Hold onto your seats, this ride is a rough one (no pun intended). This gorgeous-looking grey crockery top Wyoming Field nobby looks like it has the potential to turn into an incredible black opal ...
It has been quite a while since I last cut a Clean Skin Nobby — I don’t believe I have ever filmed one being cut either. However, this is my second cut in a row of a potential Black Crystal Opal a...
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...
We thought it was about time that we did a little update on Justin’s treasured personal collection of Opals and other cherished items. Join us as we take you through some of Justin’s newly acquire...
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 ...
Over the years my beaten by sand jar has grown, along with a collection of sentimental pieces from my journey as an opal cutter. I wanted to immortalise all these things that mean so much to me and...