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New Zealand Rockhound
New Zealand
Приєднався 19 чер 2020
I live in New Zealand.
I love rock hunting, and especially love sharing my finds with others.
I really enjoy sharing my rock tumbler barrel washouts.
I make beautiful pendants from my stones too.
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I also have a Facebook page, where I post lots of photos and videos.
I love rock hunting, and especially love sharing my finds with others.
I really enjoy sharing my rock tumbler barrel washouts.
I make beautiful pendants from my stones too.
profile.php?id=61565547756384&mibextid=ZbWKwL
I also have a Facebook page, where I post lots of photos and videos.
Stormy market day
This market is held in Napier, New Zealand, each Sunday.
I attend until the end of summer.
It's meant to be summer here at the moment, but it's been a mixed bag of weather.
I also have pendants listed on Trademe NZ, New Zealand sales only.
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Rock hound jewels, Hydrogrossular garnet polished pendant www.trademe.co.nz/5130384375
#newzealandstone
#polishedstones
#gemstonejewellery
#nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
#rockhoundjewels
#newzealandrockhound
#rockhound
#market
I attend until the end of summer.
It's meant to be summer here at the moment, but it's been a mixed bag of weather.
I also have pendants listed on Trademe NZ, New Zealand sales only.
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Rock hound jewels, Hydrogrossular garnet polished pendant www.trademe.co.nz/5130384375
#newzealandstone
#polishedstones
#gemstonejewellery
#nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
#rockhoundjewels
#newzealandrockhound
#rockhound
#market
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Відео
Storm Jasper Hunting on the Tukituki river, New Zealand #newzealandrockhound
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Today I went out on the Tukituki river, with my husband and son. My son was fly-fishing, hubby was painting, and I was rock hunting. I walked about 4 km, way down the river. I did find some nice jasper, but no Storm Jasper. When I got back to where hubby and my son were, hubby says " I left a stormie up the river for you to find" I couldn't believe it, he did it again. This is about the 3rd tim...
Market day, some of my beautiful Pendants are headed to South Africa.
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Today at the market, I met Two lovely people from South Africa. They chose some beautiful, Pendants, stones,and Fridge magnets. These beautiful stones are full from New Zealand, and have been handmade. I source my stones from collecting, and swapping with other rock hounds. The beautiful Red Jasper stone came from kairakau beach, which is south of Napier. It has a mix of bright red Jasper, and ...
The polish stages, part 2 beautiful New Zealand stones made into pendants
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These beautiful stones featured in the last very long video. They have been through all the silicon carbide stages, which started in the rotary tumbler, on Christmas Eve. Here they are after going through 500 AO, 1500AO, 8000 AO, then burnished in borax. #rockpolishing #howtopolishrocks Facebook share/15oh6gjiVk/ #newzealandrockhound #rockhound # #Rocktumbling #howtopolishstones #h...
Rock hounding on the shores of a supervolcano crater lake
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This beautiful lake in New Zealand, Called Lake Taupo, is actually the crater lake of a super volcano. It's had an explosive past, and is still pretty hot in certain parts of the lake. The shoreline is littered with Rhyolite, and sometimes Obsidian. Of course there's loads of pumice. This is my second hunt here, the first time I came here, there were hundreds of stones in the calm water. ua-cam...
Rocks in my basket . These are a selection of my favorites.
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I'll be doing a whole series of videos, highlighting my favourite unpolished rocks. #newzealandrockhound #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound #rockhounding #jasper #agate Facebook share/15oh6gjiVk/
Cutting stones, Serpentine, Aroha stone, coromandel Jasper, on my tile saw
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#newzealandrockhound #rockcutting #gemstones #newzealandstone #arohastone #serpentine #newzealandserpentine #newzealandserpentine #coromandeljasper
Fly fishing in New Zealand, Ngauroro river 5th Jan 25. Lachlan caught a nice 6 pound Rainbow trout.
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I am looking to sell boxes of the essential flys with a fly box that comes with it, I am selling these flys:Size #18 pheasant tail, size #16 pheasant tail as well, size #16 Hares ear, and size #14 Hare and copper,Dry flys come in this fly box as well. If you want me to make any other fly that you want please ask me and I'll see if I can make it, these are flys made to order. Tied by Lachlan gra...
Rock tumbling New Zealand stones, from 80 grit to 600, starting on Christmas Eve. part 1
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This is a very long Rock tumble. I've started 5 barrels in 80 grit, and finished a few in the vibratory tumbler. The rotary did the 80, the vibe did the 220 grit and 600 grit. This is part one. The silicon carbide stages. Here's a link to part 2 The next series of videos will be all the polish stages. The stones are a beautiful mix, mostly New Zealand stones, with a few pretty Australian Agates...
Rock hounding New Zealand, at Kairakau beach, Hawkes bay, with a group of cool rockhounds.
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Today I met up with a group of awesome rock hounds. Lovely Keira came down for 3 days of Hawkes bay rock fun. Yesterday was a trip to the Tukitiki river, but I have the slightly flooded river a miss. 🤣 We had a great time today, and found some pretty stuff. I was very impressed with Keira hauling out that huge Jasper. I carried one out, and that was big enough. Mike found a couple of cool round...
New Zealand stone, Nephrite jade, Aroha stone, Serpentine.
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I'll be taking some slices off these to make pendants. Beautiful stones from the west coast of the south island #newzealandrockhound #nephritejade #arohastone #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound #newzealandrockhound #newzealandstone #serpentine #glacierstone #gemstone #pounamu share/15oh6gjiVk/
slicing Serpentine and Aroha stone from New Zealand, on my tile saw. #newzealandrockhound
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#arohastone #serpentine #newzealandrockhound #rockcutting #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound #preciousstones #gemstones #southislandnewzealandstone #tilesaw #rocksaw #newzealandstone Beautiful stones from the West coast of New Zealand. share/15oh6gjiVk/ I will be turning some of these beautiful pieces into pendants
Rock tumbler washout, after the 80 grit #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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#newzealandrockhound #rockcutting #gemstones #polishedstones #rockpolishing #rocktumbler
My new Raytech Tv 10 vibratory Rock tumbler #rocktumbling #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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This load has been in 220 grit for 24 hours. Just 24 to go. Then they will go into 600 grit. #newzealandrockhound #vibratorytumbler #raytecvibratorytumbler #rocktumbling
Raytech Tv 10 vibratory rock tumbler, time to reveal my suprise
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#raytec #vibratorytumbler #newzealandrockhound #myrocktumblingjourney #tv10vibratorytumbler
Cutting New Zealand stones on my tile saw
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Cutting New Zealand stones on my tile saw
Not long now, excitement in the Willy Wonky Quarry
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Not long now, excitement in the Willy Wonky Quarry
Rock tumbler update, the continuing story, of these beautiful stones
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Rock tumbler update, the continuing story, of these beautiful stones
Rock tumbler washout, Birdlings flat stoned, after the 80 Grit
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Rock tumbler washout, Birdlings flat stoned, after the 80 Grit
Cutting stones from Gemstone beach New Zealand, on my Tile saw
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Cutting stones from Gemstone beach New Zealand, on my Tile saw
Windy at the market today, the rock magnets were popular.
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Windy at the market today, the rock magnets were popular.
Cutting pretty Gemstones on my rock saw to make pendants. #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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Cutting pretty Gemstones on my rock saw to make pendants. #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
Cerium oxide polish washout, Gemstone beach stone slices
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Cerium oxide polish washout, Gemstone beach stone slices
Birdlings flat Rock tumble, stage one ,80 grit
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Birdlings flat Rock tumble, stage one ,80 grit
Beautiful Pendants, Rockhound Jewels. #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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Beautiful Pendants, Rockhound Jewels. #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
making jewellery from my polished stones #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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making jewellery from my polished stones #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
Rock tumbler polish washout, New Zealand semi precious gemstones
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Rock tumbler polish washout, New Zealand semi precious gemstones
Cutting beautiful Gemstones on my rock saw, to make pendants #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
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Cutting beautiful Gemstones on my rock saw, to make pendants #nicolagraynewzealandrockhound
kairakau beach, Hawkes bay, beautiful beach #asmr
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kairakau beach, Hawkes bay, beautiful beach #asmr
There's a link to a Post on my Facebook page, I cut some of these stones yesterday
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That wouldn't have helped crowd numbers 😕
@@paulhardiethere were a few people around, they still come out for the food. There was also a cruise shop in port.
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Rock hound jewels, Hydrogrossular garnet polished pendant www.trademe.co.nz/5130384375
Oh no I hope your jewelry boxes survived the wind and rain 🌬🌧
@@upnorthadventureswithccc yes they did, amazingly. My table was in the one dry spot 😂
These are beautiful. Where in HB did you get them? I’m from HB and I’ve never seen them.
Just off the beach
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!! I just subscribed to your channel!! Greetings from Greece!!
@@GREEKEXPLORERS I'm glad you liked it
@@GREEKEXPLORERS thank you for subscribing, the channel is a bit of fun for me, I love sharing the videos
What a beautiful way to spend the day with family. The rocks are numerous along and in the river. So much fun. Beautiful finds 😊
@@upnorthadventureswithccc it's a great spot, the river needs a good flush
A beautiful rock and a beautiful day ❤
@@SueGray-fm4bv such a great day out, not too hot either. That big Jasper is a beautiful stone. Funny how Shayne finds them all 😂😂
Its lucky he recognised what you were looking for, beautiful day for it.
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 he knows this stuff well now, and when it's wet, it really sticks out. It was lovely out there, and not too hot.
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Very cool video, it looks like an idyllic spot on the river ! Very ironic and funny that hubby found the prized rock and he wasn’t even trying 😂
It's a great spot, and yes, it's funny that hubby found the prized rock. He has done this trick 3 times now 😂😂😂
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This is a video that hubby found a goodie too
She’s a beaut! Too funny that you did all that hunting and that one found them! 😍
That's the 3rd time he has done that.😂😂😂
Bloomin good walk though
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Rock hound jewels, Hydrogrossular garnet polished pendant www.trademe.co.nz/5130384375
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Rock hound jewels, Hydrogrossular garnet polished pendant www.trademe.co.nz/5130384375 There's a link to my trademe new Zealand auction site.
Well done Nicky ❤
@@SueGray-fm4bv thank you. Nearly had a disaster on Christmas day with the big hose leak , as you remember 😂😂
Well done Nicola, some very glossy pieces there 👍
@@paulhardie thank you, I'm pretty happy with the finish. I follow the way you use your vibe.
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 they're good hey ? 😁
@@paulhardie thank you so much, I value your feedback 😊😊😊😊😊
@ anytime 😀
Do you also sell online?
@@GeekChicPolitiq if you are in New Zealand, I do.
If you are in New Zealand, and there's a pendant you like you can see me a message through my Facebook page facebook.com/share/17yMGDfof2/
I'm hoping the stars of my video will comment.😊😊😊😊
A lovely new memory to keep.
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 It was a lovely day at the market, I really enjoy meeting lovely people. I really hope they enjoy the video I made. Hopefully they see it soon.
Do you have anywhere online that we can buy your pieces?
@@denniknight6049 are you in New Zealand
@@denniknight6049 I do sometimes put them on trademe NZ, I also sell them on my market stall in Napier, Hawkes bay. I have a Facebook page Called My rocktumbling journey. You could message me through there.
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Awesome variety.
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 stones from all over the place. I've got another load on the vibe too. They will be out in a few days
No wonder we always run out of dishwashing liquid. no wonder the stones are so clean and shiny...
@@shaynegray4323 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 they are beautiful
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You found some beauts despite the rough waves! 🥰
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Rock on!
@@markkilley2683 absolutely.
Do you use mainly stones from NZ or do you buy a lot in from other countries and have a mix?
@@denniknight6049 most of my stones are from around New Zealand. I went on a big rock hunting trip to the south island. I also swap with other rockhounds, to get rocks I can't find myself. I've got stones from Australia, I bought those from a friend. I also buy from a local Gem shop.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 thank you so much! I am a kiwi viewer and really want to get into collecting and polishing. Thank you for your content.
@@denniknight6049 it's an amazing hobby. There's a great new supplier for Rock tumblers and silicon carbide grit. Just search, Mr Grit
Love this!!!
It was a lot of fun
Beautiful collection
@rogersey7366 they sure are beautiful. These ones are some of my specials
Pretty specimens
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 they are pretty, I like getting them out ,and giving them a wash. I can remember finding all of them too
Nice😊❤
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@@craftyasNZer these are some of my besties
Some awesome rocks there ! The storm agate looks amazing
@@philphy9257 the stories are incredible. I've got some nice ones. I'm going to be photo logging all of my beautiful collection.
The Banded Rhyolite is stunning. My son fiund it st the opposite end of the beach, he said there was heaps of it, and he nearly left it behind😂
I think the ones at 6:56, 7:10, and 8:01 are my favorites. Your son's banded rhyolite is nice too. You do need a big saw, some of those huge ones would be interesting to see cut.
Yes I need a big saw. This place has some beautiful stones. Lots of Amethyst, pyrite, jasper , and quartz. It's a beautiful place too. The massive rock my friend carried out is going to be cut, I think.
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565547756384&mibextid=ZbWKwL That's my new rock Facebook page. Lots of photos on there.
The rock at 8.10 is a concretion, we think. They are pretty cool on the inside
That’s a huge piece of serp! Love the colour of the Coromandel Jasper too!
@@tumbleandpolishnz the serp was at the top of the limit for my saw, it's a soft stone, but it kept getting stuck Turned out ok though. The Coromandel Jasper is awesome
Well done Lachlan, a great fish
Such a beautiful fish
Cool u let um go 🎉 a wooper
He always let's them go, they are so beautiful.
You have a lot of beautiful rocks. I just started tumbling rocks. Mine don't look that good. I need you to send me some rocks. You have such cool ones. ❤
@@brendahilton9422 it takes time to get them right. What process are you using 😊
@@brendahilton9422 what stones are you tumbling.??? It definitely helps to have good stones.
Looks like you need another vib:)
Yes I think so, one for each stage 😂. Actually I have a monster vibe, but its way too big, and sounds like a jet plane
@ I need to watch more of your vids I want to see the monster :)
@@WisconsinRocks I've never really used it, and it's pending sale. I could do a little demo vid of it.
@@WisconsinRocks there's tons of awesome videos to watch , of all the rock craziness on my channel. I just make them for fun.
Wow, they are all awesome. You are going to be kept busy.
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 yes they are definitely going to be amazing. It's so much quicker in the vibe tumbler. There's some beautiful pendants in that lot. I cant wait to start the polish.
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That looked like alot of fun for everyone, happy new years!.
@@ccccarriemchardy9216 happy new year, it really was a lot of fun.
Interesting video and beautiful rock 😊 Did I get this right - you turned a little tile saw into a 10 inch slab saw ? If so that’s given me some ideas I need to get right onto, lol
@@philphy9257 yes we modified a tile saw take a ten inch blade. The water drops from the top, via the hose The grove in the plate has been lengthened
@ Awesome, thank you, that’s a great idea ! Think I will borrow your idea 😊
@philphy9257 absolutely, it works well
Glad to see you finally got a nice cut out of the one. They all look amazing cut 😊
Thank you. It's absolutely beautiful stone. Hopefully it doesn't break in the tumbler
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Really like that black & white wavy one!! ❤
@@nzchrissy2 it's one from the rock picks ❤️❤️❤️
It’s so pretty that aroha stone
and that green and white one cut so well - glad you both get a piece!
I forgot to say I’m really excited to see how the serpentine turns out!
It's absolutely stunning, I can't wait to polish it
I'm excited too, I've got a bowl of it to polish. I'm looking forward to what you find when you go to Haast. You'll be able to try some out too