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The Best Coober Pedy Opal Carving I've Done. Jullian Stavreas Opal Empire and Jewellery
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Күн бұрынThe Best Coober Pedy Opal Carving I've Done. Jullian Stavreas Opal Empire and Jewellery
Opal Empire & Jewellery: / 388295645909820
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Timestamps
00:00 Gem Coober Pedy Opal
00:04 Starting material
01:29 Carving issues
05:10 Carving and polishing opal
13:30 Final polished gem
@gazzog6252 Ай бұрын
Amazing crystal Roy great job
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It sure is. It was pretty good to start with but it came out one hell of a nice stone.
@nancycurtis7315 Ай бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous stone. The purple and lilac colours are stunning. Love it. 😊
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
I like that patch of crispy yellow personally.
@nancycurtis7315 Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocks Got rain!!!! LOL. Reckon my tractor driving needs improvement!
@Jaireeopal Ай бұрын
Love these videos where you fix the opals ,mesmerising and a stunning gorgeous opal Wow .thanks for sharing Roy
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
I hope these fixing videos can help people help others or improve their own stones.
@bbisyy4u Ай бұрын
That’s amazing. Those colors really jump out at you. That will make a brilliant piece of jewelry. I love it.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Yeah I think my fingers got burns from the laser beams of light coming out of it.
@GoingUndergroundWithOpalEmpire Ай бұрын
It’s going to be set
@jeffholmes1362 Ай бұрын
Wow Roy, what a stunning stone, Julian has some amazing material, worth the money for sure. Great job and a great video.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It was a good one. I reckon at the price he sells it there is a very high chance for people to get there money back and more.
@GoingUndergroundWithOpalEmpire Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@evelynpickwick9822 Ай бұрын
I just knew you were going to bring out the sharpie. What an amazing opal. The color on color was mesmerizing. I always enjoy the Brady Bunch view!
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Sharpie and artline but the sharpie has a better ink. Helps a lot when I am trying to work on such a high quality stone.
@notcasimir Ай бұрын
Just getting back into cutting opals and I was wondering about you and about Julian! Haha! Glad you’re still at it, my brother!
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Always at it. Stuck in this game for life.
@bf2nwn2 Ай бұрын
Every time I watch one of your videos I'm struck by the fact that they were just lying there in the ground. What a transformation. Thank you for sharing not only the final product, but the process you follow to get it to that stage.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Sleeping underground for centuries... some still are. I still hope the best has not even been close to dug up yet.
@lukemasterson9872 Ай бұрын
Well done Roy 👍 agree Julian’s stuff is epic and he’s lives are so funny 👌
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Man has soo much energy!
@GoingUndergroundWithOpalEmpire Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy them mate and always a pleasure wen you join us
@TyOtis Ай бұрын
Precise work on a Stunning stone 🌈 💎
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Worth putting the time into a stone like this. Deserves a good scrub up.
@ThatOpalGuy Ай бұрын
love the color and pattern on that one. It would be a dream to work on crystal like this.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It is a great feeling to work on this kind of stuff. Especially when half the work was already done for me.
@firstlast-mp1dc Ай бұрын
Beautiful Opal.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Sure is. Jullian knows how to get the good material.
@ccccarriemchardy9216 Ай бұрын
Simply stunning!.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
You should see all the silent sections of footage I cut out because I was just watching the stone dancing.
@ccccarriemchardy9216 Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocks I could only imagine, once in a lifetime you get to hold and work on gem like that. I hope you took a picture with it for a keepsake!.
@nicolemurray-jeffery7433 Ай бұрын
Wow. Gorgeous stone ❤
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
One of the better ones in a while for sure.
@123bbbooobbb Ай бұрын
amazing stone good job roy
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Thanks was a great material which makes life soo much easier for me.
@bentationfunkiloglio Ай бұрын
That’s a stunner! In video, looks like a brightness of at least 4. Even freeform, final gem is probably $500 per ct or more, in my almost completely amateur opinion. :) I have a couple smaller pieces of very similar (but oddly shaped) rough that needs carving, 1.5 to 2 cts each. You’ve motivated me to break them out.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Get em out and clean them up brother! Yeah retail people would ask up to around $500+/ct for this type of material for sure.
@PulitzerOpal Ай бұрын
Great job on great opal. If I were Jullian, I would have asked you to do both sides. As a pendant on a swivel bail, it would be spectacular - no matter which side was showing. As it is, the back of the stone will likely never be seen. It's one thing to leave the back alone if there is sand and other problems, but I could dremel that one myself (and I'm not a very good flex-shafter!) I am sure that there must be factors that we don't know about (like it belongs to somebody who wants to use it in a way where the back will never be seen)
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It might already have a setting designed for it I think. It was a very strict "do not change the shape" kinda job. Sometimes that makes the job easier... sometimes not so much. I just like holding the quality stuff sometimes. The shops in town I go and just look at the cut stones they have during a lunch break if I haven't done it for a while.
@PulitzerOpal Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocksI think it must be “carat weight” that he wants to preserve. That HAS to be it. I personally never worry about that, but I surely would if I sold my opals!
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Haha selling is for the weak! Hoarding is for the wise.
@PulitzerOpal Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocksMaybe so. I bought opals that are too good to cut, so I have to hoard some of it, right? Heck, I made cufflinks using $25K/oz Mintabie, so …
@huanyujin6223 Ай бұрын
Roy Legend🎉
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Just a legendary stone. I just helped polish it.
@VickiMcGuire-db7kj Ай бұрын
Wonderful
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It is a good one. Pretty happy.
@Kerrsartisticgifts Ай бұрын
This was another great video, Roy. I don't know if I missed it in your videos, but I have been wondering about the speeds on my rotary tools. I have two that have three speeds and I have been sticking to the middle one, so far.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
I tend to stick to the lowest setting (8,000-10,000 rpm on the ozito).
@polishedopals8667 Ай бұрын
Jullian does have great stuff, good quality/price ratios and always willing to negociate as far as I can tell. I just can't afford much of it 😅
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Tell me about it. If I were a millionaire Jullian would fast become a millionaire as well.
@JullianStavreas-eu9hj Ай бұрын
Hi we do sell more affordable material also!
@CockatoobirdmanBill Ай бұрын
I was starting to think that you no longer were doing carving Opal it's been some time...(Lol) The Fire in that stone is amazing that is the kind of stone that most of us dream of..........Glad to see you are well and safe Bill.........🦜
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Still a daily battle in the carving warzone for me. Mix in a fire agate then a strong pivot straight back into the best gem opal on the channel so far.
@SunilSunil-iq6dz Ай бұрын
ബ്യൂട്ടിഫുൾ ഓപ്പൽ സ്റ്റോൺ 👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
👌💪🙏🤘❤
@jessss1011 Ай бұрын
Great vid Roy. Wondered if you could provide link for Julian’s podcast please? I couldn’t find it mate?
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
The podcast isn't out and wont be for a while. He is trying to pre-record a bunch before launching.
@GoingUndergroundWithOpalEmpire Ай бұрын
Hello the podcasts will be available in the next month or so we have a lot of content coming and some other features you will love
@G-regular503 Ай бұрын
Yeah his opals are pretty damned awesome. Every time I see what he's got it reminds me how broke I am hahaha
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Haha same here. I'm glad I get to even see one with my own eyes and fix it up.
@GoingUndergroundWithOpalEmpire Ай бұрын
We also sell more affordable material I run regular lives and sell $50 stones quite regularly
@elishadoyle8191 Ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤️. Absolutely beautiful. You do such an amazing job. Do you charge for fixing other people's stones? I have a few gemies
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
I've only charged a few local people because they didn't want to be recorded (one or two cases of someone accidentally damaging another persons stone). Typically if I think I can record a video thats good enough for me.
@elishadoyle8191 Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocksWow that's really nice of you. I have a few I'm too scared to touch lol. I may have to send them your way one-day if that's ok
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
@@elishadoyle8191 Feel free to email me and send through some pictures and we might be able to sort them out.
@ROCKINWHEELERS Ай бұрын
OH YEAH HE HAS CRYSTAL THATS OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Yeah I think he has an eye for crystal opal.
@dcallan812 Ай бұрын
Nice gem really is a disco inferno. 2x👍
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It is a bit of a showoff this one.
@koalabear4964 Ай бұрын
How's the metalsmithing/jewelry making stuff coming along? I want to take the plunge soon but it still looks like rocket science to me, not to mention all of the tools...
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Yeah it is coming along. Next video I will show off a bunch of triplets I am going to use to practice setting. Setting those will probably be the beginning of the metal smithing.
@elishadoyle8191 Ай бұрын
Same here lol, definitely looks like rocket science. I found another way to make jewellery though. It's just as pretty, it's wire wrapping. I'm going to give that a go. There's heaps of tutorials on KZfaq ❤
@koalabear4964 Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocks That’s so good to hear. I’ve been practicing standard shapes on the Dremel for this exact purpose. In all honesty your content helps me learn so quickly, even though I’m usually a slow learner. Really stoked to see what you’re cooking up.
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
@@koalabear4964 Good to hear it speeds up the learning process. There are heaps of tricks you'll learn to get quick easy results over time.
@elishadoyle8191 Ай бұрын
Giday Roy, how are ya mate? Im just wondering if the cerium oxide will shine a stone more than working up to the 50,000 nova point bur?
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Yeah as long as it is a silica-based stone with water the result can be much better.
@elishadoyle8191 Ай бұрын
@@RoysRocks Ah, thanks for that. I'm going to have to go over my stones again with your cerium oxide then 👌
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
@@elishadoyle8191 Only need a minute or two and you'll see the change. Its surprisingly fast just keep it wet and dont let it overheat from the friction.
@jay8353 Ай бұрын
Wowww beautiful stone, i cant understand why they didnt polish the back.
@RoysRocks 2 күн бұрын
Saved this one from the youtube bot. They dont polish the back because it will be set with a closed backing.
@jay8353 2 күн бұрын
@RoysRocks it's a shame with that particular stone though,it definitely deserves an open back setting
@redeyestones3738 Ай бұрын
Lately I've been getting multiple notifications for your videos thatbive already watched. It just started happening. Any idea why? Just curious
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Strange but I haven't ever seen anything like that happen before? Maybe youtube are just trying to push the channel out there more again?
@V27RV Ай бұрын
I’m sure you could’ve get the stone in a perfect shape and polished
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
To the right person it is already the perfect shape. Jullian the owner of the stone.
@melodyfaith7712 Ай бұрын
yummy
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
It would pack some serious flavour if it were edible.
@ROCKINWHEELERS Ай бұрын
WE GETS OUR BOULDER FROM___?
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
I think he has some Boulder but it is a bit rarer. Nick Hoops is my regular Boulder guy. He is mining away as we speak.
@Lmatdhr Ай бұрын
This is as beautiful as Opal can get imo. Has to be far far more than 100 a carat…
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Yeah $100+ this stone in the city shops would be listed anywhere up to about $5000
@JullianStavreas-eu9hj Ай бұрын
Closer to 3000 per ct
@Scarlet_Soul Ай бұрын
Shiiiiny
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Colourful and shiny the dream combo.
@Marb-pd9jz Ай бұрын
Beautiful colours love how you've named it the Disco stone 😊
@RoysRocks Ай бұрын
Well Jullian can probably some up with a better name.
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