Jaymin Sullivan of the Young Guns Opal Hunters (from the Outback Opal Hunters) happened to drop by my workshop. With him, he brought one of the best rough opal pieces they have ever found while ...
Opal Nobby number 1 has the potential to cut a nice gem. It shows that rare red-blue color across the nobby, however, the sand is going to be an issue. SPOILER ALERT: If this one cuts well, there m...
The age-old question is, is bigger better? Sometimes the larger pieces of rough opal aren’t as straightforward as one thinks. A lot of thought goes into the execution of such a large piece of seam ...
October is almost here, or as others may know it, Opal Month! If you are lucky enough to be born in October you would know that your birthstone is the opulent opal, lucky you! What is Opal — Austr...
Here we are, nobby opal number 5 or ‘broken nobby’ as we have nicknamed it! What we already know about nobby number 5. It is a broken-off piece, so we can clearly see the color bar inside. We can ...
Father and son are at it again, this time Saxon is learning to cut colored rough. Saxon’s last learning session saw him cutting and polishing a piece of potch. Having graduated from that lesson, we...
The number 2 nobby was Justin’s pick of the entire bunch. There is great hope for this particular nobby, it has an exceptionally thick color bar compared to most. To take advantage of how thick thi...
Need a pressie to spoil your Daddio on September 3rd? Look no further, we have you covered with our Father’s Day Edit!
Nobby Opal number 3 from our ‘Pick a Winner’ competition came in at a very close second to number 4. A mixed up looking nobby but it showed a lot of potential. From experience, these types of rough...