How did they turn out?

@@Roboboy17 I haven't actually had a chance to. XD Things got hard last yera so didn't get a chance to buy as much in the way of resin supplies. Though I did make a cute set of dice for my SIL for her druid with dried lavender in from my garden :)

Soooo true ^^

Yes like real abalone!

The black swirl def looked awesome. Really illustrative of why Opal cutters are so insistent upon the “black body tone” which is why lightning ridge black opals are worth so much more than clear crystal Opals

I have a good bit of...well bits and spare crystal opal. Doublet material and jars full of Crystal bits (andamooka, LR, and Queensland), Coober Pedy bits (white), dark crystal lightning ridge bits, very bright and sits very well over treated andamooka matrix bits, sandstoney type (fairy opal) and also dark iron colored body tone koroit (yowah) opal bits with plenty rainbow lightning bolts running through them 🌈 😬 this paired with the bright crystal opal bits inside a floating opal is a eye pleaser! I also have tons of other material to play with. To name a few. Gulf oyster, I'm from louisiana and shucked oysters for a period and kept a few shells that stuck out. Not your typical white shell. They have great dark tones, reds purples and golds and a id say with a digital army camo mother of pearl pattern along with tons of pearls. Various shells. Abalone and what not. Right now I'm working on a pendant sliced spiral snail shell inlayed with some top grade welo I had collecting dust. The backing is purple heart, which I have a variety of nice slices of around 12 different exotic woods, which I use for various projects, built my dad a lamp and charging station for his phone came out better than expected. nice cheap bid on eBay. Score! This gave me an idea between using a piece of solid opal crystal or perhaps a thick doublet joined to a piece of boulder rough. Veiny koroit should do, via epoxy resin with some crushed glow in the dark phosphorus mixed in. Then cut (rectangle) or carved and inlayed into a slice of inlayed wood for a border then set in a pendant mount. Nice little process but should make a nice gift for someone. Enough rambling. Time to eat me a bit 😬 of food, then back to the opals.

Thanks for the ideas Terry!! I'll have to give those a shot and see how it works =D

Tdkrei or maybe a swirl of clear would do it

Those are some great tips!! I'll have to try that out, thank you for sharing =D

Great video, while watching I was thinking of trying in my paintings . Thank you also for the tips 👍😊

YesItsTom2U do you have any KZfaq videos or pics? I'd like to see what you're describing!

Mark Brouhard I’m not a KZfaq video person, however if you give me an email address I can send you some pics of what I’m talking about.

@@YesItsTom2U I'd also like to see your finished product if you don't mind! I'm trying to plan a cast and I'd love any ideas to make it better. I'll msg you my email

Thanks Molly! Yeah, that black really makes it pop!

OMG I would love to see that when you are done.

Awesome!! that's always my hope! Have fun bringing those ideas to life 😀

Thanks Elisa 😀

could you make a cutting board and then just put a coupe of clear epoxy coats on it ( food grade, tho i am told all epoxy is food grade??) this would make it more durable no?

Thanks Bobby! Hope you can use it in a project =D

Thanks for checking it out brother!! Hope you can use it or a modified version sometime =D

Thanks Jordan!!

Thanks Val =D

Woohoo!! I don't think anyone's ever said that to me before, this is awesome!!! =D

Thanks Amy!!

That's for sure!! Hope this technique sparks some cool ideas for you, got any projects in mind?