u/1mhicky

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Hi everyone!

I’m Gabe, the owner of Luna Flare Opal Co., a veteran-owned small business based in Michigan.

I’ve been cutting Australian opals for the past year and primarily work with rough sourced directly from Australian miners. Most of what I cut ends up as calibrated cabochons or sterling silver jewelry, though I also offer loose finished opals and select rough opal parcels.

I’ve learned a lot from communities like this while getting into lapidary, so I’d like to give back where I can. If anyone has questions about Australian opals, cutting, polishing, identifying material, or sourcing rough, I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned. I’m still learning too, and I enjoy seeing what everyone else is working on.

If you’d like to follow along or check out my work:

Etsy: Etsy
Instagram: Instagram
TikTok: TikTok
eBay: eBay

Looking forward to being part of the community!

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u/1mhicky — 1 day ago
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Finished this freeform boulder opal today

I love how the blue and green flash travels across the face of the stone like lightning. Planning to bezel set it as a pendant.

u/1mhicky — 4 days ago
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Cut this Coober Pedy shell piece into a 10mm pendant, I love the red fire!

u/1mhicky — 2 months ago
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Mintabie Dark Crystal Opal!

Pretty excited to get into dark crystal mintabie! Any tips when cutting this type of opal? I’ve cut a few mintabie, but not a lot.

u/1mhicky — 2 months ago