Uncut gem opal cluster in sandstone. Let's see what’s inside!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2021
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What's better than one opal? A cluster of gems! Let's use the dremel today as I show you how to unearth opal being held hostage by sandstone.
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Anyone else’s serotonin increase every time he says nobby? 😂 just me? Ok.
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4 minutes into the video, and I got a great idea. I have garnet pieces from a year ago, and there's 1 beautiful gem that I've wanted to get out but couldn't. I've tried a few things, but never thought to use a dremel. I'm definitely going to order one and see if that will work
Update: I have a Dremel, works great!!!
Justin, you are in many ways like Bob Ross. I liked watching him, and I like watching you. Both artists, just in a different medium. You rock. G'day mate.
Thank you a nice compliment that man was an art god
Every time you rub a stone that won’t make a decent gem, I always think about what could be made from it. One idea that keeps popping into my head is making them into ball shapes that look like planets or scene stones. With all the colors there, including the sand, they would make beautiful stones for earthy looking jewelry.
I think you should use the odd shaped knobbie that won't make a good gem but it would make a nice natural pendant
Would really like to see the opals you cut mounted in jewelry and what the price ended up being of the complete jewelry....
Amazing outcome Justin! I have never seen you dig out nobies out of such a big piece of dirt!
I never tire of watching you bring out those gorgeous opals.
Thank you! Cheers! Bobbi
Me too!
I disagree .... I fall asleep every night to one of he’s videos 😊
@@daleson4213 Does have some asmr quality ey.
He's a great cutter and a great personality.
It never ceases to amaze me how Justin can liberate beautiful gems out of what appears to my untrained eye as a lump of rock. Endlessly fascinating!
Kind words Tony
Others say “ He’s Just in Time “- We believe He’s Spot-On
@@blackopaldirect you just be happy to take a screenshot of the opals! And then you make them into photographs and you just look at photos
Justin, you ROCK!!
I have to say that your videography is absolutely fantastic. Keep up the good work you guys.
Thank you I appreciate the feedback Anna
I think the big sand spotted one is lovely. I like the cloudy effect of the sand against the colors of the opal.
@patches Cook agreed.
Came for the opal. Stayed for the impersonations 😂
It just goes to show you can never judge how good an opal is in the rough. Loved every minute of you peeling the sandstone away from the nobbles.
I completely forget about COVID or any other problem for that matter, when I watch opals emerge 😌
This Lil Peep beat on the intro, wonderful!
its a sample from yppah never mess with sunday
@@ihatecops. morning my
Last place I'd expect star shopping at
Rest In Peace Goth Angel Sinner
@@sharramiller2200 l.p.*00PPPPP
13.47 sec WOW. The colours of the green and blue remind me of the marble spinning through space that we all live on. 🌍 🌎
That was truly amazing watching those colors come out!absolutely beautiful stones!
How very interesting. Opals are the best. Appreciate your goofball humor, the world needs more in these times.
Thanks for your great content.
Glad you enjoyed it Tyme Thank you
The knobbies were magical. So pretty.
That Crystal Opal is spectacular! I purchased the Crystal Opal that you cut in your ASMR video the other week, literally can’t wait for it to come, I’m not sure wether to have it set in a ring or pendant, choices choices! Fab work Justin!
Yay I just saw that in the shipping pile. Thank you and let me know when you get it :-)
Black Opal Direct will do! ☺️
Been busy 🕺🏼 great cutting. Another great video 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Dont listen to em justin you've been doing this your whole life. You are definetly the expert so I could and would never challenge your judgment
After all the years of me being a rock hound and finding my first geod filled with what looked like chocolate chips in a big white rock which turned out to be dark garnet, my first amethyst and tourmaline being found in california, to me working with gems in my later years it never stops to amaze me of the colors mother earth and natural science gives us to find like a scavenger hunt. Hit or miss its all still a miracle. I still say you should bust up the ones you cant use as full stones for inlay or to put in little vile pendants or hour glass. Ohhh that would look nice, an opal hour glass.
Omg can you imagine an opal hour glass. That would be absolutely stunning and something I'd definitely buy!!
@@MrsOx-jz9fg especially some of the opal Justin buys. Even if he can't make a stone the colors are usually still nice
@@1COMIXMAN very much so!!!
I want to see an opal hour glass too.
He needs to do the opal dust sand timers...100%
Love watching Justin work his magic. Awesome video today!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@blackopaldirect I can’t get enough of watching...I am totally hooked. I used to hunt opals here in Canada when I was a young man . Nothing like Australian opal though..... wow!! Incredible stones
Not bad little gems its cool seeing them in the sandstone
i love how deep the blues were in those knobbies
This is definitely my favorite cannel on TH-cam! I could watch for days without getting bored. Thanks a lot 🙏
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Love this to see such beauties to come out that clump. Never get tired of watching you at work. Thank you 😊 💓
Glad you enjoy it!
Need to save up for one of your beautiful stones 😊
I absolutely love seeing a sand spot disappear.....soooo satisfying 😁
You do a good Bob Ross btw, 😆😂🤣
Thank you 😂😂😂
the lil peep star shopping guitar in the background was really unexpected and brought back a lot of memories
LOL Omg Johnny Sins. I'm dying
Bald guy penetrates curvy ebony opal with his wet dremel
Johnny Sins from Wish
I’m learning I have 10 nobbies from a young man who was from lightening ridge, we met when we both had spinal injuries over 10 years now. He handed me a bottle before he left with 10 small rock...that’s all I knew about them then. He gave to me 10+ yrs back and until Covid I didn’t pull them out.
Will and want to share, you will see what an armature/clueless person (me) found. I have a story anda good one to share. I have always been an artist but find black opal direct and Justin, Mel and your son and all that can dance and have fun, just adore your company and skills you teach. I used to be able to take on anything and addressing you now...it’s just my beginning. I need advice and find this with black opal direct, Thankyou you will see why. Soon I hope. 🙏🏽
Sehr schöne Opale, top Justin 👍👍👍
I found this very relaxing - love the background music
That music comes from a Lil peep song but I cant remember which one
*Edit it's the instrumental from Star shopping by Lil peep
Dont get too carried away if you look him up...
True xD ^
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@@Adam-uk2dh the poetry is in the streets
Those two crystals are more or less exactly the kind of opal I hope to buy once I have the money! Fascinating to see a clump like that dissected, thanks for humouring us all and using the dremel ;D
I love the music that is with this video. Your videos go great with a bowl of cereal great way to start the day 😊
I would call that unique pattern tie-dye pattern. It looked like a tie-dyed tshirt to me.
-awesome watch Justin
I never really cared for rocks/minerals/gems/etc until I found this channel. You really bring excitement to your videos. Keep up the good work Mr. Sin. ;)
Awesome, thank you!
God bless you Justin! Love you so much , you are a precious soul.
Thank you
And to add that there’s a generous soul inside that cheerful exterior. Bless you for sharing your passion.
Doing diverse stuff like this is why your channel will continue to grow! Excellent video!
I appreciate that! pickles
Thanks for this video it. Really helped break up a long day of cleaning.
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Welcome
Nice to see the dremel coming into the action .
So enjoy your videos...instructional and entertaining. Clearly you are a man who enjoys his work. Bravo!
Thank you
"Johnny sins of wish" 🤣 I died laughing. Your more like Johnny sins 2.0 brother.
Haha
That last opal was gorgeous 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Man I'll tell you what. I never get tired of watching you. you're so phenomenally good at what you do. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Anthony 🙏❤️
My favorite gemstone! (Right next to fire agate and ammolite.) It's awesome to see the artistry that goes into cutting these gems. It seems like such a peaceful profession.
What a beautiful craft !! Jam packed full of surprises!
Thank you Justin
You are the godfather of Opal
Thank you my son
Beautiful. Exquisite.
A pleasure to watch a master at your craft.
And so many spiritual analogies...
Thank you 🙏
I learn something new every video I watch, thanks Justin. :)
My pleasure! Chadicous ❤️🤭☺️
I don’t know why but I love watching these vids
Love the ambient music playing over the top. The videos too ;)
i have been watching your videos and was wondering what time (in NY time) i could catch a "live" video..thanks so much..Dianne
Very nicely done, I love the colors in them. Ashame the other didn't work out. I always learn something. Thanks justin
Thank you! Cheers!
Ahahahaha I literally called you a gem cutting Bob Ross! You're awesome Justin!
Beautiful work, and very informative! Love watching/hearing you explain the thought process you go through making decisions.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh what a beautiful crystal opal! How fun it's been to watch you take a large rock with all the knobblies in it and just look at the treasures you uncover. You are so blessed to be able to have such a great life. Thank you for sharing it with us! That first little crystal with the circular patterns in it would fascinate me forever...it so speaks to me.
what a great workmanship
Thank you
This brings back memories! When I was in high school, my father brought me some opal rough from Honduras. It was mostly potch, but I spent hours digging out the little knobbies from the matrix, mostly using a dremel! This video makes me wish I still had access to lapidary equipment.
As always, absolutely loved your video. I'll never cut opal, but I love to watch your work, and you are such a good teacher. (and funny and adorable, as well!!!!)
Its been a while since I've watched you content because of work. But I just wanted to let you know I love watching your work! Truly amazing. 👏 🙌
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@@blackopaldirect im going thru and binge watching to catch back up on everything I've missed haha.
Those little crystal opals are beautiful.
Did I mention I love your channel. I do. It is amazing. You are funny, but also very great at what you do. Sometimes I wish you saved more material. But I know you are focusing on the best stone.
Thank you
I liked the crystal opals best. That last one, that you said was your favorite, wow, just wow.
Thank you! Cheers Lynne
YAY a nobby!! This one will be a great surprise!! Hey!! I just noticed... you’re a lefty!! Cool!!!
I just noticed that too..
@@janetflint2817 I noticed that long ago)))
25 min of pure pleasure to watch!
Im never ever ever disappointed when I stop in to watch you uncover a beautiful opal.. in this case, 3!! Cheers from the high desert..
Ouch.....I accidentally bit my tongue when you showed the last one up close. That is the favorite one. Amazing different patterns. 😋
Working with opals truly is a masterful process uncovering a cosmic phenomenon in every piece. Thank you for sharing this experience with us. 💎🔮💎
You are so welcome!
Didn't know anything about opals before except they existed. Could take it or leave it, but after watching your channel I have acquired a affinity for these stones, they are quite beautiful.
since my birthstones is OPAL thats why interested to watched the☺️☺️☺️ your blog
Justin, thanks for your videos. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I'm totally hooked. I feel like I've learnt a lot about opals in this short space of time and I hope you keep the brilliant video's coming!
Welcome aboard! and dont forget to subscribe ❤️🙏
And again ...love the passion ! keep it up :) ! greetings from the Netherlands.
Watching you gives me more of an idea of "how to" but having only been exposed to polishing other stones, I was afraid to get into opal, because if you ground too deep, could loose the color and I didn't want to go there because of the lack of experience I had. I enjoyed watching you.
Opals are so beautiful, mother nature, and the skill of the person polishing the stones, never fails to impress x
I love your sense of humor. You spend a lot of time alone i see loll
I didnt know I had a love for Opal til now. 10 videos deep from this channel! I dont think I can stop lol.
Fascinating! Beautiful!
I’ve always thought the proper term was just knob.
That is if you are referring to me lol
I find a zen like state watching you work
crystal ..love it..mined some of that decades ago in the Ridge.. Just a memory now..
Justin, before the year is done, you gotta mount a few of those in a pair of cowboy boots, then film them as your opening, as you walk into a backwoods saloon.
More stunning opals. Well done.
Beautiful wee gems! I would treasure any one of them. Great hand-crafting Mr. Justin. :::SmileS:::
Wow, thank you
Love seeing them through to the end. Thanks Justin
This is so meditative! I appreciate your art and LOVE opals!
Justin, that Dremel with the loose electrical connection and a dish of water, is a recipe for disaster. You could get a shock that might make you jump, and damage an opal. Lol
This is the best screw up that's ever happened on your channel! Accidentally dropping your video a day early, I am beyond happy😊
Hahaha Im glad it was for the greater good
Awesome sunday mornin now!!
Awesome stones. Great work Justin.
Really fun! As always! Love what yiu do & the way yiu do it... giggles n all!💜
Thanks for posting your work Justin. I am fascinated every time.
Your Videos have this soothing, calming and relieving style for me - I Love watching them, they take me away from all my problems and negative thoughts :)
I really love the first stone! Even though I usually like the darker ones better, this one was very unique and pretty! Love your work - greetings from Germany!
That was the best intro I’ve seen from him yet 😂been watching him for a bit now and too see the progression of his intros is the best
Hey man you do a great job cutting Opal
Welcome to Black Opal Dentist 😂 great video and thanks for sharing. Helped me a lot as a beginner to learn. ❤
Yes! Very relaxing video! Reclining with my cat Blondie on my lap. 😃
Love your silliness
Really enjoyed this one Justin, I love watching your videos, your such a positive person xx
Love watching the process of the revealing the stone! So satisifiing!
This is really exciting! Looking forward to see how this goes