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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:42 am
Opinion on backed Coober Pedy opal???
IMHO shoulders of opal need rounded down and sides polished.Welcome to opalholicsanonymous.com where opal season lasts forever.
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Re: Fail :(
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:33 pm
great first time IMHO shoulders of opal need rounded down and sides polished.
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:00 pm
Agree with 8's. The sharp edge at the top is asking to be chipped.
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:20 pm
It's not bad at all, and it looks like you shaped it pretty well, so just rounding out those sharp edges should finish it up nicely. Why do you consider it a failure? 
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 4:48 pm
Yes.. I have successfully polished low domed white opal.. do I need to remove the potch opal backing or just leave it as 'stabilizer'. 
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 1:46 am
leave it
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 2:18 am
Thanks to all for the opinions... im still a newbie 
in opal... this opal ready to set...
in opal... this opal ready to set...Re: Fail :(
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:19 am
May I make a suggestion? Get some thing glass and practice the stroke method to turn the flat glass into a shallow dome. This skill works great with triplets and would work well with you are doing. Going to see if I can find a video reference. I learned it from Sarah Lee Boyce at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in NE Georgia (USA).
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:52 am
If you dome it, it will look 10 x better.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:53 am
May be better as a doublet also.