Do you like surprises? I do. Well, good ones, that is. Let’s cut a beautiful black crystal opal from a gorgeous ocean blue opal nobby!It’s not every day that I’m surprised with more than I hoped fo...
What do you get when you cross a huge piece of Andamooka opal and a lot of very hard quartz? My biggest challenge ever! (literally!) In this weeks video, we’ll work on exposing the gem inside this ...
Sometimes all you want to do is watch some therapeutic opal cutting without some dude talking the whole time. Well, today’s your lucky day! We’ve got something a little different in mind this week ...
Cutting and pricing black opal can be a challenging process—and it’s one of the most common questions we get at Black Opal Direct. How do I know how much my opal is worth?What’s the best way to cut...
Ever wanted to know what really goes into mining, finding, and cutting opal? In last week’s episode, we went underground in Lightning Ridge on the hunt for color. This week, watch as we take the op...
On a cool, overcast winters day here on the Gold Coast, Justin takes us into his workshop and shows us the romance of opal.How does opal make you feel? Even in a job as great as Justins, it’s impor...
Hey, hey, it’s cutting day! Watch Justin as he gives a rough gem makeover… how will it turn out?Assessing your optionsThis week, Justin starts with a 34ct nobby opal that has a nice, thick color ba...
This week Justin has some bad luck with a piece of nobby opal that looked promising but ended up a bit of fail! Then he decided to try one more piece… which opal has the better gem?Justin starts wi...
Last week I explained in detail the features of rough opal nobbies and what to look out for. This week I’ll show you exactly what we get out of the piece of rough opal by cutting that very piece.We...