Opal miner needed my help cutting a gem worth $150,000 (raw and unfiltered)

Be a fly on the wall and experience the excitement as these top black opals are cut and polished for a friend in my workshop. Watch some of the best cutting I’ve ever done! My friend visited, unsure how to handle the best opals they had ever mined. They were on edge as I chopped and sliced these precious gems to perfection, but in the end, they were thrilled with the stunning results. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at the art of opal cutting!
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[@laurencehastings7473]

Congratulations ! You read that stone perfectly and cut it to perfection. Those stones are simply beautiful and cut by a true master.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TrickyVickey]

Amen. I second that.

[@W.MOpals]

This is why justin is a master cutter, we are so lucky to be able to listen and learn from him

[@davidcolley5995]

I saw all that sand and the holes and thought, Justin can't save this one. Was I wrong. Beautiful!!

[@blackopaldirect]

Hahahah

[@troutymctrouttrout3809]

I think that might be the most colorful opal I've ever seen. i didn't even know opals could have some of those colors. What a banger gem you just cut.

[@luannski6895]

Looks like a bowl of M&Ms

[@happybee7725]

@troutymctrouttrout3809 I think every colour that these types of opals can have are all represented in these pieces.

[@thadofalltrades]

yea it has all the colors, simply stunning

[@karmabyforce1]

These have to be some of the prettiest opals I've ever seen

[@elizabethwitt2621]

That uncut opal was so unusual and breathtaking! The stones turned out amazing, Justin! 👏👏💐💐💃💃💯💯

[@blackopaldirect]

Thanks again!

[@badomaji]

Wow. Every piece of that roughy came out totally mesmerizing. Saxton has the camera angle, distance, and focus just right here - like we are right there with you.

[@JamieP43]

yeah that stone looked super tricky, done blame the miners coming to you whatsoever. what an amazing job

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you, it was a really fun cutting session.

[@Cliffepoos]

That was the most beautiful set of stones I have ever seen you cut. Breathtaking, just breathtaking.

[@TrickyVickey]

I agree.

[@TrickyVickey]

Literally took my breath away.

[@shelleysteward3041]

They knew who to bring it to. If anyone could bring out the best in opal it’s you. Absolutely stunning results 💥

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you Shelley

[@chrismack5908]

Thank you all for your wonderful lives with us! Blessings to you all!

[@blackopaldirect]

Our pleasure!

[@cataraxis]

Justin, I took up opal cutting as a (very self indulgent) hobby from watching your videos. I can’t claim to have cut any gems like the beauties we see on this channel, but bringing a gem into the world that’s been sitting hidden for millions of years is an awesome feeling. Thanks for such great content!

[@danayneal4409]

A gorgeous set of stones AND the satisfaction of helping out a neighbor? You know they will remember this next time they find a whooper ❤😊❤

[@markjones7124]

I enjoyed the raw uncut footage. You were in your zone with no distractions. This is you at your best doing what you do!

[@blackopaldirect]

I appreciate that and agree

[@SubjectiveFunny]

Goodness me... Every one of them was absolutely stunning.. You are the master Justin, and congratulations to the miners for the find of a lifetime!

[@janeceeastwood8035]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an opal with so many colors. It looks like the beautiful colors seen in a deep ocean seascape to me.

[@RaymondBCrisp]

I never cease to be amazed at the beauty you are able to elicit out of these wonderful stones.

[@rosemaryabbott1020]

Wow!🤩 That’s a Gorgeous bunch of 🌈 colors. They look like stars they shine so bright!

[@davidgraham7223]

Wow!!! I loved hearing the background chit chat as you did your magic on that sandy stone! Loved it, now I need to go to my shop and play with some rough I have….thanks again Justin.

[@blackopaldirect]

Glad you enjoyed

[@patricklarkin4389]

I am so thankful for you and your videos Justin! I was actually surprised at how much I have learned from you! As you cut this stone My wife and I were providing commentary talking about what we thought you would do and surprisingly we pre commentated every single action! What a testimony to your ability to teach your art! Thank you Justin you are appreciated more than you know and the beauty you bring to the world is commendable!!!!!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you Patrick

[@poppysiddal5860]

Brilliant cutting, Justin. That was a joy to watch. The best stones always make my mouth water and this one was no exception. Truly a pleasure to see you work. Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@michaelprue9024]

Oh my !!! THAT is some World Class Opal ! Holy Smokes ! It’s got everything you’d want, colors, patterns, colors on colors, depth, brightness, saturation…. Just everything. Amazing ! And kudos to the miners who brought this to the surface, and then made the best possible choice in having it cut by who. Fantastic job Justin and thank you for sharing it with us.

[@brucesr8744]

WOW, the color and flash are some of the greatest examples you have shown us. Spectacular workmanship on a true treasure.

[@calnative4904]

Some of the best opal I've seen

[@wesleyb_92]

Ayyyyeee! Always looking forward to a new BOD video. Much love 💕❤️

[@spiritwalker4816]

good day glad i caught ya

[@oldnick4707]

What a pack of beauties! Lol! The flash of the smaller oval is unchained buddy! Some gorgeous stones Justin!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you kindly

[@oldnick4707]

@@blackopaldirect, Thank you also Justin. 😊 These beauties here have many aspects of the best that I've seen that you yourself keep and treasure! Very pretty stuff!

[@debraervin5773]

Incredible stones!!! What a joy to watch them emerge.

[@blackopaldirect]

Was a pleasure to cut too

[@toots4jesus]

Wow look at those colors!

[@xa9590]

Those gems are stunning. What a lucky owner. One of them looked like the sky, but full of color. Just amazing.

[@rosemaryabbott1020]

Hi there! I have never been a first commenter before. I love to watch when you have big beautiful pieces like this one!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@jasonteskey4670]

Your father would be so proud of you helping others out and bringing to light a spectacular stone that could easily of been lost if not for your skill set. Your passion for your trade really shines just like the stones you polish. love your channel keep up the amazing work. When I can afford it I would love to purchase one of your stones to hand down to future generations of my family to enjoy. 😊

[@blackopaldirect]

Wow, thank you

[@steveclark4291]

Wow , Justin those are some totally awesome Opals ! I really love the big Opal ! Thank you for sharing them with me !

[@blackopaldirect]

You're so very welcome!

[@Angela-zm5ox]

Never a dull moment. Stunning gems!

[@carmenadams5056]

Beyond gorgeous 😍

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you!! 😊

[@thomasloanwolf]

The MASTER has done it yet again!!!! that is PREFECT! I can't stop looking at it. I just keep rewinding over and over again to see that color pop. a job well done!!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@selfretired3025]

WOW!! What are the odds!? I thought for sure that was toast. WOOHOO!!! 🙌🎉✨️

[@wesleyb_92]

Justin, you must be the best to ever do it. Not only that, but an amazing and humble human. It’s a pleasure to view your videos, and privilege to see and master of his craft at work. Thanks for sharing! ❤❤❤

[@blackopaldirect]

I appreciate it

[@judithburke1539]

Stunning stones!!!

[@sister2717]

Oh so beautiful. I find it soothes me watch you cut opals. And those beauties were exceptional. Thank you. 💕

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you so much!

[@Cryptkeeper-cp4wr]

Those miners knew where to go for help and quite literally tripled their profit possibly even more. Such amazing pieces of opal. I think I even saw a tad bit of script in the biggest one.

[@blackopaldirect]

Not quite crippled their profit as it has cost them years of earth moving to find these. I have to think how much they would have spent on mining equipment as well.

[@AlabamaUSA1234]

Completely, absolutely gorgeous 🤩 They knew you'd find the best color and cut. That was absolutely amazing..

[@blackopaldirect]

It was an honor to be chosen to cut it.

[@AlabamaUSA1234]

@@blackopaldirect you earned it. I've been watching all your videos and it's remarkable watching you grow. I just watched you dance all over the room 🤣 it must be great having so much fun doing something you adore.

[@tilionsouls7349]

some of the most beautiful stones i've seen!!!

[@user-uc1uo2rw9n]

That pin fire color though.❤

[@therealhellkitty5388]

Incredible. Simply stunning. Justin, you are a true Master of your craft. Hat’s off to Saxon for the terrific camera work, too!

[@AvalonDreamz]

You are an absolute artist with these stones, my friend! That is absolutely astonishing. They are beautiful.

[@andreavantzet1962]

These are incredible! So beautiful!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you so much!

[@crissi6220]

OH MY GOD!!! ❤ First I thought the second one was it for me - the depth, this moving rainbow - can't find the words! Then came the drop shape - it was soooo gorgeous too, so filigrane yet colourful (and I love that form)! At last the large one, where you didn't know where to look first... And at last, after polishing, the colours of the free form - they just took my breath away! ❤ This stone was one of the most beautiful and stunning ones I've ever seen you cutting! Thanks! 🥰😍🙏♥️

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you!

[@tempviewr12345]

amazing colors on the first cut!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@louyeo6571]

Oh my - Oh Holy Moly ……. What fabulous gems you managed to conjure out of that amazing stone. You must have had your heart in your mouth when you first touched it to the wheel, not knowing quite whether you’d be able to do justice to that fabulous colour. Top notch Justin, good job done!

[@lkanan3869]

Absolutely Amazing! Those are beautiful. You are so talented and it’s a pleasure to watch a master at his craft.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you very much!

[@lkanan3869]

@@blackopaldirect you are welcome. Thank you for sharing.

[@jimmyehrhardt7019]

Absolutely beautiful. I just received my parcel of rough I bought from you today and now I'm even more excited to start cutting. The parcel looks awesome by the way!!!

[@blackopaldirect]

Woo Hoo! Good luck with your opal cutting!

[@trentgay3437]

I can tell how concentrated you are by just hearing the hum of the wheel

[@iankenney6515]

Wow, wow, wow. That took some real imagination and skill to pull the beauty out of that sand shot piece.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you, that means a lot 😊

[@iankenney6515]

@@blackopaldirect It's impressive to watch and you deserve the praise. Thank you for sharing your craft with all of us.

[@kateg7298]

They're stunning. I must not like D shaped stones because I caught myself silently rooting 'make it a pear shape, make it a pear shape'. lol I'm amazed that you got 4 top quality black opals out of the piece. It had so many sand inclusions that I thought for sure that you'd lose half of it when you worked around them. But no, you made them all full carat weight and gorgeous. Thanks for a great video.

[@Zeelian]

Absolutely love that teardrop.

[@Teknojok]

Such amazing colours !! And such nice work too !

[@Johnbro8]

Fabulous cutting work Justin, got a real beauty there. Well done mate

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you!

[@garyhenderson7332]

Justin that opal is pure magic ! So bright & full of so much color. I hope you were able to buy it. True master of your trade.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@newjezreel]

I have watched your posts for a few years now. Seen some pretty amazing gems cut that took my breath away. this post brought tears to my eyes. I have never seen anything so vibrant and beautiful. WOW

[@blackopaldirect]

I am glad you enjoyed ❤️

[@dylanl2258]

Amazeballs.

[@ianmax5263]

What beautiful opal! Loved watching you get the best stones out of that piece.

[@thomasforget7647]

Amazing color!

[@cathifamjourney469]

That has to be one of the most colorful opals I've seen. Bright Ness of a 5! Literally every color possible! Drooling so much I needed a towel! 🤤

[@blackopaldirect]

Haha thank you Cathi. yes they are nice gems for sure

[@Honeyhound]

Let's go!! What's up Justin

[@jeffffro7674]

The teardrop is so perfectly fitted that it brought tears out of me!!!! I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen such pure beauty in anything else I’ve ever laid eyes on!!!!! Not talking just stones either, I’m thinking about everything I’ve ever thought was beautiful, art, people, oceans, fog over a mountain peak, ALL OF IT!!!! You sir, are the epitome of the word MASTER! This is why your colleagues came knocking at your door…..

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@brigitteraaijmakers4599]

Beautiful opal❤

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@tdstellar5218]

The most exquisite gem I’ve seen, every color was there! So beautiful. Gem cutting is a true art

[@prestigeiron4995]

Amazing simply amazing You read that stone like a book Unbelievable that you got so many nice stones out of something with so much sand

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@karlahall9058]

What a wonderful thing to do, Justin. I remember you said that you didn't cut stones very often for people because of your own overload. They are amazing!!!! The colors are out of this world!!! Thanks for sharing with us 😊 😀

[@blackopaldirect]

Welcome Karla

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Four incredible stones! I think I loved the pear cut best, with so much purple, and that incredible line of flashing green yellow around the edge. Always amazing to see them emerge from patches of sand and potch! Beautifully worked out.

[@marychristie3177]

Wow Justin!! What a fantastic job you've done!! 👍👍👍

[@dragonfox2.058]

No wonder you're so happy. What a life! There's nothing better than this! 🎉

[@kevbruce9191]

The slice was what made this video for me. Experience is key on a decision like that, and you were rewarded with some crazy good results. Keep practising kids 😂😂😂

[@lesliecrowther7004]

Justin, absolutely stunning mate. There was so much colour in that stone, the colouration I think is probably one of the most amazing pieces you may have ever done. Only natural nature can create such beauty, we could never create anything that beautiful. Bet you thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this session of cutting and polishing . Again more proof of the fact that, you are an absolute master of your craft. Cheers mate 👍 Les.

[@joolzdb]

Speechless!!!!! Wowzers!!! I think you may have made those miners very happy indeed and hopefully helped them reimburse some decent dollar for all the hard work & money it would have cost to find that amazing piece of opal xxx

[@blackopaldirect]

Agreed

[@brianlester3502]

Finding a new video from BOD is a great way to end the day.

[@Bobbyo60]

Spectacular!!!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@MrTripp02]

I love these videos, please don't stop doing this. it's always so refreshing from everything else.

[@michaelwalmsley9810]

wow, speechless. I could watch this video over and over, master cutter.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@shannonburt1353]

absolutely stunning pieces, i love how you sawed off that top and made the little teardrop crystal!

[@ucarn5246]

Are you kidding me... Holy molly. Nice cut Justin! Impressive.

[@TrickyVickey]

That was the most exciting episode to me. I ever watched. I had to remind myself to breathe a few times. Revetted, Edge of my seat kinda stuff. That opal was extraordinary. Color was off the charts!

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you Im glad you enjoyed

[@nancymoody910]

You are the Kelly Slater of opal cutting!

[@blackopaldirect]

Haha why thank you!

[@KigenEkeson]

Stunning! and a truly masterful example of cutting! Thanks so much for helping to bring such beauty into the world!

[@vincentfortin1923]

The play of color is out of this world 🤯 A++ on this cut Justin👏Congrats

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Gorgeous! That was definitely a challenging bit of opal given all the sand pits and holes. I can see why the miners sought your help. Mind blown!

[@karlharrison6544]

Simply exquisite, each and every one of them. Great work Justin, as always.

[@exiledreptile1]

Stunners.

[@nategaris3457]

To watch such creativity forged in front of my very eyes is a true privilege. Thank you very much.

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@StrKillin]

What amazing color!!! One of the most vibrant pieces ive ever seen! So much depth and color variety!

[@theopalproject]

Wow the colours in that stone! Amazing cutting too, Justin you are the master 🙌

[@nimanikkhah9954]

😍OMG, What a Magical cutting

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@finn4785]

Wow. Those are stunning.

[@marthaclanton]

What an absolutely GORGEOUS stone! Well done!

[@mcaptain97301]

I have watched your videos for some time and I think this is the most beautiful black opal I have ever seen.

[@trudyhindle3147]

what a lot of colour oh it’s so beautiful

[@Zelah_Meyer]

Gorgeous! I think my favourite is the smaller oval - the colours in that are just amazing!

[@crissym7182]

Wow... as you uncovered the gem it seemed to be the most colourful sparkling rainbow bursting outward.. beautiful colour... a pleasure to watch.. thank you 😊

[@blackopaldirect]

Thank you

[@glenjones5416]

Maestro, one of your finest journeys. Superb gems, incredible judgment on cut. Now my favorite episode. Thank you Sir.