Join me this week for a cutting session ASMR that shows you the relaxing side of opal cutting. What is ASMR? Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response relates to sounds and noise that can cause tingles ...
How do you choose between three color bars? That’s as hard as picking a favorite Harry Potter movie! This week, I’ve got a stunning nobby from the Allawah Opal Fields in Lightning Ridge. This piece...
This $5,000 rough from opal hunting in the Lightning Ridge mines was a gamble; does it pay off?In my last video, we took a Lightning Ridge opal hunting tour to see The Secret Life of Buying Rough O...
Almost as rare as the Rainbow Serpent gem; welcome to the secret world of opal buying. Across the state of New South Wales and down a long stretch of gravel, my son, Saxon and I bring you along on...
What’s better than a crystal opal with stunning pinfire pattern? A glowing crystal opal pair!One of the best, but sometimes heartbreaking, things about opal is that there will never be another exac...
There are a lot of ways to cut an opal, but why is this opal cut wrong? Today I have an opal rub, which is a piece of rough that someone has begun cutting. Sometimes I’ll get my hands on an opal t...
Hand polishing opal without machines is simpler than you might think; with some sandpaper, a knife hone, a piece of leather, and a bit of elbow grease, you could uncover a gem! Today, I’ll be cutti...
I unearthed a $5000 black opal from the rough and it felt as good as coming home to a big seafood dinner! We’re going a bit coo-coo in the workshop today; from head-banging to Harry Potter spells a...
A friend approached me recently and asked to see some pictures of an opal my father cut when he was alive. While it’s hard for me to talk about, I wanted to share with you this tribute to my father...