Uncut gem opal cluster in sandstone. Let's see what’s inside! 

Anyone else’s serotonin increase every time he says nobby? 😂 just me? Ok.

I completely forget about COVID or any other problem for that matter, when I watch opals emerge 😌

I really love the first stone! Even though I usually like the darker ones better, this one was very unique and pretty! Love your work - greetings from Germany!

Hello Justin such beautiful job you are doing , while we watch you its really hard when you grind the cluster how to get control on garb while its been grinded because sand mud and water make thinhs slippery...its such marvellous job you are doing .. .best reagard John/ Canada

Great video! Beautiful stones! Maybe I can enjoy the presence of a beautiful Australian opal one day

I have often wondered if something like this you could possibly sand blast it and it would take that off without damaging the opal

💜💜 so relaxing to watch

Do you sell the stones that don't work out? That big piece may not make a nice gemstone, but I would definitely buy one like that still to look at and enjoy! Maybe you could use them as a giveaway for viewers or something!

I kind of like the first raw knobby! It would make a pretty pendent as is! How much would it sell for?

Is there any tech which would allow you to scan an opal, prior to cutting? Something like MRI scan etc? Obviously it would be cost prohibitive right now, but just wondering if it even exists

Woooow beautiful 👌 👀 👌

👍👀 JARROD ROD JOYCE from Pelican La 👍

I don't know, I was a bit too worried when he keeps on shaving that stone, for a moment I thought there will not be any left, if he keeps on sanding it.

Pls sir tell the name that machine company

Justine can you give me a company that is true and loyal where I can buy rough stones for tumbling or to have cut straight into jewellery... yup I'm a novice (totally :-)... stones like carnelian, opal, diamond peridot, hyalite and it goes on...many thanks indeed..

4 minutes into the video, and I got a great idea. I have garnet pieces from a year ago, and there's 1 beautiful gem that I've wanted to get out but couldn't. I've tried a few things, but never thought to use a dremel. I'm definitely going to order one and see if that will work Update: I have a Dremel, works great!!!

It never ceases to amaze me how Justin can liberate beautiful gems out of what appears to my untrained eye as a lump of rock. Endlessly fascinating!

Justin, you are in many ways like Bob Ross. I liked watching him, and I like watching you. Both artists, just in a different medium. You rock. G'day mate.

I never tire of watching you bring out those gorgeous opals.

Every time you rub a stone that won’t make a decent gem, I always think about what could be made from it. One idea that keeps popping into my head is making them into ball shapes that look like planets or scene stones. With all the colors there, including the sand, they would make beautiful stones for earthy looking jewelry.

Came for the opal. Stayed for the impersonations 😂

I have to say that your videography is absolutely fantastic. Keep up the good work you guys.

This Lil Peep beat on the intro, wonderful!

I would call that unique pattern tie-dye pattern. It looked like a tie-dyed tshirt to me.

LOL Omg Johnny Sins. I'm dying

I feel so hopeless with your Stone. I am poor, I realy want one even a tiny opal. But I can't afford this Stones.

How very interesting. Opals are the best. Appreciate your goofball humor, the world needs more in these times. Thanks for your great content.

What happens to the big leftover chunk that still had nice opal bits in it? Not the bin surely?

"Johnny sins of wish" 🤣 I died laughing. Your more like Johnny sins 2.0 brother.

The knobbies were magical. So pretty.

I bet you could lay that stone down for a year and then pick it back up and remember all of the facts of the original stone. Applies to most stones you cut I expect.

That was truly amazing watching those colors come out!absolutely beautiful stones!

i love how deep the blues were in those knobbies

I found this very relaxing - love the background music

After all the years of me being a rock hound and finding my first geod filled with what looked like chocolate chips in a big white rock which turned out to be dark garnet, my first amethyst and tourmaline being found in california, to me working with gems in my later years it never stops to amaze me of the colors mother earth and natural science gives us to find like a scavenger hunt. Hit or miss its all still a miracle. I still say you should bust up the ones you cant use as full stones for inlay or to put in little vile pendants or hour glass. Ohhh that would look nice, an opal hour glass.

British people listening to "knobbies" being "rubbed out": teehee

Beautiful work, and very informative! Love watching/hearing you explain the thought process you go through making decisions.

Amazing outcome Justin! I have never seen you dig out nobies out of such a big piece of dirt!

How does one contact you?

Not bad little gems its cool seeing them in the sandstone

It just goes to show you can never judge how good an opal is in the rough. Loved every minute of you peeling the sandstone away from the nobbles.

Hi Justin, can you work on that one stone that looks like a horn... so we can see what will come out of that stone... please make a video of it Kinda like uncomplete movie without that piece Thanks 👍👍👍❤❤❤🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

13.47 sec WOW. The colours of the green and blue remind me of the marble spinning through space that we all live on. 🌍 🌎

That Crystal Opal is spectacular! I purchased the Crystal Opal that you cut in your ASMR video the other week, literally can’t wait for it to come, I’m not sure wether to have it set in a ring or pendant, choices choices! Fab work Justin!

i have been watching your videos and was wondering what time (in NY time) i could catch a "live" video..thanks so much..Dianne

Who else was hoping there would be more opal in the sandstone even though he said there wasn’t

For stones like that why not just leave them to sit in a hydrochloric acid solution for a few days before attempting to put them on the wheel? The hydrochloric acid should dissolve almost all of the surrounding sandstone without bothering the potch or opal.

the lil peep star shopping guitar in the background was really unexpected and brought back a lot of memories

Any chance you could do a give away of that failed sandy piece of opal? They might not be worth much but for some people (me) they would be treasured because they are imperfect.

YAY a nobby!! This one will be a great surprise!! Hey!! I just noticed... you’re a lefty!! Cool!!!

Does the opal dust have any color? Is there a way to separate the crystals in the dust from the waste with a shaker table or anything?

I see so much Beauty and such a rare Stone only to see you grind it all away...........there are other options !

That bug piece at 21:17 looks like it has some nice color in it. Why not polish it up just to see? ? Looks like you'd get something out of it. You already own it lol

I think the big sand spotted one is lovely. I like the cloudy effect of the sand against the colors of the opal.

Doing diverse stuff like this is why your channel will continue to grow! Excellent video!

Naa, it'd make a LOVELY bead ! I'd wear it !!! I'd Love to have that peice. !

As always, absolutely loved your video. I'll never cut opal, but I love to watch your work, and you are such a good teacher. (and funny and adorable, as well!!!!)

If it all goes belly up in the Opal world I think you show promise in dentistry!! I loved this video! Is it cheeky to ask how much the cluster cost? Beautiful all three, I couldn’t choose a favourite! X

What about using a mini sandblaster would that work instead of a Dremel yeah like a mini sandblaster

Dont listen to em justin you've been doing this your whole life. You are definetly the expert so I could and would never challenge your judgment

I just realized something. Why you cut domes. You cut them in your own image. Put a tiny pair of glasses on an opal, and there you are. Assuming you have cut tens of thousands of opals in your life, there are tens of thousands of tiny Justin heads out there roaming the world. Ha ha ha I crack myself. Oh no, I better not say that, Justin would have to grind me out. You can't have cracks. Love your videos. keep doing what you're doing, and I'll keep watching. DD in Indiana USA

God bless you Justin! Love you so much , you are a precious soul.

Justin, thanks for your videos. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I'm totally hooked. I feel like I've learnt a lot about opals in this short space of time and I hope you keep the brilliant video's coming!

Sehr schöne Opale, top Justin 👍👍👍

Do you ever sell the “specimens” that are ruined by sand? I imagine there would be people who would like to buy a really cool paper weight like that.

Hello sir I'm pranay I really like opal stone but I'm live in india how can I buy real opal stone form u...

Hey Justin as long as me and my fiance have watched you and your videos you have been forgetting to bring the light to the stone to see where the color bar goes to also allowing you to see if there's sand spots running entirely through the stone..... please be smart mate each step we take in stones if for a good reason so we don't make mistakes.....

First:'-)

8 knobbies. 😄👍 Looks so satisfying.

Justin, as I understand it Opal is created by water seeping through layers of silica, that’s why 95% of opal is found in Australia where there was an inland sea that receded over millions of years just like in Ethiopia. I’m also really passionate about space travel and Mars in particular and I don’t know if maybe you watched Perseverance land on the Martian surface this week? Half of Mars was covered in water at some point but now it’s barren and dry, that water must’ve seeped through the cracks in a similar way and now I’m dreaming of Martian opal. Are you aware of any reasons there wouldn’t be any over there? And if there if, how cool would a Martian opal necklace be?! Think about it, it may have formed in different ways under lower air pressure, different mineral composition etc, I really want to see the extraterrestrial gems we will find in the next few decades. And I hope you get to cut a gem from an extraterrestrial rock at some point, that would make me so happy.

I wonder what would be the pricing for an intact nobbie-cluster of that quality. If the nobbies were worked out a bit more and maybe polished, I bet this would have made a nice collectors item.

Sorry desolve the poch with wite vinegar will it attack the black opal or white opal let me know please or coke cacola desolve the poch or diluted nitric acid or diluted hydrochloric acid will any of the damage the opal please let me know try them and see on old crazy opal not worth much but are scrap opal gems rock on Tommy

I have been watching your videos for a very long time. It has.. kinda been hard to watch newer uploads with all the added music, it's gimmicky and is just like all the other platforms and content creators. I've been watching your videos because they are very relaxing and they feel authentic; as if I'm really in the room cutting the stones myself. I have to mute these videos now, and it's a bummer, but that's okay if I have to. I know others really like the music and I respect that, but it takes away from a quiet working atmosphere. I don't want my one opinion to offend you Justin, here's my point. If you like puting the music on your videos because YOU like it- keep doing it. But if you are trying to appeal to OTHER people by adding music, I think you're taking away from the essense of your workspace. No matter, keep up the great quality, videos, and positive atmosphere. You are a wonderful dude.

Justin, that Dremel with the loose electrical connection and a dish of water, is a recipe for disaster. You could get a shock that might make you jump, and damage an opal. Lol

That last opal was gorgeous 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

😂 Your intro you silly goose

First woop woop! Love your content

The end valuation of the cut and polished stones is great to know, might it be possible to also know the cost of the rough original piece on future video’s as that would add greatly to our total understanding of the process. Two thumbs WAY WAY up on this. L 👍👍

Thanks for this video it. Really helped break up a long day of cleaning.

This one is extremely exciting!!!

This gives me more appreciation for how stones were cut before electricity.

Hi justin.., My name Tommy from bogor-indonesia wow i realy like your video .., than yes iam subcribe to :)

Love watching Justin work his magic. Awesome video today!!

Be careful with the dremel in the water!

This is really exciting! Looking forward to see how this goes

I never really cared for rocks/minerals/gems/etc until I found this channel. You really bring excitement to your videos. Keep up the good work Mr. Sin. ;)

Those two crystals are more or less exactly the kind of opal I hope to buy once I have the money! Fascinating to see a clump like that dissected, thanks for humouring us all and using the dremel ;D

Damn that is magnificent 0:55 it is fine shooting stars and flipping from the sea the sky Eagles cut them and show us which is amazing

Tryphobia warning!

My favorite gemstone! (Right next to fire agate and ammolite.) It's awesome to see the artistry that goes into cutting these gems. It seems like such a peaceful profession.

Hi Justin, Would you perhaps sell the piece that has too much sand in it please - I'd be interested for healing work. Other people too?

@blackopaldirect I'd love to learn some things, how would I get my hands on some rough opal for myself, maybe 3 or 4 hundred dollars worth it I may???

Watching you gives me more of an idea of "how to" but having only been exposed to polishing other stones, I was afraid to get into opal, because if you ground too deep, could loose the color and I didn't want to go there because of the lack of experience I had. I enjoyed watching you.

Thanks for posting your work Justin. I am fascinated every time.

You are quite the entertainer 😂 as well as a master gemologist. Thank you for the big smiles and some stress you give me!! Seeing what the miners go through, and then see how you take a rock with color and make beautiful pieces. Such a remarkable process for this beautiful gem! Opals ROCK!😂😂😂

Love watching the process of the revealing the stone! So satisifiing!

When he said Johnny Sins I died 🤣🤣🤣

A 6 wheel lapidary machine is 5000 dollars and a good dremmal is less than 500 dollars ,,,,,,, we all got DREMMALS!!

Been busy 🕺🏼 great cutting. Another great video 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

The stone is beautiful but I think it's absolutely ridiculous how we play so much value on something that is naturally occurring in nature. It's meant to be enjoyed by everyone not gobbled up and have $25,000 price tags placed on it. The human race is......