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Rough and Ready
Cutting OpalSep 26, 2021
Rough and Ready

Easy peasy lemon squeezy is my prediction on how this rough opal piece is going cut — low stress and smooth sailing or rough and ready?I am so excited to cut and shape this piece of rough opal and ...

Rough Opal Teaching Me a Lesson
Cutting OpalSep 15, 2021
Rough Lesson

What is it about rough opal pieces that gets my heart racing? Is it the uncertainty of what’s inside or the thrill of the reveal? Well, it is all of the above and more, but sometimes your challenge...

Top Black Opal Cut
Cutting OpalAug 29, 2021
Uncut gem screams — TOP BLACK OPAL!

This uncut gem has seemingly high potential but does it deliver? Join Justin on another rough opal cutting rollercoaster ride — does it achieve a rainbow of color or does it derail? Cutting an opa...

Cutting a Rough Opal can Be Risky
Cutting OpalAug 16, 2021
Rough Opal can be risky business

As with all rough opals there is plenty of risk involved, but with risk comes reward — this is a journey not to be missed. From the beginning I can see that this big piece of rough opal has inclus...

Buying Trip to Lightning Ridge
Community and EventsAug 3, 2021
An opal buying trip to Lightning Ridge!

We’re off on an opal buying trip to Lightning Ridge! Watch as we dance, skip, and crawl our way out west. Lightning Ridge is a long way from any of Australia’s beautiful coastlines. Separated by t...

Cutting a White Rough Opal
Cutting OpalJul 26, 2021
Cutting a white rough opal into a dazzling gem

We have a beaut’ rough white opal this week that boasts an easy cut and a dazzling gem. Lightning Ridge is famous for the glorious black opal, but have you met its lighter cousin? Starting at a ch...

Transformation of Nobby Opal
Cutting OpalJul 12, 2021
Watch a humble nobby opal turn into a ripper gem

Some days opal humbles you, and other days a humble nobby opal turns into something magical. We’ve been locked down here again in Queensland, so to keep the state safe, I’ve decided to spend all m...

Opal Chat
Community and EventsJul 1, 2021
Opal chat with Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society

Opal chat time! Let’s change it up and dive deep into everything you’ve wanted to know about opal this week. A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to do a Zoom call with the Brantford Lapidary and ...

The rollercoaster of a high-risk rough opal piece
Cutting OpalJun 28, 2021
The rollercoaster of a high-risk rough opal piece

This high-risk rough opal piece sent me for a wild ride, and the biggest challenge I’ve had in a long time! I got lured in by the gorgeous 5-millimetre color bar, hooked on a challenge, and then ...