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...
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 Salerno had almost throw...
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...
Opal is one of the most fashionable gemstones right now and we see lots in the market place. In today’s video we give you 3 tips on how to spot a synthetic or fake opal. Now we know that there a...
The video explains the process of mining the Rainbow Serpent opal and takes you underground to where it was found. We show you what it had to endure to become the beautiful polished piece that it i...
And the winner is….. Janie!“Black opal is magical to look at and sentimentally Australian. My favourite present as an 8 year old was opal earrings.”There were many other lovely comments too and we ...
We got an email a few weeks back from a colleague. He loved the story of Florian Steiner learning to cut opal by hand. This youngster has been busy cutting semi precious stones because he could not...
Watch this opal transform from rough to cut over a span of 12 seconds. Enjoy!