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Nobby Opal
Cutting OpalJul 12, 2022
You win some, you lose some!

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...

Gem Cut of the Decade
Cutting OpalJun 14, 2022
Gem cut of the decade

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...

Justin's Personal Opal Collection
Community and EventsMay 31, 2022
Show & Tell — JT's Treasured Personal Collection

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...

950 carats Seam Opal
Cutting OpalMay 17, 2022
950 carats of seam opal goodness!

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 ...

Black Opal Direct Mums
Community and EventsMay 3, 2022
Mum, you're a gem!

Meet our lovely Black Opal Direct Mums, who are all indeed, gems! We would be lost without them, from helping run our small business, to spoiling us all like only a Mother knows how, we are so very...

Cutting a Nobby Opal
Cutting OpalApr 19, 2022
Little nobby with huge potential

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...

Kindred Collection
Opal JewelryMar 29, 2022
Q&A with Kindred Collection designer, Ruth Benjamin-Thomas

Has this been a design idea for a while or did it come once you received the Opals? I had been looking for such a parcel for years and I found these Andamooka crystals in, of all places, a retire...

Cushion Cut Opal
Cutting OpalMar 22, 2022
A Cushion Cut with a twist!

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 ...

My Opal Journey
Community and EventsMar 8, 2022
My Opal Journey

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...