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:arrow: This is the project I've been working on, and it took me quite some time to finish :roll: Egyptian Scarab - Black Opal Carving Insipred by the classic scarab motif from ancient Egypt. The scarab was a symbol of the god Khepri (ḫprr - scarab beetle) and represents creation and reincarnation i...

Hope you are keeping your feet dry. We just got hosed with the first storm of fall here. Hi and thanks John , Yes we had some flooding but luckily the rain stopped at the last moment after 5 or 6 days of NON-STOP storm :shock: - although the situation in some cities is quite bad :( btw. I've cut 1 ...

New (late) Cutting Session (VIII) with nice rough which I decided to slice it > check out the results :roll: it was the Kingstone from the parcel of some nice LR rough the other slice didn't finish as good as this one but it was good choice 8-) 1g3iEVg0i5A . . . . . . :idea: and here finished gem 8-...

this nobby was top-notch
wish to have this type of material for cutting lol

Sorry guys for late response - I have a lot going on

John I still didn't cut the slab of wood because I haven't decided yet how to cut it + didn't had too much time
I have some material which I need to finish first (will post it soon)

Cool
I have 1 slab with something similar but didn't cut it yet - and the fire is less visible
btw. I don't know the name but I call it 'fingerprint' pattern lol

New Cutting Session (VII) - this one is small but quite special 8-) thanks to John , I got some rough VV opals to play with :D and was able to cut couple small stones but this one is the best >>> kOMgwN8YpbM :geek: That is one gorgeous black opal OS, and you did a great job on it. Much thanks to Jo...

New Cutting Session (VII) - this one is small but quite special

thanks to John , I got some rough VV opals to play with

and was able to cut couple small stones but this one is the best >>>

good website with good info
*not only about Australian opals

https://www.opal.academy/

yes it's nice and beautiful ... but put this next to 'real/original' faberge eggs and it looks like imitation ... I don't know how to say it but to me the old designs have 'soul' which today designers can't recreate ... I mean there are couple who can but only few - and they are working for Van Clee...