This is the best gem Channel I found entertainment wise, and educational wise!

@whitestonerev2179

4 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal wow Donald, I visited your website and you have some beautiful stones the specimens are exquisite! Thank you again for your kindness and for your entertaining and informative videos, I look forward to more!

My heart is laughing out loud. I don’t know which is more beautiful, your art or your personality. I enjoy your videos so much! Keep playing and ranting because we love it 😍👀. 🖖🏾

@louiealbrecht1088

4 жыл бұрын

Carol Alexander- Exactly!

@robzombieshot

4 жыл бұрын

WELL SAID!! I SECOND THAT!!💋🇺🇸

@robzombieshot

4 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal Nahhh..... Ancestry is better.... They have the most documented facts from the world updated daily..

@RealityBitesYT

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto. ❤️

@redeyestones3738

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Love this guy! If it werent for Pulitzer Opal, I wouldn't have a handful of opals to oggle. Hehehe

I have no conscience, I'll take all your crack filled opals. Another fine and entertaining video

You are by far the most entertaining and enjoyable person to listen to on KZread. Please keep doing what you do! Thank you, Dr. Bryan C Gontarek

You have reached new levels of entertainment. I lost it when you digitally altered Murrys head.

@adzoutnabout8666

4 жыл бұрын

I know there are some funny Americans out there, but in general.....most are dry. I think it's a failure too be able to take the piss out of yourself ( an Aussie term meaning degrade yourself with humour and a touch of sarcasm) something which Aussies excel at. You sure you don't have any Canak bloodlines ? 😂😏🍺

😂😂😂 I LOVE your sense of humor! I ALWAYS leave your videos laughing and having learned a few things.. Can't ask for more than that! Thank you!

I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. Your sense of humor is as colorful as your Opals. Thank you

Fantastic. Enjoying you leaning into the humorous side but not taking it so far that it gets boring. Perfect balance, well done.

That opal came out great! Excellent work, and very entertaining video. Thank you for taking the time to let the rest of us experience some of your opal adventures with you!

As always, a wonderful and very interesting video. The opal is very pretty. I had an Ethiopian opal once that fell out of a pendant and it was in the windshield of a car during summer and when i finally founf it, either the impact or heat (or both) cracked it but weirdly it turned an ok colored opal into a rainbow disco ball that glimmered in the light. There were colors that werent even there before and had this lovely pastel rainbow glitter effect. Its actually one of my favorite pieces that sits safely in my china cabinets. Lol tfs!

@Doxymeister

4 жыл бұрын

What a delightful mishap! And I'd do the exact same thing--put it safely in a display where it can be admired by all.

@vangu2918

2 жыл бұрын

I have Ethiopian one that looks like that. I want to do something with it, but I don't know what.

Why WHY WHY had I not already subscribed to you? Love opals since I was a kid. You are amazing

Long time watcher but first time commenting. Your rant sections were scathingly awesome, both your subject matter and delivery completely spot on. The 23andMe thing is a little scary. Nice work on the stone, you always work your magic to amazing results. Thanks for your hard work contributing to good content on the web.

I really don't think Frank cared how he looked. Thanks for the great belly laugh. Your info and your personality is always a deelight!

Thanks for all the information on fracture filling and for the good belly laugh. I needed that! ☺️

I wish I could bottle all your knowledge and sell it. The wealth of knowledge that you have is outstanding. I just thank you for sharing it with us mere mortals. I know my humor is not as good as yours but at least I try.Thank you again for sharing.

I’m grateful for reading this tonight. This stop here was meant to be. Thanks so much.

@PulitzerOpal

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

Never owned a opal i will take a cracked one I would be happy

@dougmatteo7359

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you 👍🏼

@fawnhuynh1596

3 жыл бұрын

I Like opal and Love Opal 😍

Those stones are gorgeous, I hope I get one someday!

Thank for the info about cracks!!!! Tour videos brighten my day!!!😁😁😁

You are such a unique individual, love watching your channel. Always informative and always cheering me up. Rant on big guy...

You are the funniest person I’ve come across in MY ENTIRE LIFE!

Love ocean jasper, jasper in general is awesome. I would love to see things done or tips and trick according to Pulitzer, that you can do with jaspers and chert.🙏😁

Omg, you’re channel is so fun. I am an amateur gem cutter. Thanks for all the information and humor you provide

It's been awhile I have seen one of your videos. I really miss them when KZread doesn't notify me of them. Your sense of humor is wonderful. My dad always had that type. People would ask him where he lived and he'd launch into a complicated set of directions. After a momentary pause he'd say, "Never mind, you can't get to my place from there."

I get so happy every time I see you post a new video! Thank you for the hilarious delivery and great information!

As an established investor/cutter, I would have first used hands and then perhaps tools to break it up. Sometimes a saw cut across a cracked area can reveal how old the cracks are. If it is possible to cut a stable piece(s), I will do so and then sell the stones to understanding friends who are quite happy to get such beauty for little...and I get something back to defray the loss. I should mention however, that I have never been offered cracky opal by any reputable dealer. Like you, Murray has given me such stones over the years, but the key is that neither did he suggest that I fracture treat the stones, nor have I ever done so. But the Opticon has been readily available for decades. :)

I really enjoy learning about new gemstones and especially about opal! You make great videos, thank you!

Just found you here and am loving your videos. I enjoy lapidary and gems, especially opals; but I really enjoy yo the most.. You make me smile and laugh; such great pleasure you bring along with your knowledge. You are fantastic!

Jesus you took years off Murray never laught so much, he will be pleased. Education on opals repairs great. Jasper is so beautiful, there is a magpie in us for colour. Here smoke up your arse who is that busty lady, is she part of the new doll delivery. Brilliant video's keep coming and thank you. From Dublin Ireland 0

Great video!You always make me laugh! That Casper is absolutely gorgeous.

You did a beautiful job fixing the cracks in that opal. So glad you didn't throw it away. Too much goes into finding and mining these precious stones. Cracked or not any gemstone is still a gemstone and if I knew how to fix it shoot I'd keep them for myself. May not be as valuable with fillers but hey I'm still wearing a genuine gemstone and to me that's saying a lot in a world full of fakes.

“Pay no attention to those people behind the curtain”, as he’s opening a weird oven hidden in his garage..

Very important information. Seeing them from last 2 years but never anyone told me about opal having cracks and they can be filled. Thanks

I just spent my entire drive to work listening to your video I'm not sure why or how but I regret nothing 👍👍

Bahahaha what you did to Murray’s face throughout this video. I know ‘Muz’ would take it all in his stride, coz he’s Australian like me. Shortening name’s is also what we do. 😉 I love your sense of humour. Please give us more of it. Could use a laugh lately. Kira 🙃🇦🇺

Thanks Mate..I really enjoyed this episode..Love your work.

I bought many grams of cracked opal for examples, and downloaded pictures from auction houses, just to prove any mining district can have crazing problems from their areas. Cracked is not crazing unless it continues forever. I've heard some levels and districts had a real problem with crazing. Any opal can crack with physical stresses like heat or impact despite the hype some is impervious. Putting opal on a hot tin roof in the summer to eliminate the non gem grade from the gemstones kinda proves some opals were stable all along. I saw a documentary of a dealer walking in his yard watering all the rough daily because "Everybody knows you can't dry opal in a desert". I have not found anything yet to treat natural opal, it just fills the cracks like they do broken stones with opticon. You can see the separation of the filler from the opal with a loupe at the crack site. WE got a bunch of that jasper that year and Morgan hill also.

@ResortDog

4 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Always entertaining and as always very informative.

Very enjoyable video! Thanks for answer my question on crack sealing - very informative. At least it makes some pieces that could otherwise be unusable into usable pieces. After all, all opal should be enjoyed! And your humor is very refreshing as well; I can always count on at least one good laugh :)

ALWAYS look forward to seeing you arrive! 🤓🌟

Always glad to see your uploads. The opal is interesting enough but love your unique sense of humor. I'd love to see you give a tour of something.

Always a laugh watching your content love your vids and so jealous of the precious beauties you share with us

OMG, I could not stop laughing at this funny rant! And that garage looks like something out of Silence of the Lambs. This video was wacky, quirky and fun. Right up my alley.

Glad to see your back : ) always enjoy your videos Thumbs up!!

Fewwww I really needed my Pulitzer fix It’s been too long Donald Always entertaining& Educational

Who knew gemologist and comedians were synonymous and they know so much about genetic security? You and I are two of a kind, sir. PS thanks for the introduction to ocean jasper! The more stones like this I know of... the less I feel the need to create and instead, go out and find the art already created by something much more talented then I.

@talithakoumi5728

3 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal ... well... I hate to disagree with you on your channel... but in my book, opals are gems, and you are an ologist. So.... just take the compliment, buddy. 😁

Incredibly informative. Thank you!

♥️....I stumbled upon your KZread and absolutely love it..🤗

I was REALLY hoping to see the result with that 1st big crack job you showed, the big egg. Can you do that one? That would be very dramatic. I adore your rants and your dating of yourself in diapers in 2000. FAB!! It's extra fantastic to get your straight from the hip honest info about lapidary materials. SO refreshing. I actually want to support your channel as much as I can, so I never click off the ads, and often click ON them, just for you (and I might even consider considering a Purple mattress if I don't throw up from saturation of ads first)! Your channel is a MUST for all students of gemology and the need to laugh! I cook and clean, can I come live with you and your honey and apprentice?

The opal at the beginning was stunning with imperfections and all; truly would be one i would pick. Opals remind me of my sister that has passed. (Her favorite) Thank you so much for the videos.

@kristacox5054

4 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal where can one Purchase this type of opal in the USA(Georgia) ?

@kristacox5054

4 жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal thank you, i worry about buying something like this online.

Just stumbled (as usual) onto your channel. I like your style. Subscribed.

You cracked me up. I've never tried filling in cracks in opal only jasper's. My wife liked the jaspers, I might have to try opal.... someday. Keep the rants coming.👾

Haha! It came out beautifully! Murray better love it!

Fracture filling. Mind blowing!

Beautiful work.

Another great video. As always informative & a " Tad " bit of humor ! P.S. The stone you showed at the first of the video reminded me of marbles that were heated in the oven for art projects. ( like grape clusters ). :)

Donald your such a cool guy. Thank you for your videos. God bless us all crazy rockhound!

"Gemstone faker" I love that term. I'm going to use it from now on. It'll drive my lapidary friends crazy.

You're so funny! Always enjoy your videos :)

Wow ! Awesome opal..nice video my freind..

We'll, you made me laugh & learn again. Thank you much❣️

Just found your video. My late mother was a lapidary and as I go through her riker mounts I keep finding opal after opal after opal... but I live in the desert and oh so many of them are beautiful.... and cracked. Not -split-... but the lack of humidity has done a number on them. I will definitely give this method a try to see if I can salvage some of them. She cut them herself, so it's a sentimental thing.

@PulitzerOpal

Ай бұрын

That is awesome! ALL opal can crack, but "hot and dry" is a really bad combo!

You would make a fantastic teacher!

Fixed that stone up very nicely. Have you ever heard of a teardrop glass pendant filled with crushed opal and liquid so that you can still see the color flash when it moves?

Nice Rants Great info Love the humor. I told that joke a hundred years ago. You know... When I was an old man.

Another great video!! Thank you sir!!

wow it so amazed your opal stone,congrats an thank to your vedios my friend

Love your videos!

DNA Bay - lol, lol, lol! Good one.

The ocean jasper is amazing. What a wonderful world!

I still love it I would love to know what machinary would be a good to learn turning the rock with. Love the vlog

Wow the opal turned out beautiful. Your wife is blessed to be able to wear it.

Very informative video. Thank you

You are the best rock person so far. Never hurts to add humor.

This is a fascinating video. Wow. If your doing this they are filling them in Thailand 101%

Yes there would be no way for the common man to tell if a gemstone was filled, and he would never give it a thought that it might be. For us that don't know any better we would never suspect that anyone even did such. My wife loves opals and jade, those are her favorites. It do make me wonder though now that I have heard about this. Those are great looking pieces that you did with those you did fill, and I would buy them if I saw them in a jewelry case and never suspect

That jasper is amazing. I love jasper

I would love a piece of Jasper like that! We don't have anything near where I live that remotely compares to that.

I have performed at procedure mine didn't turn out near as good as. I really enjoy watching you make the Arrowheads, I wish that I could get 1

There room on that boat for one more 🤣 great video 💥

Never would have guessed you could fix cracked stones😮

Very interesting from an opal lover!!!

I wish we were neighbors. I would absorb humor and knowledge from your airspace. And get to see beautiful opals. What more could a girl want. ❤️

I've always have liked that Ocean Jasper and that largeone you had was very beautiful. I know he had to be a very good friend for you to have given that to buddy :) :) LOL

@oneshotme

Жыл бұрын

@@PulitzerOpal Well that would have been a great reason then!!!

I ain’t got no business with opal or any other gem stones but you are so entertaining to me 😂. And well I get to learn a lot from your channel as well! 👍

I throughly enjoy all of your videos, your beautiful craft is only matched by your wit! I do have a question.... I have a lovely set of opal jewelry that has a bit of crazing in the stones, is it necessary to take the stones out before I put them in the repair solution, or can they be left in? (14k mountings) Many thanks, will defer to your advice.

Very interesting brother. I think that arrowhead shaped one was outstanding but then again looking for arrowheads is one of my favorite things to do. I was surprised to see that for some reason 👍🇺🇸

@smokeeater8387

4 жыл бұрын

Pulitzer Opal I will have to search them out. Most of my vids are arrowhead hunting

Christopher Walkin goes on a rant ! I like the introduction to different stones portion. I had never even heard of ocean jasper (I was barely aware of jasper at all). Thanks for another cool video. Keep on ranting!

I set opal in stones with epoxy. Polish and wire wrap. The royal blue obsidian is my fav

Love your opal u tubes and your you tube.

I just love these videos.

I did some experiments with cracked oral about 20 years ago. Used a thin polymer used to repair windshields. Filled a small container and put the opal in under vacuum. It cured under UV light.

Great video. Loved the rant regarding these DNA companies, more people should speak up about not sharing your actual makeup with these people! Thank you.

Love your channel, ty

I’ve procrastinated enough! Today is the day I will drill out the lock on my jewelry chest. I’ll send pics of my “opal” ring today! After I have some coffee and eat breakfast and rest and vacuum and ... Great video btw!

WOW! So beautiful, awesome video, so how do you come about finding that oven that sucks all the air out of the stones, lol but I really would like to know. I have some special little opals yellow, pink, orange, they're all from the USA but some have a few cracks. One guy told me to put Epoxy to stable the stones, and just buff it all over on the stones, and it will seal the cracks. I bought the stuff he recommend, it can take really high heat. I have a black opals but you can see through it if you hold it to the light. But it is really soft, and I really don't know if I should put the epoxy on it. Your the opal man that I would only listen too, because I think you really know what your talking about. As always love watching your videos, I saw your assistant setting up on that shelf looking all good and stuff.😂😂😂 I hope you can help me make my mind up on what I should do. I hope you have a great day, and God bless.

I think this is one of my favorite videos. Opal seems so fragile & to see that it can be filled is like magic to me. Will you do another video like one if you think it an idea? Please.

Murray reminds me of an older Cary Grant. Very handsome indeed. Not as handsome or beautiful as opals are to me, but handsome nonetheless. I am a new subscriber. I love your channel and your sense of humor.

Love the character in your voice, you from Oklahoma? I dig rocks sooooo much and your video too. Thanks for sharing. 2 thumbs up!

I don’t mean to pry or anything, but are you still doing videos? I have learned so much from watching your videos. I watch them all the time and I’m just now starting to get into Opal I will keep up the great work. I hope things are fine. God bless take care and be safe.