Today, I’m taking it back to opal cutting basics with this tutorial on everything you need to know to get started! You might recognise today’s cohost from my opal cutting for kids tutorial where h...
Our world is locked down and for many, that means spending more and more time at home. If you’ve got some spare time on your (thoroughly washed) hands, carving opal will gladly take up hours of it....
What do you need to start cutting opal? Join us this week as Justin takes us on an opal cutting workshop tour!We get asked a lot of questions by you guys on the tools you need to cut opal. Whether ...
Justin explains the dangers of opal cutting and his change from sandpaper to the Nova wheel; why change? What difference does it make? And how did it help that annoying cough he used to get?!In th...
So often we have to buy expensive cutting equipment to do certain jobs with opal. But there is a shortcut when it comes to slicing opal. You will see in this video Justin showing you the steps it t...
There are a few rules to follow when changing a lapidary wheel on your machine but it’s not as hard as you might think! In this video, I show you the simple steps to changing a lapidary wheel. Unsc...
We’ve shown you the special Anadmooka crystal as it is in the rough but what about cutting it? How does it respond in contrast to Lightning Ridge material? In this new video Justin shows you how to...
Some of you might recognise this rough piece from Tucson. It came home with us so we decided it was the perfect piece to practice carving opal.In this new video will show you what equipment you ma...
Polishing an antique opal ring without removing the opal from its setting can be done. Justin shows you how to resurrect your opal and make it shine again.Polishing an opal in its setting is a simp...