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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Martyz" data-source="post: 559680" data-attributes="member: 14320"><p>Here are the before and after shots from a recently received piece of rough opal. Another from out of the vault that belonged to my father.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592529929_e8c4769f-0bd8-4330-ba25-4e75abf43f0b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It showed a bit of colour on top and a nice band through the milky crystal.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530049_9d06425b-8456-4809-95f6-f47c79510806.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>After a lot of study I bit the bullet and sliced it up and started shaping.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530197_41b35a7d-2ca0-4351-b8a5-27f1f45131b9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Ended up with a nice mix of stones with some nice sun flash colour.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530383_f096b87e-ddf6-41cd-81fb-15340d05201b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Some natural cracks showed up once some of the stones dried so back on the wheel they went until the final result was achieved. </p><p>Some beautiful delicate colours.<img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530720_ff722cfb-9e7b-431a-9720-9d8748f82d96.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyz, post: 559680, member: 14320"] Here are the before and after shots from a recently received piece of rough opal. Another from out of the vault that belonged to my father. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592529929_e8c4769f-0bd8-4330-ba25-4e75abf43f0b.jpg[/img] It showed a bit of colour on top and a nice band through the milky crystal. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530049_9d06425b-8456-4809-95f6-f47c79510806.jpg[/img] After a lot of study I bit the bullet and sliced it up and started shaping. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530197_41b35a7d-2ca0-4351-b8a5-27f1f45131b9.jpg[/img] Ended up with a nice mix of stones with some nice sun flash colour. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530383_f096b87e-ddf6-41cd-81fb-15340d05201b.jpg[/img] Some natural cracks showed up once some of the stones dried so back on the wheel they went until the final result was achieved. Some beautiful delicate colours.[img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1592530720_ff722cfb-9e7b-431a-9720-9d8748f82d96.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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