want an … Read more

Witches Hat Nobby

Witches Hat Nobby

Witches Hat Nobby Opal are unique to Lightning Ridge and is easily recognisable from its peaked form on top of the rough opal piece. Working … Read more

Zero to 100

Zero to 100

This humble piece of rough nobby opal certainly does take us from a zero to 100 in a short, albeit intense, amount of time. I … Read more

Jag Hill Nobby Opal

Jag Hill Nobby Opal

This week I am working on a Jag Hill Nobby Opal piece and I’m anticipating a great outcome for this one. The opals from this … Read more

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Red Bar Rough

I have been saving this red bar rough piece until I had studied it long enough to work out how to tackle it.If it faces … Read more

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