Risky opal cutting turns out to be double the value
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2024
- Sometimes we take risks.
This piece of rough opal is a broken rough opal Nobby that has a very large and/or thick color bar, which makes me think outside the box and go for two gems instead of one. I am taking a risk with this piece because I can't see through it and it could be full of potch, but hey, life is too short to always play it safe. So, I'm going in!
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AMAZING! As I sit in the break room at work. I started up this video and I had the volume a little loud and thought I was being bothersome to my co-workers so I turned it down a little bit. Mind you I'm here at work an hour early so I can get something in my stomach that starts at 9pm lol. A quarter way through the video I hear a voice behind me " hey man, can you turn that up a bit? " lol I turn around and all the guys have collected at the table directly behind me 😂 and they're all watching you cut and polish these amazing stones ❤. Thank you for sharing this journey of two amazing gems coming to life ❤. Lol btw, I work at one of the major soda pop companies out there. And to see a bunch of dude's sharing in my geek out session was awesome 😊🫶🏻
Hey James, that's so cool!
Thanks for watching and sharing what we love to do with your work crew!
That's so cool!! Thanks for sharing. Justin has a special way of putting a smile on people's faces.
@@blackopaldirect Hey Justin,
Missing Tamika and some of your colab videos. :(
❤
I love this💜
I’m so happy you didn’t try to make ovals! These look fantastic!
Thank you
@@blackopaldirect Sorry to say this but given the things I've seen on the internet I would recommend not using the word "woke" as it tends to be associated with left-wing extremists here in the US and possibly elsewhere, I'm not sure. I encourage you to do your own research about this since my conclusion may be skewed.
@@engineer84-w8x describing someone as 'woke' means that they are aware and sensitive to the prejudices (based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation etc) that others face. So in essence, someone who is 'woke' is empathetic - they can put mentally 'walk in someone else's shoes', and they care about injustices that affect others but not themselves. The fact that anyone would consider that being empathetic and alert to injustice makes a person a 'left-wing extremist' is truly mindblowing and very sad to me. It is an indictment on the heartlessness of the social circle that they are in. I do commend you though for your self-awareness that your conclusion may be skewed. Perhaps mine is skewed, too? All I can say is that from my perspective outside of the United States (but as someone who has lived in the US in the past), the current polarisation in American society is truly frightening.
That’s what I was worried about too! 😂
@@lisacrandall409 Yes, the American populace is being polarized, the word "woke" is, as far as I can tell, being used by genuine extremists in multiple industries to spread their derogatory agendas, and right in the middle of a cost of living crisis where many people simply cannot afford homes due to convoluted, systemic issues beyond what the average joe can comprehend, and I'm stuck in the middle of it all, unable to get out of it or do anything about it due to the lack of influence I have. I can also understand why you would be concerned about this from an outside perspective because 1, the US has a very large military and 2, a significant portion of the world economy goes through and takes place here, so if either the US goes to war, Wall Street crashes, or both, it's bad news for everyone on this godforsaken blue pebble.
Honestly my heart skipped a beat when the reveal came after slicing! What an epic pair WOW! Justin once again your knowledge and expertise shines through!
Some lucky person gets the set of earrings that makes everyone emit a sharp gasp!
Absolutely stunning, Justin!❤
Or literally matching wedding rings!
Episode after episode, month/year after month/year, you give us wings. Please, please don't ever retire Maestro!!!
Nothing is forever but ill try
That is the most crisp pattern I've ever seen, so many big distinct pieces floating in the darker color.
I have seen you cut and polish a lot of pairs, but this one is fenomenal!! A beautiful black opal pair. Thank you Justin for sharing with us your hard work. We really appreciate your expertise and your time!
Absolutely stunning! That was fantastic! thank you for sharing that with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like the opal roughing videos and the opal presentations. Very relaxing watching the beauty of the stones revealing their secrets. ;-)
Glad you like them!
Love love love your expertise!@ This is truly a WOW! Moment!@
Bloody hell, mate!! They are just STUNNING!!!! That's the only way to describe this matching pair. Your friend, the Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦
Thank you Jen
OH WOW! They look like butterfly wings!
No guts, no glory! What a beautiful pair! So glad you made them pair shaped. ❤️BOD
Thank you so much!
Yes. It’s a pear-shaped pair!
Happy fathers day! That's a gem cut i'll never forget.
Thank you
I don't know how are you able to sell them after... It seems like that part is even harder after all the emotional rollercoaster of cutting it... So beautiful, and how fun video of the color flashes... You bring so much joy and positivity with your videos. Thank you! ❤
Thank you
The beauty in these 2 twinsies made me cry!
This has got to be my favorite set of stones that I have seen on this channel. Absolutely stunning.
Glad you like it!
Haven't visited your channel for a long time. What a transformation from a backyard operation to a professional set up with editing, production and great music. You are way on the way to 1 million subscribers. Congrats
Awesome, thank you!
WOW! Justin, the pair is absolutely amazing. Congrats on making the right decision. 🎉
Thank you
Well there ya go , you and Mother Nature giving us all something so beautiful and very special. Thank you for sharing this.
My goodness that was amazing! I did not expect that on the cut and the pair came out lovely! 🤘🪨⚒️
They are two of the most beautiful stones I've watched you cut Justin.
If there is one thing that I've learned from watching you, Justin, it is that every opal is a gamble. Even the most straightforward looking stone could turn out tragic. As you are fond of saying: "You just never know." You're like the Bob Ross of Black Opal. 😉 Only you're WAY funnier!
You have built up an intuitive knowledge. That is apparent. Thank you for sharing this with us.
God bless you and all there at Black Opal Dire🎉ct.
Wow!! What a beautiful pair of opals! I think these may be some of my favourite from you! Absolutely stunning 😍
Thank you for sharing the photo. Such a handsome family! Stunning opal.
You are so kind
Justin...
Yesterday was father's day here in the states. So Happy Father's Day to you!! You're a good son and a great dad. You're dad would no doubt be very proud of you.
Awesome video!! A perfect pair. I watched the video on your gems channel earlier today. I love the stones that are dark and mysterious like that.
Have a great week. See ya, bye.
Randy in Des Moines. 👍
Thank you! You too! you are one of the spoilers too haha don't watch the other channel 🤣
Master class right there folks.😎
Thank you
I knew you could do it, absolutely beautiful!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
If it wasn't such a risk , it wouldn't be so rewarding .
Absolutely stunning Justin 👊
Spectacular.
That's the blackest black in those opals.
Really makes the blues, greens, and purples pop.
Oh my goodness what a gorgeous pair of matching opals!!! I always have excellent taste in everything but $8,000.00 wow! Yes, expensive taste.
Fantastic job Justin worth the gamble!
I totally agree!
Absolutely beautiful.congradulations to the owner..they are wow.. thank you for posting
Our pleasure!
😮 Wow! That was my favorite video since you uncovered that script pattern stone that you gave away a while back! When you revealed that cut, my heart skipped a beat! What a brilliant pair! Someone is going to be really lucky to own those! Spectacular! One of my favorite opals I have ever seen you cut. 👏
Agreed! I still dream of that script pattern stone, and now this exquisite pair join my imaginary opal collection 💖
Justin does it again. An absolute stunning pair of earrings. Love you work!
The very prettiest gems I've ever seen!!!! Wow we.
Thank you
WOW, like looking into the ocean depths!
Those are Georgious!!!!
BEAUTIFUL just beautiful.. i love the teardrop style.👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you like it!
Wow, just wow! They were so beautiful. Whoever gets them is quite lucky!!!
Such a stunning pair of gems, Justin, they look magnificent!
Thank you
What a terrific pair of earrings!
My heart stopped for a second when you reviled it
Mine did too at the time
I don't think you meant to write "revile"?
"Revile (v) criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
"he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead""
The misspeller that has inhabited your keyboard is hereby "revealed", and must therefore move on to someone else that has to write something important quickly, and will be more easily embarrassed 😊
My grandfather taught me. I dont have any kids to teach but I hope that I might be able to teach one of my nieces or nephews someday.
✨Absolutely 🌟SPECTACULAR🌟 Thanks for sharing your amazing work!
What an incredible, abstract pattern Gaia gave you in those two gorgeous gems!
Thanks for the show Justin and Co.! Greetings from OriMike in Granby, Colorado!!
Thank you
Beautiful stones well done team opal ❤️❤️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️😎😎 smashed it again
They turned out amazing!!! You are a very gifted storyteller. Thank you Justin, please don't ever stop!!! You bring so much joy to people. ❤ Thank you😊
When you did that reveal, I literally said “whooa” that literally looks like something from out of space!
No wonder you love opal .... freakin' WOW! The tears of an ancient ocean! ❤❤❤❤
Great share. Such a fabulous pair. So good to hear your son is following in his dad's and grandad's fine artisan tradition. May the knowledge live on!!!!❤
Wow... digital camo? Thats so unique.
You have unleashed two of the most beautiful things ever seen on earth.
Wow that's impressive and a major win on the cut 🎉
Beautiful pair, two individual stones and you can clearly see they are twins and not to be separated! What great rewarding work you do, I love it!
High Justin, short and sweet, two words.
Absolutely stunning.
Les.
Thank you
Disco pattern... thanks for sharing as always Justin.
Welcome again
You Are SOOOOOOO DRAMATIC!!! AND THE WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC LEAD MAN IS BLACK OPAL DIRECT- JUSTIN!!!
Hey I resemble that comment
Beautiful pair! One of my favorite sports quotes is 'the better you are the luckier you get'. I think it applies with this risky cut. Well done Justin! : )
i just went "WOW" on the first look and was speechless for the rest of the video xD what a pair of stunning stones!
Amazing gems ! DO we know who was the genius who decided wax was the way to hold stones to the dop stick ? I have always wondered.
I have seen this done with black walnut wood on hundred year old furniture. Split down the middle and open into mirrored pieces for accents. Drawer front inserts, pedestal and post trims on the edge of the box with doors between, so many ways but so beautiful. This is the first I have seen in gems like this but just as awesome for mirrored pair. Flying high there Justin!!!
Thank you Justin for the adventure and seeing some amazing Opals !
Wow! What a beautiful pair of opals!!!
I love how they match , incredibly beautiful .
Goodness! 😮 I've seen pairs, I've never seen TWINS. This opal was so blessed to find it's way into your hands. The opportunity these beauties could be cut was laid down a loooooong time ago and it came to you to make sure the job was done right. Fantastic work, Justin!
Beautiful gems! This is one of my favourite “mindful” activities, watching what you come up with from an uncut stone from the ground to a polished masterpiece!
When you revealed your cut it instantly made me think of a set of church stained glass windows. Cracking job mate, don't ever stop
Absolutely amazing! Beautiful tear drops! Sometimes, it all works out, and this time, you knocked it out of the park!
Wow!!😳 it’s like looking into another dimension, the colour and patterns are out of this world.🙂
Those are my favorite of all time. The pattern is spectacular and the colors bright and also my favorite gem colors.
You are the Opal Master! These gems are absolutely gorgeous and have beautiful color! They would make a beautiful pair of earrings🩵🩵🩵
Those are going to make a nice set of earrings. Well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
Stunning..Just Gorgeous ❤
Beautiful !! If only I could afford them - what lovely earrings!!
Thanks for another stunning video.
Thanks for watching!
To me, they are the most beautiful opals I have ever seen.
What a pair of stunners! They’d look just fine swinging from my ears 😊
Wow. Just gorgeous pair. I would wear them as earrings. 🥰❤
Me too!! haha
Wow, what a phenomenal pair of drop earrings they will make. The mosaic pattern to them is incredible. It must be so enjoyable to share your love of opals with your family. Ruth must be over the top with the possibilities of these stones.😮😊❤
Ah mate, they are awesome, they would look fabulous on my wife's ears😊. Transfixed by your craftmanship and they aura of positivity you exude. All the best, a big fan from England.
Thank you! Cheers!
The pattern on these is incredible. It reminds me of stained glass. So beautiful
Thank you for bringing more beauty into the world. They would make a gorgeous pair of matching tear drop earrings
Nature's dazzling display brought to the light... Breathtaking!!!
Thank you
Wow! Greetings from Germany
Hello there!
Has to be top 5 I’ve seen you cut.
Stunning.
What craftsmanship
Thank you
😎😎😎👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
A belated Happy Father’s Day, Justin. So glad that one worked out. Smashing! Nice job. Thanx fer sharing.
So unbelievably beautiful, some the best stones you’ve ever cut!
Wow…. This is a piece of art made by nature…. And you made it into 2 pieces. They are absolutely stunning!
Many many thanks
I LOVE watching you "fish" marvelous gems out of rough knobbies!!
My wife did that to me years ago...
The color, the pattern! Wow! Pumped that it turned out so beautiful for you!
Thank you! Cheers!
One word for these stones ELEGANT!!!!!!!!!!
They turned out absolutely fantastic. The colours are beautiful.
How stunning! Most beautiful pair I ve seen.
These are absolutely beautiful!!! This is the best one for me till now!
Absolutely stunning, Justin! Wow. 😮👏
I’m rewatching this. So amazing.
They looked like butterfly wings....so beautiful ♡
The music in the background is beautiful.
This is an A Grade video. ❤
as a person who also never gambles sometimes you know when to take one but your gamble was an educated one through years of experience so happy it paid off for you love the finished gems, also great that Saxon is following in your footsteps i'm sure with your guidance he will be as good as his dad, also i take it Saxon does the editing if so love the close up shots at the end nice touch.
I love these they are I think my ultimate favourite opals so far, I'm so happy you made a leap of faith