You asked what people would like to watch more of, I would like to see different videos of you explaining and showing different turquoise from different mines and explaining the looks of it, lol I'm super obsessed with turquoise and want to learn as much as possible about all the different mines and looks, I watched that turquoise documentary by Patrick voillot and it explained Persian turquoise quite well but not American
I definitely can do that my friend there’s so much to talk about with turquoise when it Comes to a parents and I can definitely help identify the location in mind but there’s no guarantee which makes it even more fun I will definitely do this when I go to Quartzsite this weekend I love Patrick’s gemstone videos sometimes I watch them a few times a year
OK, it's time to set up a Patreon account and allow subscribers to help with the broke and hungry problems. Seriously. Loved the lamps this video, plus it was quieter than usual. I wasn't keen on that booth with the dyed / enhanced stones though. Thank you from BC Canada :)
I thought about it for the last two years I just want to make sure to offer something worthwhile as a Patreon incentive Like maybe ruff slab or Cabot gemstones maybe finish story or maybe lessons I have a hard time excepting help from others financially
I agree about fake and dyed stones. But you don't need to offer anything for patreon you post videos when we have missed shows. My husband has only missed 2 shows till pandemic. So this has been nice. Writers use patron and don't send anything.
The pleasure is all mine my friend thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it unfortunately the 2021 Denver gym show will be canceled this September
Hi buddy this is grimm the gem silica guy, I actually had a question for ya, (lol I got locked out of my other yt account forgot my password)I'm working a beautiful gem silica ammolite pseudomorph but it has a natural crack running through it,how do I fill it with silver and actually get the metal to stick to the stone, I tried soldering it but the metal just falls out of the rock? thanks dave I appreciate u reading this
Do you know I’m not exactly sure how they go about doing that I suspect that may be they use a little grains of pulverized and powdered Silver or gold when they do that kind of stuff do you also might want to try some PMC precious metal clay sorry took me so long to see this you tubers been hiding a lot of comments from me
Tough to say without seeing it but in theory, you might use clay to make a mold of the crack, then cast it with silver and epoxy it into the piece. Not sure I'd be able to do that myself but thought I'd throw it out there.
Me personally most likely a super precious piece of turquoise that I either didn’t realize it was as valuable as it is and ended up selling for peanuts or that I Cut for a customer and didn’t notice it at the time When I first started doing lapidary stuff I used to work for my grandfather who paid me and weed and I would work a lot of his super precious materials for his customers one time he gave me a square bead that was a super precious piece of turquoise that was a family heirloom of a customer of his he asked me to cut it in half and instead of cutting it to make two large squares I cut it down the middle to make two small rectangles and totally ruined a piece of turquoise he couldn’t be fixed and my grandfather didn’t talk to me for three months LOL
It's November and we're still kicking around the Denver show, which is awesome! Was wondering if you made it to the booth selling Dino bone. Great stuff as always, Dave. Thanks!
You know I didn’t make it to the booth of the gentleman selling a dinosaur bone but I’m going to Quartzsite and I’m sure I’ll see those people there I can get their information and do a cool video on it
Question: Why are some points made with uneven bases? Is there any signifigance if one side of the point or tower has a larger facet? You show some small points at 21:09 and noticed that the base was not cut evenly. Does it indicate some sort of the flaw in the cut or stone?
Hello there my friend thank you for watching I really appreciate it in a lot of cases especially when it comes to materials like these towers in this video people are cutting for size since those points and towers are sold by weight and not buy the piece because of quality in particular or have uneven pieces that Waymore than cutting the bases to make them straight and symmetrical since they are sold most likely by the kilo this is a very common thing with materials from over sea I would rather have a material that was slightly less large that was even in symmetrical and easy on the eyes then a piece that was uneven just so that it could be worth a little bit more Also in the case of these points that you show in the timestamp they are all almost definitely re-cut which means they might’ve been crystals and had some original Natural surfaces but almost all of them have been re-cut into the shape of crystals because they’ve lost a lot of the shape from being beat up over the years or in some cases they were never even CRYSTAL’s at all and just larger pieces of crystal material that the shape into a crystal they are nice though I like include quartz for sure
@@lapidarydave thank you so much I’m learning so much from you! I’m planning on going to Denver in September. Would love recommendations on hotels in the area.
The show is on :) unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation because the 40 something venues that make up the Tucson show do not work together and though only about 4 shows which were all indoor shows have canceled the news and articles written about the few cancellations do not mention that it’s only a few shows one of which is the TCC aka Tucson convention center show that is considered The original Tucson gem and mineral show so when the local news newspapers and articles read about it they say the Tucson gem and mineral show is canceled even though it’s only one venue out of the 40+ shows and in fact is not even one of the biggest it’s just the original and it’s what the locals consider the real Tucson gem and mineral show it’s a ticket show I think it’s $22 for general admission and actually is an only three days we’re almost every venue is at least a month anyway sorry for rambling but the show is definitely on I vend at the kino electric sports complex show Which is one of the larger outdoor shows during Tucson my grandmother is close friends with the organizers of the show who we contact every few weeks to make sure it’s still on and as of right now it definitely is they plan on doing contact tracing and there will be a limit to how many people are allowed in the venue at one time similar to how it was in Denver
Dave, I'm trying to capture your web site of your made cabs. Been watching quite a few and saw it once. Can you give me your web site, or where to purchase? Thanks
Do videos of you doing accessories. I am starting to make jewelry and I want to start using real crystals and good gems etc. I live in Phoenix, I'd love to know what you recommend me where to buy in Phoenix?? The right places for crystals. I like one store, but maybe you know of mare. Or actual websites. I will start going to the Phoenix gem shows!!!! I will save money so I can buy lol... I can't wait for January!! I would also like to know your social media, maybe you upload how to do certain jewelry for man or whatever. I have male friends that have asked if I can make a male bracelet but I can't lol. I think I make them too feminine... I want to be your friend!!! Blessed be!
Thank you so much for the suggestion my friend I will definitely do a video on jewelry making accessories one of my favorite places in the Phoenix Tucson area is Kent tools they have two shops they have one dedicated to jewelry making tools and another one dedicated to lapidary you should check them both out next time you’re in Tucson and I will start posting more information on Facebook and Instagram #lapidarydave With information on where to buy work without having to have people watch the videos
Hello there my friend thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it if you’d like I can keep an eye out for someone who sells those really large rubies and emerald’s they are surprisingly cheap sometimes as low as 20 or $30
Hi Dave, Wondering if I should make the trip from Canada to visit the Tucson show next year? Also wondering if you would recommend any certain days? I was thinking end of January going into the first week of February.
Hello there my friend thanks for watching I really appreciate it when it comes to the Tucson show in 2021 even though the world is pretty crazy right now I would definitely recommend it it’s going to be a slightly smaller show because a lot of foreigners from overseas will not be able to make it but they will still be thousands of vendors throughout the town when it comes to what days to go the best selection can be had earlier in the show and the best deals And chance of negotiation pricewise can be had towards the end of the show I personally think you should come whenever is the best time for you because it’s such a weird year maybe earlier is better because most of the people come towards the end of the shows to get to crazy deals and I wouldn’t be surprised if the lines are crazy because they are going to limit how many people can go into every venue so on second thought earlier is better I hope to see you there my friend
You know I have to think about if I should upload these types of videos because of how much to fix stuff there can be or even worse ugly mass produced Angels and Merkaba’s etc. but I think posting these types of videos can educate people on what is real and what is fake and can let people now let’s fix stuff can be beautiful to not everybody who is a jeweler is necessarily into gemstones and that everyone that’s in the gemstones is necessarily against me and made once I have a video coming out soon on the bed and jewelry and how they incorporate Materials that are obviously fake however they’re just using what they can get their hands on and they’re using it for the color not necessarily to trick someone into believing something is coral or Turquoise thanks for watching my friend I really appreciate it
You asked what people would like to watch more of, I would like to see different videos of you explaining and showing different turquoise from different mines and explaining the looks of it, lol I'm super obsessed with turquoise and want to learn as much as possible about all the different mines and looks, I watched that turquoise documentary by Patrick voillot and it explained Persian turquoise quite well but not American
I definitely can do that my friend there’s so much to talk about with turquoise when it Comes to a parents and I can definitely help identify the location in mind but there’s no guarantee which makes it even more fun I will definitely do this when I go to Quartzsite this weekend
I love Patrick’s gemstone videos sometimes I watch them a few times a year
This Tucson Dave posted a video from Best turquoise, right Dave?
OK, it's time to set up a Patreon account and allow subscribers to help with the broke and hungry problems. Seriously. Loved the lamps this video, plus it was quieter than usual. I wasn't keen on that booth with the dyed / enhanced stones though. Thank you from BC Canada :)
I thought about it for the last two years I just want to make sure to offer something worthwhile as a Patreon incentive Like maybe ruff slab or Cabot gemstones maybe finish story or maybe lessons I have a hard time excepting help from others financially
I agree about fake and dyed stones. But you don't need to offer anything for patreon you post videos when we have missed shows. My husband has only missed 2 shows till pandemic. So this has been nice. Writers use patron and don't send anything.
I miss the gem show. Haven’t been in four years. Thank you for making this video! 💎💎💎
The pleasure is all mine my friend thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it unfortunately the 2021 Denver gym show will be canceled this September
Hi buddy this is grimm the gem silica guy, I actually had a question for ya, (lol I got locked out of my other yt account forgot my password)I'm working a beautiful gem silica ammolite pseudomorph but it has a natural crack running through it,how do I fill it with silver and actually get the metal to stick to the stone, I tried soldering it but the metal just falls out of the rock? thanks dave I appreciate u reading this
Do you know I’m not exactly sure how they go about doing that I suspect that may be they use a little grains of pulverized and powdered Silver or gold when they do that kind of stuff do you also might want to try some PMC precious metal clay sorry took me so long to see this you tubers been hiding a lot of comments from me
Tough to say without seeing it but in theory, you might use clay to make a mold of the crack, then cast it with silver and epoxy it into the piece. Not sure I'd be able to do that myself but thought I'd throw it out there.
What is the most expensive material you have ever worked with?
Me personally most likely a super precious piece of turquoise that I either didn’t realize it was as valuable as it is and ended up selling for peanuts or that I Cut for a customer and didn’t notice it at the time
When I first started doing lapidary stuff I used to work for my grandfather who paid me and weed and I would work a lot of his super precious materials for his customers one time he gave me a square bead that was a super precious piece of turquoise that was a family heirloom of a customer of his he asked me to cut it in half and instead of cutting it to make two large squares I cut it down the middle to make two small rectangles and totally ruined a piece of turquoise he couldn’t be fixed and my grandfather didn’t talk to me for three months LOL
@@lapidarydave 3 months, geese 😬. Well, it's good to see that you are great at what you do now lol 👍😂
@@stephenchiappetta3427 I know right 😅 I still got two or three more episodes lol
It's November and we're still kicking around the Denver show, which is awesome! Was wondering if you made it to the booth selling Dino bone. Great stuff as always, Dave. Thanks!
You know I didn’t make it to the booth of the gentleman selling a dinosaur bone but I’m going to Quartzsite and I’m sure I’ll see those people there I can get their information and do a cool video on it
Lovely ty so much for sharing, your vocabulary is flipping amazing. So much to know.
Thank you so much for your kindness I really appreciate it
Mmmmm rocks
Muito bom 👍👍👍
Fala Dave meu amigo quando vamos fazer uns negócios homem tenho umas mercadoria pra te vender
Nice video Dave..👍
Thanks for watching my friend
Question: Why are some points made with uneven bases? Is there any signifigance if one side of the point or tower has a larger facet? You show some small points at 21:09 and noticed that the base was not cut evenly. Does it indicate some sort of the flaw in the cut or stone?
Hello there my friend thank you for watching I really appreciate it in a lot of cases especially when it comes to materials like these towers in this video people are cutting for size since those points and towers are sold by weight and not buy the piece because of quality in particular or have uneven pieces that Waymore than cutting the bases to make them straight and symmetrical since they are sold most likely by the kilo this is a very common thing with materials from over sea
I would rather have a material that was slightly less large that was even in symmetrical and easy on the eyes then a piece that was uneven just so that it could be worth a little bit more
Also in the case of these points that you show in the timestamp they are all almost definitely re-cut which means they might’ve been crystals and had some original Natural surfaces but almost all of them have been re-cut into the shape of crystals because they’ve lost a lot of the shape from being beat up over the years or in some cases they were never even CRYSTAL’s at all and just larger pieces of crystal material that the shape into a crystal they are nice though I like include quartz for sure
@@lapidarydave thank you so much I’m learning so much from you! I’m planning on going to Denver in September. Would love recommendations on hotels in the area.
Hi Dave,
How is it looking for 2021 shows with Covid and everything? Does it look like there will still be shows?
The show is on :) unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation because the 40 something venues that make up the Tucson show do not work together and though only about 4 shows which were all indoor shows have canceled the news and articles written about the few cancellations do not mention that it’s only a few shows one of which is the TCC aka Tucson convention center show that is considered The original Tucson gem and mineral show so when the local news newspapers and articles read about it they say the Tucson gem and mineral show is canceled even though it’s only one venue out of the 40+ shows and in fact is not even one of the biggest it’s just the original and it’s what the locals consider the real Tucson gem and mineral show it’s a ticket show I think it’s $22 for general admission and actually is an only three days we’re almost every venue is at least a month anyway sorry for rambling but the show is definitely on
I vend at the kino electric sports complex show Which is one of the larger outdoor shows during Tucson my grandmother is close friends with the organizers of the show who we contact every few weeks to make sure it’s still on and as of right now it definitely is they plan on doing contact tracing and there will be a limit to how many people are allowed in the venue at one time similar to how it was in Denver
Dave, I'm trying to capture your web site of your made cabs. Been watching quite a few and saw it once. Can you give me your web site, or where to purchase? Thanks
Thanks for watching:)
Here is a link to my website
www.etsy.com/shop/TaosGemCraft
👍👍👍
Do videos of you doing accessories.
I am starting to make jewelry and I want to start using real crystals and good gems etc. I live in Phoenix, I'd love to know what you recommend me where to buy in Phoenix?? The right places for crystals. I like one store, but maybe you know of mare. Or actual websites. I will start going to the Phoenix gem shows!!!! I will save money so I can buy lol... I can't wait for January!!
I would also like to know your social media, maybe you upload how to do certain jewelry for man or whatever. I have male friends that have asked if I can make a male bracelet but I can't lol. I think I make them too feminine...
I want to be your friend!!!
Blessed be!
Thank you so much for the suggestion my friend I will definitely do a video on jewelry making accessories one of my favorite places in the Phoenix Tucson area is Kent tools they have two shops they have one dedicated to jewelry making tools and another one dedicated to lapidary you should check them both out next time you’re in Tucson and I will start posting more information on Facebook and Instagram #lapidarydave With information on where to buy work without having to have people watch the videos
Really enjoy the video and commentary. Thanks Dave
Thanks for watching my friend
Great vids bro. I'd love to go to one of these.
In that case try to make it to Tucson in January and February 2021 in Tucson Arizona it’s the biggest and best in the entire world
@@lapidarydave Oh yeah. It's been my dream destination for a while. I wish I had a pile of money to spend there too.
I wish I could find someone who sells the giant emeralds and rubies! Would love for my crystals collection!!
Hello there my friend thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it if you’d like I can keep an eye out for someone who sells those really large rubies and emerald’s they are surprisingly cheap sometimes as low as 20 or $30
@@lapidarydave absolutely! Thanks so much!
@@lapidarydave some large saphire as well, my best friend loves blues😊
Hi keep the good content up please Tamworth Australia
Thank you so much my Australian friend I really appreciate your kindness I can’t wait to get out there and check out the beauties down under
ရှာပါတွင်ထွက်ကျောက်မြက်ရတနာကလက်မျာအရိုင်းထယ်များအချောထယ်မြာရှိူးပွဲမှခင်ကြင်ပြသရောင်ခြင်မျဝေပေးလိုက်သည်
Another great video!
Thank you so much Kelly I really appreciate your appreciation
Shouldn’t the flamingos be standing on one leg? 😆
Yessss! :)
13:37 could you re facet these gems ? Thanks for virtual tour. Loved it all.
Absolutely it would be pretty easy to re-fastened them actually
Hi Dave,
Wondering if I should make the trip from Canada to visit the Tucson show next year? Also wondering if you would recommend any certain days? I was thinking end of January going into the first week of February.
Hello there my friend thanks for watching I really appreciate it when it comes to the Tucson show in 2021 even though the world is pretty crazy right now I would definitely recommend it it’s going to be a slightly smaller show because a lot of foreigners from overseas will not be able to make it but they will still be thousands of vendors throughout the town when it comes to what days to go the best selection can be had earlier in the show and the best deals And chance of negotiation pricewise can be had towards the end of the show I personally think you should come whenever is the best time for you because it’s such a weird year maybe earlier is better because most of the people come towards the end of the shows to get to crazy deals and I wouldn’t be surprised if the lines are crazy because they are going to limit how many people can go into every venue so on second thought earlier is better I hope to see you there my friend
I'd seriously go broke lol
I do it all the time lol
Too much fake stuff in this video compared to most others.
You know I have to think about if I should upload these types of videos because of how much to fix stuff there can be or even worse ugly mass produced Angels and Merkaba’s etc. but I think posting these types of videos can educate people on what is real and what is fake and can let people now let’s fix stuff can be beautiful to not everybody who is a jeweler is necessarily into gemstones and that everyone that’s in the gemstones is necessarily against me and made once I have a video coming out soon on the bed and jewelry and how they incorporate Materials that are obviously fake however they’re just using what they can get their hands on and they’re using it for the color not necessarily to trick someone into believing something is coral or Turquoise thanks for watching my friend I really appreciate it