About opals & Behind the scenes

Adventures of Coffee Opals

Adventures of Coffee Opals

Some year or so ago I spilled a substantial amount of coffee on some opals, those two Ethiopian opals included. I decided to try and "wash" it out ...

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Preshaping Australian Opals

Preshaping Australian Opals

Here is a longer video of first step cutting opals.I'm preshaping stones so they are ready to go on dopping sticks. This is the step when the play ...

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