Thank you so much for making these videos. My new obsession began with a Christmas gift for my mum. What do you get the girl who has everything? The one thing she believes is bad luck to buy herself - an opal~! Thanks to your videos, I was able to compile a beautiful opal collection, including some of my own hand polished opals as a gift to my mum. These videos are educational, entertaining, and fun. Many thanks!
👋 Hi Justin and Tamika and it's wonderful to see you use your magic talented cutting skills again Justin! That little crystal opal was a very pretty thing indeed👋💎👍❤. Greetings to you all at BOD from a -11 degrees C cold Landskrona, Sweden!
I love your program , Justin. I am an October lady. My two favorite stones are the black oal and the ruby. I am from Wisconsin with an October 14th birthday.
I hope you make more videos for us soon Justin! Very fun video. Bummed about the big knobby that just was so stubborn. Loved the diamond! And love crystals...my favorite!
Hood River, Oregon perfect for being stuck in the house on top of the 15cm of snow the last few days we expect 10 cm of snow then 80kmh winds and 2cm of freezing rain. As long as the power stays on I can catch up with my favorite channel. Wish I could make it down there to Tucson..
Very nice work. I know you work so hard to get that perfect cut and color. I see how all those little imperfections can really screw things up. I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep up the good work.
Real life interrupted my seeing this live!!!! Ah well at least I get to see your smiling faces now!!! Happy New Year!!! Hello from Colorado!! It is SO cold 11 below zero Ferinhiet. Really cold, my hubby's truck stalled and we are waiting for a tow truck.... COLD!!! ❄️
Hi Opal Guru, watching the opals emerge under your expert hands is addictive and a real learning experience. Makes me want to get into rock/crystal/opal lapidary work. I’m keen but no stones haha😂
Thanks for another fun session. Justin, you are such a knowledgeable artist. Thanks for sharing your time and talents. I wish I was able to participate in your gig, but I don't do Instagram. Looking forward to your next video.
I was in the gold coast last week , the whole city is like people from Penrith and Hawkesbury were asked make a fair/showground city. Especially with that Dracula building
A nice return for the new year 👌 🙂 The last one was gorgeous colours. ..i hope it comes out well and you can show us how it finished...👍👍👍 Those dark greens with the blood red ...a nice Xmas opal ...
I loved watching you cut and polish your 0pal some nice little ones come out of it a few thousand awesome mate well done anyway i have subscribed to your channel and i will be watching all the best kind regards Gregory Lee from Melbourne Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🙂👋
It shows you just how slow you really have to train your brain into slowing down because was it comes off there is no going back and picking up the pieces so great educational video on your part on teaching patience and under standing opal have great day
Justin, you are getting to me. I was sitting in my armchair this morning, having a cup of black coffee. I held a slice off of a sourdough loaf, thinly buttered and folded in half. I started nibbling at the crust, and sipping my coffee. Once the crust was completely consumed I started nibbling at the corners and the ragged edges, making it more even. I turned it over and nibbled at the edges of the other side, until the sides of my little sandwich matched exactly. Then I realized I had cut a perfect oval. I think I am in trouble… I am not a lapidarist! What has watching your channel done to me? 😳
I do custom leather work. I have put several different stones in beaded belts I make. It would be interesting to be able to put a couple of opals in one.
The beautiful play of green blue colour always reminds me of aerial photography of the Great Barrier Reef. Question please Justin: When you dream Green Blue opal colour at night do you dive into the Great Barrier Reef Green Blue opals and catch Coral Trout or Spanish Mackerel or Giant GT's or Blue Marlin ?
What an awesome workout. Really liked last piece 'cause it challenged you. You didn't get flustered/upset, you just re-assessed, and pulled the 🐰 out of the hat. Or is it a chicken dinner? 😂 Well done Maestro, well done.
Tucson celebrates the beauty of geyms, fossils and minerals over the last days of January and first two weeks of February. Valentines Day is when we finally relax and share our treasures with others. Please come and enjoy!
speaking of being able to see what you're doing... have you seen the video on the opal mills in which Phil cut a stone blindfolded? i must say great results for the 1st live of '24! hopefully i'll be able to catch more of the future live posts...well, live! ✌️🐝➕
Working your way into delight or disappointment. I love that as it truly describes the life of an Opal cutter.
Hi Justin, , thank you for another great video. I never get tired of watching you cutting opals. See you again next show.
That last wow was a real wow. Thank you, Justin.
I love this one. You went slow and you explained the thought process clearly . Beautiful gems. Thank you.
Justin, you are the master of Opal!
Your vids are relaxing and meditative for me. The stone is ground away, and the gem revealed... Looking forward to 2024
Happy New year to all opal lovers through the world, beautiful Stones, God's wanders. A French fan. ❤❤❤
CAL. here, Maestro. Was grocery shopping. What a great surprise to come home to.
First time on from York Nebraska. Love you guys, I’ve learned so much from you!
That is awesome! Welcome
Thank you so much for making these videos. My new obsession began with a Christmas gift for my mum. What do you get the girl who has everything? The one thing she believes is bad luck to buy herself - an opal~! Thanks to your videos, I was able to compile a beautiful opal collection, including some of my own hand polished opals as a gift to my mum. These videos are educational, entertaining, and fun. Many thanks!
That was a great start to the year.
Love watching you guys 😎😎😎👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Fantastic show watch it all the time
Thank You and Tamika. Love the results of your shared work. You bring Beauty to Life!
Fantastic first session of the year. Can't wait to see how that big guy came out
I loved this show. I love seeing your mind at work trying to beat the sand. Thanks to you both for sharing.😊
👋 Hi Justin and Tamika and it's wonderful to see you use your magic talented cutting skills again Justin! That little crystal opal was a very pretty thing indeed👋💎👍❤. Greetings to you all at BOD from a -11 degrees C cold Landskrona, Sweden!
Thank you Susanne
Hello from South Africa. Sorry I missed the live broadcast. Hoping for a fantastic year ahead😊
Hay I've been watching your videos and you've inspired me to try my hand at opal working so thank yuo
Great live, Justin and Tamika. What a way to start off the year! Have safe and prosperous Tucson visit.
(and, yes, this IS Don).
Haha I knew it
I had to check the comments to see if you were Don😅
Love you man good to see you from Pennsylvania it’s super cold
Even the desert is cold at night. Hopefully it will warm in Tuscon by the time Justin gets there. The dog's water pan has ice on it every morning.
Hi 👋 there Tamika and hi to Ruth🎉🎉🎉 ❤❤❤
Good evening Justin good to see you again here for Massachusetts, USA❤❤
Yay, happy new year🎉
Your work is mesmerizing. And your end product is phenomenal!❤
Love your videos, must be nice to work with such beautiful stones. Start to finish great. Rockwall,Tx
I love your program , Justin. I am an October lady. My two favorite stones are the black oal and the ruby. I am from Wisconsin with an October 14th birthday.
I hope you make more videos for us soon Justin! Very fun video. Bummed about the big knobby that just was so stubborn. Loved the diamond! And love crystals...my favorite!
Hi guys from st. Louis missouri.❤ who needs all those things when you have opal!
Hood River, Oregon perfect for being stuck in the house on top of the 15cm of snow the last few days we expect 10 cm of snow then 80kmh winds and 2cm of freezing rain. As long as the power stays on I can catch up with my favorite channel. Wish I could make it down there to Tucson..
Happy New Year Justin and Tamika from Alaska! Love watching your work.
glad you are back for the new year.
Very nice work. I know you work so hard to get that perfect cut and color. I see how all those little imperfections can really screw things up. I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep up the good work.
Hi Justin, you are a great inspiration!
Hey, thanks Eric
Real life interrupted my seeing this live!!!! Ah well at least I get to see your smiling faces now!!! Happy New Year!!! Hello from Colorado!! It is SO cold 11 below zero Ferinhiet. Really cold, my hubby's truck stalled and we are waiting for a tow truck.... COLD!!! ❄️
A live will never go smoothly haha
@@blackopaldirect too true! After raising four boys, I enjoyed things getting calmer, but the rollercoaster persists! 💖
Hi there 😊I’m glad you are doing better ❤Happy New Year everyone that is my birthday the first.
Hi Opal Guru, watching the opals emerge under your expert hands is addictive and a real learning experience. Makes me want to get into rock/crystal/opal lapidary work. I’m keen but no stones haha😂
❤I love the moss pattern!❤
Lol pioneer pauly with the cheeky questions as usual
Thanks for another fun session. Justin, you are such a knowledgeable artist. Thanks for sharing your time and talents. I wish I was able to participate in your gig, but I don't do Instagram. Looking forward to your next video.
Maine, is sunny today about 21 degrees. I love how you say, No...Aussie's rule the opal market.
I was in the gold coast last week , the whole city is like people from Penrith and Hawkesbury were asked make a fair/showground city. Especially with that Dracula building
Happy New Year! I'm going to the Gem Show in Tucson in Feb. Looking forward to meeting you!... Maril from Canada
If there's any stone you don't want I'll take it ❤😂 Opal is actually my birthstone and I'm obsessed!!
A nice return for the new year 👌 🙂 The last one was gorgeous colours. ..i hope it comes out well and you can show us how it finished...👍👍👍 Those dark greens with the blood red ...a nice Xmas opal ...
Every now and then the glints of green on the large knobby remind me of lightning at night. ⚡ 💚 ⚡
Exactly
I loved watching you cut and polish your 0pal some nice little ones come out of it a few thousand awesome mate well done anyway i have subscribed to your channel and i will be watching all the best kind regards Gregory Lee from Melbourne Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🙂👋
It shows you just how slow you really have to train your brain into slowing down because was it comes off there is no going back and picking up the pieces so great educational video on your part on teaching patience and under standing opal have great day
Thank you
0:23:00 - Tamika's ASMR Whispers!
PR, watched PR at Milton Courts in '93 before he became famous. Love PR. Lovely fella
That little crystal is very pretty.
Justin, you are getting to me.
I was sitting in my armchair this morning, having a cup of black coffee. I held a slice off of a sourdough loaf, thinly buttered and folded in half.
I started nibbling at the crust, and sipping my coffee. Once the crust was completely consumed I started nibbling at the corners and the ragged edges, making it more even. I turned it over and nibbled at the edges of the other side, until the sides of my little sandwich matched exactly.
Then I realized I had cut a perfect oval.
I think I am in trouble… I am not a lapidarist! What has watching your channel done to me? 😳
Haha its called opal fever
Great start to the New Year Justin!!!
Me encanta tu canal tu trabajo y el sentido del humor que tienes . Soy un seguidor cuando tengo tiempo , un fuerte abrazo .
😂😂😂 I thought my family was the only one that says "bung hole." 😂😂😂😂
I'm glad to see your thumb all healed up.
Loved the diamond shape
🎉🎉🎉 I finally made it for a live!!!! Hell'errrrr howrr ya doin? From Athens Georgia
I do custom leather work. I have put several different stones in beaded belts I make. It would be interesting to be able to put a couple of opals in one.
Here's to a better year 👍👍
Tacos and tequila that's a winner for sure
Happy new year a little late to my favorite opals cutte'r
Hi Justin, Just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing you in Tuscon! -The Colorado Squid.
Happy New Year!
Happy 2024
The beautiful play of green blue colour always reminds me of aerial photography of the Great Barrier Reef. Question please Justin: When you dream Green Blue opal colour at night do you dive into the Great Barrier Reef Green Blue opals and catch Coral Trout or Spanish Mackerel or Giant GT's or Blue Marlin ?
damn sand! great start to 2024 though, thanks guys😉♥
Hello from California
You do amazing work truly beautiful
You should see a Wisconsin, Justin
It is frigid with lots of snow.
Missed the live ,watching at 2.20 pm from beaconsfield VIC ❤
Are you going to the Tucson gem show again this year?
That last one very nice 🎉😊
Spectacular 😊
The striped one should have been left in one peace and just cleaned ! Beautiful pattern !
Happy new year🎉
Looking nice!
Great job ❤
What an awesome workout. Really liked last piece 'cause it challenged you. You didn't get flustered/upset, you just re-assessed, and pulled the 🐰 out of the hat. Or is it a chicken dinner? 😂 Well done Maestro, well done.
Hello from Austria ❤
When is the Gem Show in Tucson ? I would love to make plans to try go there sometime !
Tucson celebrates the beauty of geyms, fossils and minerals over the last days of January and first two weeks of February.
Valentines Day is when we finally relax and share our treasures with others.
Please come and enjoy!
From Las Vegas Nevada here,
Jeff from West Virginia. Wet, White and Wild West Virginia, currently...
That's a really cool prize
It's snowing in Scotland 🏴 right now
speaking of being able to see what you're doing... have you seen the video on the opal mills in which Phil cut a stone blindfolded? i must say great results for the 1st live of '24! hopefully i'll be able to catch more of the future live posts...well, live!
✌️🐝➕
Haha he cut it blindfolded because pioneer Paul said I should do it. Glad it inspired someone to do it
really well done first cut of 2024
We have the same issue with our YT as well.
Nice from Fred West Vancouver, BC Canada
What a nail biter the last one. 💕
Georgia, USA. Happy New Year. Can raw opals be put in and survive a rock tumbler?
Can raw opals be put in and survive a rock tumbler?
Jacksonville, Illinois
I like that marquis shape.
You gotta hit like!!!!
6degrees here in Missouri
Michigan
When you mention price of arones ia that in ASD or USD?
At the last stone I had dremeled out the sand and had safed the bigness
Well it's 19 degrees in Spring Texas, tacos are good anytime
Could a water jet save carats ?
How can i stop my opal going yellow. Ive had numerous opals rings and each of them has turned yellow and lost its colour.
Hello from texas
Like the Funky Cole Medina?!
Do cut Ethiopian opals?😊