This monster black opal rough had me shaking worse than a triple shot latte! I think you’ll love how this gem turned out.This week we’ve got a monster black opal nobby that looks like it’s full of ...
Watch as I cut a $25K gem entirely by hand and see the magic that unfolds!Cutting an opal without using dop sticks is a tricky skill for a cutter to learn. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of mini...
There’s no day quite as lovely as one that ends in a $20K gem black opal sitting on my workshop bench. Watch as a gorgeous gem emerges from a sand-filled piece of rough right in front of our eyes.I...
What’s better than one opal nobby? A gem opal cluster! I was so excited to get my hands on this gem opal cluster; a beautiful mess of nobby opal from Lightning Ridge that has been taken hostage by ...
Join me this week for a cutting session ASMR that shows you the relaxing side of opal cutting. What is ASMR? Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response relates to sounds and noise that can cause tingles ...
How do you choose between three color bars? That’s as hard as picking a favorite Harry Potter movie! This week, I’ve got a stunning nobby from the Allawah Opal Fields in Lightning Ridge. This piece...
This $5,000 rough from opal hunting in the Lightning Ridge mines was a gamble; does it pay off?In my last video, we took a Lightning Ridge opal hunting tour to see The Secret Life of Buying Rough O...
What’s better than a crystal opal with stunning pinfire pattern? A glowing crystal opal pair!One of the best, but sometimes heartbreaking, things about opal is that there will never be another exac...
When I first laid eyes on this 25-carat uncut opal from the Grawin Opal Field in Lightning Ridge, I knew it had potential. But I also saw serious risk; fractures, black spots, and a second hidden c...