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 rough opal, I examine it thoroughly and envisage the cutting possi...
Thanks for joining us — this is a rough opal cut you will not forget I spent two weeks observing this gem, drawing on it and planning the cut. Will this Grawin rough seam opal help me produce the g...
Big, bold and a little unassuming — one thing is for certain, we’re going to need to bring out the heavy grit wheel to work on this monster gem. Weighing in at a colossal 950 carats, we’ll need to ...
Upon my first observation of this nobby, I could see some incredibly bright color breaking in and out of the rough. The color bar looks thick, but it does wedge down a bit on the sandy side.I am co...
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 one of those moments! A beautiful Witches Hat nobby rough opal ...
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 opal that is shaped like Oz? With the sand wreaking havoc on my i...
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 Through The Witches HatThis gorgeous Witches Hat Nobby s...
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 didn’t have the highest of expectations for this piece of rough 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 particular region in Lightning Ridge are some of the very best out there...