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Broken Nobby

Finding a broken nobby is like finding one earring, it’s nice but so much better to have the pair.Did I end up with the better … Read more

Win, Lose or Draw

Win, Lose or Draw — Welcome to the World of Opal!Even after decades of buying and cutting opal, I can still get it really wrong.But … Read more

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Young Guns Opal Hunters

Jaymin Sullivan of the Young Guns Opal Hunters (from the Outback Opal Hunters) happened to drop by my workshop.With him, he brought one of the … Read more

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Opal Nobby Number 1

Opal Nobby number 1 has the potential to cut a nice gem.It shows that rare red-blue color across the nobby, however, the sand is going … Read more

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Is Bigger Better?

The age-old question is, is bigger better?Sometimes the larger pieces of rough opal aren’t as straightforward as one thinks.A lot of thought goes into the … Read more

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Saxon’s Going In!

Father and son are at it again, this time Saxon is learning to cut colored rough.Saxon’s last learning session saw him cutting and polishing a … Read more

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Like father, like son

Having the ability to share my time and knowledge with my son is such a gift.I did the same thing with my father around a … Read more

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Andamooka Seam Opal

This particular rough opal was sold to me as a piece of Coober Pedy, but it’s actually Andamooka Seam Opal.With two color bars showing, I … Read more

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Opalized Fossil

When an opalized fossil has a beautiful gem color, is it worth cutting?Let’s evaluate this Skin Shell opalized fossil I have to see if it’s … Read more

A witches hat nobby opal from Lightning Ridge, Australia.

Cutting a witches hat nobby opal

What is a witches hat nobby and how do I cut one? We’ll have to flip our thinking for this challenge. In this video, you’ll … Read more

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Cutting small gems

Cutting small gems can be an intimidating task if you’ve never done it before. It is a little more fiddly than cutting a larger gem … Read more

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