LIVE Rough opal jam session. We cut!

Join Tamika and Justin for an action packed, fun-filled, you beaut, colourful session of beating up a Nobby till it shows colors. LIVE
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Denver show. Love to see you there.
Showing from September 8th to 11th, 2022
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[@lauriecollins7312]

Australians accent is like Southern drawl of English like American Southern drawl. Pleasant. Enjoy watching you turn ugly rocks into beautiful gems. The beauty is in the eye of the cutter for sure.

[@tonywild1963]

I quite liked the first piece you cut with the lines in, it's a lovely golden green and red colour. I think you should finish cutting it . The others turned out lovely to. Thank you Justin

[@nobeldnoble7048]

Amazing gems!...really fed my addiction...hehehe...opal is the best!...thanks for sharing BOD-team!...sad i missed the stream!...keep it up!

[@blackopaldirect]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@patshes1951]

Wow! You are a master at bringing out the colours.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you so much 😀

[@marcosmungarro7239]

I really enjoy watching you

[@suzanneschube5424]

Have fun in Denver .....from Massachusetts! 😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😁😀😀😁😀😁☺😚😚😚😗😗😗😗😗😘😍😍😍😘😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎bye 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@elizabethboffoli913]

Jaw dropping… nature is amazing..

[@TendoyD]

Love this channel , i have 30 year sheet metal workers fingers and wish I had your dexterity! You are a true artist!

[@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542]

I would buy that one with cracks and streaks in it, it is really unique and has an unusual olive tint about it that makes it stand out!

[@gsdtravels6457]

Nice ones today! Even the one with the white lines had some unique color.

[@Joan-ur7gs]

Beautiful work you do, my kids had equipment when younger The Lapidary journal was their favorite.

[@candyontherag8248]

And a belated Merry Christmas to you and your family as well love you guys

[@domesticterror7970]

Quite near Oregon fire opal and sunstone. And rainbow obsidian. I have a CHUNK of that!

[@beckyyetmar7271]

Love, love, love watching your videos...I live in Colorado and really hope I can meet you while you're in Denver

[@lynnfyffe7910]

That was a great video nice batch of opals

[@cocobean8241]

I actually love the dud! Great live Justin! 👍

[@Low-C-Laura]

Tamika (sorry if I misspelled) has the most beautiful smile! Your channel is just filled with natural beauty!

[@maryannkom299]

Thanks Justin beautiful stones as usual. Thanks for sharing your skills with us!

[@V27RV]

Awesome as always Dudley was my favourite stone.👌🏽 Ps..the painting of the old man is beautiful

[@sandmaker]

Another wonderful show. Even the dud was beautiful. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us. 😷⚒

[@skoitch]

I love that one with the natural healed cracks, if you’re still willing to sell it please let me know! Would make a fabulous cigar ring!

[@jtcustomknives]

That was my thought as well. Nothing is perfect but that green was very nice I thought.

[@skoitch]

That white piece would’ve made a priceless arrowhead!

[@carolynwilliams1440]

Are you live now? Missouri! Hi!

[@staceyhooper2983]

I thought the same thing! Polishing would be hard though :)

[@iseeyou736]

Missed the live again, but I enjoyed watching.

[@derekclement7323]

Sweet I might see you there in Denver , I have that whole week off just checked. Nice.

[@blackopaldirect]

That would be cool

[@derekclement7323]

@@blackopaldirect yes it would be... see you there most likely.

[@HAGERSUGAR]

Beautiful gems in perfect hands

[@kam70111]

Thank you, Justin.

[@elizabethboffoli913]

All so gorgeous

[@candyontherag8248]

Hope you are doing well my friend and look forward to your work today

[@elizabethboffoli913]

YES.. I knew you’d get them out

[@scottlubsen9004]

Great show, I have loved Opal over forty years. You rock!

[@candyontherag8248]

Good luck on your walk 😁

[@wendypeckinpaugh1078]

They are all beautiful. Each stone has it's own personality.

[@TheDalatube]

Hello from New Brunswick, Canada

[@filippopippo6583]

Beautiful live session, like ever! 👍🤩

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you kindly

[@lorriethompson6254]

Always fun to watch you. The stone with the cracks looked like a turtle shell. Almost liked it the best hope you finish it.

[@dumperttt]

i see a lot of people who like that orange guy with sealed cracks. and it has its charm. i think we should start some kind of an auction to bail dudley out of the jar, guys.

[@lloydbellis7360]

Epic stones this week, great job. Love you guys. Thank you 👍👍👍👍

[@jessekirton8537]

Watching from Penrith as always love watching the masterpieces you cut always make it look easy

[@crickettheath3348]

Watching from Winchester,. Virginia, U.S.A

[@lonewolf1401]

Great video Justin.I don't think that that dud is really that bad looking I think it's pretty Sharp it may be an odd color but it is a pretty Stone it's got very beautiful rainbow colors in it keep up the good work thank you

[@randynatho5932]

Watching from Arizona Phoenix

[@laurawilson5716]

Hello from Salem, Oregon USA! Justin, I love all of your videos. Thank you to you and your team you bring so much joy to my artistic self.

[@skoitch]

Gresham OR here!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you very much!

[@laurawilson5716]

@@skoitch small world!

[@thegraymouser12]

Portland my fellow Oregonians!

[@skoitch]

@@thegraymouser12 eh, Portland. We don’t like to talk about that place! 🤣😂😅 just kidding!

[@nancywhite2014]

Thanks!

[@Mizfit6913]

Less talking and more Chopping…….JUST KIDDING!!!! I love this channel 🥰🥰🥰

[@blackopaldirect]

😂😂

[@tammyheffernan329]

stunning as usual!! Thanks!!

[@gsdtravels6457]

First time I've caught you live and then had to jump away for the great-grandkids. I'm so sorry I missed a live session, but I'm here to watch now. I'm on the back porch on a beautiful Pittsburgh summer night with the bugs playing their best August concert. 😊

[@elizabethboffoli913]

You nailed that one ❤

[@coryboatz4434]

That blue/green witch's hat turned out fantastic, glad it cleaned up! Looked a bit sketchy there for a minute

[@maryblair5457]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Love that little fractured stone. ❤️

[@garyhenderson7332]

Always great to see Tamika also, she’s a gem too.

[@susannesamuelsson2930]

I love the "Beauty Of The Day" and it was just a gorgeous opal! Greetings to you all at BOD and the cute dog too!

[@beth-rg8bm]

I like the one that had the cracks in it best I think but you never disappoint Jason thank you very much very entertaining as always.

[@chrissaucier9386]

Braveheart is a tear jerker every time I watch it ! Lmao

[@nathancottrill1363]

Looking forward to seeing you in Denver!!

[@TheTerry2good]

Here from st Louis Missouri Love to see your show

[@elizabethboffoli913]

The blue knobby is such a pretty blue without you doing nothing to it … it’s going to be spectacular when you are done

[@debbiependleton8507]

Hi you two from NW Florida USA. Love watching your sessions and the beauty you create.

[@troyburgess3793]

One day I’ll make ur live show 💯👍 U too hv great chemistry together. Too funny 😂

[@blackopaldirect]

Thanks Troy

[@gloriamorris5222]

I'm glad that now we can hear Tamika speaking. What an adorable sidekick.

[@maryhiatt808]

I absolutely love your show, great sense of humor!! Opals are my very favorite gem, just stunning what you have cut...

[@scottmccauslin3489]

Would love to buy an opal in the green and blue colors. reminiscent of the Aurora Borealis. Ever find a stone like that? This Santa would love a new ring!

[@patricklarkin4389]

Beautiful stones I actually like the character of Dudley but I know you like only perfect stones, but I would love to pilfer your scrap stones 😂

[@sailingthedream7011]

Got here too late to see this live. Nice work.

[@RPIchemist84]

Hello from Nashua New Hampshire!

[@johnlittle8975]

Yep I liked the stone with the potch lines

[@shawnagunther7762]

Phoenix Arizona says hi ✌️ Peace ☮️

[@joansmit5782]

Hello from the Caribbean island of Bonaire.

[@markf5653]

I sure do wish I could make the show in Colorado next month.

[@blackopaldirect]

Be good to meet you

[@davidgraham7223]

Hey Justin, missed the live, firewood day here on Vancouver Island! But I watched the session and kind of love that dud…the one with pitch lines…um, sell it to me?

[@steveclark4291]

The dud would have been a very beautiful Opal color wise if all of the white wasn't in it ! The 3D Opal is my favorite next to the dud !

[@garyhenderson7332]

That’s to bad about the crack lines in that first piece Justin. The colors in it were great. It still is worth something.

[@seantiz]

Well done guys.

[@Pete856]

I came to comment that the one with the white crack lines looks nice, but I see others have beaten me to it...it's nice because the cracks are quite evenly spaced and it looks like a turtle or tortoise shell.

[@lorenrobertson8039]

I really love to hear Tamika's excitement in the background! What is Tamika's favorite type of opal (black, crystal, etc...), and pattern? I don't know how I missed this for so long! Hope you see my comment anyways. Love ya's from Tennessee!

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Justin if I were young and able to travel I would Sooooo love to come meet you all and gawk at all your lovely gems in Denver. Too little too late for this old lady! I do wish you safe travels and a great event!

[@blackopaldirect]

Tamikas fav is Pinfire in a black opal :-)

[@lorenrobertson8039]

@@blackopaldirect Nice choice...I love the pinfire patterns too...like stars in the sky, they are endlessly captivating.

[@danielson95000]

Would it make any sense at all to create a larger ring setting with a large glass magnifying bubble over an opal stone in order to magnify the visual effect of a high dome? Just an odd thought im having now. Might be an interesting experiment.

[@garygraham6020]

Hello from East Tennessee, USA.

[@marythomas6807]

The first stone with the white lines looks like a combination of opal and marble. I might be weird but I think it's beautiful.

[@candyontherag8248]

WHOO HOOOO from CALIFORNIA !

[@ResortDog]

Cherry Opal from Mexico is ruby red. The oranges and yellows are called fire for the hues. Honey opal is a cloudy yellow brown base Australian type that sometimes had play of color (I think, but would be called fire in oregon for the hue) no play of color in the oregon fire opals. Some precious in thunder eggs from one mine. Precious refers to ONLY if it has rainbow color play, not from a crack and many do, that is precious fire opal. In America they called play of color fire to muddy the water or it was bourbon. We have clear white black & fire opals beside colored potch in virgin valley. Gem TV sold a lot of Fire Opal off Juniper Ridge, still claims all over and not even dug out. Contra Luz or backwards light opal is volcanic for the most part.

[@blackopaldirect]

Well there you have it in detail 😊

[@ResortDog]

@@blackopaldirect minus the real deep dive facts a true expert has. Looking good. May the rough keep falling in your hands.

[@hcmm7756]

yay new session

[@todcooper9510]

Love your opals

[@todcooper9510]

Just recently got into lapidary myself and your videos are so helpful ty

[@srameypr]

I also liked the dud. Of course, the others are spectacular, but I think the lines added interesting character.

[@kaynef6637]

Great work 👍

[@darrellandrews8841]

Hello from Houston Texas!!!

[@phillipmoritz8021]

Gday.. cold cold cold Adelaide I really want to buy a parcel of uncut rough opal from you. I am hooked! I just love chasing that colour. What parcel would you recommend for me... please.

[@jimmygrant3151]

You know. The stones were great. I actually liked the beaten by sand stone. I think if you polished it, it would have that stained glass effect. Try it and see what happens. The white crystal was amazing. I liked it the best.

[@Dezza71]

back in 1917 top black opals gems is the best

[@jeffreyduncan2629]

Toledo Ohio warm for ythis time of year

[@IveGotStones]

Mexican fire opal does have play of color, stuff is amazing, you haven't seen any? Only deposits found so far are in Mexico, in the states we have fire opal but no play of color, just that fiery orange to red color and good translucency.

[@blackopaldirect]

Yes but that play of color opal is considered precious opal. Anything with play of color is precious opal. That's why they called the opal without play of color fire opal. It's a marketing term

[@IveGotStones]

@@blackopaldirect 🤦‍♂️ You are correct sir, I misheard you, I apologize. Your videos are amazing to watch, really, for some reason they just relax me, I just love lightning ridge black opal, and the crystal opal too that you cut, such amazing stone's, phenomenal cutting 👍

[@Paul_Lane]

I live in Colorado Springs just south of Denver, will you be there the whole show? Hope to see you there. My wife enjoys “mosaic” opal. Have you ever used dud opal to make mosaic stones?

[@jameslund2658]

Justin they have been mining Australian fire opal within the last year or so that is orange in color.

[@blackopaldirect]

Never

[@merlfestbandit057]

the orangish one with the white lines was my favorite, there must be a market for those with lamers like me who dont know better and appreciate it for being spiderweb patterned. give it a special classification like web opal. jewels can become popular for weird reasons, we have a public garnet mine in North Carolina that was mined by tiffanys in the fifties now you can go get em for free as they are no longer popular

[@explodedstarmonkey]

the dud looked like some of the ones you put on the windowsill with the sort of green tint to it

[@blackopaldirect]

Yes correct it is an iffy piece

[@joecolosi1795]

77* days 56* nights Nawth Carolina

[@carmelitadasgracasoliveira2307]

Uau é simplesmente um show de beleza 💐💐❤️❤️

[@patriciahogan829]

Pat from Seattle.. Good Day to ou

[@ericferrell9321]

How much is the poo poo stone worth, I like it even with its flaws

[@phoenicianstones4783]

As I promised. When you go to Colorado , go up too Summit County to place called Frisco. You drive up i 70 to get there. The Blue River and the Snake River are in this location . These are gold metal river with very large trout!!! Have fun”, let me know what you catch . If you don’t have a lot of time go to Evergreen . You will find Upper and lower Bear Creek. Bring a spin cast fishing pool and use roster tail lured . Cast down steam and real up stream. There are some very nice German Brown trout! Have fun fishing!!

[@blackopaldirect]

I might have to do that. thank you

[@sharlasorensen4453]

Would you still sell the one even with the “cracks”. I find stones with imperfections still fascinating as collection pieces (not necessarily for jewelry or anything).

[@blackopaldirect]

Never sell an opal with cracks intentionally

[@brandyjanik66]

You should polish the first one up and do a giveaway to your viewers... It's still pretty!

[@donhook9443]

Justin looking forward to meeting you in Tucson how far in advance should we email you to get into the show

[@blackopaldirect]

Only a few weeks :-)