I saw your response on that FB post. I was hoping you would get it. I honestly prefer the boulder opals with the iron stone swirls through it. The patterns in the iron stone is crazy awesome. Some of the patterns cut and polished alone would make really nice pendants. I hope you some videos working on the rubs and the beginners parcels. You got a real steal on this purchase. I'd love to see what you do with them. I agree Nick is great both with the boulder opal and his art.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I am very partial to the ironstone pieces with the lightning cracks through them. Has to be one of my fave styles of opal.

@bbisyy4u

5 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks 👍

Opal is great, koroit is spiritual... The first piece that I ever cut was a hunk of Koroit. Finding those first green flames was like I had discovered a new world. Thank you for sharing your opal experiences with the world.

@RoysRocks

3 ай бұрын

It is such underrated material for sure. In my top 3 opal varieties for sure!

Hi Roy. What a gobsmacking parcel. Congratulations! (Wish they were mine. I'd flat out lie and say I'd done 'em!). LOL. I think others have been disappointed with some parcels purchased. Thank goodness for reputable opal dealers. Love the junk bits. I just have a thing for boulder opal, I guess.........😂

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Well lucky a few of these will be headed your way. I think I have nearly everything I need to finish off your parcel. Just waiting for another item in the post. Should be here this week.

Amazing find. Gem shows in Northern California would sell pieces individually, for a combined price of $4-5,000 US. Years ago, I would pick up 50 pound bags of ironstone opal and give pieces away as paperweights, worry stones, etc. Amazed to see how much this stuff can go for now.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Worry stones are those ones that you rub with your thumb aren't they? I always forget I want to make a long term video trying to polish an opal with my thumb. Thanks for the reminder I might start it today.

@mercival

4 ай бұрын

Amazing! Is there also the cutting vids so we can see what it turned into? Sorry, new here, like it!

Nice video, Roy. I have not done much boulder opal, probably because I have not had a lot and every time I cut it, I have to clean the machine and that's a big job. I do like it, though. Koroit is my favorite, but I have a nice pipe that I got in Tucson. It's crazy beautiful. What I like about your parcel is that there are stones with seams that go either all of the way through or almost all of the way. Thanks for showing us this! dp

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Cutting Boulder opal is certainly a lifestyle and involves a fair bit of cleaning when it comes to wheels. Not quite so bad with flat laps and carving bit still leaves a fair staining. I just picked up an interesting parcel from the USA in the PO Box... time to get the camera rolling.

Nice parcels! The triangular one shows so much potential, it really got me exited. Good look cutting them

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Yeah that one I have set aside and hoping for the best...

Wow what a steal. Very nice stones. I like the Boulder opal too ,most of all I love the yowah nuts. I think they are absolutely beautiful. Anyway Roy,have a good day and keep the content coming

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully a few good videos to come from some of these.

Oh hell. Roy. I wrote the comment BEFORE I finished the video. Then THAT came up. Now, I have really made a complete knucklehead out of myself!!!!!! Oh well. Guess I'll crawl out from under my rock again one day! I can't believe I did that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Haha the more comments on the video the better... I think. I shouldn't pretend I know what youtube wants. 😂

@nancycurtis7315

5 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks Nothing like self embarrassment for bringing oneself back to earth. I am the "Supreme being" of opening my mouth, only in time to change bloody feet!!!!! LOL. 🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Some awesome opals there man, really cool

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm super happy. Best purchase in a while.

Very cool parcel! I really love the very first stone that you showed us.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

That first batch had a bunch of super winners.

Great looking stones. Looking forward to seeing you carve these. Aloha now from Hawaii

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

A few underway already! 💪

Hi Roy thanks for supporting what my dad Nick loves

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

He has good stuff and I'm hoping the mine is going to yield huge so I can get more good stuff.

@Rift432

5 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks it should be good this year once the excavator is fixed

Bargain Roy, great buying mate, plenty of fun to be had there. Thanks Nick Hoops

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully these are the stones that get me into silversmithing. I feel like the tougher boulder opals will be far less likely to crack with my inexperienced setting.

Great pick up Roy 😊 thanks for sharing your haul and suggestions 👍

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully some others can find similar bargains.

Fabulous lot and wonderful video walking through each stone. I’ll have to see if Nick is open to shipping to the USA. The quality is top notch and hard to find it’s equal in the rough

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

I think he has sold overseas before? I might not do every stone (since some are set aside for Nancy) but many will reappear.

Pretty good looking opal there. Seems like opal prices are highest this time of year, so looks like you found a really great deal.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

I guess people like to spend cash around Christmas so prices could be a touch inflated.

You grabbed a stonking great deal there mate. It will provide hours and hours of video content with salable stones at the end.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

This is one of those instant profit parcels with the bonus of a few more weeks of boulder opal carving. Happy chappy.

I actually started out not a fan of Boulder opal. But, you changed my mind long ago. They can make some gorgeous wire woven pendants. You really scored on this package!

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

I want to carve an interesting pattern on a big chunk to give the wires some channels to fit in. I havent tried it yet but feel like it should work.

@evelynpickwick9822

5 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks I haven’t seen it done. But, you could be onto something!

looks pretty good!

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Its a winner batch for sure. Just lucky no one else got it in the few months they were all up on his page

Hi Roy.. Well done on your purchase.. No problem getting double your money 💴.. Have a prosperous new year.. Cheers Famo59

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Tripple if I can sort out the silversmithing this year.

@Famo59

5 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks Well you have Opal Rocks Phill

Ohh thats a lot of opal, and what a steal. I have to say bolder opal is not really my thing, as you say black and even white appear to be more in demand. great video 2x👍

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

I think the rough is less in demand but the cut stones are pretty popular if the shops in the city are anything to go by.

Great purchase Roy 👌 I tried black wax and oh Wow it's like concrete 😪

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Stuff is certainly like cement.

Nice looking boulder opal.

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Always 👌😀

What a nice score!

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Yeah rare to get such a good deal in 2024.

some nice stones, where or what site dose Nick sell his stones pls, or do you have a link to it thanks mate

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

All on facebook as far as I am aware (facebook.com/nick.hoops.5) One day he should set up a website.

👍👍

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Big thumbs up 👍

bargin some nice stones

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully even more nice ones once I get through cutting them.

Love me some DEALS!

@RoysRocks

5 ай бұрын

Normally I miss them all but this was right time right place.