There is some serious skill involved in spotting a good deal in opal. Mix this skill with a great love for the gemstone, and you get someone like me who has built a career around it. After chatting...
What is a witches hat nobby and how do I cut one? We’ll have to flip our thinking for this challenge.In this video, you’ll learn how to identify a witches hat nobby opal, as well as a couple of dif...
Mother Nature formed this gorgeous gem crystal opal over millions of years; we’re just here to give it the final nudge to perfection.Today, we’ve got a clean skin nobby opal that was found in a sha...
Seeing rare Script Pattern unearthed from a rough opal piece is not what I expected from our last YouTube Live. I’m sure you could tell, from the amount of adrenaline you could hear in my shaky voi...
Today, we’re cutting to win. And we’re doing it in Mum’s sweater.There have been a few let downs on the wheel lately; opals with cancerous potch and a chunk of rough that ended as only a couple of ...
I have a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. I mean, I can’t swallow antiseptic or anything… but I can cut an opal. So, give it to me. But if you don’t, I...
Ever wondered what the opal-obsessed Justin keeps all to himself? We dive into my private gem collection in this week's episode to see the opals so special that I just couldn’t let them go. I love...
Uncovering a beautiful black opal from this blue pea nobby? Yes pea-lease! Pea nobby?! Is that some sort of crude joke?! Thankfully not.A pea nobby is a spherical rough opal that can be formed in p...
An opals pattern has a massive impact on its value. Some opal patterns are common and don’t add much value whereas rare patterns send it through the roof. After my video on valuing opal, you guys ...