Those Coober Pedy white opals are gorgeous. I get why Justin isn't super high on them, but those colors are amazing. It's like a wild, hippy, tie dye shirt in a stone. Absolutely gorgeous.
Loved the first stone a lot. Got my beginners parcel yesterday! Can't believe it arrived overnight and the rough looks amazing! I can't wait to get going. Thanks so much Justin and Vicky. It's taken me over a year to get my hands on a parcel and I am sooo excited to finally see one in person 😁 PS. Amazing packaging! It's beyond on point.
This is best content... Soft spoken, relaxing, no music, no silly, just good cutting and pretty pieces, nice and long. Not that there anything wrong with other stuff. ^_^
Thank you guys, one of my favorite ways to forget about the Kaos of the day. Think I'll be able to get back on the wheels soon, you guys are such good folks, it gives me hope I'll be able still work on them, you guys brought a bit of happiness back in my life an yes I cheer when you bring a stones color bar to the surface, like Christmas
Gorgeous gems you cut here Justin! I love to watch you work. Thank you for sharing your love of opal with us. Hope that you have a grand time here in the states at the show!
Good luck in Colorado! I love your channel, I have actually started cutting/polishing opal by hand as a hobby. Just working with common opal for now to learn the basics but I'm loving it. There's something about a rough stone becoming a pleasing smooth shape that never ceases to satisfy. I'm on the other side of America so I'll miss the show, but hopefully in the future!
I dont know why I find this so fascinating, but ive been watching your videos for a few years now and it is always amazing to see what comes out of a shabby sandy rock.
Having commentary over a previously recorded session works out the best because he can hear you crystal clear. We don’t get that live reaction but it doesn’t take away form the video. Still very enjoyable.
Oh how i love to watch you work Justin! I think you have the best work in the whole world and you bring out the often hidden beauty in what Mother Nature has allready created! Greetings to you all at BOD!
I finalllllyyy got my Gemmaaaasttaaaa!!just need to set up the water gravity feed and hopefully I'll be cutting till I can't cut no more 😬 thanks for all the videos Justin 💗
@@blackopaldirect unfortunately I won’t be able to take the time to come see you in the US but if you ever get to Canada 🇨🇦 I will definitely show up ✌️
Watching you work in that first wonky opal was great! Every so often, I get something similar. Never knew what to do with them. Now I do. Grinding at an angle, brilliant!
11:58 I think this is my favorite, crystal with all that color being flashed around and as you move it these occasional deep blue flashes. Love watching it.
Wow! I was kind of on the edge of my seat for that first gem...very nice! Shows your expertise and patience...maybe a bit of 'gem intuition' as well. Well done.
24:45 you can really see why black opals are so sought after- the striking contrast between color and darkness in that one black spot...I guess it's kinda like TVs 😄 where you want the highest contrast between lit and unlit pixels possible
Hello from Chicagoland! Chasing that color bar! Love your work - look forward to your videos! I know specimens are more of a niche (some of us are just weird that way!), but I'd be interested in a show on specimens even if its just show-and-tell.
Hi Justin, About "the Rock". I am doing agates and I use a wet grinder with 5 Inches diamond pads when I want to conserve the rock as it is removing only what i want. I start at grit 10 when there are lots of broken spots. It's coarse but it gets you quicker to the finer work. I guess you can start at grit 30 for opals. And you can get pads up to grit 5000 I think.
Hey justin... That big stone... Strap it into a vise and use an angle grinder to get all of the rough off it... Instead of wearing out wheels... Actyally you can reverse that and strap the angle grinder into the vise to hold it and grind down all the rough with good control
That 1st one- aaaaannnnnnd BOOM!! it's an OVAL!! 😉 ha! (just kiddin' w ya!) I was giggling about watching that shape take place, in a GOOD WAY Justin!! Because- WHAT A GLORIOUS GEM!!! And I totally dig the oval shape! That color is AMAZING!!!!!!! You've got magic in those fingers my friend!!! I love that you took a chance! AND I loved watching you bring out the best in that stone!!! I think Flagstone might just be my favorite pattern! (My fav, until I see the next pattern that knocks my socks off!!) ❤💙💚💜❤💙💚💜❤💙💚💜
So excited to meet you! I live right here in the mile high city!! It's my birthday that week so I hope to find something magical. SEE YOU SOON... JOSHUA C.
Hello Justin, I’ve recently started cutting opal (largely thanks to watching you for years). Can I ask where you get your nova wheels from? I can’t seem to find them. Keep up the great work.
I DID enjoy that! Thank You Very Much for bringing me along!! And- I hope you have a fantastic trip in good ol' Colorado!!! Unfortunately, I won't be seeing you there this time... Even tho I would LOVE to see "your dad's opal" in person, Texas is just too far away for a quick trip to the Rockies! Oh hey! I recently read the Aurora Borealis could temporarily be moving a tad South quite soon, (altho I don't know the dates of that happening...). I'm also not sure if you would be able to see it from Colorado? But maybe if you trek up to the top of a mountain one night it would be visable that way!! Wouldn't THAT be cool!!! It would be like watching opals dancing in the sky!!! So yeah! Maybe something for y'all to look into! Safe Travels everyone at BOD!! ❤️ 🛫✈️🛬 🌄 ❤️
I am from Egypt and I would really like to attend and your videos are great. I really thank you. If I do not attend, believe me, you will find me in your imagination
Justin, your videos are very interesting apparently you video cutting then voice over the commentary, it is very interesting when you know what is happening while you talk
@@blackopaldirect I ordered a CabKing 6 inch model and can’t wait to see if I find some good stuff inside various small parcels I bought from Australia. I took the plunge! Really appreciate your videos and advice
You always call people legendary when in fact your the legend! Watching you work your magic is amazingly mesmerizing! Subscribed for life!
Well some people are. I am in my own lunch time 😆 I appreciate the kind words 🙏
So I'm getting a hint that you kind of like his work.
The opal is the star of the show but Justin is the world class director making it all come together!
Those Coober Pedy white opals are gorgeous. I get why Justin isn't super high on them, but those colors are amazing. It's like a wild, hippy, tie dye shirt in a stone. Absolutely gorgeous.
Loved the first stone a lot.
Got my beginners parcel yesterday! Can't believe it arrived overnight and the rough looks amazing! I can't wait to get going. Thanks so much Justin and Vicky. It's taken me over a year to get my hands on a parcel and I am sooo excited to finally see one in person 😁 PS. Amazing packaging! It's beyond on point.
Woohoo good luck
Very nice Justin! Keep bringing those gorgeous Gems into the world 🌎 🙂
Thank you Bayden opal hunter 🙏😊
@@blackopaldirect ❤️💎😉👌
Antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏✌👌💝🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬✌👌
This is best content... Soft spoken, relaxing, no music, no silly, just good cutting and pretty pieces, nice and long. Not that there anything wrong with other stuff. ^_^
just in time. got home from work and making a cup of coffee. thanks for the awesome video
Excellent enjoy
I love how on the last stone, even though it was not your favorite type, you took such care to make it a lovely tear drop shape.
My favourite style of cutting video.
Enough explanation to follow, and lots of gorgeous colour being revealed.
Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That red in that stone is awesome can’t wait to see them all!!!
Watch on 😊
This is tense and soothing to watch at the same time 🌸
Thank you guys, one of my favorite ways to forget about the Kaos of the day. Think I'll be able to get back on the wheels soon, you guys are such good folks, it gives me hope I'll be able still work on them, you guys brought a bit of happiness back in my life an yes I cheer when you bring a stones color bar to the surface, like Christmas
Gorgeous gems you cut here Justin! I love to watch you work. Thank you for sharing your love of opal with us. Hope that you have a grand time here in the states at the show!
Yay! Thank you for posting! 💜💜💜
Good luck in Colorado! I love your channel, I have actually started cutting/polishing opal by hand as a hobby. Just working with common opal for now to learn the basics but I'm loving it. There's something about a rough stone becoming a pleasing smooth shape that never ceases to satisfy. I'm on the other side of America so I'll miss the show, but hopefully in the future!
One day we will meet :-)
That first stone… it just shows you never know until you dive into it. Your talent Justin is phenomenal. Love watching you work. Thanks for sharing.
I have learned so much. I am amazed at how you can take such tiny bits of rough and make something stellar from them.
We await impatiently for your uploads in London :)
I dont know why I find this so fascinating, but ive been watching your videos for a few years now and it is always amazing to see what comes out of a shabby sandy rock.
Always a pleasure,thank you.
Having commentary over a previously recorded session works out the best because he can hear you crystal clear. We don’t get that live reaction but it doesn’t take away form the video. Still very enjoyable.
Glad to hear it 🙏
Oh how i love to watch you work Justin! I think you have the best work in the whole world and you bring out the often hidden beauty in what Mother Nature has allready created! Greetings to you all at BOD!
I needed that, so soothing, can't wait for the polish, beautiful colors
I've been watching your videos for a year now. You are doing amazing job! Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, you are coming to my home town. I will be coming to the show for sure. Love the channel and all the Beautiful stone you create.
You did good. Beautifully cut! Thanks for sharing. 😷⚒
I finalllllyyy got my Gemmaaaasttaaaa!!just need to set up the water gravity feed and hopefully I'll be cutting till I can't cut no more 😬 thanks for all the videos Justin 💗
That's great wooohoooo
It’s so incredible watching you turn these into fantastic gems. I love watching the colours come to life. Thank you 🍻
Thank you! Cheers!
@@blackopaldirect unfortunately I won’t be able to take the time to come see you in the US but if you ever get to Canada 🇨🇦 I will definitely show up ✌️
Watching you work in that first wonky opal was great! Every so often, I get something similar. Never knew what to do with them. Now I do. Grinding at an angle, brilliant!
Beautiful.very satisfying to watch I must say!
Have a wonderful time in Denver 🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You did it again. A bit of rough transformed in fine jewels. Thanks for sharing. 😷⚒
11:58 I think this is my favorite, crystal with all that color being flashed around and as you move it these occasional deep blue flashes. Love watching it.
My favorite show format, right to the stones.
I get this a quick and easier video to create but would be lovely to see you finish and then value each stone
Fantastic as ever Justin. Really enjoyed it thank you.
Welcome 🙏
Wow! I was kind of on the edge of my seat for that first gem...very nice! Shows your expertise and patience...maybe a bit of 'gem intuition' as well. Well done.
Thank you very much!
It's so satisfying to watch you polish the stones!
I believe that my taste is changing. I'm beginning to really like all the color in the crystal opal!
Haha yes it is my fav too and love that you can see it
The transformation is always unreal
24:45 you can really see why black opals are so sought after- the striking contrast between color and darkness in that one black spot...I guess it's kinda like TVs 😄 where you want the highest contrast between lit and unlit pixels possible
It's just great to watch someone doing something that they are so good at..fascinating 👍 😊
Simply love to watch you work, thanks for bringing beauty to the world, Aye!
Another nice section with BOD, with beautiful gems as the results! Looking forward to the next! Till then, we'll be waiting...
Thanks again!
Amazing Opals👍👍👍 and Outstanding work of art by Justin🤩🇦🇺🤩
And Thank You so much for sharing. I do appreciade it alot mate🍻
Welcome Kenneth thanks for watching again
Hello from Chicagoland!
Chasing that color bar! Love your work - look forward to your videos!
I know specimens are more of a niche (some of us are just weird that way!), but I'd be interested in a show on specimens even if its just show-and-tell.
Wow the saturation on that potchy one is incredible, such powerful colors.
Imagine getting paid to rub one out, take its top off and go in... winning. All jokes aside, amazing job thank you for sharing!
Hahahha I laughed out loud when Justin said that 😂
Great as always!!! Love your creativity
Thank you! 😊
Hi Justin,
About "the Rock". I am doing agates and I use a wet grinder with 5 Inches diamond pads when I want to conserve the rock as it is removing only what i want. I start at grit 10 when there are lots of broken spots. It's coarse but it gets you quicker to the finer work. I guess you can start at grit 30 for opals. And you can get pads up to grit 5000 I think.
Hey justin... That big stone... Strap it into a vise and use an angle grinder to get all of the rough off it... Instead of wearing out wheels... Actyally you can reverse that and strap the angle grinder into the vise to hold it and grind down all the rough with good control
G'day mate good to see you again
And you too Bobby
I’m so jealous! Come to the UK so I can watch you cut and learn from you!!
Maybe one day!
Well done mate! Voiceovers were perfect and not too overbearing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the Colors in Opal , So Bright , Thank you for Sharing With us Justin 🤓. SKK .
Welcome
Omg I watch you all the time I love your videos , I was at this show but I didn’t see you :((( come back soon please !!!
That 1st one-
aaaaannnnnnd
BOOM!!
it's an OVAL!!
😉 ha! (just kiddin' w ya!)
I was giggling about watching that shape take place,
in a GOOD WAY Justin!!
Because-
WHAT A GLORIOUS GEM!!!
And I totally dig the oval shape!
That color is AMAZING!!!!!!!
You've got magic in those fingers my friend!!!
I love that you took a chance!
AND
I loved watching you bring out the best in that stone!!!
I think Flagstone might just be my favorite pattern!
(My fav, until I see the next pattern that knocks my socks off!!)
❤💙💚💜❤💙💚💜❤💙💚💜
Haha my brain is shaped like an oval I am sure of it
@@blackopaldirect ha!
Please take all necessary security precautions. Hope you have a great trip.
Oh how I wish my business had the extra money to go to the gem show. Hopefully next year!
LMAO 🤣, I see the beautiful pink light green purple... eyes melted 😍
Love to watch you work those stones.....Thanks Justin.....Shoe🇺🇸
Thanks Steve :-)
So excited to meet you! I live right here in the mile high city!! It's my birthday that week so I hope to find something magical. SEE YOU SOON... JOSHUA C.
Yoohoo can't wait to meet you
There is never a disappointment watching you roughing opal!
Except when an opal doesn’t cut lol 🙏🙏❤️
@@blackopaldirect Despite that, it’s always interesting to see what happens.
Always enjoy watching you make the magic to the stones.
Hello Justin, I’ve recently started cutting opal (largely thanks to watching you for years). Can I ask where you get your nova wheels from? I can’t seem to find them. Keep up the great work.
Most lapidary shops but if you look up diamond pacific that will help
Thank you very much Justin
❤️ I like the new "voice over" format.
Glad you like it
I DID enjoy that!
Thank You Very Much
for bringing me along!!
And-
I hope you have a fantastic trip in good ol' Colorado!!!
Unfortunately,
I won't be seeing you there this time...
Even tho I would LOVE to see "your dad's opal" in person,
Texas is just too far away for a quick trip to the Rockies!
Oh hey!
I recently read the Aurora Borealis could temporarily be moving a tad South quite soon,
(altho I don't know the dates of that happening...).
I'm also not sure if you would be able to see it from Colorado?
But maybe if you trek up to the top of a mountain one night it would be visable that way!!
Wouldn't THAT be cool!!!
It would be like watching opals dancing in the sky!!!
So yeah!
Maybe something for y'all to look into!
Safe Travels everyone at BOD!!
❤️ 🛫✈️🛬 🌄 ❤️
Thank you one day we will
On one of your videos you mentioned which green dop wax is best, but I have the memory of a goldfish! Is it the matte or shiny that you recommend?
Beautiful Justin! Darn, Denver is still just a little to far for me to see you! Hope you have a great time there and sell lots!
Next time!
Excellent. I love the end results. 👍👍
Lovely results enjoy the trip 👍
I am from Egypt and I would really like to attend and your videos are great. I really thank you. If I do not attend, believe me, you will find me in your imagination
I love the last stone, I am fond of teardrop shaped opal.
0:53 you keep rubbing them out and I'll keep watching... Wait wait!
I don't think it's have the courage to cut down to the second bar on that first stone. Gorgeous!
Yeah it was a risk Don
Lovely set, with some great colour.
Hi Justin- Will be in Denver would love to connect and setup an appointment! So excited...
Yew love to meet 😊
Take its top off and rub one out! Lol wow justin great choice of words 👏 🤣🤣🥰
Justin, do you ever consider slicing in between the black potch layers through the colour bar ?
I thank you for you sharing your artistic ability with us. Awesome
Have fun in Denver.
I think you're awesome I try to watch all of your videos I have enjoyed every one of them you're the best
You are the master, some super stones rubbed. Thank you 👍👍👍👍
You are very welcome
with stones that bubble down, like the big crystal, Is it worth it to try slicing it?
Is that large white cushion cut for sale? Would love to see it polished, get the details, and price... Thank You!
Maybe we can meet finally! Life can be funny when caring for mom...
That would be cool
@@blackopaldirect
Justin, your videos are very interesting apparently you video cutting then voice over the commentary, it is very interesting when you know what is happening while you talk
Love your videos and gems. Big hug from Spain 🇪🇸
👀 😲 I see my ring in that second stone!!
Oh no Justin went in, taking its top off and rubbing one out - Stay safe
for me the opal I love the most is the fire reds oranges and yellow. it just looks good to me
Loved it Justin 👏👍🙂
I love watching the way you approach each stone your a rockstar
Gorgeous parcel!
Looking forward to this Justin.
Seeing you sand it down makes me realize how very soft Opal really is….
It’s a diamond wheel.
Another beautiful stone love it
Definitely trying to go. Would like to meet you and get one of those parcels off you too .. 😁 I got it in my calendar..
Dude you did not just say rub one out. I just spit my beer out. some went through my nose. Really like your videos.
🤣
What is the name of that machine you're using to grind the opals
Thank you, Justin. Where are all the gorgeous parcels of rough Opels that you tantalise us in your short clips?
On my website blackopaldirect.com
Justin I’m curious, what grit wheel do you generally rely on to open these stones initially? A 220?
yeah 250 grit
@@blackopaldirect I ordered a CabKing 6 inch model and can’t wait to see if I find some good stuff inside various small parcels I bought from Australia. I took the plunge! Really appreciate your videos and advice