At the American Opal Society's March 10th General Meeting, fused glass artist Bob Bradley will demonstrate a process on making a fused dichroic glass bead in...
my name is phil hausam I am a california opal hunter and cutter. haven't polished any yet. my name is phil hausam I am a california opal hunter and cutter....
Hi Owen, If you want to cut the opal yourself get some that is "good" enough to practice on or it will make you cry. Since I don't know your experience level I...
Hi Owen this is Michael from Opal Rapture you can easily cut cabochons or freeform shapes with Wello opal as it is really relatively easy to work with, easier...
By the way Owen, glad to see you are here at the A.O.S.!! Owen is a great miner and supplier of Lightning Ridge Opal and an all around great guy!! See ya...
Not sure why the forums were turned into a yahoo group but maybe this will help bring more traffic as the forums were pretty dead and alot of spammers were ...
Sorry Owen I know who you are and I confused you with a man who's last name is Owen who is a miner and I am currently dealing with... But you and I have had...
At 12:48 PM 3/6/2011, you wrote: Hello Michael, I am Mary, I am an opal addict as well. I hand cut and polish opal by hand and I am currently considering...
Hello Mary and Michael! My name's Anders and I'm managing sales for an Ethiopian based company specialized in Wollo opals. I'm cutting opals in my free time...
Hello Anders, I'm not sure if you meant to send this email to me as it is addressed to Mary and Michael but I am here also. It is nice to meet you. I have cut...
Hello, I am Cori and I have been spoiled by opal! I have been collecting and cutting rocks for about 15 years. I picked up lapidary equipment in the last few...
If you aren't sure how deep you plan to get into lapidary and/or you don't want to spend a ton of money I recommend getting a Rock Rascal combo unit. This has...
Hello Anders! I too deal in Welo opal! I sell both rough and finished stones in small or large quantities. The Welo opal IMO is such a fantastic opal that has...
Hello Harry, I think posting in this group gets out to everyone on the mailing list, at least I get all the new posts gathered and sent to me as a daily...
Hi Michael! I can only agree with ya! These opals really are something special in their own right! I've been a rockhound since my childhood, and never did I...
Hello Anders, Thank you very much for your offer for me to restock through you. I will certainly give you the opportunity to get my business. I bought a lot...
WE are miners and gemstone cutters of peruvian blue opal, pink opal, opaline ( combination blue opal-gem sislcia chrysocolla) , also chrysocolla, ortiz...
Graves Spool polisher for sale...in great condition, works perfectly. Phenolic, all grits have been removed by careful sanding and only the right end has been...
A TV SELLER OF OPAL JEWELRY IS SELLING SOME BEAUTIFUL OPAL AND CALLING IT DJIBOUTI OPAL. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS SMALL AFRICAN COUNTRY IS ACTUALLY PRODUCING...
I do not have pictures and have only seen this most beautiful opal on TV with Gem Shopping Network out of Atlanta. I have some Welo opal and am having a hard...
Your welcome for the information. The new synthetics maybe hard to pick up for the lay person who does not know peruvian blue opal but are easily...
Since I'm not an american resident, I can't view it, so I won't say anything about it. However, Your Wollo opals should clear up if you just let it dry out...
LOL!! They are hydrophane!!! All Welo opals lose color in water but the color comes back in full when they dry!! I am a dealer and cutter of wello opals so if...
The first one that I cut was a yellowish crystal base full of fire. When I cut it, it turned totally clear and lost all color. In a couple of days when dry,...
Jack,  WE are working on hydrophane water problems with wello opal and other opals as well. A you have experinced it is a water problem where by the ...
