Slow Opal

[PinkDiamond]

That's very nice and it looks like it's got peach or gold in it.

[skywalker753]

I have some Coober Pedy rough that I plan to work on next...not done yet...lol...
But, here is are three pics of it. 70 plus carats. Should be (ha ha ha) big enough for one or two stones. But I don't want to get ahead of myself, cuz I been down that road before.
anyway, below are three pics of that rough. Color shows up on the back side too, but only when wet now, so at least some of the red/orange/blue goes all the way through...

[skywalker753]

This is it on the scale, can't see the color yet on this shot...

[skywalker753]

This angle shows some of the good color...

[skywalker753]

And...this angle again shows decent color...
its going to take a while...lol... but fingers crossed!

[skywalker753]

There's a LOT of stuff I don't know yet about this piece.....like....is it going to face? and which side should I try to face? and does in fact the color go all the way through?
And, am I good enough to cut a nice stone by hand? I mean...lol...I ask myself this on every stone, and less now than at first once in a while I am in fact not good enough...yet...lol.... Hey, its just time and money and effort...(he said with both anticipation and brutal humor!).

[skywalker753]

But....
And...
Just in case.... I have back up on this! (see below, I'll post it in a bit after I do a few things...)

[PinkDiamond]

LOL! You'll do fine with it I'm sure, and if it's a good one then great, but if not it's more experience for you and I'm sure you'll coax whatever color is in there out of it. Good luck and happy cutting.

[skywalker753]

Thanks for the encouraging words Pink. I am going to give it my best go...and as always, we will see!!!...lol...

[skywalker753]

So, if I booger up (tech term...lol..) the first one, et voila!...the other half will be awaiting