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Re: Lapidary thread
by johnsmith » 22 Oct 2018, 21:38
ahmed11 wrote:Informative and helpful thread
that's unusual for this place
FD.
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.
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Re: Lapidary thread
by Bowerbird » 23 Oct 2018, 07:16
pinkeye wrote:umm yeah well anyone know about opals?
Boulder opal is bloody hard to cut and polish
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Re: Lapidary thread
by HBS Guy » 23 Oct 2018, 09:24
Wish Lefty would log on again. He would know. Opals are cut as cabochons, no facetted.
Opal is a form of silicate so not overly hard, unlike sapphires.
Opal is a form of silicate so not overly hard, unlike sapphires.
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Re: Lapidary thread
by Bowerbird » 23 Oct 2018, 21:53
HBS Guy wrote:Wish Lefty would log on again. He would know. Opals are cut as cabochons, no facetted.
Opal is a form of silicate so not overly hard, unlike sapphires.
Try cutting Winton Boulder Opal - which I love big time! The patterns in the rock are often like indigenous paintings. I have a few pieces and some rock spevpcimens with opal threaded through
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