Rough nobby and seam opal cutting session - let's see what colourful gems appear. 

Been on and off bench grinders an other motorised machines for decades now and while the machine is humming away it can be quite therapeutic as you focus on your work, but that serenity when the machine stops and you can admire your work in silence, I still feel it even through this video. I'm about two weeks away from ordering my first cabbing machine!

Justin, I really enjoy the work you do. It's inspiring. I wanted to say that the teardrop with the two spots of potch looks remarkably like an eye. The black potch is the pupil and the grey potch is the reflection. Thanks for all the amazing opal cutting demonstrations! Cheers!

I prefer these short and to the point videos the most! Suppose that’s my impatient side wanting to see that beautiful opal as fast as possible! 😎

Oh how I've missed your videos! The red is amazing!

Love watching👀 you cut these stones....Thanks Justin 👍 🇺🇸

My favorite is the dark opal, with its hidden hints of different colour at different angles. It hides its beauty and then POW it hits you in the face.

Aww man that little blue green crystal gem is absolutely beautiful

I love all of the cast-offs too..honestly, it's nature that makes us feel joy and watching the lovely colors come alive was such a beautiful time to spend the last hour of my day with Mr. O-pal, lol..good job!

Watching Justin’s hands when he is really into shaping a nice stone is like watching Rembrandt with a paint brush! Beautiful work Justin…as always.

That little thin crystal bit is so bright! The little orange-red-gold is amazing! Love the blue flagstone and chaff in the inclusion rectangle. That last one is my favorite

That red was hard to say goodbye to! All in all, a good day at the wheel! Thanks for inviting me along. ❤️ Hope you're having some fun in Vegas!! Ciao Doll ❤️

There were some beautiful opals In there. The small red patch was nice with it flashing blue. Thank you Justin

Love the orange and green on the first one.

Thank you for thinking of the masses while you are in Vegas, “living it up”…. lol

That last was spectacular. I also like the broad flash stone. I saw yellow in there along with all you mentioned. A nice easy time, relaxing with you. Brilliant ☮️

I love to watch your videos. The magic sieve at the begginig full of mystery stones is epic. It is such enjoyable journey through the unveiling of the color bars from the nobby to the gems. Pure joy to watch you working Justin. I wish you to do not get beaten by the sand ever! Thanx for the sharing of another session. Take care mate.

My favorite time of the week. And omg Justin! You have almost 175 THOUSAND Subscribers!!!! I love to see it! ❤❤❤

Nothing hugely outstanding but some very pretty little gems there. Hope they turn out worth your time and investment, I'd call that a satisfactory result overall.

Love watching you find the Beauty in all these.

No worries, Justin. Onward & upward! Just glad you’re above water!!!

Mixed results but always a pleasure to watch a Master at work !

Opal is truly an eye of the beholder gem some think others are magnificent and others think others are more beautiful it's all in how you precieve beauty it's awesome

Treasure is only one color bar away, You are amazing 😉

Loved this one. listening to your thouht process it's like sitting in on a master class. Thank you

All your videos clearly state that you enjoy taking the top off much more than clearing away the bottom 😉😆

Great video! I enjoyed the variety.

Wow picture and sound amazing !!!!!!! Geeeeez great job ….your genuis is even more facinating in HD!!!

You gave it the best try on this batch Justin. Love the crystal opals the most~ Hope you make your money back on this lot friend. I'm sure you will. If ever I wanted an opal I'd never buy from anyone but you. A shame I'm too old and too financially poor to make that happen. Love watching you work though and I thank you for giving me that pleasure.

Nice to hear that wheel and watch you uncover something beautiful 😍

Oh yeah that red is so gorgeous 😍 lovin' it!

I especially liked the crystal, and the one that looked like it has a heart in it

Thanks for sharing your adventures in opal cutting with us! I always look forward to Mondays to get my opal fix from the best!

Alwase a pleasure to watch you devlope a nice gem from a ruff rock

Nice gems today, thank you for showing us 😊😊😊😊

Who needs a dopstick when you have opal magnets in your fingertips, working on those smaller pieces, Fascinating to watch.

Not the best day, but some real bueaties at the end. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hope your electronic glitches have all been banished along with the sand demons. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

Justin, I love Southwestern US turquoise, and it’s the matrix that adds interest, but not value, in those stones, especially in rings. I regret that you spoiled the red in your second Stone because of the harmonic yet undesirable colors of the adjacent matrix. WHY isn’t there a mid-price market for Australian opals with attractive matrix inclusions in jewelry? Money is gonna be more than tight - except for multimillionaires, money may become almost nonexistent in coming times. I wish you great profits in your business, but maybe some matrix inclusion stones will someday acquire a decent value. Always wishing you all the best!

I got my machine all set up and cut my first opal yesterday, I have a lot of boulder opal and I think I did ok lol, I love watching your videos so much info and good for learning. If you ever make a discord I'll definitely go to it.

Hi Justin, a couple of losses and some nice wins. I was disappointed that the red was lost on that stone it was a stunning colour though it was understandable. It is always interesting watching you work and you appear to have a definite process most times by cleaning up the sides to show the colour bar clearly before taking down the face to show what is below the surface. It is always captivating seeing the colours and patterns showing on the face. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin

The square one is gorgeous as it is with the potch in the middle - sort of a black star glowing in the night look... It would be wonderful as a pendant. I'd leave it as is - it is simply wonderful. Awesome stones and wonderful cutting as always... :)

I really feel the pains on this cession Justin . Such beautiful colors that had to be ground away. It has got to be frustrating. Glad that some of it came out.

So many beautiful double-sided gems here! Not every piece worked out, but someone is going to absolutely love them. 😊 Thanks again for another awesome vid!

Love the crystal opal.

So enjoy watching you perform your miracles. Thank you.

Fresh, clean and entertaining! A lovely little break in the day! Thank you!

14:00 shaping the edge of the crystal, You moved the stone in a beautiful smooth way, turning it with only the thumb and made it look so easy. the super fine motor control and muscle memory needed to do that speaks to a lifetime honing your skills and mastering your craft. It was my pleasure to see that. thx

Nice selection,ty.

The last one is the winner

Nice work Justin some pretty ones

So lovely 🥰 thank you, great video and lighting quality too

Beautifull to watch !!!

As always they are beautiful!!!

Wow beautiful opals as usual on here. In Louisiana we have a sand opal in Vernon parish. Its beautiful but no where near as amazing as these Australian stones. Really enjoy watching you teach the art. It's very interesting and therapeutic.

They all look beautiful. I'm partial to the crystal opals. Thanks!!

Hey Justin, I've been checking out your website and I'm very pleased to see that you have items on there for almost everyone's budget. I love your content brother

I love the square blue stone with the black spot. Looks like you're looking into space with a dark nebula in it! 😊

I really like that broad flash orange stone!

Loved the video🤗

Thank you, Justin.

Good job!! 👍👍

weeell, that was an interesting journey , thanks for that ...

Very Nice!!

Nice stones today…💍👍😎

Beautiful 💕 Opal

Recording the session is a good way to go. It’ll download at RU-vid’s speed at each person’s rate.

Huuum que coisa mais linda! Simplesmente demaais!!👏👏💖💖

My favourite kind of video. Many pieces to see get uncovered, without the constant distractions of the lives. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the live videos, but they are, for obvious reasons, slower. This is more my cup of tea. Cheers!

Its different to watch you do that at high speeds, with "smaller/ rougher " gems...making quick decisions...so fast how you turned all those out. 👍I love it

So very Pretty those Pieces are

Hi hillo idol, God bless you. Watching from pinas setio, Palanog Garita San Enrique Iloilo

Your speed and accuracy when cutting stones is quite impressive Justin, thank you for the video. :)

that blue one with the black potch in the middle was very spacey looking , like a nebula with space showing through the middle

9:15 you say what a shame like you loss the most potential of the gem but I'd argue to say you got the best color bar out of that stone. That "imperfection in the middle" actually draws the eye toward to opal as the contrast. It makes it significantly better having the contrast AND you can see almost a river of color where it flowed so it's like looking at a water fall. I swear I love your work but being human I have a different opinion and just wish you'd see the unspeakable value these stones could have. At least in my eyes I'd sell you my own arm a leg for some of your pieces, heck even for some of those " beaten by sand " , gosh that's a HEAVENLY Beautiful table by the way. I mean zero disrespect with my words. I truly enjoy your work and you stories of your father have inspired me several ways. Thank you for these videos.

>>>>To be honest, I think this is the first video of yours I've watched since you started almost exclusively started doing the long live videos. I don't often have that much time to dedicate to one thing. Up to that point, I had watched every video you put out, and I missed your videos, but I just did not have the time. I would recommend you make a highlight video of the best parts of your live shows that are around the 15-20min mark so us busy folk can still watch some of your content.

Always killer stones and awesome cutting. I thought you were toast on the one with the red dot.

Thank you

I think perhaps we get a tiny bit spoiled by so many videos of your spectacular results. Today’s session wasn’t bad, but I’d guess it gives a more realistic perspective on how hard your business is.

So beautiful

9:35 i really like that stone and that potch did not take away the beauty of the stone in any way. I actually like it better than if it had been all blue. I have one just like that one and its one of my favorite type of opal. I would say 3rd place. Its such a deep blue and the black creates a contrast so that it is not a boring piece.

That first stone seems too aggressive but what the heck do I really know…. Loving your work J, more than yesterday and less than tomorrow. 🤙🏽

You forgot my favorite line,”I’m going in”. You must have new lighting. Everything shows up brighter.

The blue one with the black potch in the center would have made a great round piece, sorta like an eye. Would have been bigger then also.

Hope all is well with you and your family, friend🙏

so good 👍

I would of made a small gem out of that opal that had the red because it is so rare. I would not of sacrificed the red for more size. Still that opal came out nice, and maybe bigger with more value, just I loved that red. Great to see another show, to bad about the tech problems with the live shows, but I enjoy the prerecorded videos just as much.

I feel like ive memorized your hands from watching all these videos 🤣 could def pick them out from a lineup

I look forward to your vids showing up in my subs

FYI I finally got a notification so I’m here

lol following your recent window sill revelation I think you should rephrase "Cracking Gems "

Your new workshop needs an electrical exorcism to get rid of all the glitches. Beautiful stones.

That was painful, but I understand. I've never seen a red flash like that before on the witches hat. Seemed very unique in play of color.

The stone at 10:10 - is there some cat-eye & broad flash in there? That orange really pops.

Try adjusting your exposure settings on your camera to get a slight motion blur on the water splashing. It is really distracting to see a bunch of perfect, but frozen, little water drops darting about! Great video!!

Hello Justin - thanks for the excellent vids - I've always been enamored with opals! Question for you - why do you not use something like a dremel tool to carve out the smaller divots and sand pockets?

That little Red number reminds me of a Tiger🐅🥰

Justin, do you usually polish the back of the stone? I really love watching and learning!!! You make my day!!!

First one was lowkey really nice patterns? Also 10:00 you're gonna hate this armchair opalcutting but I wonder for the directional stone, it looked like maybe you could have angled the face a little bit so the directional flash was flat at the surface? Like that nib that got ground off the end could have provided something to work with?

I’m always on tenterhooks watching you rub those tiny stones…just waiting for them to disappear completely! Would that tiny double-sided stone end up in an earring?

I really love the dark blue rectangle with the potch blob in the middle, but I cannot find it on the website.

I have a question about your polishing wheel. What is it and how do I get one? I love to watch the process! Might be that I’m crazy, but watching is relaxing!