Does this rough opal become the cut of the decade?

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  @TashJansson · 1 year ago

  i don't know how i ended up here at 3 AM on a random Sunday with zero knowledge of or interest in precious stone but every minute was worth watching. A+!

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  @stevemacdaddy9909 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My wife that has passed years ago was a Pueblo Indian jeweler. I spent a lot of hours sawing stones, shells,sanding ,polishing jewelry on a polisher. I miss those days. I miss her terribly. I never got to cut  an open, they are one of the most beautiful stones there are.

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• MM

  @mm-qd1ho · 4 years ago

  This is a wonderful demonstration of  how decision-making is a vital part of craft.  The stone, wood, or clay will ask you to make choices.

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• JU

  @junebrilly5302 · 2 years ago

  Im an artist, a painter, and I can relate so much to the need to back away at times to reflect and "see" better. Its crucial

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• CW

  @CWO3-uscg · 3 years ago

  It’s amazing how 3 pieces from the same stone can look so different. Magnificent!

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• KI

  @kindking8009 · 4 years ago

  I was so pleased to see you kept the natural shapes of the stones to keep the carat weight high instead of making them oval. I know oval is the preferred shaped, but opals are beautiful in any shape and it's nice to see some variety.

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  @xxoozzcici13 · 4 years ago

  As a gold prospector it's often difficult putting into words the beauty of gold, but what you do is on a different level completely. The magnificence of those black opals is breathtaking. Congratulations, and thanks again for such a cool video.

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• MU

  @musicmnw1982 · 4 years ago

  What does a guy that just earned 80k look like: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urOEFyFDM0I&amp;t=2031">33:51</a>

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  @susantamas5400 · 3 years ago

  Have watched you work at your craft for ages. I have no idea how accomplished your father was, but you are highly talented. Your subjective approach takes years and years of experience, and I just love watching you create these beautiful stones. Much happiness, you worked hard at achieving it. Your innate talent is a true blessing.

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• TO

  @torqingheads · 3 weeks ago

  Once again a magnificent big stone that took millions of years to form is reduced to dust in a matter of minutes.

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  @scottp5605 · 4 years ago

  The joy for me in this video was watching your reaction as you weighed the opals. &nbsp;I was celebrating with you and delighted to see another human being blessed! &nbsp;Sincerely; thank you for sharing this moment!

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  @texastrill5473 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I inherited a .8 carat fancy red Diamond from my Grandfather. It was given to my Grandfather as a gift by a very elderly French woman in WW2 as appreciation for ending the Nazi occupation of France. &nbsp;I understand well how a gemstone can hold such personal value. For those who don’t know, Red diamonds are the most rare gemstones on Earth. Geologist still don’t know what makes them red. It’s only .8 carats and is an I2 clarity but as it’s a fancy red Diamond, &nbsp;so none of that matters. It was handed down to my father and then to me as my Dad passed in March of 2019. God can strip me of my home, money, and I will starve to death before that Diamond leaves this family. The meaning behind it is far too important. It doesn’t belong to me, I’m just the caretaker for the next generation of my family.

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