Unfortunate for me I discovered your channel about 2 years too late to get in on the drawing but I’m still a winner because I get to see all your beautiful gems and enjoy your great personality
Justin's puns and great sense of humour are part of the reason Black Opal Direct is my favorite opal cutting videos to watch after work. Keep up the great work!
I have been home from work for 5 weeks with a broken ankle. I found your Chanel and have been quite entertained with the beautiful stones you produce Thanks Kevin
Awww! 🤗 Big hug for u; jus to hope u feel cared for, in case ur on ur own! Get better soon! I know wot it's lyk..... Jus horrid! Take care.😊Bye Rosie 🦓
I just did a 10 hour marathon run of your videos and I can't get enough, I have learned so much and enjoyed every stone you cut and went on the roller-coaster of emotions ☺️❤️🙏. I absolutely love opal and really miss my necklace that I got for my wedding and my something new, it was lost and with it the lovely memories I had visiting Australia 😭.
Omg I wish I could have seen you rub that last stone, Justin, it was GORGEOUS!! 😍 I don’t think you should slice it through the middle though, keep it heavy and sturdy and rub and polish the other side so it’s a double sided opal!! It would be sooooo beautiful that way and much more valuable as well! I have always loved crystals but finding your channel has made me fall in love with opal and this craft!! Thanks for taking the time to share with us!! Much love to you and yours!! 🥰🙏🏼♥️💎💯
Thank you all for the time and passion you all put into your videos. You all make allot of people's day's more enjoyable with your infectious enthusiasm for your trade and family like atmosphere it really is so infectious. I am sure you all make a big difference in this world by passing on that attitude to other people who will do and pay it forward. love is the key 🗝️ to happiness on earth 🌎. Great job guys and gals 👍
That was so much fun. Amazing stones. Can't wait tell next week. What a beautiful gem. Nova Scotia is pretty quiet, no snow yet. But I'm sure it is. We're doing good, and staying healthy. Stay safe and healthy. ❤😀👍⭐
Had to work again missed the live feed. Just watched it, I have to say I enjoyed the feed because it demonstrates what all us cutters that take on rough to cut, not every stone works. Thanks for the great input. Cheers Phil.
Since finding you here I've watch every time I can't help watching its fascinating and so interesting and keeps me glued to my screen every second as every second someone amazing can happen in the time your working on every master piece a master craftsman at work thank you for sharing 😊 I will try get into your link for your amazing competition the chance to own a piece of work of yours is like a real maganet keeping every thing crossed but it duz make it exstreamly difficult to watch you work with crossed eyes 😵 👀 ha HA ha
Just found your channel and its really interesting how opal is created... How opal is "prospected"? How its polished etc EVERYTHING! Makes me calm when I'm watching you so Thank you for that good sir!
Looks like I missed it. I'm through watching. Those are some beautiful stones. I can't wait to see you slice that one into. It's going to be gorgeous! I really enjoy watching you do your magic.
Justin you got some stunners today!! Sorry I missed the live stresm, I was out buying a new couch. Can't wait for the next video. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful gems with us.
Is the jelly lavender, (that is what I always want to call it) specific to Lightning Ridge ? So beautiful ... You are such a master at your craft. What fun to watch your videos. Thank You 🌈 Marilyn
I love your videos! I cant believe I just found you, and ofcourse I subscribed!!! No questions about that. Thank you so very much for sharing everything you do! I love opals and I love that you made this channel to share with all of us.... Thank you, thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌸❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Three separate color bars, I've never seen something like that before, just amazing, and the color on that one is unbelievable, and the size of it, omg what a beauty.
Just watched the latest episode, beautiful waterfall any more pictures forthcoming, anyway glad your back professor can't wait to hear that wheel turning 🙃
I'm so glad you brought up that wonderful piece with the 3 color bars again. I watched you cut it the other night and it brought up a lot of questions to my untrained mind. .#1. I've watched you do some extremely fine slicing, and I didn't understand why you didn't slice the stone into 3 separate stones outside of keeping the karat weight. #2. Is there a way that a stone can be sliced for precision with a computer? Is that something that exists? BTW, entering the competition, if by 1 in a million chance I should win I'm having it set into a commissioned piece for my nose ring.
Dang it. Dang it. Dang it. I once again missed the live show by getting lost puttering around in my garage. Thank goodness the live feed wasn't one and done and I was still able to enjoy it this morning. Lots of love to Black Opal Direct. By the way Justin. I think you have some real beauties in that bunch. I'm looking forward to seeing your mastery at the wheels reveal them.
Love the website just wish I had enough money to buy gem quality black opal .... but I’m also a new subscriber and found your website just by lookin on the web ... then came on TH-cam and found you here 🙏🏼👍🏼
Just look at opals direct and global opals because some of these black opals are small but nice. Etsy too. Because there are black opals and then there are Justin black opals and you could always upgrade later to a Justin stone maybe.
I never knew opal. I've seen a couple rings with small white stones faintly flash, just a tease really of the truly spectacular jemstone. I don't know what's name of that feeling it gives you inside is but I call it sparkly. Thank you Blackopaldirect for the pleasure of seeing what opal really is
Please please please lets see that last stone cut, its so big!. This was a great video Justin, I love your reveals. Thank you Black Opal Direct, I cant wait til next Tuesday, woohoo!
Out of all the old people that I have seen you reveal, I think I like that one that you showed towards the end of this video that is a dark opal. it's not a black opal but it's got a lot of red in it, 😍 beautiful stone 💚💚💚
Justin, with that last one you can take a layer off to have one two sided and the other probably just a one sided in the same shape. But that’s still so great! I’m excited!
Hi Justin, I love watching your video clips! I knew little about Opal, and feel like I have learnt a lot from you! I am a stone lover, and must say I love Opal above all else! Thank you for the ongoing education! From a KiwiOverseas..
I missed him now for the second Monday in a row. I only just started following him the Friday right before that Monday. I think these videos are so much fun to watch. And besides, opal is my favorite stone, next to rubies. My only daughter, my momma and my MawMaw, my Momma's momma were all born in October. I have a beautiful opal and diamond ring I got for a high school graduation gift from my parents. This was back in 83. Well, my daughter will get that ring. My oldest son who was born in July like myself will get the ruby and diamond ring I got for my 15th birthday. My youngest son will get the Alexandrite and ruby ring that I had bought so that I could have a ring with his birthstone, since he was born in June. It's my husband's birthstone too. My youngest and him even have the same birthday.
Missed the live stream😕...got so excited when I saw all the stones in the basket that I made some popcorn and prepared to hunker down! I need to schimpf you a little bit after you revealed the beauties at the end. Camera! Always use the camera Justin! I'm a true addict now! If I don't get my fix, I rewatch the old videos...whatever happened to the Rainbow Serpent? ❤ from 🇨🇦
Just in.... Anyways. I buy lots of antiques and noticed lots of opals but surprising its not rings and pendents is animals cats butterfly's spiders beatles birds on brooches. Lots of small bits of opal like moasaces. Even if it's treated on gold with wire or platinum or I suppose even silver. It would be good to see modering designs again.. Lots of opal small looks better together and brooches are coming back.... Angel
The last stone, you could slice the middle. Then if you take both sides off the upper section, you could make that into a double sided opal, whilst already having the first side which you have already cut
You go to the gem show in Tucson? I live here and go almost every year usually just to look around, but I'd love to stop by your booth and see what you bring next year if you end up coming!!
Was great to watch you working your magic, unfortunately the opals didn't turn out so well. Good you can cut a few smaller gems from them. Thank you Justin,
One thing I have learned from working on bench tops, anything you drop on the floor that goes under the bench goes straight to dimension 7..but it usually kicks out a previously lost item 1 for 1.
Oh my I missed the live stream, had a medical process here at home front...priority 😁 - Catching up now...I saw that *"orange yellow"* and held my breath again ...SCRIPT?! Oh well, still a beautiful gem, black potch and all✌🏾😎👍🏾🌴 -Darn *sand-spot cousin* 🤨 *Question:* have you ever included the black potch as part of piece? I mean it's quite dramatic against the colors? I'm sure this devalue a piece? ***GORGEOUS GEMS!!***
Hi, lovely peeps!! 😉I watched u live just now, but, wasn't able to comment, as couldn't get into the Messaging! Iuvd the show again, really interesting. Wishing you luf&hugs to all! Ahh Rosie 🦓 (🦋)
I swear I could just watch you cut beautiful opals all day and never get bored
Unfortunate for me I discovered your channel about 2 years too late to get in on the drawing but I’m still a winner because I get to see all your beautiful gems and enjoy your great personality
I love watching you cut stones it is so beautiful the way it starts shining through. You do a fabulous job. And you're teaching me a lot about Opals
Justin's puns and great sense of humour are part of the reason Black Opal Direct is my favorite opal cutting videos to watch after work. Keep up the great work!
Believe it or not, I watch his videos without the sound. He is just as interesting without any.
I totally agree. Rock on Justin!
I have been home from work for 5 weeks with a broken ankle. I found your Chanel and have been quite entertained with the beautiful stones you produce
Thanks
Kevin
I hope your ankle is getting much better! Thanks for watching
Awww! 🤗 Big hug for u; jus to hope u feel cared for, in case ur on ur own! Get better soon! I know wot it's lyk..... Jus horrid! Take care.😊Bye Rosie 🦓
I’m glad you are showing us some of the ones that didn’t work out. That is so instructive.
I just did a 10 hour marathon run of your videos and I can't get enough, I have learned so much and enjoyed every stone you cut and went on the roller-coaster of emotions ☺️❤️🙏. I absolutely love opal and really miss my necklace that I got for my wedding and my something new, it was lost and with it the lovely memories I had visiting Australia 😭.
If you have pictures of your necklace there are jeweler that can make a replicant
love watching you cut into Black Opals...I am in Shreveport, La, USA and have learned so much for you....Such a joy.
Omg I wish I could have seen you rub that last stone, Justin, it was GORGEOUS!! 😍 I don’t think you should slice it through the middle though, keep it heavy and sturdy and rub and polish the other side so it’s a double sided opal!! It would be sooooo beautiful that way and much more valuable as well! I have always loved crystals but finding your channel has made me fall in love with opal and this craft!! Thanks for taking the time to share with us!! Much love to you and yours!! 🥰🙏🏼♥️💎💯
I love watching you cut opals, it's like opening gifts on Christmas morning!!
the whole family enjoy watching.we've developed a great understanding of the process of how the king of stones,is completed.thank you Justin and crew
Thank you all for the time and passion you all put into your videos. You all make allot of people's day's more enjoyable with your infectious enthusiasm for your trade and family like atmosphere it really is so infectious. I am sure you all make a big difference in this world by passing on that attitude to other people who will do and pay it forward. love is the key 🗝️ to happiness on earth 🌎. Great job guys and gals 👍
That was so much fun. Amazing stones. Can't wait tell next week. What a beautiful gem. Nova Scotia is pretty quiet, no snow yet. But I'm sure it is. We're doing good, and staying healthy.
Stay safe and healthy.
❤😀👍⭐
Ok,I am here in FL. No snow( please send some)I should be doing other things,not I'll watch you,gives me energy. Can't wait to see the results.
I love watching you cut opals! I can’t get enough, and you’re helping me through chemo for my breast cancer, what’s not to love?!
I would adore that piece with the black center. Maybe not worth a lot, but it's magnificent in its own way.
Great stuff Justin !!!❤ Truly enjoy your cuttings and descriptions along the process, very informative!!
Had to work again missed the live feed. Just watched it, I have to say I enjoyed the feed because it demonstrates what all us cutters that take on rough to cut, not every stone works. Thanks for the great input. Cheers Phil.
I have learned so much about Opal watching your videos. Thank you for such entertaining education 👍💚.
Welcome 🙏
Since finding you here I've watch every time I can't help watching its fascinating and so interesting and keeps me glued to my screen every second as every second someone amazing can happen in the time your working on every master piece a master craftsman at work thank you for sharing 😊 I will try get into your link for your amazing competition the chance to own a piece of work of yours is like a real maganet keeping every thing crossed but it duz make it exstreamly difficult to watch you work with crossed eyes 😵 👀 ha HA ha
I love the way those stones turned out and I know you can make those other ones come out and just dance beautifully with the colors
Have a great holiday in the blue mountains Justin. Sounds like a a lot of fun. See you on your return. Those were good opals you cut. Thank you
Just found your channel and its really interesting how opal is created... How opal is "prospected"? How its polished etc
EVERYTHING!
Makes me calm when I'm watching you so Thank you for that good sir!
Glad you found me. 🙏😊
Love watching you guys just found y'all
each stone you work on is an experience and increasable to see you work on. Truly I could do this all day long
Looks like I missed it. I'm through watching. Those are some beautiful stones. I can't wait to see you slice that one into. It's going to be gorgeous! I really enjoy watching you do your magic.
Love you showing the zeros and the heroes. Lots of guts.
It's fascinating and rather soothing to watch you at work.. keep up the good work Justin.
Thank you Rob
I'm in WEST VIRGINIA love watching anything about opal I'd love to be able to do what you guys do .
I love the passion you have, and you are awesome at it, I will make sure to watch all vids
I absolutely love your videos!! When i get a notification i get excited. I learn from you!
Justin you got some stunners today!! Sorry I missed the live stresm, I was out buying a new couch. Can't wait for the next video. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful gems with us.
Is the jelly lavender, (that is what I always want to call it) specific to Lightning Ridge ? So beautiful ... You are such a master at your craft. What fun to watch your videos. Thank You 🌈 Marilyn
Yes, it is! mostly found in LR
What is your favorite color in opals
Love the extra talk about the color play and how it happens, thank you and God bless
You are so welcome
She’s going to come out a beauty no matter what you can find the best cut on those stones that’s why I follow you I’m learning so much from you
It’s awesome watching a master at work .
Cheers for the videos mate👍🏻
I love your videos! I cant believe I just found you, and ofcourse I subscribed!!! No questions about that. Thank you so very much for sharing everything you do! I love opals and I love that you made this channel to share with all of us.... Thank you, thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌸❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
❤️🙏
Three separate color bars, I've never seen something like that before, just amazing, and the color on that one is unbelievable, and the size of it, omg what a beauty.
Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷
Definitely my favorite channel to watch..
Keep up the great work you do 💎💎💎😃
Excited to see what you have to cut and polish. Addictive
Just watched the latest episode, beautiful waterfall any more pictures forthcoming, anyway glad your back professor can't wait to hear that wheel turning 🙃
Thank you so much for making these videos, It makes my day to watch these after work. Ill be dreaming of opal tonight and tomorrow at work.
You know every stone you cut you always come out with something beautiful in them every time
I'm so glad you brought up that wonderful piece with the 3 color bars again. I watched you cut it the other night and it brought up a lot of questions to my untrained mind. .#1. I've watched you do some extremely fine slicing, and I didn't understand why you didn't slice the stone into 3 separate stones outside of keeping the karat weight. #2. Is there a way that a stone can be sliced for precision with a computer? Is that something that exists? BTW, entering the competition, if by 1 in a million chance I should win I'm having it set into a commissioned piece for my nose ring.
You mean to tell me I have to wait until NEXT TUESDAY to see you cut that opal open?! I’ve never been more impatient about a rock in my life
LOL 😂
January is looking better and better. Need to buy more opal.
Dang it. Dang it. Dang it. I once again missed the live show by getting lost puttering around in my garage. Thank goodness the live feed wasn't one and done and I was still able to enjoy it this morning. Lots of love to Black Opal Direct.
By the way Justin. I think you have some real beauties in that bunch. I'm looking forward to seeing your mastery at the wheels reveal them.
I live and collect on the Oregon Coast I have not found anything like what you work with!! But I have purple cow agate.
Love the website just wish I had enough money to buy gem quality black opal .... but I’m also a new subscriber and found your website just by lookin on the web ... then came on TH-cam and found you here 🙏🏼👍🏼
Welcome ..
We all love Justin ..enjoy
Just look at opals direct and global opals because some of these black opals are small but nice. Etsy too. Because there are black opals and then there are Justin black opals and you could always upgrade later to a Justin stone maybe.
I never knew opal. I've seen a couple rings with small white stones faintly flash, just a tease really of the truly spectacular jemstone. I don't know what's name of that feeling it gives you inside is but I call it sparkly. Thank you Blackopaldirect for the pleasure of seeing what opal really is
So welcome Richard
Please please please lets see that last stone cut, its so big!. This was a great video Justin, I love your reveals. Thank you Black Opal Direct, I cant wait til next Tuesday, woohoo!
Glad you enjoyed Top cat. ❤️
You say not so good, I say Wow, Wow, Wow. Thanks for sharing. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
It is amazing that I just see a rock, and you see a whole world! What passion!
Lots of laughs and excitement as allways thanks guys!
Out of all the old people that I have seen you reveal, I think I like that one that you showed towards the end of this video that is a dark opal. it's not a black opal but it's got a lot of red in it, 😍 beautiful stone 💚💚💚
I'm so inspired to go down to my studio and do it
Outstanding work of Opal Art Boss👍👍👍
Lol thank you
Well known around the world....An artist at work..
Justin, with that last one you can take a layer off to have one two sided and the other probably just a one sided in the same shape. But that’s still so great! I’m excited!
what an awesome opal....so colorful
Hi Justin, I love watching your video clips! I knew little about Opal, and feel like I have learnt a lot from you!
I am a stone lover, and must say I love Opal above all else! Thank you for the ongoing education! From a KiwiOverseas..
Last one blew my mind. Wowwww 👏👏👏
I SAW ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS A MONTH AGO AND NOW IM HOOKED SUBBED AND NOTIFIES ON
You do beautiful work.
Awe damn I'm so sad I missed the live stream!! When will the next one happen so I can make sure I make it?
I missed him now for the second Monday in a row. I only just started following him the Friday right before that Monday. I think these videos are so much fun to watch. And besides, opal is my favorite stone, next to rubies. My only daughter, my momma and my MawMaw, my Momma's momma were all born in October. I have a beautiful opal and diamond ring I got for a high school graduation gift from my parents. This was back in 83. Well, my daughter will get that ring. My oldest son who was born in July like myself will get the ruby and diamond ring I got for my 15th birthday. My youngest son will get the Alexandrite and ruby ring that I had bought so that I could have a ring with his birthstone, since he was born in June. It's my husband's birthstone too. My youngest and him even have the same birthday.
I really like the stone with the dark center.
Missed the live stream😕...got so excited when I saw all the stones in the basket that I made some popcorn and prepared to hunker down! I need to schimpf you a little bit after you revealed the beauties at the end. Camera! Always use the camera Justin! I'm a true addict now! If I don't get my fix, I rewatch the old videos...whatever happened to the Rainbow Serpent? ❤ from 🇨🇦
Haha awesome The rainbow serpent is still living in a collection and it has moved to Egypt
Hiaya your shirt almost orange....love watching your channel
Hiayaaa
Just in.... Anyways. I buy lots of antiques and noticed lots of opals but surprising its not rings and pendents is animals cats butterfly's spiders beatles birds on brooches. Lots of small bits of opal like moasaces. Even if it's treated on gold with wire or platinum or I suppose even silver. It would be good to see modering designs again.. Lots of opal small looks better together and brooches are coming back.... Angel
Killer stones. Do you by chance know whats the most regarded theory on how the pattern(s) are determined within opal?
i love watching all of your videos...
Greetings Justin Melinda RESPECTS from Denver Colorado , long time watcher great admirer .
I think the crystal opals are gorgeous .
Justin, I am watching all of your shows. I guess, I am an addict, now!
I was over two years late to get in on the script pattern contest. Oh well, I love all opal. My eyes are drawn to it 🙂
Damn I can't believe I miss a live show. I'm sorry I missed the show. As always thankyou for the great entertainment Justin
The last stone, you could slice the middle. Then if you take both sides off the upper section, you could make that into a double sided opal, whilst already having the first side which you have already cut
I love the first stone. I think the black offsets the colors.
Is that the all seeing Eye of Sauron? That would make an intersting “Eye” ring! I’d love that as a ring set in silver!
Oh, I missed the live but what a nail biter, I guess the stone gods where playing difficult. Cant wait to see the last one cut, tease!
The blue one was beautiful and different.
That was a delightful ride!
Beautiful work
I'm a gemmologist and jewellery appraiser and I think what you do is important to show appraisers why the value of a cutter is what it is thanks
Nooooo, it looks like it has flowers in it. Beautiful.
You go to the gem show in Tucson? I live here and go almost every year usually just to look around, but I'd love to stop by your booth and see what you bring next year if you end up coming!!
Lol, you said this would be on Tuesday, but it’s still Monday in California. Love these live videos you’re doing, hope I can catch the next one :)
Was great to watch you working your magic, unfortunately the opals didn't turn out so well. Good you can cut a few smaller gems from them. Thank you Justin,
Love the eye idea
One thing I have learned from working on bench tops, anything you drop on the floor that goes under the bench goes straight to dimension 7..but it usually kicks out a previously lost item 1 for 1.
😂😂
Opal is wonderful ! We had a nice one in my wifes ring that broke in half ?? What is the best way to treat an opal so that the opal stays Healthy ???
You would just need to recut it
wish i could have watched live, hi from Montana!
I a huge fan from Tennessee in the States
Oh my I missed the live stream, had a medical process here at home front...priority 😁
- Catching up now...I saw that *"orange yellow"* and held my breath again ...SCRIPT?!
Oh well, still a beautiful gem, black potch and all✌🏾😎👍🏾🌴
-Darn *sand-spot cousin* 🤨
*Question:* have you ever included the black potch as part of piece? I mean it's quite dramatic against the colors? I'm sure this devalue a piece?
***GORGEOUS GEMS!!***
And now you're at a quarter of a million followers 😉👍
Its amazing to watch i like the eyeball one.
Ooo goody goody goody 😁💚 show us the color!!
Hi, lovely peeps!! 😉I watched u live just now, but, wasn't able to comment, as couldn't get into the Messaging! Iuvd the show again, really interesting. Wishing you luf&hugs to all! Ahh Rosie 🦓
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Sorry I'm late! Can't wait to see what you cut. Just want to say HI FROM ILLINOIS USA
Can't wait for more!! I love it!!!
Jason, you make my day