Opal TV is the best place to learn all about opal, whether you are just entranced by the gem or want to start cutting yourself, we present videos on every aspect.
Videos are sorted into areas of interest and some will appear in more than one category so school down to see them all.
Australian opal patterns explained
The secret world of opal buying
What is that opal worth? What will your $ get you?
How do I value opal?
What is an opal rub? Let’s cut two and see!
Types of Opal: video and pictures
The challenge of how to value opal: Why can’t it be easy?
The difference between white opal and crystal opal
The difference between black opal and crystal opal
Even more opal patterns: Part 2
Five Opal Patterns Explained
What is a Black Opal?
Opal bodytone and brightness grading system explained
Identifying a Black Crystal Opal
Bodytone Chart And Brightness Scale Explained Simply For Opal
Hand polishing opal without machines
Cutting small gems
Opal Cutting Basics
It’s opal carving time!
Cutting for carats! (cutting unconventional shapes)
Workshop tour! What’s in my opal cutting workshop?
Carving opal with a Dremel: Video
How to change a lapidary wheel on your machine
How to cut Andamooka crystal opal
Carving opal: The step by step process
Polishing an antique opal ring: Before and after
Opal cutting using diamond Nova wheels
Maintaining a good polish on opal
Video: Teaching Kids to Cut Opal
Opal Carving: How to use a dremel tool
More Tips on Dopping Opal
How to take the opal off a dop stick easily without force
How to Make a Doublet
12 tips to cut and polish a better opal
Learn to slice a rough opal
The best setting edge on an opal explained
Little nobby with huge potential
The Uncut Gem Black Opal
Polishing opal to $12,000 perfection
I cut this little rock to find a $4000 gem inside
The transformation of this half rough opal!
The value of this gem went through the roof!
What is black opal worth? The body tone myth exposed
Time Lapse Opal Photography
What is a Black Opal?
Cutting a white rough opal into a dazzling gem
The Southern Cross opal is the rarest I’ve ever seen
Glowing Crystal Opal Pair
Mother Nature’s Gem Crystal Opal
Polishing 2.2kgs (5 pounds) of Andamooka opal
My biggest challenge ever! A massive chunk of Andamooka opal
Identifying a Black Crystal Opal
Mining the Rainbow Serpent Opal
The Secrets of Opal Prospecting
Opal Mining Strike
Cooceran Opal Tour
You win some, you lose some!
Gem cut of the decade
950 carats of seam opal goodness!
Let’s map this out again
Witches Hat Nobby
Jag Hill Nobby Opal
Red Bar Rough
Seam Crystal Opal
Rough and Ready
Rough Lesson
Uncut gem screams — TOP BLACK OPAL!
Rough Opal can be risky business
Cutting a white rough opal into a dazzling gem
Watch a humble nobby opal turn into a ripper gem
The rollercoaster of a high-risk rough opal piece
I lost money on this $8K rough opal piece
Risking a monster black opal rough to cut over $20K
Can I cut a $25K gem entirely by hand?
Watch a $20K gem black opal emerge from rough
Cutting session ASMR of $7000 parcel of uncut opal revealed
Gem opal cluster trapped in sandstone!
Unveil three color bars in this monster opal
$5K invested in rough from opal hunting; does it pay off?
160-carat rough opal to an unbelievable gem
The only thing to do after opal cutting failure
Why is this opal cut wrong? Opal cutting mistakes!
I carved an opal Emoji gem!
Unearthed a $5000 black opal from the rough
Rough opal to an epic gem
Can I cut a gem from this color?
Will this tiny opal cut $1000 gem?
Cutting to win! (turning 3 pieces to $4,600)
Transforming Rough Opal to a Finished Gem
Cutting a blue pea nobby opal
Will I get my rough opal investment back?
Cutting a blue rough opal
Cutting a customer’s tricky rough opal
I cut this little rock to find a $4000 gem inside
One fail! One win! You can’t always cut a winner
A $15K gem black opal cut from rough
This opal transformed but not how I expected
The dream opal comes true!
My biggest challenge ever! A massive chunk of Andamooka opal
From rough to riches! Cutting, polishing, and valuing an opal
Cutting and pricing $30K of black opal
What’s inside the nobby opal: Part 2
Making decisions on what shapes to create with rough crystal opal: Part 2 video
Cushion Cut Opal: A revived shape
Mesmerising transformation from nobby to gem opal
Cutting large opals to perfection
Taking risks with opal: will the gamble pay off?
How to cut a rough nobby opal into a gem
Improving a gem opal from beautiful to exquisite
Hand polishing an opal: Can it really be done?
How to cut an opal by hand
Gems emerge from rough opal
How to improve the value of opal | VIDEO
What opal cutting wheels do I need?
How to handle small opals when cutting
Jurgen Thomas
How to cut opal – see a gem emerge from a rough opal
Donald Trump’s $399 opal cutting challenge
I smoked an Ethiopian opal
3 ways to spot a synthetic or fake opal
Ebay and fake Lightning Ridge Black Opal: The Proof
Finding the perfect ring sized opal
Synthetic Opal Jewelry: A video guide
How to care for opal
Can you put opals in an ultrasonic?
Orientation of Opal in Jewelry
The best setting edge on an opal explained
A Serendipitous Encounter
The Southern Cross opal is the rarest I’ve ever seen
Script Pattern in an Unreal Gem
Justin’s Private Gem Collection (Part 2)
World’s rarest opal video: Part 2
The Rainbow Serpent Opal
Show & Tell — JT’s Treasured Personal Collection
Happy Festive Season 2021
An opal buying trip to Lightning Ridge!
Opal chat with Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society
Opal myths busted!
Smashing gemstones with a mallet!
He Says: Lightning Ridge Festival 2018
Best kept secrets of Lightning Ridge
What not to do with opal
