National lapidary magazine asked for interview Cutting this pigeon blood red, Opal

[@baldknobfarmstead5167]

7, 12 and 22. What beautiful colors!

[@amberandrews6842]

Lovely gems! It's heartbreaking when they break, but it does happen sometimes. You did an amazing job saving the gorgeous gems! 7, 12, 22

[@Teknojok]

Had to watch twice. Found myself looking hard at the opals as you cut them. But I did catch 7, 12 and 22.

[@budklw]

The dark brown isn't my favorite either. Yellow, blue, clear, green, are what I'm usually cuttinh. Those came out really nice tough. My numbers are 7, 12, 22.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

The opals came out great despite the crack and sand. Lots of bling. 7 12 22.

[@theunisswanepoel8616]

7, 12, 22 still amazing to see the magic exposed inside the stone. Thank you for a great show!!

[@paigey1995-]

Wow!! Love red! I've got a brown opal from years ago and it's pretty flashy!! I love it along side my Brazilian!! 7 12 22

[@bunk9991]

Well that was easy! 7,12,22. Another gorgeous opal!

[@bobsagit7034]

Love the opals both cane out nice for two instead of one big one 7-12-22

[@msublett4149]

7,12 and 22 beautiful stone

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Nice save, beautiful gems! 7-12-22, Cheers from PNW Canada!

[@JackPerejuan]

Great video as always. Love how the shutter speed of the camera combined with the RPM of the cerium wheel makes it almost look like it's in slow motion. 7, 12 and 22.

[@lousamudio1802]

Wow that’s nice

[@lousamudio1802]

Thanks for cutting an Ethiopian Opal this week. I have always heard that cracks are a big issues with them. They turned out nice though. I thought it was going to be around a 22 CT. But after it broke looks like you maybe got a 12 CT and maybe a 7 CT? Look forward to what’s in store next week. Lou ☺️🙏🏼

[@katrinainman2471]

7, 12, 22. Better luck next time. They are still beautiful opals. Great job.

[@josuerizo1]

Good evening everyone,

[@juankuan1298]

7, 12, 22, are the numbers I caught....I absolutely love opals one of my favorite stones. I should have purchased some nice opal rough when I first got started in the lapidary hobby, back in the 70's and 80's they weren't as expensive as they are now.... if I only knew then what I know now, I would have bought some good equipment as well.

[@gautampopli1587]

HI Robert! Amazing job as always salvaging even the toughest of bad luck , Two beautiful😊 stones now! I am always leaning from you. Thanks for all your teaching. Best regards . The numbers are. 7,12,22

[@ChattyCharlieStore]

7,12,22, Those always fracture every time I cut them, so I stopped buying them. You did a remarkable job. I was surprised you were able to get two big, beautiful pieces.

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

nice

[@jacobschnepp5488]

7, 12, 22. I gasped when it split in half. But still beautiful stones

[@waynebristow4720]

7 12 and 22 great looking stones.

[@lousamudio1802]

7-12-22. Sounds like someone’s child or grandchild’s birthday! 🎉😊

[@chaspetryk9721]

Personally I like blue on black potch opals myself... 7, 12 and 22

[@leonardherrell7278]

7, 12, 22. Another great video my friend. Beautiful stones 👍

[@sunsetseeker2243]

I gasped when the opal broke😢. They did turn out nice though❤. 7 12 22 See ya next week Robert🌻

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

7, 12, 22. I have a bit of that brown opal and I was thinking that it would look nice with some little citrine stones set around it for contrast. Nice video, I really enjoyed it

[@stevenperle111]

7,12+22, love the color , a real bugger that it broke on you, but you made a great recovery.

[@Aquila-1234]

Yes but gorgeous

[@johnmallette3143]

Tkzz for sharing.,.,.,.,.,peace

[@ResortDog]

Its normal for opals to shrink when they dry. If you run it thru a cement mixer first it usually would be in pieces and that pesky crazed - mud..

[@Humanbeing678]

7...12...22... most certainly beautiful... not the biggest fan of hydrophane opal... the brilliance of a lightning ridge blaco opal is unrivaled... love sedimentary opal... with respect... also I was just playing with the inclusion of the lapidary wheels grit... to emphasize the attention I have paid... 😂... bless bless

[@wezzadaman]

7, 12, 22. Beautiful opal

[@stefandemur8823]

Das macht gar nichts, das der Stein zerbrochen ist. Jetzt hast du 2 sehr schöne Opale. Ich mag die Opale mit dunklem Bodytone. 7, 12, 22

[@ttam7696]

Great show as always 7,12,22

[@melodyfaith7712]

9. 12, 22 So pretty!

[@under3271]

Thank you for the Video 7, 12, 22

[@yehonatanbasson]

the numbers are 7,12 and 22

[@kaynef6637]

Amazing 7,12,22

[@timwichman1374]

Wonderful show Robert, thank you much!!! I was curious of why you used super glue this week instead of wax. Was it because of the type of stone? Have a blessed weekend my friend!!! 7, 12, 22

[@SirRocksAlot]

7, 12, 22. Lovely chiclate opal

[@tommythadd2078]

7 12 22 great video!

[@Abbydax]

7 12 22, just curious about the total time a gem like this takes from start to finish? Mesmerizing ❤️

[@DangDahlia]

7, 12, 22 🎉 Great video as always 🎉

[@boopunn]

7,12,22 I had to watch it twice. I seen the crack at the beginning and was hoping it wasn't all the way through. Still a couple of nice stones. I wouldnt mind some of that but I wouldnt pay what I pay for Aussie opal. I am always afraid of getting scammed with hydro no matter what the listing says.

[@KeithDee-pu8kz]

22,12,7 I watch my videos backwards😂Jk

[@nug920plays9]

Yup 7,12,22👍

[@lousamudio1802]

Bummer

[@opaldigger7304]

👍

[@maryceciliahebert2771]

7,12,22❣

[@scottlubsen9004]

7,12,22

[@broomsticknick6202]

12,7,22

[@msublett4149]

12

[@sirthom3275]

It was so nice that you say color, not kullah...I watched it 7 times. But don't worry, I put it on 12x speed and it only took 22 seconds per view.

[@darcknight_67]

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