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Wyoming Field Nobby Opal
Cutting OpalSep 6, 2022
Ready, steady, cut!

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 ...

Saxon Ring
Community and EventsAug 16, 2022
Father's Day—The BOD Way

We have put together a Father’s Day Gift Guide the BOD way to help you spoil Dad on his special day. Opal Jewelry Shop our Duke & Saxon Rings, or if you are feeling creative — Create your own ...

Clean Skin Opal Nobby
Cutting OpalAug 9, 2022
Clean Skin Nobby

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...

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...