$20k gem black opal emerges from this uncut rough opal
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Today I didn't feel like having my gut plummet to my stomach, so I got my hands on a promising piece of rough. This piece did not disappoint.
We ended up with a beautiful gem-quality black opal with some insane color and pattern. Here's how it happened.
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If someone thinks they “want to get into cutting opal”
They should start with a couple of used wheels from ebay and try shaping and polishing agates and quartz cabochons before they even consider spending any money on rough gem quality opal
You can grind $$$$$$ right into slurry without even trying hard
A basic knowledge of the hardness and cutting qualities of the different “species “of semi and precious gemstones is needed first
Thank you for the advice. These videos are driving me batty...🙃
You can practice cutting on agates, etc., but if you want to cut opal, practice on opal. You can play with other material at your leisure for fun, but none of it cuts like opal. You can buy potch and color pretty cheap plus you will be getting the feel for what opal does. You will also be presented with every imaginable issue you would have with gem quality and learn to deal with it and not have anxiety about the $. I went through over 5 kilos of low to mid grade Lightning Ridge opal seam and nobbies that cost about $4k as my educational sacrifice. I ended up with many nice gems and a high competency in opal cutting. I actually made money selling some of the stones, so it was better than free. Of course the actual cutting is only part of the education. You need to know how the stones are used in jewelry so they can be set and other details, but if you're motivated it's fun and rewarding and possibly lucrative.
Nice to win one against the damn sand! It's been a rough ride recently for you, but this one is a lovely turnaround. ✌
Is is such a amazing stone! I think, because I was a nurse for 35 years, the skill and sensitivity involved in cutting opals, fascinates me. It’s like watching a doctor operate, and for an amazing surgeon, absolutely it’s the skill involved, but it is also the intuition that’s part learning and skill, and an eye for the potential.
I don't think I've seen you do one any prettier than this. Seeing you bring these beauties into the world for the first time is pure magic.
Such a beautiful opal Justin, love the flashes of pink and purple in it. Great to see you dance, it's good when things work out well. Thank you for sharing
Beautiful opal, Justin. May you dance many times this year.
Haha thank you
@@blackopaldirect We are waiting for it ;0) You bring fun and Joy to all of us . That is why we love you SIR !!!!!
Especially now in the difficult time with the corona pandemic, YOUR videos are calming and refreshing for the SOUL !!!!! Thank YOU SIR and GOD BLESS YOU and YOURS
YES dance dance dance!
What a sweet comment
@@blackopaldirect ,, Osmium '' Rarest precious metal on Earth
So beautiful! I love opal, and even more because of your efforts here. Thanks to you and the crew!
That’s very kind thank you
woah, Justin. that needs to go in to your personal collection. that is SO BRIGHT.
Just got my own cabbing machine delivered and assembled. Been inspired over the past year to start cutting my own cabs. Thanks for sharing these awesome gems with us!
The last one was my favorite. What a beautiful stone
I would love to own a piece that has sand in it. They're still lovely.
THANK YOU for always putting a huge smile on my face. I am always so happy for you when it turns out to be a good, valuable gem.
Me too!!!
Good point. The ones with sand are still beautiful! I wonder whether Justin ever sells opals with sand spots that are impossible to get out. Is there a market for them?
@@tkondaks I've had this exact same thought!
Justin I absolutely love your videos. Opal being my birthstone is my favorite stone and the stones you finish are breathtaking! Congrats on that 5k gamble that one was a beaut!
Excellent work, excellent channel, excellent music. Love every stream. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all here to see. 😊
Thank you for the kind words and for joining!
What a gorgeous dark opal! I love the rainbow of colors in it!
Since now i was allways kinda skeptical how u grind i never did it but it looked so hard to me that u grindslide into the middle but in closeups u see how pro are at ur work u do like u gem it to perfection with every move it’s satisfying and ur channel will grow big because u know what u do and u create a kind of art beacuse its you! i freking love it keep on that work and effort u put into your videos i just love it and i will stick around forever !
Just a gorgeous opal. Color is just beautiful.
Thank you so much!
I think this is one of the prettiest opals I've ever seen. So many colors and such a pretty pattern!
Now *that's* what I call an Opal. When I think of purchasing one for my daughter, that's the type of colours flashing that I imagine. Just phenomenal.
PS: Boogie 'til you drop, Justin.
Hahaha
Love to see you dancing! And rightfully so! That's one heck of a treasure!!!
That stone is well worth a foot stomping dance! Just beautiful! You are a master at what you do! Enjoy!
Absolutely stunning that piece
The dancing cracks me up every time.
Awards for: making me laugh🏆
For your dancing ability 🏆
And for making the beauty in opal shine!! 🏆
WOW JUSTIN, NOW THAT WAS AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED WATCHING.KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK CHAMP.😉👌
Thanks Shane
This is so fascinating. I'd love to be a gem-ologist lol and cut stones like this. Just amazing
I think it's one of the prettiest opals I've seen you cut. It's a combination of all of the different colors and patterns playing in the light in different layers. Absolutly beautiful. 💕
What a beauty ! I live in the desert near Palm Springs Ca, and after watching your shows , I hate Sand !
You dance to your hearts content mate, that was so awesome to watch how that stone turned out.
Thank you 🙏
I really enjoy watching you cut a beautiful opal out of a stone that has its own beauty in it
Very nice stone? Beautiful colors.😊
Wow! 😃
That was a fun stone to watch! I just bought 2 small parcels of white opal from a friend. They are moving and didn't know what to do with it. It has some really nice color bars in it.
Great video love the gem you have a great supplier and best thing is that you have the experience of finding great and to cut them as well thank you again for video 👍👍N.H loves it
This is a galaxy opal. The pattern is magnificent!
I love the victory dances. 😂
One of my absolute Favourites Justin 😍
You bring do many smiles to me every video 🙏😎🙏 loving your work mate 🙌
That will put some fish tacos on the table! Well done my friend!
That it will haha
Beautiful gem, Justin!
I love the idea of the jar for the opal that doesn’t work out well! I wonder how long it will take to fill.
Haha that depends on how much opal I get at the time
@@blackopaldirect I just finished watching, great episode! I must say, I really enjoy and appreciate how much the content of your videos have increased in creativity and talent. They were already a joy to watch, but every month you gift us more!
Couple years, maybe 1.5 years at most is my guess. Might be even quicker lol.
@@deanerhar amen.
Oh I really loved this one, the patterns and colors are just beautiful. I wish I was wealthy and not a poor sculptor 😝.
Love the colours!!
Justin you made me fall in love with opals... I love and hate you for it.
😆❤️😭
I think you could do all sorts of mosaic style things with the sand stone pieces. Just cut out the bits that you can and make something cool :P
Have a feeling I'm going to enjoy this one
You might lol
Always!
Did you enjoy it???
Always enjoy it when a Beautiful Stone like this one appears under the Potch and Sand. He is a Master at his work!
the pandemic has brought me to binge watching your channel. Thank you sir and hope you are safe and healthy. cheers from the Philippines!
Everytime i watch you doing cutting and grinding its like also participating in a actual grinding myself...
Editing was on point today 👍👍
Gorgeous stone!
That's a big jar! I hope you're being overly pessimistic and it's not full till 2035!
Hahahah I love it
I am thrilled to see my birthstone being such a range of beautiful colours. Happy 60th year in business. 🇨🇦🎉🎊💝
What a fabulous stone. I'm off to sleep to dream about lovely opals.
Thank you! Cheers!
Justin: 'No, I'm not dancing, no reason to dance. Got that? I'M NOT DANCING!' ...... gnnnnnhr DANCE DANCE DANCE
O man, it feels so good laughing, thank you very much for it.
And what I had to think of instantly: 'This is the story of Dr. Heckyll an Mr. Jive, they are a person who feels good to be alive (Men at Work)'
Hahahahha nice 😆😆
Holy crap, thats on fire
Why is opal mostly found in small pieces? Is it something to do with the way it forms, or say, the way its extracted etc?
Fascinating stuff, as always; cheers Justin
Yes it’s mostly small up to golf ball sizes but ever so often you will get a base ball sized piece. But very rare. I think it’s because of the organic matter found around the ancient inland sea
Justin, there is not much you can say about that one, it is “awesome”. Congratulations . Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
That is a beautiful stone.
I love the anticipation and the delight in finding that gem!
It’s pretty cool huh
All of my favorite things: opals, humming birds, other bird iridescent plumage, Morpho butterflies, crystals, glitters, prisms. The PURE color just delights!!!
Stunning!
That's the perfect stone to me. I could never afford opal that nice even if its half a carat
Just got to say I’m a huge fan! Your videos really make my day! Can you possibly pass any advice into how to get training and experience in your trade? I feel I have the background and enthusiasm to really do decently well at this if given a chance.
Haha, when that ginormas jar is full even with beaten by sand opal it'll be worth an untold several thousand dollars.
Very pretty! The sun was shining bright and it was a warm day, so took some rough opal outside and admired the colors. Isn't it amazing that something so colorful has been created underground millions of years ago and we are fortunate to be able to enjoy it now? BTW, what did you ever decide to do with that huge chunk of opal you started cutting a year or so ago? Would love to see an update on that one sometime! Thanks for all you guys do to create quality videos for us!
Wonderful!!! I'm still laughing at your goofiness!!! I would be too if I were you!!! 🤪🤗
Will the stuff you grind off that has color if dried and mixed with epoxy show color ?
Big smile and thumbs up.
Awesome videos! Thank you.
im going to go to the Opal fields in Idaho when they open, wont be black opal but ill get to dig for my own opal. Should be a pretty awesome experience.
Gorgeous stone. Love the whole process and ... Especially the dancing🤩
I just ordered some rough opal from ya. I cant wait to see what i get.
Justin that was a laugh, great stone, congrats!
I do so enjoy watching the beauty emerge as the grinding progresses.
I also try to guess if the sand or potch will disappear or grow. I also try to guess what you will do next as you appraise the progress of the budding gem.
I'm slowly learning, vicariously, how opals can behave. Someday I hope to be able to afford to cut some myself and learn the knowledge that you have so freely given all of us.
THANKS JUSTIN! Nice win on this gem.
Welcome Don. 😊
Infinity is invaluable
idk whats better your floss, or your sprinkler, but what an amazing stone!
I think I’m better at the floss hah
@@blackopaldirect haha the sprinkler is pretty lit though!
Wow. One of my favorites thus far. Oh to have 20k...
Mine too! Thanks for watching
elle est fabuleuse, bravo pour votre travail !!!
Awesome stuff
Love the stone really I do , and no ..... I’m not laughing at you saying you’re not dancing 🕺........🤔........🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Keep up the awesome work Justin , I can’t wait for the next time ! 🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼
I watch you videos almost the moment you upload them lol. I am very interested in learning to cut opal or at least kind of a hobby for fun. Is it possible to carve or cut opal using only a Dremel? Hope you are great and have a good day.
LETS GO BABY!!
Awesome.
Thank you.
Andy
Glad you liked it!
Wow...that one made me nervous...with all that sand and that hole...what a beautiful gem...nice one
I bet that rub was not a cheap one to start with.
I always wonder about this too...
I have been consumed by this channel and opal cutting for the past year.....help
My evil plan has worked!
Holy shitsnacks, after rolling out a beaut like that you have every right in the world to cut a rug like a fool all night long, and the next night too! Well done.
Justin, it never ceases to amaze me at the beauty you are able to pull from the opal! Good grief thats up in my top 10 stones for sure! You are most definitely a master in your field. Just want to let you all know how much I personally enjoy watching your videos, I will never tire watching you work your magic!! Hello Melinda and all 😁💚
Nice cut Justin. Just wish your shapes on the dance floor were better 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😜😜😜😜😜😜🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼
Right im going zoo lander next time lol
@@blackopaldirect 🤛🏼🤜🏼🤣🕺🏼
Awesome video guys. Love the editing. Keep up the great work.. And as always another STUNNING stone.
Turn that jar of "BEATEN BY SAND!" into a piece of "BLESSED BY SAND!"
Imperfection is perfection in it's own right, what's broken isn't broken ...just looking for a different way to work.
Think one of my favorite things is how the Japanese use "gold material" to fill inn cracks in pottery and other decorative bowls and art, think it's called "Kintsugi" and it's really pretty!
Let's see if I can do this Aussie thing right - you go down to the Pub. There's three guys sitting there. You feel generous, so you say, "The Shout's on Me!" Just then, in walks 400 opal miners who haven't had a drink for hours. You're shocked, but you keep to your word. Later, after you look at your pocket book you jump into the jar that reads, "Beaten by Sand."
Hahaha true that
Fabulous!! My opal has sand & potch. They said its a semi black. Love to watch you make beautiful art. Just breath & relax.
Another ,BEAUTY 😍❤❤
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Amazing stone Justin!!!! Great job 👏 👏👏🙌🙌
what a great video thank you justin, got my opal earrings out for photography but ill take a break for you!!
New camera looks wonderful. Need a nice DSLR to shoot the hands on part and would be perfect haha
Thankyou I love learning about opal. It’s become quite a new passion for me!
Why didn’t you make this stone double sided ? Are double sided gems worth less then a black opal?
WOW !! What a cool pattern. That is a beautiful stone. Another awesome video by Black Opal Direct. Much love from 🇨🇦
Thank you Chris 🙏
Take me home, country roads, to the place, I belong.... Way down under, in the outback... Take me home, country roads....
Beautiful beautiful stone. Well done master craftsman.
Gorgeous stone, masterfully cut.