Uncut Crystal Gem Opal - or so I thought!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- This piece of seemingly Coober Pedy Opal rough is actually Andamooka Seam Opal and this is what leads me to believe I have a nice Crystal Opal or two or three on my hands! However, in this world of Opal cutting, you never really know what you will end up with once the cutting and polishing session is over. Tune in to see what lies beneath the sandy exterior.
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In the 80's my Step Dad bought my Mom a carved opal lady pendant. This pendant wasn't flat. The lady stood about 2 inches high and was carved on all sides. My Mom called her Mi Ling. It was gorgeous. My parents divorced and my Step Dad has it. I've NEVER seen anything like it since. I've looked. It has to be worth a pretty penny but to me it just reminds me of my Mom. She loved opals and passed that love along to me. My Mom died in 1985 but I know she would have loved watching this channel!!!!
I loved the video. Once again you worked magic!
I did in home nursing and hospice for my Grandmother. She said opals were one of God's most beautiful creations. I know she would have loved to watch this channel with me😊
I haven’t watched for a few months but I’ve always loved your channel. I’ve two opals one black and one white with a bit of colour. Would love to make rings out of both but I’ll be 83 in a few days and I’ve been putting it off for far too long. I think it’s time to get it done.
El opalo mexica es muy hermoso y tambien ay una gran cantidad de colores y tamaños
@@dennisjamieson3328 You can see them more when your wearing them!
Using all 3 stones in the one piece of jewellery say a gold choker with all the stones suspended vertically would be a spectacular design. Well done
I love watching you cut opals. You make it seem like we're there too, a little nervous, a little disappointed, everything. And thank you for your wisdom and prior advice about laughing, which you're so right about!
Stumbled upon your videos last night and I’m in awe. I lost my daughter in 2022 and her birth stone is opal. I can’t afford your stones but I do absolutely love and appreciate your craft. Best wishes in every cut.💖💜🩵💚❤️💛🧡🖤
I just want you to know what you bring to us in your storytelling and expertise. You are an amazing person who gives respect to the treasures from so long ago that we were lucky to dig up to hopefully appreciate and enjoy. Opal is a mystery and a mistress and you do her justice every time. Thank you, you have helped me take my mind off so much over the last few years. I commend you sir!
Thank you Dawn
How to buy sir...?
I know the black opals are worth more, but I can’t help but root for the underdog and say I love the crystal and white opals ❤️
Haha true
Crystal and White Opals with the right colors are marvelous 😊
I agree.....till I get another look at those black opals 🤩
he polished all the RED out
I have said it before and I'll say it again, Justin being able to watch you cut gorgeous opals puts me in a state of peace and happiness. but at the same time I learned so much from you every single time I watch one of your videos. And i thank you so much for sharing your skills and your wisdom.
i really hope one day i can meet you in person just to say thank you.
Brother, you battling opal is one of the most fascinating things on TH-cam. I can't thank you enough for opening up a window to this world for me. God bless you and yours.
Hey my friend I wanted to let you know that when I watch your art I get inspired, I love and create in the art forms of music ,paint ,and singing for a living. So many times I've been absolutely enthralled with the creations that you get out of the earth and how you sculpt them it's beautiful and brilliant thank you so much for sharing your talent with me and the world, your soul is shinier than any of these gems, be inspired knowing you are appreciated and loved by all of us !!!❤
I find opals totally magical, and watching you bring out their hidden beauty is a total joy. As is your thought-provoking outlook on life. Thank you my friend.
I am Dutch so am not in the position to say wauw so many times, but I make an exception for this one, oh my word..... wauw ! Look at that ! Mother nature is beautiful isn't she ! Wauw ! I am hypnotized haha
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Always a pleasure watching Justin , three gorgeous gems .
As always many blessings from the Uk .
I really enjoy this video format, and it's a profound privilege to watch you work
Justiin, love the way you talk us through the process, I am a opal lover because it is my birthstone and it is beautiful.
It has been an absolute joy to watch you from beginning to now. You are the Obi-wan Kenobi of opals. ❤
I have love rocks for 60yrs. It’s fascinating to watch you cut opals . I see all the skill you were taught by your Dad and continued to learn from your own experiences. Your down to earth attitude and funny side makes follow up fun even when making risky cuts. Thank you Justin.
A true master craftsman at work, a real pleasure to watch. Thank you
Happy to be apart of this community I’ve only been an Opal nut for about 3 months now but I’m already trying to work my own rough Opal!!!
We are a reflection of your own dear nature Justin. Merci kind generous man, merci.
All 3 stones are just gorgeous. I love to watch you work your magic!
Thanks Linda
🥹......you are more than welcome Justin and team, happy to be here with you🥰💜🇦🇺💜
Awww bless you Blue ❤️
This is so interesting to me. Our Science department at my college is currently having us run studies on more effective ways to remove Sand and Potch from Gemstones.
We have a Chemical compounding test (Which is still very much a fail as it weakens the stone over the acceptable limit.)
As well as a precision Lazer that so far has been able to be calibrated so that it only flakes off the Sand and leaves the stone intact. It's got a lot more work to go into it but the hopeful outcome is that we will ve able to remove just the unwanted bits inside the Stone and give a clear and clean look for the cutter on how to maximize the stone's beauty and color.
These are definitely my favourite videos you make. The gentle teaching ramble of a Master at his work producing a beautiful product. Keep going Justin. Love from Western Australia x
Glad you enjoy
I enjoy watching you Justin. You do beautiful work. Alot of people wear their heart on their sleeve. Including me. Thank you!
You are one talented and artistic "dude in a shed"! I truly love it when you share the entire process with us. These are amazing! I love them all! I love the cushion cut and if I were a young lady I would so buy it and stare into it for the rest of my life. Thank you Justin for letting me dream!
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I know it's a pain. But is it possible whenever you cut a parcel of rough, just to film it. For me it's the best part of the process. It's like putting a bet on a horse, you never know if it's a winner. You don't even have to talk. Although that's always informative.
Turn your volume down, that's all
Thank you for shearing this amazing world of gen cuting (an opal in your case ) with us .
@@garymorgan8915 I wasn't complaining about the talking. I love listening. It was more shows I wanted. The day to day cutting. But this is TH-cam, and there will always be a 'You' out there to spread mischief.
Some of us like the chat! Maybe if he did a special show once in a while!!
@@kerrypitt9789I'm going to give a full and complete answer, then anyone reading this will finally understand. once again, this is nothing to do with me not liking the chat. I love it. The amount of time it must take to set a video up in terms of controlling chat, and messages, ensuring the editing is done correctly, the use of a lovely assistant to collate, and sort messages and technical difficulties means that we can't have a video everytime he sits at the wheel, because it would get in the way of his true business. Opal cutting. I was trying to save him the heartache of all of this by just being able to sit down. Press one other button, and bang! A camera focused on the cutting wheel, and we get to watch him cut all of his rough opal. As to whether I like him talking. Of course I do. He's a lovely guy. But he's a lovely guy with a business to run too.
Thank you for all nice comments about us who watch your journey.
I do appreciate it
Justin those stones came out amazing fantastic work Buddy
We appreciate you just as much as you do us.
Enjoyable to watch the three stones being cut, but I'm partial to the smallest (1.52 ct) one. Great video as always!
Hi Justin, that was another interesting video, watching you make the decision to cut and why, impressive stone turned into 3 great looking Gems, quite intriguing. Not quite the return you anticipated but a nice return. Missed a couple of your videos lately, work gets in the way even when your retired.
I was gifted a couple of offcuts of boulder opal, such stunning colours in those as well, not you favourite I know but amazing stuff as well. Several pieces had been turned into spheres, quite awesome.
You and BOD crew & Keep Safe.
Thanks for chiming in silver. Good to see you are still here watching
@@blackopaldirect been busy for a while, who said when you retire you will have plenty of time, 🐂💩, 😂😂
A day is not complete without watching u boss..
Been watching you for a few years now (I was always commenting on your dad's cap).
It still is amazing to see the true beauty after a stone has been cut and polished.
Oh and let me guess Justin.
For all those 'Beaten by the sand' ones..I'm guessing you pulled your hair out a long time ago.
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Cheers Mate !
I still love this channel. My ex and I used to watch together and since opal is my favorite he bought me one 🌸 I miss him so much but coming here makes me feel better ❤
Tnak you Justin for your fantastic videos and commentary, and the great comedy you provide your followers.
One day you should do a "throwback" episode, and cut an opal in that old place you used to have...It looked to be a shed, or an out building of some kind.
I will be doing that
Wherever it's from doesn't matter to most people. Especially because it's already beautiful. Then to have you cutting it. I can't wait to see.
That color is out of this world!!
That little cushion cut is a bargain at $600 ! Awesome work again Justin ........ Thanks Mate !
I've been a pearl person all my life TILL NOW! What a beautiful opal. Seeing you working your magic is very impressive. Thank you. I think I am now an addict to watching you.😊
So many colors in the first stone, rainbow therapy.😍
If you love what you do, so they say, it will never seem like work. I am blown away when I see you what you do and the passion you display .To take a piece of stone and manipulate that inner beauty to shine through, is so satisfying to watch and makes me feel as if I’m sitting next to you, so your successes are mine and your disappointments are as well. When you had to finally cut one stone into two, I was right with you. You show us what can be accomplished with patience and love and the peacefulness that you project to us in each video .
All three are really beautiful.
Another fantastic video! 🤠⛏
a double sided crystal makes my day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always mesmerising watching each gem emerge. All so different, and many, full of surprises. The finished pieces were superb. Thanks for sharing.
Always amazing to me how easy it looks in the hands of a master. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for showing us everywhere what you can do with opals, so fascinating and amazing!!!
Thank you for your appreciation I love watching you
Just absolutely gorgeous! Opals are my most favorite choice in any gems! So glad I found your channel-now I’m hooked! Great video.
Outstanding Justin! Cheers mate! Another stunner!❤️
Thanks for appreciating us and showing us how rocks become gems!
You are the master at illustrating how to turn a rough piece of rock into a brilliant breath taking Gem! Thank you for sharing your expertise! Learning a lot from you!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow! Those look amazing. I never thought about Opal in the past. So I didn't know anything. Now that I've been watching you, I have a fascination with them. Still don't recognize patterns very much. But I know the differences between types of Opal. So, Thank you for the knowledge I've gained. Love your channel. 💯👍
I like the format you did here at the end with just showing the Opal with the weight and price in text. I think it gives us the info we want and allows for more time to see the end result
Glad you liked :-)
They turned out to be lovely opals. I would be proud to wear any of them. Thanks for your time again, to all at BOD, for these videos. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria.
Thank you Nancy
Whoa what gooooogeous stones! And to think.... YOU Justin, made those. I can only imagine how proud your father is of you! Not only are you creating beyond beautiful gemstones.... you are teaching what he taught you to people all across the world. I am from the coast of Oregon in the US... if you can reach me.... I know you have been able to reach so many other opal enthusiasts. I found you about 2 years ago and now I'm investing in lapidary equipment just so I can simply try and its all due to your videos. So as much as you appreciate us, we definitely appreciate you. Congratulations on all your achievements 👏 you surely deserve it 😇
I'm just a guy cutting opal in a shed I guess 😂 because I don't have much of a following but I cut some amazing aussie opal! Thanks for teaching me to cut Justin. Over three years I have been cutting and now I couldn't imagine my life without it.
Keep carrying your ❤ on your sleeve 👊
Thank you
I have opal fever, love it
this is where i go on the web to destress watching these beautys emerge is so tranquel and mesmerizing I would love to have that small squareish piece in a good ring looks perfect for that
Thanks for another look into your process in creating a beauty ❤
Hi Justin,just wanted to say, whenever I do something no matter what it is,I try to remember all the rules and to be nice,because it is nice to be important, but it's definitely more important to be nice, and in my opinion this proverb sums you up perfectly
Justin, you are a master of gem cutting, rubbing, polishing! Beautiful gems with brilliant color this week! Thank you for sharing again! I can't get enough of what Mother Earth provides, and you make shine! Til next time take care...
Love ya work Justin, it’s unfortunate when it’s not what you first thought it to be! But a saved trifecta of Opals was to me a beautiful result, well done mate.
Every time you cut a gem, I find myself holding my breath and my heart beets fast...love it !!
Hello, nice gem ❤. I want to just to say , removing the black layer with a flat sanding surface will make you confused about the right cuting line, in my opinion removing the black layer "frst" using a much precise sanding tool will help you much more to find the maximum volume. I like opal , it is really amazing ❤❤❤❤
Justin a day without you cutting is a very boring day. We love you man.
Another great video. I love watching the process and discovering how well an Opal will cut. Beautiful results!😊
those 3 stones would make fantastic set of jewellery
Love to watch you Justin cut and polish those opals and sometimes taking those nerv wrecking hard necessary decisions too! You work magic with your hands...greetings to all at BOD! Susanne 👋💎👍❤️
Just love watching a true craftsman at work 👍
Gee i love a good Justin video to lift my spirits..You just make the world a better place by allowing us to watch you work your magic with some of Mother Natures gems. Thanks Justin✌🏽As always your end results are amazingly beautiful pieces 💎
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I’m so fascinated with the way you work your magic on these opals, it’s very beautiful seeing the finished product gleaming with color. Great work ❤
I've learned so much just from watching your videos. There's nothing more valuable than knowledge and you're giving it to us for free. Thank you.
The 2nd video of you cutting Andamooka opal, I watched back to back. These videos were fun because those opals are so different to cut strategically. The gems turned out stunning.
I enjoy all of your videos and thank you for them. I would not know much of anything about opal if I had not run across your video.
As always I'm impressed!! Great job, Justin!
Wow! Just beautiful!
Three beautiful stones!!
I thank you and glad I came across your channel amazing how you take a raw stone and make a masterpiece of a gem.
theres something magical when people share their knowledge thank you
Gosh I love how you roll them Justin, around and get the quad curve on the edge with such ease. It's bloody beautiful mate and Justin does Justice to my favourite gem in all the world. Gosh we are privileged to have crystal opal and black opal under our feet mate and it is even my birth stone. Opals never ever cease to amaze me.
Thanks for what you do Justin and how you do it mate.
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Dear Justin,
We enjoy watching your channel.
Beautiful 😊
What a beautiful opal !!! My birthstone !! WHOO HOOO FROM CALIFORNIA JOHHNY AND CANDY WHAT !!!!!!!
LOVE THOSE COLORS!!! 😍😍😍
Awesome. Thank you for sharing your gem cutting journey with us.
Beautiful! Thank you!
It’s been an absolute journey through the think and thin and I love every second of it. Such a top bloke Justin your father would be proud looking down 👍🏽
Enjoyable, informative, entertaining!
Thank you! !
Three beautiful stones. All beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Justin thank you for the adventure and watching the beauty of the Opal come alive !
Beautiful!!❤ Opal is my Birthstone....So Happy to find Your Channel!!... Love watching you cut and a Beautiful Stone appears!!.... Also Thank You for the information You share!! .....
We're on your side, Justin! Best wishes. I'm glad this one (3) turned out! Very pretty! 💚💙🩵💛
So enjoy the journey you take us on each week, thanks.
Enjoyed thanks for the video I could watch you cut all day you have a way about you it seems like we are setting in the room with you and thank you for appreciating us for following you ican’t affrord to buy them but I really love watching them being cut and they are my birthstone that’s why I started watching now I can’t get enough I have learned all the patterns by watching your videos thank I have learned a lot alright tell next time my happy crusader happy cutting
Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. Love watching the colours emerge.
You guys are awesome Justin❤ always a pleasure to watch. Thanks!
These are beautiful. Thank you for inviting us to come along on this journey with you.