Uncut gem black opal delivers a surprising result!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2023
- Strap in for a roller coaster ride of ups and downs when this uncut gem rough opal puts Justin through the wringer. A typical nobby opal with a not-so-typical outcome.
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JUSTINS DANCING!!! LETS GET THAT OPAL RUBBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL
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You know something good is on its way when Justin opens up with a dance 😂 you rock mate
Glad to see the old Justin Back, I really like to see your personality come out and have fun with cutting. I know you have a business to run but this is the content I really like to see.
Personally, Justin, I like that little bit of Potch in the centre. It gives that Opal even more character, I think!! I love it!! It's a stunning Opal, even with that tiny bit of Potch in it!! Best Regards from your friend the Retired Paramedic, and a S&R Dog and Handler Team Trainer and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖💖🇨🇦
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I actually preferred this gem with the dark potch in the centre at the point you took it to the finer wheel.
I loved the aesthetic of the triangular black potch in the dead centre surrounded by the four separate fields of dancing colour that almost perfectly quartered the gem.
To me the effect was kind of 'magical portal' and was really attractive.
I'll second that opinion!
Looked like an alligator or dragon eye.
Fair call
Inclusions make a precious stone a signature piece. It can be identified from ALL the other stones by that inclusion. The "seeing eye" opal was fabulous! This black potch signature is clearly one of a kind! I believe such stones, depending on the inclusion, will increase in value because of its individual nature. I have considered an amethyst stone that has a darker color in the middle as if it's giving birth to something precious! But the seller wanted too much for it. And now I regret not buying it.
@@domesticterror7970 to the minority yes. It’s still an imperfection as of now lol.
This might be my new favorite gem I have watched you cut. I am not a collector or know anything about gems/stones/rocks but I enjoy watching all the same. For me what you do is another form of art.
I actually gasped when I saw the intensity of that color after polishing! I felt like I could fall into that stone, staring at it. ❤❤❤
Kevin Bacon has nothing to worry about. You sir are also the KING of opal cutters.
The Potch actually gave the stone more depth IMO which counts for nothing of course. Congratulations another beauty!
Wow!!!!!!!!!! Jackpot! Gorgeous black opal Justin!!! Congrats!
Love your labradoodle too🐾🐾!
Justin, normally I lean towards the more color the better. But this gem has a personality all of its own. It's fantabulous!!
It's good to see the silly dancing make a return, Justin 😄 I know this video is gonna be a good one before I watch it.
LOL thanks Trumpatier
I knew we would all be dancing by the end of this one! How did I know? ....you tipped me off from the very get go! Cheers! CIAO....
lol
I love the purple ripples in it. Beautiful.
Hi Justin Canada here. I never thought I would spend time watching opal cutting and polishing. I'm hooked now and find it kind of therapeutic to watch the stones turn into beautiful gems. Your skills are remarkable! I watch a lot of automotive restorations and it takes a long time to see the finished result. With your work it takes just minutes to see something beautiful and with metal work and final paint it can take months.
That is such magnificent colour and so dark, love the dancing Justin. Good to see you larking around again. Thank you
Man I would call That gemstone the eye Opal. That looks so perfect.
Omg, the centerfold pose was priceless! And that grin! I have to be honest, I woud have happily worn that stone even with the potch in the center! I know it takes from the value, but it really made it interesting looking!
Fantastic finish ,glad you got such a beautiful stone ! You are a great joy to watch ! HAPPY DANCING JUSTIN .😊
My favourite opals colors. Amazing. Opals are gems with soul.
With that brilliant blue colour in your stone for a split second I thought I was looking into the sea. Stunning stone.
Do you think that watching a man, sitting on a creeky stool, rubbing rocks against a stone can be exciting? The answer is definitely yes! You haven't seen suspense until you've seen Justin work on these opals! It is magical! Thank you Justin! ❤️🩷💛💚💙🩵💜🧡🤍🖤
I'm glad the potch let you win this one. A beautiful and bright stone. Today your a winner!
Another incredible video! So glad to see you get funky once again like your older videos.
Lol its hard to me to funky lol
Didn't know I'd missed those intros so damn much. Love your work, Justin 😁
YOU BEAUTY!
What a fantastical stone that is, even without the nice, thick, cabochon. Unreal, magical color. Looks like the color you'd see on a mantis shrimp or something. Wild stuff.
Never imagined Opal cutting being so fantastic....
I love the longer videos with as much reveal from rough as possible 🤗🤗
Glad you like them! me too
What a way to start the week! Enjoyed the dancing! Lol!
Thank you Justin for just being you.
Whew! This one certainly was a challenge! Beautiful! And we got a dance!
Dance away, Justin! You have earned it!
I love cutting, but dancing was the best part of this video. 😉🤣
LOL okay you are one of those 🤣
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G'day Justin, I am always happy to see one of your vids pop up.
Thanks Brian
Lol loved your dance 😂😂😂 that stone is beautiful. Love watching your reaction.
Glad you enjoyed
Awesome as usual
Thank you George
OMG ! The play of color in that gem was stunning ! And the polish job you gave it was spot on ! Very impressive and such a suspenseful episode !
Thank you so much!
What a freaking gem that color is insanity !!!!!!!!!
It's been a while since we've seen a dance. I've missed them. A beautiful opal, by the way. Very lovely.
I felt that the black potch in the center gave it a look of abstract art.
Had me on the edge of my seat again watching it and screaming at the screen like I'm a ringside sports announcer.
It's always so exciting, especially after years of watching every single video. This one turned out gorgeous. I love how the color is layered in a few huge overlapping flakes, with a river of black between them. Definitely a special piece!
Happy Dance Time!!! 👏🏻😁 That is a stunning opal.
You know of course the potch can hear you. When you did the pre-dance it's saw. It liked it. So it moved back just enough for you to be able to cut the stone. I actually find it really beautiful and intriguing the way that it splits the broadflashes!!!! Ripper Stone mate!! It would be an honor and a pleasure to build a pendant setting for that stone or one like. Just remember the nobbies CAN hear you!!! Good work mate! Steve at Artwerks in the California motherlode!!
Shake it Justin!!! Youre hilarious! Love the opal!
It's fantastic Justin! Exquisite color. Thanks 👍👏😍
Great job Justin! Love watching your enthusiasm and your professionalism ... always interesting, educational, and fun! There's not a gemstone around that can hold a candle to a black opal!
Thanks Phil I appreciate you having a watch
@@blackopaldirect Always Justin (and crew) - thank you!
Breakdancing- bringing back the old skool 👊👊👊
The Whack is BACK! lol. great opening. hope you didn't 'break' anything.
I hope your short advertising break helps sales. This is the one time I don't skip through commercials on youtube.
It's amazing how that stone turned out, after all that tense drama. I am still at the stage where I would have been happy with that top color bar. Still, your knowledge, hunch, and the tools gave you the clutch save.
thanks for the thrill ride.
(Great editing and cinemaphotography, and soundtrack Tamika)
Thanks Don always very kind
From Hip Hop to Hip Op. Speaking from 1st hand experience. Romancing The Stone. Nice.
Appreciate that lol
Best part of my day. Thanks
YAY
Brake dancing lol my cup of tea and body poping.. Lol
Bless up Justin winked start!!!
And you will always find the best in the most dark places in your gems and in your life and with your entertainment to buddy 💯👍⭐
I choose Justin to work on number 1... cause hes a winner and the shape has some nice round edges to start n he's the dome clone and will be so excited to see the red and all the colours come through... can't wait to watch...❤
The way the colour plyed around the centre potch made me think of a four leaf clover..... a lucky lucky stone!
Sweet! I’ve been looking forward to this one! Looks like the northern lights!❤
Its a good one :-)
Justin, you're probably my favorite person ever, the only rich person I wouldn't eat, lol. Way to stay humble, fun and letting your personality shine through as much as the beautiful gems you uncover for us, lowly mortals. Much love to you and yours from this opal-less corner of rainy Costa Rica!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate the kind words
@@blackopaldirect And I appreciate all you do to give us a glimpse into this very interesting world of yours. Opal is and has been my favorite gemstone for as long as I can remember, and watching your videos makes my heart beat so fast! The final result of this one was so worth the near heart attack, that black spot in the middle made me sweat like a Norwegian visiting Nigeria for the first time. I wish I could own something as beautiful as that, heck, I'd even take an opal riddled with inclusions, but watching your videos satisfies my crow brain for the time being. Never lose your dance moves, your genuine curiosity, your willingness to share and teach, and that passion of yours that is seriously contagious.
I loved it already because of that color, but when it broke open for you I shared your excitement! What a gamble, it certainly paid off!
G'day Justin. Been watching you cut for years from Newfoundland, Canada. Absolutely love you, mate. Your new Gemfish IF1 is a real beauty too. Been waiting for 2 years for the final reveal. Tres impressive piece of kit my friend. Unfortunately it's a bit pricey for me. Now if it were waterproof and $199 AUD and not USD then I would definitely pull the trigger. Another great opal cutting video as always today and Tamika's 2 second cameo was actually very funny. I can always count on a BOD vid to lift my spirits after a night shift of nursing. So disappointed for you when the black blob refused to completely clear out, but hey that's opal for ya and you did cut an incredible stone when all was said and done. Total emotional rollercoaster, mate. I bloody love it when the color travels across the stone like that, with such effortless fluidity. OMG! OMG! OMG! I don't recall hearing a finished carat weight though? Congrats! Dougie : )
I'm on the edge of my seat watchin' you expose that color bar it's very exciting! :)
I LOVE Opal and Opal is my birth stone, how lucky am I
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It's absolutely stunning. I've never been a big fan of the blue, green combo. It's ok, but I prefer the more colorful ones. This gem changed my thinking, what a magical gem! Blue, green, and purple
I totally agree! Cathi
Look at the purple in that stone. Beautiful 😻.
Ran late for video.... oh well. Was worth it. Lovely stone. Happy dance. Hoping all are well, in opal land. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺.
Congratulations you did it again Justin! I'm sure the dance helped a lot too 😉! Greetings to you all at BOD! 👋💎👍🌞🇸🇪💐
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Stunning gem.
That stone turned out really nice. It’s funny, cause sometimes as your grinding the stone I’m getting nervous . 😂😂😂😂 In the end , you always turn out a beautiful piece.
Justin - my favorite nerd. 😂🎉❤
Wow, how wonderful…! A perfect stone for a ring to provoke envy.
I am glad that the bet has paid off successfully… : D
Always love seeing a new video drop! 🥳🎉👍
Yay! Thank you!
that is a beautiful almost cats eye opal. great watching your work Justin, such passion and experience.
That stone ended up being gorgeous ❤
Justin, that turned out to be so beautiful! Glad to see the sand took a day off!
Agreed lol thanks for watching
So pretty. I was holding my breath. And then the true beaty appeared. ahhhhhh
Yay haha it was close
Rocking a pair of VANS... just when we thought you couldn't get any cooler!!
Now that's the type of color I love. Congratulations!
Thank you!!
Oh my I had chills thinking no but it's beautiful good job!!!
LoL 🤣 I love your breakdancing 🎉
Another beautiful gem.
Majestic result…(& love the dance)
Great job! Brilliant editing and excitement 'til the end.
Cutting in from the other side you would have ended up with more and more black potch. You saved the stone by going that direction. Great example of how challenging making those initial decisions are as a cutter.
Superb stone and wonderful cutting. Thanks for sharing.
Black opals are gorgeous. I was excited to see it even in is uncut form.
Congratulations Justin on making your torch/light..youve thought of all the important elements that make it a superior light..im no expert with opal, i just love watching your channel because you create magic with what you do and i find it absolutely fascinating! This gem today is magnificent, your talents come together to make something so special..👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
What a beautiful stone just waiting to be discovered under all that potch. Great result, and a good giggle. Just what I needed after planting and watering this evening.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Justin! Nice to see you winning mate:) Even nicer to see you happy and sending the good vibes arround the globe with the cult crazy dance:))))) Greeetings from warm London ( for a change :P)
Hahahahaha keep on dancing!! These videos are great!
That was class, thank you 👍👍👍
Nice moves mate DJ SPIN THAT WHEEL🕺
LOVE the dance JUST as much as the opal!!! ;-)
Thank you! you nut 🤣
@@blackopaldirect you bring out the goofiness in us all! ;-) I think opals must be magic beans! LOLOL!
Kia ora from New Zealand. Wow, that one came down to the wire, nice work! Um, about the dancing, don't give up your day job Justin 😆
WOW that is a beautiful stone. So dark!
Absolutely beautiful piece mate!
Beautiful
watching you cut these risky opals always makes me anxious and excited. I'm still trying to practice cutting opals with gamble parcels I get since they're cheap. I was still able to get some nice cabs. If I ever make it to the Tucson gem show I may bring them. They're not great but they have good color.
Beautiful opal!
Beautiful gem, I love your videos thanks again!
Truly a gorgeous Stone very well done
That turned out amazing love that color
whaaa gwon justin
and his amazing color dream stones hehehee . memoriseing colors every time bruva !🙏 . this is very enjoyable to watch. big upz from a little town in wiltshire,uk
wringer it up justin . show that beautiful color to the world 🌈
😁
Thank you so much 😀 Gary