Carving And Polishing A Beautiful Blue Australian Boulder Opal Ring Stone. (Nick Hoops Rough Opal)

Nick Hoops

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Timestamps
00:00 RIP Old Tub
00:38 Rough Boulder Opal
02:07 Carving with Commentary
07:57 Finished Stone... Future Ring

[EvelynPic]

I wasn’t always a fan of Boulder. You’ve changed my mind! Love this! It’ll make a beautiful ring.

[malysyforethought]

Is it possible you've beaten the 'bad winner' curse with this one? Lovely colours, the ironstone has a great warm contrast with the cold fire of the opal. Wonderful.

[takinastabatit]

That turned out wonderfully! Absolutely love it. The banding on that ironstone is really pretty, too.

[takinastabatit]

Oh goody! I loved this one best! [settles in with a snack and some tea]

[anthonymcclain]

Great video as always boss! Looking forward to the next one already!!!

[ginalanning]

Beautiful stone! I love your choice of keeping the matrix. So many beautiful stones are far removed from what where the original pieces. Beside not every beautiful thing has to be changed to remain a beauty! Great video! This one was my favorite😍😍

[virginia]

Wow! Thankyou for showing us this little gem. I've had one very similar and did exactly what you had done. Wonderful. 🤗

[MikaelSegerstrom]

Beautiful stone Roy. I'd love to see that piece bezeled in a silver ring in the future. Keep up the good job mate. Love from Sweden.

[stevenpolack]

Very nice, that bright blue is awesome 🤘

[theresabetaway]

Hey that's amazing Roy and the colors seem to have depth it's brilliant 🤠

[mackie_p]

Good pick on the first stone ;)
I'm surprised you went with a metal container or pan, I'd be concerned about dropping an opal on it and having it crack.
You have convinced me to get some Boulder finally! Won a super cheap parcel from eBay and am very pleased with how it looks!
Cheers Roy, It has turned out beautifully!!

[veggiesarefruits]

I do believe that you are looking at petrified wood! You can see that the "ironstone" does NOT have any of the characteristic divots or patterns of color change. There are clear rings along the side, and wood grain lines. The wood became hardened by, most likely, silica, which also created the spheres in the center, resulting in opal! I have a lot of knowledge about gemology--not only the different names of stones, but their physical and chemical makeup, how they form, the different host minerals that make up a gemstone--but fossilization as well. By the way, my state gem happens to be petrified wood! Shout out to Washington, the most beautiful state in the nation! You have something quite unique here. Increase that price accordingly. Your plan of action is perfect, as well! Love your channel! I learn so much from you, and I hope that the information I give helps you as well. Keep going, bro! You're a legend!

[EdWolfram]

Hey a vote I chose that the stone turned out, neat. Ty for the video Roy.

[anthonymcclain]

That looks nice...you know what works well for beveling that bottom edge when the time comes to set it in a mount...diamond files 😀😉😜😄

[jeffholmes]

Great job Roy, lovely stone, Nick has some awesome stuff. At one point can you do a video on Boulder a beginner would get, I see people carving lovely deep opal, but the reality is thin uneven stones are what most start out with. Thanks for sharing

[peteknight]

Great video, lovely colour be cool to see you do the bezel setting

[sierrahjmartinez]

Ohhh so pretty! I like th pattern on the sides..shame.to cover that up

[cedricblanc]

You don’t change your water on every nova stage ?

[nancycurtis]

Nice job on the plastic tray. I fed mine, my opal chip! Never put an opal in the bowl that you feed your dog from.... 🤔🤣

[tennillelogan]

Can you get me some of the blacklighters secret Pretty please.