I’m now addicted to watching videos about opals! Fascinating to watch!

I love coming back to your old videos and seeing how you’ve learned so much over the years. I love seeing how much your confidence has grown

I had no idea such a slice was even doable much less a good idea! Good to know next time I'm feeling frisky. Great video m8 I've learned quite a lot from all your videos.

I hold my breath everytime you carve 😅 the sound reminds me of the dentist, but this is much better than being at the dentist! Beautiful opal!

would have never thought those 2 gems came off the same stone

Wow 🤩. No guts no glory! I’m so glad I found your channel. Going through the old videos is amazing 😻. Can’t get enough Justin. Love all the “guest “ you bring on with you. You look like a fun group of people. I wish we all had a boss like you

*Chances make champions! Nice job, Justin! I love your channel! Its helped me have a whole new appreciation for opal. I can't believe it took me 37 years to realize how wonderful and beautiful my birth stone, opal, truly is.*

Your a mad man! But in all seriousness amazing work you've got the hands of a neurosurgeon. Both pieces are brilliant, amazing work man.

I LOVE your videos. It kills me every time I watch you make a hard decision like that and whittle away good stone for a better final shape. I kinda love the unique character of the “impurities” you’re trying to save, feels like an odd personality of a stone, and part of me wants that fire red to invade the pure emerald tone for a unique cut. Maybe there’s no market for that. No matter what, you are a master to have made a separate stoned out of that. Well done

I don’t know why one of your videos popped up on my suggested videos but I am hooked on your content now! Great work sir!

I could not quite comprehend what you were attempting until I watched the whole thing. That must be a seriously thin blade.

He actually had a nice full head of hair before cutting this one .

Woaw sooo lucky I’ve been doing opal lapidary for about 3 years now and know that was not at all easy and very breath taking, thank you Justin for sharing this with us all

If they haven't been set yet maybe a setting with both . The two opals spent a long time together maybe a little longer wouldn't hurt . My mom was in the jewelry business for 35 plus years and I learned a bit . Opal's and other similar minerals are so beautiful . Been doing a bunch of clean up in and around our office finding lots of forgotten things that I have kept from storage units I bought . Have to bring home things to research or stockpile to sell in lots online . Found some of the raw opal slices but I know there's more . Some of it is black opal and I would like to see what quality it could be . Have some gold ore also , might be enough to make a ring with but I have to find out how to extract it . I'm sure there's a video or two on that . Really enjoy seeing your work on those amazing opals . I'm sure my mom would like to see your videos also .

I've discovered you a couple days ago, I'm completely mesmerized.

Justin, I am sorta binge watching your older videos because I just recently found your channel, and I love them all.

I found you by accident and now I’m addicted 🤩 thank you Justin ⭐️ you are making me fall in love with Opals ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤💖

My first ring other than my baby ring was an opal, for my 10th birthday. I love rocks, always have. My Great Grandpa was a Midwest farmer...and rocks (of a larger size) when unearthed with farm equipment can do some damage quickly to expensive machinery. Yet, his love for rocks did not waiver. He would show me his finds, and my rock love was ignited. The opal being one of my favorites to this day. The color and uniqueness is unmatched. Every stone has its own character and beauty! Thank you for sharing. My anxiety as you cut these...you must have nerves of steel!! I had no idea how they were cut until now and oh my, so nerve racking!! I’m glad there are people like you in the world that can bravely bring out the beauty for the rest of us😍

Those who comment about his not using safety tools or using such a large saw you have to think about how many years he has been doing this. Since unlike most newer Rock workers that I deal with in my business he does not use breathing safety materials rubber gloves Etc I figure he's been doing this since he was pretty young and it's the feel of it. HE HAS THE TOUCH. Without that touch he wouldn't be able to be as good as he is. This is the sign of experience skill and something innate inside the person. They don't just have trained skill, practice Etc but they have something inside them. It gives them the ability to feel the gem, the stone they are working and find the beauty that's hidden beneath the Dross. I've seen it in people who still do lost wax carving and blow you away with gold work that just amazes and other gem workers who can take a piece of nothing and turn it into something you want to set in a most valued peice of metal work. There are countries that can Force laborers to make piles of what I call Commercial stones but there are very rarely the people like this guy who can cut the stone no one people can see!

I could barely watch, that's heart attack work all the way through. Well done, I didn't think you'd manage that one

Great to see a pro at work and a great teacher. Thank mate from Liverpool England!!!

Opal drinking gamw, drink every time he says color bar

I think I only took three breaths through the entire video. Fascinating!

I can't believe he had all parts of his fingers after seeing that damn saw.....wow

It's like the Ruby slippers and the Emerald City of Oz.

That was incredible Justin! Cannot wait to see the polished green gem!!

Just found you...I'm hooked, love it. My favorite stone.

It looks to me that a Dremel tool would allow for more precise removal than the wheel. But then I don't think I would have the stones to approach that stone.

Looks nice. I hope to give this a try one day. thank you

Amazing, way to go! The pucker factor was very high on that one lol

Best Vogel on the net you voice is soothing and even though the risks is great it gives us rookies courage to take a chance. Thank you .......Paul

Beautiful! Even if you sacrificed some of the blue green. That top was amazing and well worth saving. Opal is such a mysterious and beautiful stone. The best in the world IMO. Nothing else compares in color.

Hopefully the opal gods are on your side today mate. Good luck and believe in yourself, you can do it mate.

Well done Justin,trust your hands & instincts..beautiful crystal green black & great cabochon color.wow,i was really hoping you were not going to have a shot after 3/4way through of opposite end cut...you had to keep the cut going,,great wheel & i noticed myself doing fine cuts,sometimes the least amount of water.you had it just right...

I can feel the stress, my heart definitely moved towards my throat. Nice cut Justin!

7:28 That sign on the side of the cutter....It looks like "Probably Made In Australia"!! I really hope that IS what it says, because that would sum up Aussie humour!

I Don't Understand why you still not get more then 100K subs man. your Vids are so professional Keep it up Love from Pakistan

Love your work Justin,you have the hands of a micro surgeon and the eyes of a hawk.Thanks for the video.

Your skill is amazing. Ive always loved opals but never realised the skill needed to cut one as the stone is so thin. Bravo.

I Think this time Justin the gamble paid off, sometimes the opal dictates the way too go.well done sir.

Damn impressive Dustin! Your digits, that close to, that whirling wheel of dismemberment, made my sphincky clench harder than a soulless diamond. 😆

Beautiful work my friend. Beautiful stones.

The red piece is absolute fire. It shames a diamond even though a diamond have a class of its own.

That little one sure had a pretty array of colours 💝

I am so fascinated with opals. Their beauty is captivating.

Great result, well done! Glad it didn't crack during cutting.

Sir, It may well be my own hearing, but even with the volume all the way to 100%, I was still having difficulty hearing you, but what beautiful work you do!! Stunning! I am envious. Simply beautiful.

This is quite an mesmerizing cutting on this stone. I’ve been binge watching all your videos and I’m surprised I didn’t see this one! I’ve never seen anything like this before. Ive learned so much from all your videos and after I get back to work I might buy a wheel and some supplies and buy some rough opal to start the hobby as well! Thanks so, much keep up the great work and PS your video quality has gone up tremendously compared to this 3 year old video haha

Thanks for posting and taking the incredibly risky move to slice it off, I'm pretty sure I could ever do something so nerve wracking! Prouda you son!😁👍💯

super lucky you di dnt slice a finger off lol

Whew! That was a great job! Good going! Thanks for posting this. 👍

Fantastic! Amazed us by cutting and curving it into two seperate pieces...

...and you still have all 10! Amazing.

Can't believe you don't use a wooden vice grip on a platform to hold the stone and you're using bare hands. For most people that's too risky.

The reddish stone is lovely.

opal look gives me nostalgia feeling of happiness

That's a whole carreer's worth of experience right there.

I don't know if you're interested in youtube views or subscribers. But Adding buying prices, selling prices etc. Will make it a lot more clickable for people that aren't even into gems/minerals etc.

Should consider selling them together. Offering pics of the two coming from one stone. 👍🏼

I was holding my breath when you slice it.

I was sitting at the edge of my chair.....!

The smaller stones’ colour is beautiful

Amazing! Very impressive - glad it worked out so well. Even from watching alone, I got super-nervous :D Thanks for sharing, stay brave and much luck in the future, too \m/

I take pleasure in watching youre videos, cutting these beautiful stones with youre skill, you seem like a nice man, i wish you well.

I love the way you say "eye-pull"

Get out! You’ve got balls , for going for it ! I love it !

it is so nice that you have all of your fingers

Weird edge of your seat action.....but I was totally holding my breath

Stunning green!

Great job again! Congratulations!

Did you ever think of lettin the red bump there as a sculpted stone. Who said the state has to perfect round or in height . As an opal lover I would be intrigued by something different in shape

Kudos on the slicing. I would definitely not have dared to use a big disk machine on that one but attacked it with a tiny diamond disk on a Dremel. Or better yet, I would have sent it to you saying "I'm too dumb for this, here ya go". 😁

That was a perfect cut bud very nice

One video just wasn't enough today so decided to watch this Gem (Pun Intended) wow did this video have my nerves going!

my heart was in my throat.. wow..great video!

Watched this a couple of times now Justin, you have such a sensitive touch.

I loved it so much , I had to watch it again!

Well done matey. Next time you might think you can pull it of then you might not. Life works like that.

It is very beautiful and fascinating with its color

Silly question time. With the need to slice that "top" layer off, and the proximity to fingers. Would using a Dob stick on the layer to be removed be a good idea? Point being to get fingers away from the blade and to also give a bit better look at where the cut is going.

Why not polish (if possible somehow) the stone as is, then make a fitting frame? Would have been an extraordinary stone, in my opinion.

Modest of you to attribute the success to "luck". What can't be shown is the almost supernatural sensitivity of your eye and fingertips coupled with 1000's of hours with opals.

It looked best together without getting separated. such a shame... separating them...

Question: In approximately 1986. My husband and I came to Australia and did some tours. Went to lightening ridge. Bought a small bag of “boulder opal”. They were ready for mounting. And after all these years still in a small plastic bag. I am wondering if there is any value in them ? Dorothy Fry. In Fort Worth Texas (NRH)

I'm amazed you still have all of your fingers after watching you do this.

amazing videos.Love you brother for your craftsmenship and beautiful opals

Can you make a video talking about how to start up your own opal career and what to buy?

I understand what you did and why, and of course, I'm not an opal/gem cutter, but I am an artist...would it have been wrong to have created an amazing irregular shaped opal with an irregular surface that kept the red opal ON TOP OF THE GREEN opal? To me that would have been staggaring.

This gemstone is my very favorite in the whole wide world!! Maybe I will be lucky enough to have one someday!!

Love that green

"Taking risks with FINGERS: see if the gamble pays off."

Your grinding wheel was bouncing around like a jackrabbit. Lucky the whole stone did't shatter!

Nice results.👍 With today's rock analysis equipment, could a piece of opal be 3D scanned for internal structure and know exactly where the best cut is? Could it reveal hidden internal gems? Potential for CNC cutter accuracy.

Your my favourite surgeon, damn ! Your good !

It's an Opal-ecotomy!

Oh justin, i am shaking with enxiety!!!

To preserve something like the color way of red on top, to get the sand around it or be delicate, could you use a dremel? Love your videos, from Richmond VA ✨

Now that's gorgeous!!

How much does a rough opal like that worth? Does not having colour in the middle reduces it's value?

I'm totally into these opal videos. I feel like i'm doing the cutting...lol