About Face
The difficult decision every opal cutter must make is about face — the opal face of course!Which side do I decide to cut when both … Read more
Sentiment of Opals
The sentiment of opals will be carried through from generation to generation.We all have something that holds sentimental value. It may be a piece of … Read more
Black or Dark Opal?
Black Opal or Dark Opal?Your guess is as good as ours.We picked up this Nobby on our last trip out to Lightning Ridge.It came from … Read more
Pea Nobby Parcel
Let’s have a chat about Pea Nobby’s and different types of rough opal. Rough Opal There are two types of rough opal — Seam Opal … Read more
Coober Pedy Opal
We have heard your cries of ‘when are we going to see a piece of Coober Pedy opal being cut?’ and… ‘Coober Pedy opal is … Read more
Milky Tops & Black Potch
Wyoming Field Nobby is well known for looking a little average on the outside yet generally producing something great on the inside.This nobby is no … Read more
Top of the gems!
This is a frontrunner for one of the best Crystal Opals I have ever seen and I have seen some exceptional opals.But I knew with … Read more
Seam Country
This week we’re working with a seamingly good opal from Seam Country — the Grawin Fields (see what we did there?).We can see even as … Read more
Wyoming Nobby
This particular Wyoming Nobby from Lightning Ridge is showing a lot of potential. The color looks vibrant and the color bar seems to be a … Read more
Happy Hal-opal-ween!
Happy Hal-opal-ween BOD lovers, do we have a (trick or) treat in store for you?Tune in as we uncover an exceptionally spooky nobby opal from … Read more
Carving Opal
Carving opal requires patience, a lot of patience, like, soooooo much patience!But, we love doing it right?Taking a Dremel to an opal feels somewhat more … Read more
Opal treasures from the fields of old
It’s been a very long time since I have had rough opal treasures from the old T-Bone Field in Lightning Ridge.It sits behind the Coocoran … Read more
