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Seam Crystal Opal
Cutting OpalOct 12, 2021
Seam Crystal Opal

To find a gorgeous piece of crisp and clear Crystal Opal from Seam Country in Lightning Ridge is quite rare, they are usually found to be quite milky or white — so I am super excited to see what em...

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...

Opal Jewelry
Opal JewelrySep 9, 2021
Queen of Gems

The inherent uniqueness of opal jewelry guarantees that it will always stand out. Flashes of radiant color which dance in the light — building a 3D Kaleidoscope of color on color.We have a small a...

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...