Hi,
Late last week we received an order of Gilson Polished Opals from the USA , all white there is between 18-22 in a bag for £19.00 per bag and they are lovely big polished opals.
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You can all the opals we stock on http://www.tuffnellglass.com/contents/en-uk/d321_Gilson_Opals.html#p4361 (http://www.tuffnellglass.com/contents/en-uk/d321_Gilson_Opals.html#p4361)
Yours Sincerely,
Martin
Tuffnell Glass
are there any samples of what this looks like under glass or in a bead?
Hi,
Thanks for your message , I will pop a photo up of them under water which normally gives a really good impressions of what they will be like under glass.
Martin
Tuffnell Glass .
Hi,
Here are 2 opals encased
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Yours Sincerely,
Martin
Tuffnell Glass
They look lovely. Are they difficult to work with and do they play nicely with soft glass.
Any tips welcome.
Ruth
Hi,
They are pretty easy to work with but are for boro use only , they will not work with soft glass . You don't want to be handling them as the grease and salts from your skin will tarnish them so always use tweezers to handle them and if you need too clean them with alcohol after handling.
Encasing them in clear boro tube makes them easier to work with .
Best wishes ,
martin
Tuffnell Glass
Pity that they only work with boro but it does remove the temptation.