Leave it! There are lots of ovals in this world, this stone is awesome!

Would ultrasound, underwater, break up that cluster?

You have that big spot of orange there.

LEAVE IT

I want a real one

It's so very early in the morning

should you buy ethiopian black opal rough that has been color enhanced

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Lovely

You could have broke it during that intro, you must be rich to just drop opals on hard floors

What a lovely gem it's....good job bro....

Justin you know what I think I love your show so much because I can see how big your heart is through the camera I got the question myself if it was the front but no you are totally one of the nicest people on the planet and you're giving the world a secret

I love how you honor you Dad in every video by prominently showing the engraved lighter up front. It's heartwarming that he's forefront in your mind. And that was a big stone your girl ' passed '.

wtf bro 😭

You are very good to cut opal..✨️✨️

lol- that’s a big rock with some gem showing

The fire within the stone is mesmerizing.

I had no idea that opal cost so much money per carat. Amazing.

Malta 🇲🇹

You may have taken a little to much off...but hey You are the Man with the knowledge!

this was by far the most painful video of cutting opals ive ever seen seeing you grind away the colour, even tho it was necessary, sanded away a part of my soul.

Hello justin! Hi to you and to your family! Elmer from philippines

Given the weird shape it started as, that really did come out looking great.

This is the first time I thought you wasted some of the rough. I cannot say for sure because I obviously was not there. Of course this does not mean I think you made a mistake. I just think the stone might have been better bigger with more inclusions but there is not a good way to know that in advance.

😮it is beautiful 😍

I think I'd have to vote in favor of the Dremel, it's able to be more spot specific.

I thought you were being too brutal,but it is really beautiful now.I would be too timid to grind away on it like you did,but WOW! Shazamm!!!

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What fuel did this come from Justin? It’s gorgeous!!

I would think that using the Dremel would always optimize the opal because after getting at least most of the sand off, it would be easier to determine exactly where to make slices for the optimum yield or maybe carve it into some shape suggested by the natural form.

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I asked you guys if I should cut it, you said no, so I cut it

Absolutely stunning .... and more than understandable that you keep it ! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

We got trolled by Justin, but I'm glad he cut it. It's fantastic.

Beautiful work ❤️

I liked the play of colours on the cutting wheel - I'd not noticed that before.

I would have just left it as it was at 8:54 in the video and not "cut it into a free shape". Interesting how different the pov's can be on what is "enough" ;-) I strongly agree to the treated gems being fraud, if sold as "natural". On the other hand, I heard that triplets do have a protective coating which ensures the opal inside will tolerate every day wearing as jewellery. If declared properly and valued by the lesser amount of "real" opal in such a piece of jewellery, I'd honestly take it into consideration to have something like that for every day. It all comes down to being properly and honestly informed about what is being sold. Anything else is betrayal and creates bad Karma anyway ;-) I appreciate your honesty and concern for something you could make to be misused. 🙏

I actually prefer the back

oh my goodness, this is marvellous beyond words, for certain. 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩 I'd love to have something similar and work on it for years.

That stone is gorgeous 😍

I love white fire opal 😁

Nimbus 2001 ? A witch master needs a proper broomstick, eyh ? Awesome kind of humour ! 🤩 I am watching all of this on my 70 cm monitor. This way, it is even more painful to see how much of the actual stone is getting cut away in the process. Still, I am so happy to see it in this "natural" shape. I'd have it set like this in a ring anytime! Live is not only too short for being serious all the time, it is far too short to cut down to "norm" what was formed so awesomely colourful by nature in thousands of years. I guess I have put black light mining (or rather searching the leftover piles) for opal and then learning to cut it myself on my bucket list. This is so awesome to watch. I'm a fan!

Wow!

That is exactly the kind of "opal-cutting" I was referring to in my comment to the latest video a few days ago. This is what I would prefer anytime. To preserve as much of a stone as possible. This is awesome to watch and great to follow your concerns and worries and to see how extremely responsible you feel for the discovery of the @younggunsopalhunters . LOVE LOVE LOVE this video and of course the most adorable gem! ! ! Thank you so much for sharing. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Very cinematic ! Why did you cut that part ? It looks rather clean of impurities. Is it because you didn't want to have to big of a cristal part that is not sitting on top of theblack poach (especially since it's on the side)?

I'm guessing 27 Carots

Love the opal, I love the red crystal opal I got from lighting ridge

Front ❤

Ive been following you for a few years now and id like to say that people like you are the ones who put australia on the map! From when you started to where you are now eaily the opal master and guru!