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as i said, i didnt shape it to look like africa.. i found some pictures... the bottom was done with sandpaper, but the faults have to be removed as i removed them, it took the shape naturally... whether it will stay that way will have to rely on providence. _KJR0103 copy.jpg _KJR0098 copy.jpg _KJR00...

its actually quite fast... (not like sandpaper) i even have large but fine tuned hands.. the shape was governed by the stone itself... but the BEST part? this works with almost any stone.. i have tried it on lots of them.. though the harder the stone, the slower the pace and want to guess what you c...

no, not my tatting, just an example online
and no, i am not on youtube..

ok.. i am TRYING to do more opals on the side.. in the cracks of life soooo... i had to come up with a way i can do this.. and here is the CHEAPEST way to do free form opal carving that comes before polishing there is some other good stuff in this "article" as well.. like how to locate a f...

hey hey
here we go..
my first opal video with the opal in question..
[this is going to be cool... once i get the hang of it.. what a pain]

damn... cant upload a video..

Well.. one thing i noticed is that if you cut and shape them, they are more stable the rough, if left too long may craze but the stones i cut and polished, none of them thats another i wonder about... so far i have figured out the cheapest possible shaping method for free forms you can even bring th...

hey all been doing some hand finished free form opals.. they are now up to being polished... i just ordered some diamond paste / water based.. they also make oil based... given i am polishing ethiopian opals, would this be bad? also... one of the things i am going to try if i can find the tiny back ...

here is dan wearing a drool bucket

well if its not the sky...