There are a few rules to follow when changing a lapidary wheel on your machine but it’s not as hard as you might think! In this video, I show you the simple steps to changing a lapidary wheel. Unsc...
It’s International Women’s Day today and I started thinking about all the women I have known and collaborated with over the years in the opal industry. Many of these women are unknown and unsung b...
We’ve shown you the special Anadmooka crystal as it is in the rough but what about cutting it? How does it respond in contrast to Lightning Ridge material? In this new video Justin shows you how to...
Some of you might recognise this rough piece from Tucson. It came home with us so we decided it was the perfect piece to practice carving opal.In this new video will show you what equipment you ma...
Tucson Pop-Up.Well it isn’t strictly a pop-up but we will be there and would love you all to come and visit!We have some amazing stock we have been saving just for the show.As usual we are staying ...
Polishing an antique opal ring without removing the opal from its setting can be done. Justin shows you how to resurrect your opal and make it shine again.Polishing an opal in its setting is a simp...
Give hand polishing a go.Ever since Florian Steiner showed us the hand polishing technique we have had many people showing us what they have created.A stand out was this opal ring a customer Cathy ...
This is a new video to replace a really old one on opal cutting using diamond Nova wheels. Many people ask about the difference between cutting opal with sand paper and using diamond impregnated so...
Today we are going to talk about buying opal jewelry – specifically recognising synthetic opal jewelry.Firstly, let me say that synthetic opal jewelry definitely has a place in our wardrobes when w...