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I'm the best*

Overall satisfied and it allowed me a slower week 😅

Let's make a deal, you send me $50 and I finish it + send it to you.

@@polishedopals8667 $50..... would I get more than one? Or just this stone? :p

I can probably find another cheap one I can send along with this

Crack's gone, the inclusions I still have in the face are both very light, rather discreet, and deep, so they are unfortunately not really ever cleaning up.

Yeah, I'm always scared with crystals that they will just look like a piece of clear glass, unlike they have both great distributiom, fantastic facing and better brightness...

The opal would not be TOON thin, but I think it would be borderline at roughly 2.2mm (guestimate).

Yep, love the color, but unfortunately it's in a bad position. Can't be helped.

Doublet time?

@@ThatOpalGuy There's still the issue of the colorless potch in the middle, and it's not my style anyway, but one could do that yes.

If I hadn't nobody would see the color on this one

Yeah, overall I'm happy with *my work* but the stone giveth and the stone taketh, if it's at least at the break even point (in theory) then I'm not too mad.

@@polishedopals8667this is the best attitude to have, especially if it’s the first time getting material from a particular miner. Good job 👍

To be fair, not the miner's fault, either. I'm still gonna buy from him.

Yep, that's the plan, unless somehow there's more hiding under the skin.

It's not shaped yet, c'mon, you should know that by now 🙄

@@polishedopals8667 not shaped COMPLETELY :P

@@scottpeters5624 I was hoping for brighter, but still, can't complain.

That's kind of what I suggested (I mean, fine, I said symbolic fee) but I don't want to pay for shipping, you know 😅

But they are soooo weak

Unfortunately, the color overall wasn't the issue 😅

It ain't that strong, honestly. Needed a lot of light and even then it was basically a weak boulder.

Damn editor! He should be fired :P

Alas.

Sometimes I do, sometimes, it gets really frustrating

@@ThatOpalGuy But it would be so so small... My poor fingers 😖

I can guarantee you it's from Grawin. But it could be from Turkmenistan for all it matters, it's a dud either way.

I mean, sure, there's color, but the market for a cracked half stone is... nonexistent

Depends on the stone, honestly, some isn't exactly exciting because I can already tell there's nothing 😅 I thought this one had a chance, though.

If the seam where the opal was formed is thin then the colour is cut into from one side only, with thicker pieces you can cut from both sides. I generally cut thinner opal from one side and try to leave as little sand on the back as possible, keeping the sand on the back increases the opals final weight but detracts from the value of the opal.

As Allan says, it's feasible, but it's not the case for this one, unfortunately. It's mostly potch, but the bar is not thick enough to double side.

I'm pleased with both 😂

Eh, about 8 hours of work over 7 days, just have to find the time.

Pretty happy yeah, good investment in theory

I was trying to get ride of those "pores" but yeah, after 9-10 hours, I gave up - for now.

@@polishedopals8667 I'm shocked I saw those... it's really nice, looking like actual pores on skin.... I don't believe a skilled opal cutter like yourself would ever consider one to be perfect, even if others can't see it. I've noticed I point out faults in my gems (not opal) that others don't see... I can't wait to get some good opal, I believe I would just hold it for a while before I had the courage to hurt it 😂

Pretty happy with it, no doubt about it.

It should but it's really resisting it as much as possible... Hopefully by next week 😅

@@polishedopals8667 yes I find that happens a bit. It just looks a little hazey, you take a bit more and then some colours or patterns disappear. It’s like the colour bars inside the stone can resemble superman’s fortress of solitude 🤣 hopefully it works out for you as it’s a nice size stone that could be either a ring or pendant

@@The_Opal_Leprechaun It's really a polishing issue, as when it is wet it looks correct.

⁠@@polishedopals8667oh I wasn’t downplaying your work at all 🙂 I did one recently that looked similar but the colour bars inside were like a lattice, criss-crossed. It can be hard to get all the colour the same brightness.

You just know there's almost always gonna be an issue.

@@AlabamaUSA1234 I do have a very good one coming... This one, way too small to be anything, unfortunately.

@@polishedopals8667 funny how someone's small can be another's WOW... I'd like to decide not to use it 😂 Looking forward to the next video

I like to think that the bad ones just give me more time to work on the good ones, because I can start working i.e. Thursday or Friday, 11-12 days in advance, instead of the following Wednesday.

It's not *cough cough*

Nah, it looks good for the side, but it's just holes in the middle.

@@polishedopals8667 I saw that... Heard your disappointment. It's great you showed it. Most never show a bad stone and it happens a lot of the time. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me

I always hope for the best. Sometimes it doesnt work out because of the rock, or because of me.

@@ThatOpalGuy I've seen you pull between out of worse

Little DESERT region of Victoria. 😊

At least it was an interesting inside. I don't think I've had so many holes and loose stones in cavities in an opal before.

@@polishedopals8667 I'm still getting my gear together. You are way ahead of me. We learn on the way. Having a great result is nice, but the learning is way better! Personal opinion. It's fun.

Thanks, it's the kind of stone that makes the hobby worth it.

Nah, it's pure freeform at this point, and too small to do proper work.

@@polishedopals8667 , inlay then?

@@Kerrsartisticgifts That could be, yes.

"Created" eh.

@@ThatOpalGuy I don't know that it has a proper pattern, but it still works as an ensemble.

@@stevenpolack4444 can't wait for it to be properly polished, too. Gonna look even better!

@@AlabamaUSA1234 For sure, looks like this parcel will now easily be worth the price.

@@polishedopals8667 that's awesome... congratulations

@@ThatOpalGuy I don't deal in doublets, someone could technically be interested to get it for that purpose but it's not my style