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Has anyone here worked with opal stones?

I'm looking to make some stud earrings with some white opal stones but I cant find anyone who's worked with them! 😱

Any advice will be helpful relating to this :)

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4meAndyou · F Best Comment

They are fragile stones. Plan on using cabochons and setting them inside bezeled settings to protect the edges. A simple dab of jewelers glue and, holding the stone carefully and gently in tweezers, drop onto the bezel. You have to be very careful if you wish to tighten the bezel. Gentle and they can still crack if they are flawed, and many are.

Silentangel · 26-30, F

@4meAndyou ah okay, thank you this is very helpful! I love opal but I'm worried about working with them for the first time. I can get premade studs that are already beveled on the edges etc :) . So that's helpful at least :)