Breaking Opal 101

[@1.4142]

We grind opal not because it is hard, but because licking. takes too long.

[@janvafa9959]

😳🤦🏼‍♀️🤷‍♀️😂🤪

[@danielmcgrath7519]

Lol 😆

[@redeyestones3738]

😆😆😆

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Haha! Well played, sir!

[@korenbrown7360]

Mr 🦉

[@jerrylay8843]

Thank you as with every show you make I can't wait till you do it again. Keep up the great work we disabled can only look at the Beauty you make gives me so much Joy and I guess it's your work .Please keep making the show as long as you can. You were made to do this.Few people find their true calling but have this is right where you belong wow you are so Blessed .I will keep praying for you to keep making these shows. I want to see as many more shows as you can make.I see the Joy that the rocks give you and that's why your shows are so good.

[@charlesstewart9246]

Yes you will be doing,what you do best. Opal cutting and grandiose story telling. Shiela's a lucky lady to have you as a " companion " and aid. You're whole house looks like a happy house especially the animals,maybe 10 hours was a tad long but we get to see so little of you recently (Bad Black Bear. Keeping you captive🤔 ) Stunning work once again,you can't half pull the best out of the worst looking lumps. Arrows,clams,all manner of shapes,A Truly Talented Colonel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💎😃💎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MrJrio11]

Glad you had a good vacation, was missing your work. Love your arrow heads!

[@InTraVenOus10]

It got better and better with every Opal you’ve shown. Amazing pieces from this big chunk of Opal! Great work.

[@DOGfacedMAN]

Headed to the Black Rock Desert in NW Nevada at the end of September in search of my first precious opal! Just found your channel and it gives me hope!

[@amayakawaii]

Once again some truly amazing stones! I love being shown how you go about preparing a stone to be made into an arrowhead, absolutely fascinating!

[@merlerenkl1298]

Wooow i could never imagine these results of stones you cut out of the big rough chunk of opal. Can't believe that beauty in every opal this Video, especially Dharma. My highlight was definitely the turning sweet Zoe to the wheelsound in the background ^^

[@haleyking5588]

Every time you post I rush over to watch the amazing stones you bring to life!! Those arrowheads with the purple bars shifting through are mesmerizing!! Also is Hopper a new addition such a cute kitty!

[@haleyking5588]

He is so little and cute!! Tell Hopper sorry I didn't realize he's been around I always get distracted by his older brothers 😀

[@MFCunnilingus]

Thank you for being my guide for my journey into opalholism. I’ve been polishing & shaping Wello Opal into amateur jewelry that I’ve been selling locally for about a year now, and I have YOU to thank for your insights.

[@kaylabjorkman]

Wow, those arrowheads look amazing! I wasn't expecting them to come out so well!

[@seebeedee]

The missing footage of the baby blue one will forever be sought-after in my mind. Someday when brain uploads exist I hope boss reuploads this episode just for it! Stunning and then some! 💎

[@matthewabraham73]

Your humor reminds me of my dad thank you for always putting a smile on my face.

[@Aeryu]

I love the seam cut pattern so much, I keep looking around to buy one but it seems that sellers either don't describe it as such or just don't cut opals that direction often.

[@Aeryu]

@@PulitzerOpal I see! Very technical in that case, still my favourite way of cuts.

[@chadatchison145]

You and Opal Et Al are very generous thank you!

[@helenalderson6608]

As always, a joy to watch! I love the thought process in strategizing the best way to make your cuts. Of course, the Tindr profiles of the stones is fun and I'm afraid I rather enjoy the interludes of kitties, doggies, and butterflies. Just a comment 😻

[@lisazappley4461]

I absolutely love opals and enjoy watching your videos. Your humor is an added bonus.

[@stopthemuzik7]

I always love the animal clips. I want an orange kitty cat someday. I never knew there were hoppers that big. OMG 😳 The opals are amazing. The arrowhead with the blue streaks looks so cool.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

I had an orange tabby as a kid. Huge personality.

[@Violet-qf8dr]

Orange tabbies are the friendliest of cats.

[@sarahfisher6801]

@@Violet-qf8dr I'm not so sure. Our orange tabby is nice to the humans in the house for the most part but she only likes one of the other cats and makes sure the other's know it, lol. :)

[@sarahfisher6801]

@@PulitzerOpal To be fair, she was essentially feral when we adopted her. We adopted her with our tuxedo girl and she is the only other cat that she likes. Now that she is getting older she is starting to calm down a bit which is nice. She used to (as early as last year) go out of her way to start fights with my daughter's cat and our male tuxedo kitty but these days she seems to be trying her best to just avoid them now, lol. :)

[@denisbrummer9557]

Mister ... Every single opal from Your hands are master pieces! The hand of the master!!

[@Prljamlvr]

So glad you're back! KZbin is boring without you and Sheila!

[@Geckoyogaia]

All the bells & whistles are ON for your channel. So is a smile ON my face each time. Glad you bearly got away in the mountains. Sure would be epic if Sir Lance a lot or blue Barry came to live in my collection.

[@davidsommerfeld2955]

Always enjoy your narrative wit and humor as you cut your opals.

[@brianfox2523]

Another great show. Beautiful stones cut from what some call waste. Great to see Sheila making an appearance. Looking forward to the next showing.

[@trandachtomy]

This is without a doubt among one of the best opal youtube channels on youtube

[@KathyEvans]

I love your videos...and Sheila...Paco...Hopper - and beautiful opals Hello from East Tennessee

[@barneyfromblackmesa2454]

I love you sir. You're the grandfather I always wanted but never had.

[@cshaps1212]

I love the little diegetic pauses of butterflies and your pets playing. Its a nice touch.

[@sandmaker]

Congratulation to the winner! That was some kind of beautiful opal. Nice job on the cutting and being a flake. I mean flaking an arrowhead. Thanks for sharing the opal cutting. Keep the madness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@christinescheriff5917]

Every part of that opal ended up looking gorgeous. I truly enjoy the artistry that goes into uncovering the beauty within the rock.

[@johnsaucerhunter]

That darn Sheila, always poking her head up into the shots and I know you have to cut out about 99% of her shenanigan's . But the results from the stone you were given gave us all so much to look at (thanks to you). Great work and congrats to whomever wins one of your give-a-ways.

[@jimstratford4577]

My jaw dropped when I saw Lance and I would be honored to have Barry live around my neck. Your opal arrowheads are my favorite thing to watch you make. It’s good to see a new video from you and Sheila is still looking good.

[@camaulay]

Incredible work. I've known Anton from Opal Et Al for years and hes a top bloke, I'm stoked he's got this high quality opal. Thanks for sharing

[@easemailboxes]

Another great video skipped by KZbin. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[@betterlatethannever4921]

KZbin has failed me and I’ve missed 6 MONTHS of your updates. On the bright side I get to binge watch everything I missed. Solid entertainment. Love your fur babies, especially those love bites! 💗

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Yeah. I wish they'd let you rank your subs and put ones like pulitzer up at the top of priority.

[@Aeryu]

Enjoy the glorious binge watch tho!

[@betterlatethannever4921]

@@ThatOpalGuy I agree. Plus they throw all these random videos on the main page instead of what I actually want to watch. Thank you Xan, I binge watched all except for one of them last night and I’m disappointed I only have one more left. I think I may go back and rewatch some of the videos I watched awhile ago.

[@longlowdog]

Brilliant video. Those butterflies couldn't help but brighten anyone's day. Regards from Scotland.

[@jenniferwarner683]

What an amazing outcome. They all look stunning. Awesome job and what an award to see the beautiful finishes.

[@dougbarton4531]

Opals, arrow heads, giant grasshoppers and cats. It simply doesn't get anymore informative and entertaining than this. Hats off to you my friend. Yet again another great video. Cheers mate.

[@dougbarton4531]

@@PulitzerOpal Yes, the good ole Lepidoptera. How could I forget. Must have been the opal fever.

[@The_Madd_Thrifter]

What an incredible experience! Absolutely amazing to watch! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@winterwood2836]

My favorite part of your videos is your sense of humor, I love your opals also but listening you is the best part😊

[@justachipn3039]

Damn I LOVE your Arrowheads !!!👀👀👍👍

[@trish002]

What generous people at Opal Et Al. I love watching a beautiful creation appear from the rough, the play of color is so pretty 😍

[@AHuy9239]

I love that you add clips of your pets in your videos. All the opals are so pretty. It’s the best of both worlds.

[@misschatoyance]

Between you and Black Opal Direct, you've driven me to buying and now learning (slooooowly) how to cut these amazing stones! While I'll never reach the level of expertise you've shown, thank you for sharing your skill! I'm so excited to see what I'll find in my next little batch of rough and potch.

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

I never saw a dog do that before! Your menagerie is active and colorful, just like the opal creatures you shape. Thanks for the giggles!

[@mirafields1641]

What a treat today!! Bugs, cats, Sheila, opals, arrowheads and Pulitzers hands! 😆 Loved it all ☺️🙌🙌

[@andrewgivens5070]

What a great video I always enjoy the organized chaos that is your videos! I love opal and watching you work makes me a better cutter. Thank you! Keep up the good work!

[@wakeangel7241]

Hello from Bonnie Scotland! Only just discovered your channel.Been binge watching all day. Just wow. Not much to find in Scotland, certainly nothing like these opals, It's a joy watching you at your chosen craft. All those finished pieces and process's are just mesmerizing to watch. Thank you for sharing :) Wishing you all the best from across the pond.

[@mollynakamori]

I had kind of a crummy day today, and exactly what I needed tonight was Zoe, Doc, butterflies, and arrowheads. Thanks for putting things right for a bit.

[@mollynakamori]

@@PulitzerOpal - Already better! Looking forward to your next one!

[@nicholasbaumann3053]

This channel is where my opal obsession started. Always love you videos.

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Lumpy is lovely and Marvin is marvelous. They're all beautiful and brilliant work as always

[@purple_blossom619]

Boy would i sure love to have one of those beautiful arrowheadz!!! I spent the greater time of my childhood looking for arrowheadz and Indian fish bone beads. Having one made of Opal would be the cherry on top of my collection and would make the child inside very, very happy!

[@bebbie2ispouringitoutdebra236]

Wow the large arrowhead is gorgeous!!! I really like all of them! Love the humor!

[@TW-il4vy]

You always manage to get me to smile while watching your videos. I see we share the love of our pets and opals.

[@kack1969]

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and love of opals there my sister's birth stone mine is in June and almost impossible to get alexandrite but I was blessed in my 53 years to get to pieces of it.

[@miriambryan9502]

Love challenges too, beautiful work! You are awesome, Herman is cute. One day I'm be able to take loupe and stare at the beautiful colors. Olivia is the party! Marvin is slick , lance and Barry are head of the class, Lumpy is a star of my eyes!! Harmon and Dharma Bravo Bravo Bravo...........Thank you Sir Opal!!!

[@hydroac9387]

**House panther ATTACKS!** "Lance" the opal arrowhead - rather appropriate. Beautiful opals. THANK YOU for letting us join you in the journey!

[@lisamiller2227]

I still can't get enough of the sound when you create an arrowhead. Love the little ginger army you have, so cute to watch 💜

[@sboydrocks9412]

Great work Sir! Just goes to show what your talents can do when even big is not enough to conquer flaws. I learned much from your cutting and polishing. Thank you

[@hitechdiversions3160]

Well done Colonel! The menagerie grew a bit and that Trouble was one feisty beast. Pres Kennedy approves of that hippie fest going on with Paco and Hopper. Good show and great knapping too.

[@brettharper4778]

Awesome results, love seeing the pet antics amongst the beautiful opals

[@seandeciantis7784]

I have been so busy with new job that it seems like if I’m not at work I’m asleep, but whenever I see a notification for your channel I MUST watch…. I have to say I’m never disappointed, and u always give me a laugh or 3 during the course. Absolutely mesmerizing as usual!!! Love the content, but love the stones just a bit more. Cats are on point as usual also, lol

[@SKY031]

I'm glad Olivia is coming back home! Lance is stunning.. the blue-ish/purple-ish stripes look like shimmering fish scales. (and Hoppers ear going "POP" was the comedy I didn't know I needed) 😄

[@snyperlady77]

All of your cats are adorable. And making that first arrowhead...that looked gorgeous. WOW, that last one. Crazy, but awesome.

[@shaman7970]

My 2 favourite things in life. Watching your wizardry on the wheel and Sheila eating Vegemite. True blue!

[@jianshen2223]

Interesting work,uncovering so many cut gems from that messy rough

[@garybaker1354]

Nice to come home to a pulitzer opal vid on a Friday afternoon.i expect all us opalholics.i mean pulitzer opalholics have breathed a collective sigh of relief having waited with dry mouth and withdrawal symptoms for our fix! Ahhhhhhh and it didn't dissapoint. That piece was a nice surprise for you Don.it kept giving.

[@LilahsGigi]

Wowza! You never cease to amaze me how you can take a chunk of ugly stone and create all of those beauties! Love when I see you pop up in my feed. You always crack me up!

[@lourias]

I love you humor! I have not heard so much humor from you! Ok, I admit I do not watch regularly, just when i am in the mood for admiring other's work.

[@TweedleDurp]

Most entertaining opal cutter on youtube, thanks again!

[@ISayFinn]

Fun to watch...have been fascinated by opals since I was a kid...found and purchased a piece with a color bar once, in a little rock shop off the side of the road. It got misplaced along the years, I still miss it. If I had known you and Black Opal Direct then, I might have gotten in to opals big time, but there wasn't much info around at the time. Also dreamed of carving my own cave home in Coober pedy after reading all about opals in Australia. Ah, the dreams of childhood! Thanks for sharing!

[@philhey4239]

Another amazing video from Pulitzer Opal. Love the arrowhead making tutorial. Thanks for the information

[@ColinPeacock]

I am thankful that you keep making videos. Brings me a lot of joy and I got into opals in part because of your channel!

[@dionh70]

Trouble is my favorite of all your cats. I love a feisty little furball!

[@sharpphilips0230]

I always feel ,that we are on a Journey with you, and what a great Journey this is. I could travel all day with you !

[@sheilagarner4916]

Beautiful results as always. Love watching you make them.

[@keiganbeardsley357]

I love this, you got me in to carving opal.. I only use a dremel at the moment but I got a little set up lol. Saving for a cabking! There no stone more amazing than opal. And I'll stand on that.

[@jenipherocious]

The arrowheads are always my favorites to see take shape. Always stunning and unique.

[@stephencortez8664]

Lots of beautiful gems from that stone keep up the great videos and your comedic self

[@elund408]

another masterpiece of pieces of opal. anyone would be proud to own one of your fine gems.

[@justinmcculley1205]

You are a man's man sir

[@sfriday1494]

It's amazing how you were able to get such beautiful gems from one troubled piece of rock. You have a lot of patience and a keen eye.

[@dominicsamson1]

French-canadian laughing at your silly jokes, brings me back home! Mesmerizing videos, I was not into gems and stones cutting, but you make it worth my while! 😁

[@dominicsamson1]

@@PulitzerOpal So nice of you to reply good sire! But I have to be honest here, my knowledge of the terms is so bad that the joke is flying over my head 😅

[@tianafrancis9827]

Very happy to see you again. Love your work.

[@smokeeater8387]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I never get tired of seeing you make opal arrowheads. Excellent flaking as well brother. Some paleo flakes👍🇺🇸

[@joyfulnaturerelaxation4811]

Looking forward to take on challenges like this, love watching you spin your wheel and make nature's treasures even better!

[@kristidavis9945]

Oh please I would be so grateful to win Lumpy or Herman or Marvin or Beautiful Barry. I have no opals at all and am in love with all the stones and arrow heads you shape and make. You do magnificent work. After loosing my husband unexpectedly two weeks ago this would truly make me have a smile again. He and I watched all your opal videos on our smart tv before we lost him and talked every time about trying to save enough money to buy one of your beautiful stones we even have tried to win some with no luck. But after losing him, I don’t know if that will ever be possible. I will be watching for your next video and for you and Shella and all your magnificently beautiful opals. Have a blessed week and keep running from those 🐻 bears.

[@richardcortez7880]

This is my first time watching your videos. Your pets are funny and your craft is amazing. I can't wait to see more!

[@stevengreidinger8295]

You got an interesting group of free forms out of that large piece of rough. It would've been nice to see more of the details of your decision-making, but I am glad you posted it.

[@bonnabrimhall8080]

You got some amazing pieces, the longer the video went on the better they kept looking!

[@davidhakes3884]

Oh LUMPY You captured my heart!! Great to see a new video Don.

[@gilbertdurand6873]

Another entertaining video..Would love to give Herman a forever home. I have a safe loving place where he can mingle with the other clean and sober Rock Stars. Keep up the good work. I Always love your video antics and educational instruction. Gil

[@bonnielee2799]

Beautiful work as always ❤️ Glad to see you back!

[@Tsukasa2727]

I've recently gotten into watching opal content and I love the humor you add to your videos!

[@patrickboos1919]

I love the sound of your voice and all your videos thank you .

[@charlesteune6416]

You know, I look forward to all your videos, especially your newer ones. I think it’s amazing that you’re making videos again so keep up the good work I really learn a lot from you. I appreciate it. Take care and God bless.

[@PulitzerOpal]

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement, @charlesteune6416! I'm delighted to hear that you enjoy the newer videos, and it's my pleasure to share my opal knowledge with you. Your kind words mean a lot. Take care, and may you continue to find inspiration in the world of opals! 🙏💎😊

[@tboogz284]

You really manage to bring it out the beauty in these stones. Skillful cutting and arrowhead making. Tell Sheila hi for me 😜

[@frankshameful3568]

These videos are so relaxing. Beautiful opals, Sir. Thanks for the videos

[@oneshotme]

Big congrats to the winner and good luck to everyone else in this one!! I hate those grasshoppers!!! They'll eat up your lilies in a few days. Wow those come out beautiful Donald and you did a masterful job making them!! Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@rebeccalaclair1291]

Love the butterflies, but was fascinated by that grasshopper. I would love to see how big he is all grown up!

[@yamezschneider6892]

I appreciated the interludes of butterflies and cats. It pacified my energetic two-year old.

[@OliverCBabcock]

love the interspersed home footage of aniamls! Also lovely craftsmanship