Link to the parcel is in the description! What do you guys think of the results? :D

Good work they turned out beautifully

@W.MOpals

11 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏

Nice job Will and good to see you healthy . Good quality vid too

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

Thank you Tom!

I am happy to see you feeling better.

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

So glad to be better again, the feeling is great! Thank you :)

On crystals I like to reverse dop them and shape/polish the backs too. Does remove extra material and takes more time though

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

I tend to do that part by hand, I just don't show the process on video, only on the higher quality gems do I dop it to cut the backside :)

They look fantastic 🙂 the lucky hat worked well today. Good to see you feeling better

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

It sure was looking out for me! Thank you mate :) Did that package ever arrive by the way?

@The_Opal_Leprechaun

10 күн бұрын

@@W.MOpals I was away for the bank holiday last week and only got the customs notification on Monday with the post. Hopefully today or tomorrow 🙂 They’ve been chilling out in customs all last week

@W.MOpals

9 күн бұрын

@@The_Opal_Leprechaun Oh I see, I was worried they hadn't arrived. Hope your holiday was nice :)

@The_Opal_Leprechaun

9 күн бұрын

@@W.MOpals I was over your part of the country at the Bournemouth match 🤣 it was nice. And the postman left something nice for when I got home this evening 🙂 the stones look fantastic.

Glad to see you are feeling better. Very nice results on this parcel. I have difficulties sometimes with sacrificing opal to get a more saleable shape, but I know that ultimately, if I want to sell gems for a 'business' I will have to do it. Thanks for posting.

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

Sadly the sacrifice has to be made sometimes :/ Thanks for the comment mate, I am happy to be better again

I love hot cakes , and opal 😄

@ThatOpalGuy

11 күн бұрын

Bezel setting hotcakes is very difficult.

@scottpeters5624

11 күн бұрын

​@@ThatOpalGuy but.. I'm not hearing, impossible

@W.MOpals

11 күн бұрын

I’ve never had a hot cake 🤦‍♂️ 😂

Yea good job buddy lovely looking stones there so how did it go with the calibrating I think it might have been nice to see you checking them with a calliper or even just putting them back through the stencils at the end just for a look see All in all great job buddy you rock 🪨👍

@The_Opal_Leprechaun

9 күн бұрын

I have some calibrated stones Will cut for me from a couple of videos ago and they are spot on the stencil size. Easy in presets but I’m making my own for them

Great to see your much better, and sounding your normal self 👍 Beautiful opals. Coffee. THE HAT. Spot on Wil Cushion cuts rock mate,, but as you say, not as sellable. Great cut and Polish on those , as always Keep em coming mate

@W.MOpals

10 күн бұрын

Thank you scott, always great to read your feedback :) So happy to be healthy again

Is there a reason you dont even the backs/back edge?, as a jeweler and some one who sets opal (also cuts opal) its very important to even out the back or slightly dome the back, i usually go close to flat back as possible then a small 45 degree chamfer on the back edge, if claw or bezel set it will have high chance to chip the back with an unknown sized chunk, only speaking from my jewelry / setting experience. Pain to dop twice, but more of a pain for the setter if it cracks or smashes especially after spending time making a setting, its heartbreaking can confirm. For sure beautiful stones and polish, not taking away from this amazing work, just a tip! =)

@W.MOpals

11 күн бұрын

I’m glad you like the final stones, thank you for the feedback too! I do even out the backs and slightly dome the back, I do it after I take them off the dop sticks, but I don’t show that part of the process. I can start to include it though :)

@keatonjones6115

11 күн бұрын

​@@W.MOpals Oh thats totally fair man, it just an observation after seeing them off the dop sticks :P , it could be nice for any new cutters watching even if you just mention/explain thats what you do after! (i feel like its often overlooked with people first getting into it) or maybe tinnnny snippet of the process But To be fair, the back is usually quite boring process after seeing front of stone come to life hahaha Thanks for the content and teaching the peoples, ill continue to watch and like every vid =)

enjoyed the video

@W.MOpals

3 сағат бұрын

Glad you liked it! :D