Hello from Brunswick Ga. USA. Your video are clear, not fuzzy. I enjoy listening to you and watching you do your work on grinding your opals. Thanks for sharing.
When your an artisan, you want all the jobs to go right. When it doesn’t, aagghh! But you soldier on. Your experience grows. As you said at the end about the handful of stones, for me, spoke volumes. You can see the potential quicker. Just think of all the adoration & smiles your work has given countless people around the globe. I would be proud & so should you be. To see a master turn a rough stone into a masterpiece is something special.
I always enjoy your video's and tippy is a cutie pup. Thankfully covid is losing its grip here in the states, except new strains are showing up. I hope it just fades away and goes away. I love to watch you cutting beautiful opal because it's takes my mind off of all the madness.thank you again.
I'm sorry I missed yet again. But omg Justin, Tippy is so cute. Looking forward to your video tonight. It's 10:40pm. We're expecting freezing rain storm in the morning. Love your videos very much. 😊❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Even when a huge stone with amazing potential breaks into smaller pieces literally shattering the hope for a gorgeous huge stone, somehow, someway, you manage to still stay positive and create beautiful opal gems out of what would otherwise totally dishearten me. You said that we need to "work with what we've got" and that couldn't be truer. You're an inspiration, and arguably an artist with the way you cut opal! Thank you for your content, your positivity, and for making all our lives better just by being you ✌🏻 we love you and all you do! Tell the ladies I said hi hahaha. God bless, brother
Thank you. Yes some days are not as good as others. But this is reality and their is no point just sharing the great days otherwise it would be untrue and an imbalance. Kind words my friend
That was an interesting video Justin, you cant win em all. Thank you Black Opal Direct its good to see the reality of opal cutting. Look forward to next video.
That blue one with the black potch inside was really intriguing! The pattern was so cool!! I love how it came out despite it not being what people typically want in an opal!
That blue/Violet/purple on grey or black is the most beautiful colour of opal in my eyes. Even though red on Black is most valued, the blue purple is so sublime and deserves glory.. You're a great craftsman Justin.
I just wanted to say that you got me into cutting opals myself and I love watching and trying to get something close to the gems you cut. Thankyou again for the video! Love the work you do.
Hi Justin from cold Minnesota in the U.S. we woke up to -20 fahrenheit that would translate to about -29 celsius. Hopefully tommorow we will be back up to zero! Loving your channel! Watching you reveal each opals beauty is exciting and relaxing at the same time!
Mate i just got in touch with these opal gems by watching you videos! I find them really amazing and i need to own one soon much love and greetings from the netherlands!
Funny thing is we are in May and had snow 5 days ago. We are still going below freezing temps on some nights. It is a ratger interesting spring to say the least. I could be here every day to watchvyiu cut opals. I do like how you can take certain stones and figure out how to cut them to their finest potential. I still see many stones that if I owned them would be in specimen jars.
Hello ,Those split cracks reassured me as i worked on a broad pear shape i was preforming did split on me too ,The super power of smaller stones is my best alternative so back to my wheel im to go ,Great video thanks Justin 💫💯🖤👌.
Thank you for sharing this with me ! Sorry that there wasn't many good size Opals come out of this bunch ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you and the Ladies maybe doing next !
Watching on catchup- more cracks today than I've seen in all three BOD vids combined.... crazy! Always interesting to see how the stones play out, unusual patterns and color. :)
Turn the volume down. Problem solved! Everyone wins! I love watching the emotions come out in your hands. I swear I can see your thought process and how slow I would be in making those split second decisions you make. I saw a little frustration on a certain stone but a quick recover. I saw none of this the first time I watched it though. As I watched it a couple of times, it became amazing. Good job and thanks for bringing us along❤
The "bad" opal at the end, the yellow one, could you maybe put it in a bottle with glycerine, like a floating opal pendant? You could use all of your tiny but great color ones in little glass pendants. I have one that is vintage, it's still pretty fire-y.
Love all the small stones ❤ I think they all will be absolutely perfect in wedding rings or engagement rings (well, I would love a little stone in a ring anyway. Big stones gets stuck everywhere. But they are nice to ) :)
Wonderful video as usual it would be nice when you start a piece of rough if you could give us and idea of how much you paid for the piece of rough or what a good price would be that would help us thank you...
Sorry I missed the live feed. I feel better that I'm not the only one that has days where none of the stones work out as expected. Of course mine aren't opal. In Yuma, AZ. This week. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
I liked the stream a lot! It may not be the most profitable day for you, but some of the stones are really beautiful, especially the little crystal in my opinion. Keep it up!
Thanks for the buying tip 😀 If you keep the green/brown opal on your desk it would be cool if you showed it again in a few months so we can see what happens to it.
Justin when you have to leave a hole in your stone, rather than cutting around it or putting another stone to fill it in, can you polish the hole and see if it blends with the surrounding material.
The best part was when he said hey everybody and the dog could from the words and the tone that he was talking to someone. Itlooked up like it expected to see someone.
Don't feel bad about not having a crazy stone reveal, Justin. I found the cracking opals to be SUPER interesting. Also it makes us appreciate the super special gems when they come around. ;)
I have an Ethiopian opal ring and its really pretty with tons of pretty color. I wear it a lot. Is there any maintenance that should be done over time to keep it looking so pretty ?
I've never cut opal in my life, but before you cut them I guess to where you will start with each gem, and I guess right 95% of the time! The only differences is that I wouldn't rub as much color off until I see most of where the color bar is! I love your videos, and have learned alot from watching your videos, but need to get a small parcel of rough to see what kinda of skills I have! I know I would be extremely good at rubbing opal, and shaping nice opal gems! You have to have patience, and a very good eye for the unexpected, and for the unseen problems! What is the best, but cheapest way to get started?
No amazing results today, but I felt like I watched a good half hour of craftsmanship. Also, learned a lot about opal crack issues. Would it help to soak them in water and then freeze them to filter out the stones that will crack? Keep on.
The amount of cracks in almost every piece makes great potential for a mosaic jigsaw puzzle on an oval setting filled with black epoxy. Bad luck on that parcel.
Hey Justin! It was great to be on the livestream for the first time today. Sorry the stones didn't turn out to be quite as nice as you'd hoped, but it was still fun. BTW - The "rub one out" jokes crack me up. Everyone knows it's not really dirty. Just playful. Please don't stop being playful. Playful is fun. Thanks!
I am wondering if my thought is viable, but as soon as I saw the black potch coming up along the blue of that final knobby at the cap, my instinctive thought was 'no Justin, turn it upside down, the black is on the top! remove the bottom and go up to the colour bar that way!' Would that have saved the stone, or would it have then been too thin/odd shaped to be sellable?
Sorry that I missed the live show ! It's been crazy here with the extreme cold weather here ! We set a new record of the number of days of extreme cold weather here ! It makes it hard to take care of my horses trying to help keep them warm ! The states of Kansas , Oklahoma , Missouri, Arkansas and Texas are talking about rotating power outages across these states ! The Wing Turbines got so cold that they froze up ! There might be a few other states that might be doing that also ! Right now at 2:31am the morning of the 16th it's -11° F and feels like -11° F !
Good video Justin, does show that not ever stone is going to turn out. As a mater of interest if you buy a parcel of stones do you check each stone first or do you buy the parcel based on face value & hope to cover costs + some profit. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Hello from Brunswick Ga. USA. Your video are clear, not fuzzy.
I enjoy listening to you and watching you do your work on grinding your opals. Thanks for sharing.
When your an artisan, you want all the jobs to go right. When it doesn’t, aagghh! But you soldier on. Your experience grows. As you said at the end about the handful of stones, for me, spoke volumes. You can see the potential quicker. Just think of all the adoration & smiles your work has given countless people around the globe. I would be proud & so should you be. To see a master turn a rough stone into a masterpiece is something special.
I love watching your videos! Every time you touch a stone to the wheel it's like Christmas morning!
I always enjoy your video's and tippy is a cutie pup. Thankfully covid is losing its grip here in the states, except new strains are showing up. I hope it just fades away and goes away. I love to watch you cutting beautiful opal because it's takes my mind off of all the madness.thank you again.
I'm sorry I missed yet again. But omg Justin, Tippy is so cute. Looking forward to your video tonight. It's 10:40pm. We're expecting freezing rain storm in the morning.
Love your videos very much.
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Be safe and warm!☺️
🙏❤️❤️
Even when a huge stone with amazing potential breaks into smaller pieces literally shattering the hope for a gorgeous huge stone, somehow, someway, you manage to still stay positive and create beautiful opal gems out of what would otherwise totally dishearten me. You said that we need to "work with what we've got" and that couldn't be truer. You're an inspiration, and arguably an artist with the way you cut opal! Thank you for your content, your positivity, and for making all our lives better just by being you ✌🏻 we love you and all you do! Tell the ladies I said hi hahaha. God bless, brother
Thank you. Yes some days are not as good as others. But this is reality and their is no point just sharing the great days otherwise it would be untrue and an imbalance. Kind words my friend
@@blackopaldirect No offense but were you on "crack" while you sorted this week's parcel for the live? LOL!
That was an interesting video Justin, you cant win em all. Thank you Black Opal Direct its good to see the reality of opal cutting. Look forward to next video.
This is true
It is 6° at my house in South Texas and our power has been off with no heat for over 24 hours. Your smile warned my evening a little bit.❄😏
Have been watching that! I hope you have power soon. Stay warm!!🙏💜
That blue one with the black potch inside was really intriguing! The pattern was so cool!! I love how it came out despite it not being what people typically want in an opal!
Used to have a black Cocker Spaniel years ago...best rescue dog ever...learned something about cracks and brown tints..good video
G'day mate, I've learnt so much from you. You're a great mentor to me. I respect you hey. Opals saved my life
Uhg I can never catch you live. Love watching you work your miracles with opals Justin. Thank you!
That blue/Violet/purple on grey or black is the most beautiful colour of opal in my eyes. Even though red on Black is most valued, the blue purple is so sublime and deserves glory.. You're a great craftsman Justin.
Nice to see you consulting the expert. Very cute. Great stuff. Love your video and the opals. I am late to the party so I missed the live stream.
Hi Justin & Friends! I missed the livestream but did watch it after. Great as usual.
Beautiful Cocker!! My favorite breed! Thanks for sharing both the cutting and a pretty pup!!
Hello from Sweden! I do not know why I ended up here with You some months ago, byt thanks TH-cam. You are Great, and I have now become an opalist.
My mission is now accomplished 🙏😊
I love a lot of the really little stones, as a ring crafter ~ I see so many ideas come to life from them :)
I just wanted to say that you got me into cutting opals myself and I love watching and trying to get something close to the gems you cut. Thankyou again for the video! Love the work you do.
Welcome and thank you Natasha
Thank You Boss👍👍👍 I appreciade all your brilliant work👌🇦🇺💙🇳🇴
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Hi Justin from cold Minnesota in the U.S. we woke up to -20 fahrenheit that would translate to about -29 celsius. Hopefully tommorow we will be back up to zero!
Loving your channel! Watching you reveal each opals beauty is exciting and relaxing at the same time!
Hello from Canada. We are still in off and on lockdown. Not fun. Enjoy your channel greatly.
I love your videos; there so fascinating! You never know what is going to appear out of a stone. Love it. Thank you for showing us.
Gotta appreciate Justin giving the world a reason to luck forward to mondays.
Mate i just got in touch with these opal gems by watching you videos! I find them really amazing and i need to own one soon much love and greetings from the netherlands!
Justin that was crazy with the cracks. Got some little beauties though. And thanks for the tip about opals
So sad to miss the livestream but happy I get to see more opal cutting! I hope your doing well justin and team :)
Beautiful BLUE 😍 SUCH BEAUTY 💙💙💙
Funny thing is we are in May and had snow 5 days ago. We are still going below freezing temps on some nights. It is a ratger interesting spring to say the least.
I could be here every day to watchvyiu cut opals. I do like how you can take certain stones and figure out how to cut them to their finest potential.
I still see many stones that if I owned them would be in specimen jars.
Darn, missed your live stream again!!!
I think I’m gonna put coming down to Australia to see you “live” cutting an opal on my bucket list
dear Justin, i believe your fanbase will continue to grow, thats just the fans with electricity!!!!! new pupil,Mary
Hello ,Those split cracks reassured me as i worked on a broad pear shape i was preforming did split on me too ,The super power of smaller stones is my best alternative so back to my wheel im to go ,Great video thanks Justin 💫💯🖤👌.
Welcome Phil
Thank you for sharing this with me ! Sorry that there wasn't many good size Opals come out of this bunch ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you and the Ladies maybe doing next !
These are the reality’s of opal
Watching on catchup- more cracks today than I've seen in all three BOD vids combined.... crazy! Always interesting to see how the stones play out, unusual patterns and color. :)
Yep this is true. Thanks for watching
I like what you do a lot thank you very much for sharing what you do it’s awesome
Thank you for giving us the hard facts! We can always trust you to tell it straight! Sorry it wasn't a winner of a day, but you win in love!
Attractive tiny opal pieces. Terrific. 👍
Turn the volume down. Problem solved! Everyone wins! I love watching the emotions come out in your hands. I swear I can see your thought process and how slow I would be in making those split second decisions you make. I saw a little frustration on a certain stone but a quick recover. I saw none of this the first time I watched it though. As I watched it a couple of times, it became amazing. Good job and thanks for bringing us along❤
Yes but you are a winner!!!
Thank you so much for sharing 😁 Maybe not the most profitable day, but I so enjoyed the journey with you!
Thanks Shannon
I love your puppy awww💞
Thanks!
Aww thank you Shawna. That is very kind
The master. Love your videos.
Great but too short of a live stream. I love Justin's calm, philosophical takes on the gems. He's the Jordan Peterson of the gem world.
Omg look at that precious baby girl!! ❤️💋🐩🐶🐕
She is my baby for sure
Even the flawed ones look gorgeous.
So peaceful to watch, I watch the opal miners as well, its nice to see the end results
The tiny matching stones would make a beautiful pair of earrings!
Oh. No! Such a glorious color!
Gorgeous dog!
Black Cocker Spaniel. How Nice.
I really loved the smal one with the crack in it, the crack just made it that more special in my eyes :) 💜🤍💜
The "bad" opal at the end, the yellow one, could you maybe put it in a bottle with glycerine, like a floating opal pendant? You could use all of your tiny but great color ones in little glass pendants. I have one that is vintage, it's still pretty fire-y.
Send it to BenWorx. He does some really cool stuff including “dragon eggs”. I imagine that could be quite nice in one.
Love all the small stones ❤
I think they all will be absolutely perfect in wedding rings or engagement rings (well, I would love a little stone in a ring anyway. Big stones gets stuck everywhere. But they are nice to ) :)
Can't believe i missed this 😭
Been a horrible day to say the least .. at least i still get to watch the catch up
I’m so sorry you had a bad day!! Watching Justin cheers me up!!! Hope he did that for you too. Sending good juju!!😊🙏💜
Wonderful video as usual it would be nice when you start a piece of rough if you could give us and idea of how much you paid for the piece of rough or what a good price would be that would help us thank you...
2:22 same out here in Arizona my friend, atleast south of sendona
I love Sedona. My fav place in Arizona
I love how cold the water stays year round
Sorry I missed the live feed. I feel better that I'm not the only one that has days where none of the stones work out as expected. Of course mine aren't opal. In Yuma, AZ. This week. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Yeah not every day is a winner lol
110,000 subs? Congrats!! 🙂👏
I loved that blue one even with the cracks
That is a BEAUTIFUL dog
Cutest dog ever love you so much 💕
Very Well Done Justin. 🇺🇸
Thank you
You should put that last opal and others like it in resin, make a nice paperweight.
Loved watching it live and hope next time the gems come out better. What can you do its opal, some times it doesn't work out :)
I liked the stream a lot! It may not be the most profitable day for you, but some of the stones are really beautiful, especially the little crystal in my opinion. Keep it up!
Thanks for the buying tip 😀
If you keep the green/brown opal on your desk it would be cool if you showed it again in a few months so we can see what happens to it.
Extremely beautiful stones..even with all its imperfections
Cold snowy blizzard going on here in North East Ohio tonight. Good time to snuggle up in a chair and watch you cut some opals.
Absolute BEST way to spend a snowy spell!! 😊. I wonder if Justin knows how well appreciated he is!! He is a GEM!🤣
Justin when you have to leave a hole in your stone, rather than cutting around it or putting another stone to fill it in, can you polish the hole and see if it blends with the surrounding material.
The best part was when he said hey everybody and the dog could from the words and the tone that he was talking to someone. Itlooked up like it expected to see someone.
With that last stone, the yellow green one, if/when it does crack from sitting on your desk, can you do an up date?
I was hoping for the same thing.😁
Thanks again...From Ky USA
It's like Christmas...you never know what's in the package. Sometimes your crazy Aunt gives you iffy gifts 😉
Hahahaha true
Morning from mid wales uk .luv yer vids respect moose
Some of my family lives in Bangor
@@blackopaldirect Anglesey! Love Bangor. Who knows. Maybe we're related! :-))))
Don't feel bad about not having a crazy stone reveal, Justin. I found the cracking opals to be SUPER interesting. Also it makes us appreciate the super special gems when they come around. ;)
Thank you 🙏
I have an Ethiopian opal ring and its really pretty with tons of pretty color. I wear it a lot. Is there any maintenance that should be done over time to keep it looking so pretty ?
Somebody sold you crack!!! Great video as always.
Small stones are just as beautiful as large ones there is no bad opal 😊
Well the positive out of a pretty stone with crack is that more people get to enjoy the beauty of that piece
I've never cut opal in my life, but before you cut them I guess to where you will start with each gem, and I guess right 95% of the time! The only differences is that I wouldn't rub as much color off until I see most of where the color bar is! I love your videos, and have learned alot from watching your videos, but need to get a small parcel of rough to see what kinda of skills I have! I know I would be extremely good at rubbing opal, and shaping nice opal gems! You have to have patience, and a very good eye for the unexpected, and for the unseen problems! What is the best, but cheapest way to get started?
No amazing results today, but I felt like I watched a good half hour of craftsmanship. Also, learned a lot about opal crack issues. Would it help to soak them in water and then freeze them to filter out the stones that will crack? Keep on.
I would love to have that first Opal !
Looks like you spruced up your shop a bit. Looking good.
New lighting
The amount of cracks in almost every piece makes great potential for a mosaic jigsaw puzzle on an oval setting filled with black epoxy.
Bad luck on that parcel.
Doing good, ok I will take your pup no opals LoL. I'm such a dog lover!! Yours is Beautiful. Be safe
Stay insane from Idaho USA
Man, that color is insane! I hop that sand doesn't kill it
I get 🫦 nervous too
Hey Justin! It was great to be on the livestream for the first time today. Sorry the stones didn't turn out to be quite as nice as you'd hoped, but it was still fun. BTW - The "rub one out" jokes crack me up. Everyone knows it's not really dirty. Just playful. Please don't stop being playful. Playful is fun. Thanks!
Haha Jeff I agree they are funny and I just needed to remind people not to take it too far. because it can easily. I am so glad you made it thank you
Just had a similar experience with cracks. Gotta love it
The opals had really good color a change from blue and green.
What happened to the big opal you were working on? I am curious why you weren’t more excited about it?
Videography on this is amazing.
Much appreciated!
Sorry I missed the live stream. Still interesting to see how unpredictable opals are.
Greetings from Spain!
I am wondering if my thought is viable, but as soon as I saw the black potch coming up along the blue of that final knobby at the cap, my instinctive thought was 'no Justin, turn it upside down, the black is on the top! remove the bottom and go up to the colour bar that way!' Would that have saved the stone, or would it have then been too thin/odd shaped to be sellable?
I'd love to see you take them through to a finished product
Sorry that I missed the live show ! It's been crazy here with the extreme cold weather here ! We set a new record of the number of days of extreme cold weather here ! It makes it hard to take care of my horses trying to help keep them warm ! The states of Kansas , Oklahoma , Missouri, Arkansas and Texas are talking about rotating power outages across these states ! The Wing Turbines got so cold that they froze up ! There might be a few other states that might be doing that also ! Right now at 2:31am the morning of the 16th it's -11° F and feels like -11° F !
LOL... Tippy is like "where are these people you are talking to. I think the rock dust finally got him"
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Good video Justin, does show that not ever stone is going to turn out. As a mater of interest if you buy a parcel of stones do you check each stone first or do you buy the parcel based on face value & hope to cover costs + some profit.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
I check but you can’t see cracks that easy
Wacky cracky opals lol 😂 reminding me of coober