Cutting one of the hardest opals I've ever cut. Will it be a score or a dud?

Watch how I managed to cut this 17 gram/84 carat Coober Peedy dark-based opal from the ‪@Outbackopalhunters‬ It had multiple beautiful rich small bars that varied in size within the opal. It was pretty clean, but sand poised a problem at times as well. It was a learning experience, but it fun along the way.

[@Teknojok]

What a great job on a what was a tough stone. Nicely done.

[@BlueLineGems]

Thanks!

[@ThatOpalGuy]

What a great piece of rough. A definite puzzler, but being so large and two pieces it gave you lots of room to experiment. I would have taken hours and hours of staring at it. Very nice end stones.
PS: I do like the musical selections you chose as well.

[@BlueLineGems]

Thanks! I studied this piece for weeks before I finally gathered up the courage to actually cut it. I'd look at it, and then throw it back into the pile and move on to something else.

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

At first I thought that you weren't going to get a stone out of the rough. I couldn't see any colour bars on my screen, just grey potch, so I thought. It was a nice surprise to see you getting those gems out of it in the end. I hope that you are ahead of the game after that.

[@BlueLineGems]

With the bars being so thin, believe me, I was worrying the same if I'd get anything out of it as well. I guess it proves that you don't need a huge bar to get a good gem(s) from opal.