It never gets old watching you cut an opal from start to finish 😍

A seemingly worthless knobby, transformed into a beautiful gem. I never get tired of watching this process!

I am getting the sense that in a former life you were likely a star of silent movies.

Justin, please, never apologize for needing time away. In these times, we all need to take care of ourselves. You give us such great diversion, instruction and knowledge how could anyone begrudge a fishing trip? I think I can safely say, that this community appreciates all you do.

You just could top your videos wearing THAT apron! 😍Perfect choice indeed!

You brighten the day, here in Victoria, Texas.

The music adds spice, but your narration allows me to experience your joy as well. Thank you

Why would anyone waste their money on a boring diamond when they could have a beautiful opal instead?

everytime i see a glint of bright blue/purple sitting next to yellow or red my heart is filled with joy i love the super bright stones

I love to watch something so beautiful emerge from such a plain looking rock. Gorgeous gem with serious color. Ovals are cool.

I enjoy the music. Gave the video a bit of the “Keystone cops” silent movie. Thank you for that, gave me a good chuckle.❣️😂I love watching you cut the opals and the teaching you do along with the cutting. Great stuff❣️❣️

Justin, never apologize for going fishing, we need you to rest up and relax and be happy, plus absence makes the heart grow fonder. That's a beautiful Opal, looks gorgeous!

Beautiful Stone Justin. I personally enjoy the videos where you talk us through your thought process as you are in the midst of your work. Hearing why you choose this side for facing, etc. is great way for us to learn. The videos with the time lapse and music are great in their own right but hearing your thought process is very beneficial. Thanks for doing what you do, its appreciated

Another beautiful stone, not that i expected any less 😁

Really enjoy your productions Justin and always a thumbs up. Beautiful scenery and let's hope the reef stays protected

Your videos are incredibly relaxing. After a long day, I hop on here and watch until im asleep.

As someone that has learned a number of trades in my 65 years I truly appreciate the way you share your knowledge and walk people through the way you do things. I'm sure you will help create another generation of people that love working with opal. Thanks!

That turn out to be a real pretty stone. I'm fascinated by the shine it got.

I never get tired of you cutting stones, every single stone is a puzzle that you solve one way or another.

Awesome :) Little quick story from me. We just got a new pup. A large German Shepard. And I have tumbler rocks. Just creek bed crystals I toss in the tumbler to see what I get. Anyways I kept finding the rocks around the house and was thinking the kids were playing with them which they like to do. Then they showed up in the dogs water bucket. Finally I hear rocks moving around and i sneak to see who it is. Its the puppy grabbing one at a time and hiding them around the house. Lol I have a real rock hound 😆 super happy he dosent eat them. Still funny tho. Maybe ill catch it on video one of these times :)

I'm really glad you did your fishing trip. You were so excited before you left. Reward for a job well done!

I really enjoyed the short bit about your trip and family at the start, I feel it helps create a sense if community

nice stone? really you mean gorgeous stone!!!!! i tell you what every time I watch ur videos i get so jealous that I'm not there having as much fun as you are. extremely great job

Congratulations to your Son on his driving test. The fathers of young ladies in your area are perhaps less happy. ;)

Good to see you back and that you had a great time!

Welcome back. Glad you had a great vacation!

Lovely stone. Always grand to see the beauty emerge.

Super excited you opened up the comments:)

It is great to find an unexpectedly beautiful stone in a nobby that may not have yielded anything. That is quite an interesting process and the thrill of expectation must be addictive.

Another beautiful stone! I love it!! 😍

You’re like a magician. Taking a stone and in around 30mins you pull a gem out of a stone. Amazing video. Can’t wait for the next one.

I love your sense of humour! Glad you had a great time away. It's amazing to watch you create a beautiful opal out of a rough piece. It's fascinating to watch. Well done! All the best. Keep safe.

Excellent! Love the colour in that. Looks like confetti. Great to watch as usual, never gets old seeing opals coming out of the rough like that.

What a beauty! I had a feeling it would turn out gorgeous!

Absolutely beautiful stone. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful. Absolutely Beautiful Stone!!

Lovely, lovely stone!

That's crazy color!! Love it 💖🤩 WOW

Glad you had a good time!

We are glad you got some fishing in. The opal turned out much larger than I was guessing. Welcome back! That said, you look tired so go have a rest or take another week off. Be safe and stay healthy.😷⚒🐟

Every color, what a treat!

Its amazing..love ur job and ur speaking style.

Glad you had a good time fishing and got to bring some fish home. :) thanks for taking time to post these videos. I really enjoy watching.

Skill of a surgeon, eye of an artist. Love your work...your humble nature and silliness is kinda fun too. Cheers - Trevor

that was way cool, i used to cut cabs ,, i sure do miss doing that,, your videos help temper the urge to go and invest back into the equipment to do this type of work again,, now where to set up my shop again,,,,,,, this was a great video

Nice stone too a fabulous gem ! Grind on.

Well done! Congratulations to your son.

You are so good at what you do. Just a gorgeous opal!!

It came out so beautifully!! I like the small stones with big faces. They look very elegant when they are done.

I don't know what I like more about your channel ... watching the opals emerge .. or you teaching me about them :)

I always enjoy your videos Thank you for creating them

Saw your videos on the rainbow serpent gem. W O W. I have never seen an opal like that before. Very unique. I learned about lightning ridge opals from watching the gem show out of Near Atlanta Georgia . They had a big Aussie miner named Mark on the show . He had the most beautiful opals I have ever seen. I never saw one like the rainbow serpent in his collection though. He also sold diamonds from the Argile mine . He did very well.please continue doing your shows , the jewelery show isn’t what it used to be, since the original owner sold out. I enjoy listening to your educational videos . You and your wife are great people and funny, my state of Calif. needs some positive people with some humor thrown in during these trying times. I enjoy the eye candy to, in the girls as well as the great opals. Take care, and keep them coming. Gary Henderson.

I like gold mining and crystal collecting. ill never even touch an opal but i love your videos. I see a lot of skill but a lot of personality love this channel.

Congratulations to your son 💕

Hey Justin. Your quite calm today. My bro, we don't have to be electric all the time. Your technique is still flawless .

Amazing Opal from the Master👍🙏 and thank You for sharing the good stuff👌

Always enjoy your videos

Glad you had a good fishing trip. Work/life is more important than 1 video a week. The rock turned out very nice indeed.

I learn so much from your videos thank you.

Enjoyed that. What a gem.

Hey Justin, lovely stone! You always amaze me with how you know which ‘side’ to take down to find the beauty in each stone! Thanks for the lesson!

Ammmazing all that reds yellow and oranges pretttttyyyyy

Wow Justin, you had an awesome holiday and such a beautiful location. That was a lovely opal with flashes of pink and then purple.

Love the colors.

Thank you for sharing a very beautiful opal with me ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you are doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

That looks amazing

I much, much, much prefer your talking over music. It’s a great learning experience.

Amazing work 😀

Stunning!

Thanks so much for sharing these videos! I find them really interesting and relaxing, during a really stressful time in our lives. My Uncle and brother did opal mining in Cooper Pedy , many years ago, and I used to love looking through their pieces in the rough , imagining what could be inside . I have an attraction to opal , then found out just recently it was my birth stone ! Might be why I enjoy watching your videos so much! ☺️ Hello and best wishes from New Zealand 👍🏻

Beautiful colors

Nice gem, love it!

Gorgeous gemstone! 💖🌷💍💎

Beautiful stone Justin. Everyone needs a vacation. 😀 Congratulations to your son. They grow so fast. Can't wait tell next week. Catherine, Nova Scotia. CA ❤🌷

That one pink that keeps glittering at me on the backside of the stone is breathtaking....I probably would have ruined the whole stone going for it 🤣. Absolutely amazing work once again, you really have awakened a love for these beautiful jewels in me. Thank you so much 😊

Its like a gamble to watch you find buried treasure when you cut a stone. that one was really pretty! So early to rise and still be gentle and sweet. a pleasure to watch and listen :)

That's a real beauty!

I remember when my son got his liscense:) it's stressful and also less trips you gotta make taking him from place to place.

I have to tell you, this is one of my favorite channels on KZfaq. Please don't change a thing! Perfect balance of uniqueness, humor and true professionalism!!

Nice looking opal glad you had a good vacation on the beach greetings from Alberta Canada .have a great day

That is a magnificent stone!!!!!

Enjoyed it as always. Thnx. Enjoy ya fish 🐟 Sound was great too 👍🏻

I love your trick of making a sharpie dot on your finger so you know you're in the camera view, at least I think that's its reason? My daughter came over while I watching and we watched together, she commented on how relaxing and mesmerising it was seeing this stone be revealed by you.

This is so interesting I love watching your videos I’ve been a stonemason the last 3 years and love granites and marbles so many beautiful stones out there, it’s crazy to think it takes thousands of years for stuff like this to be formed

Just beautiful! Psychedelic! 😉

She's gorgeous! You, sir, are both very talented and astute! When I watch you, I imagine myself learning and doing your craft, and it scares me to no end! I keep imagining myself messing up one of those priceless beauties!

Thank you again for the video always nice seeing a nobby become a gem 👍👍

That wheel is so quiet, it must be a pleasure to work with

Fabulous stone x

No apologies, Justin. You are such a conscientious worker that you deserve time away. We can adjust for one week...however two weeks would be a test...a month would be intolerable without you. By the way my name is Sue from Chicago. The black rose part has a metaphorical meaning with my writing and painting. Some day I will explain. Before you, I was a diehard Jadeite or Nephite lover. With my husband visiting in Hong Kong quite often, his prominent friends knew who to visit for the good stuff. When Jim eyed something he thought I would like, his friends just bought it to give to me. But you have certainly changed my opinion on opals. It is a very impressive stone. Maybe one day I will own one. Thanks for all your information.

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

Sounds like you had a nice trip!

Lovely stone. Saw my first black opal at the jewelry store the other day. Free form shaped. It was gorgeous, but the opals I have seen you have are more beautiful.

Beautiful stone

that is beautiful, could not afford one, but I love to watch you create.

Would be nice to see a video of your fishing trip to the Great Barrier Reef. But I love watching you transform an opal stone into a beautiful opal. Your a magician at what you do. Amazing work. Thks.

Oooh my favorite color is peeking through !

Hey!! Looks like a great trip :)

You love to make understatements with fingers crossed. In the end, that was a gorgeous stone.

love the way you teach us, an entertain us