How to cut and polish a stone. Awesome results!

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • In this video I take a handful of beautiful stones and polish them into cut cabochons!
    I have a lot more stones where this came from, follow to watch me cut more stones!
    This video is not the ultimate, definitive guide to cutting stones. Please take the time to do your own research while diving into this awesome hobby. Some people even cut stones as a source of income!
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  • @wewatchmovies4446
    @wewatchmovies4446 Рік тому +27

    It seems some people are just made for giving instruction. Your demeanor is so calming and endearing.

    • @eerodesigns
      @eerodesigns  Рік тому +4

      I'm not blushing or completely flattered 😊 BUT I AM

  • @woodfamily5229
    @woodfamily5229 3 роки тому +28

    This was 100% the best and most informative video I’ve seen on this yet. Thank you so much. I’m slowly gathering knowledge and money so I can get machines and tools needed to do this myself. Fascinating.

  • @kimrobinett9353
    @kimrobinett9353 11 місяців тому +2

    I Love all rocks, as each one is unique & beautiful in its own way

    • @CrystalCollector-g4n
      @CrystalCollector-g4n 3 місяці тому

      I'm the king of collecting rocks, I'm doing it since my teenage years

  • @karenvalido625
    @karenvalido625 5 місяців тому +2

    These are gorgeous! A labor of love for sure

  • @traciepurkiss2752
    @traciepurkiss2752 Рік тому +3

    You are so easy to watch and you are very informative

  • @rhonda_hoffman
    @rhonda_hoffman Рік тому +8

    This was my first time watching anything like this but I enjoyed it immensely and I'm more excited to start cutting, shaping, and polishing all of the rocks and stones that I now have! Great video and beautiful results, I will watch more of your presentations now that I found you!

  • @itscoliebear
    @itscoliebear 4 роки тому +7

    3:20 the precision!! This made me nervous lol. Love your work!

  • @oilcupo4128
    @oilcupo4128 2 роки тому +4

    Those turned out STUNNING

  • @SamuraiSunshine00
    @SamuraiSunshine00 День тому

    I am learning for a hobby - and to give to family and friends. I inherited the rock business😂

  • @karenmorley7678
    @karenmorley7678 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for the great video. I love the Azurite pieces but the small garnet is sweet!!❤

  • @wiggles.
    @wiggles. 4 місяці тому +1

    Wear a respirator people! 🪨🪚🫲🏼😷👍🏼
    I just got a saw and heard people say that the water keeps all the dust down so i didn't wear a mask for a few cutting sessions. I've been painfully coughing my lungs up for 3 weeks and have a persistent dry dusty feeling in my throat. Also if any dust makes it past your bronchial tubes it will likely cause perminent damage because your lungs can't heal themselves.
    The 3M P100 advanced respirator filters are a lot easier to breath through, I forget that I'm wearing a respirator now 👍🏼

  • @christinedutton3825
    @christinedutton3825 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing stones!!! I would love to find those kinds of stones and put in my jewelry making. LOVE THEM!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • @nataschah233
    @nataschah233 3 роки тому +2

    Love it blue and green are my favorite colors and that kind of ton.

  • @mwhite4759
    @mwhite4759 Рік тому +3

    Please wear a mask and gloves when cutting those copper minerals - they can cause issues that take a long time to resolve if you absorb them into your skin. Nice video! Really nice stones too!

  • @davidweisschadel
    @davidweisschadel Місяць тому

    Paraiba Tourmaline. And citrine deep orange are my favorite gemstones...

  • @crimson4066
    @crimson4066 Рік тому +2

    50,000 grit seems ridiculous - it's like having a 16k screen when humans can barely distinguish between 4k and 8k

  • @JeffCarruthers-zo6qb
    @JeffCarruthers-zo6qb 3 місяці тому

    Enjoyed your video and share your love for the hobby.

  • @SuperKabookie
    @SuperKabookie 3 місяці тому

    I like all the above stones!

  • @MetalFacerRules
    @MetalFacerRules Рік тому +1

    Very good and useful information you are Providing here .Keep in mind you are responsible for our hearing ability while we are watching the video so just more awareness into sound level between talking and the noise of the machines especially with headphones.

  • @cw7064
    @cw7064 6 місяців тому

    You do very well at your instruction.

  • @tericshea
    @tericshea 4 роки тому +1

    AMAZING! I am obsessed with Malachite and Azurite!

    • @janests9206
      @janests9206 Рік тому

      Me too! The blues and greens are breathtaking

  • @STRAIGHTJXCKET
    @STRAIGHTJXCKET Рік тому

    OPAL IS MY FAVORITE OR AGATE'S JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR UNIQUE DIVERSITY ❤❤❤

  • @danmills7858
    @danmills7858 3 роки тому +4

    Enjoyed your video would like to know about working with labordorite. I’m not so interested in making jewelry just cleaning and polishing rough stone. Could you please give more details about what equipment I may need to begin and where to purchase. Thank You again for the awesome demonstration!

  • @milanvratny5649
    @milanvratny5649 Рік тому

    Congratulations. great work and great pieces.. Like👍👍👍

  • @skooliecatwilderness6346
    @skooliecatwilderness6346 7 місяців тому

    Protect yourself when having fun😊

  • @superceci9093
    @superceci9093 3 роки тому +2

    Nicely done, new supporter here!

  • @davidpaulludwig
    @davidpaulludwig 2 місяці тому

    Really enjoyed this video! Keep it up. Do you work with setting and how would you make one of those beautiful stones you carved and polished into a pendant or necklace?

  • @GianniJimenez-y3w
    @GianniJimenez-y3w Рік тому

    Love the stash. Very informative vid.

  • @TracyAmor
    @TracyAmor 2 роки тому

    you deserve more subscribers! I just subbed!

  • @aggierowe9574
    @aggierowe9574 2 роки тому +4

    I have all of the same raw stones and a lot of labradorite and amazonite with blues! I’m so excited to cut and polish them. Great video

  • @danitajminer3279
    @danitajminer3279 Рік тому

    Collect the powder and use it for inlays in wood. Mix powder with clear gorilla glue. Works great.

  • @dannyd02
    @dannyd02 Рік тому

    This video is pretty helpful and informative for what I'm trying to do myself. Also, there was a question asked about what is don't with the mud from the stones that were ground. I think that though the mud is toxic, it can be turned into valuable paint.

  • @mattgohlke8216
    @mattgohlke8216 3 місяці тому

    Always use protection while having fun

  • @SRLGemstone
    @SRLGemstone Рік тому

    Nice video! Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

  • @carolynallisee2463
    @carolynallisee2463 Рік тому +1

    It's easier for me to say which gemstones I don't like very much because there is just one, and that is diamond. For me, diamonds are over-rated- sure, they have sparkle when cut and polished, but so do many other stones. Nor are they that rare, relatively speaking, there are other gems far rarer. What pushes their price up is that the main producers of cut diamonds ration them to the market to keep that price artificially high.
    Finally, I don't buy into the hype surrounding diamonds. I studied chemistry, and spent a good part of my working life in chemistry labs. People claim that 'Diamonds are forever'. These people clearly haven't seen what a chemist can do to a diamond. Heat the stone, drop it into a flask of liquid oxygen and in a minute or so it is gone, vanished into an invisible cloud of carbon dioxide...

  • @sophieskye4369
    @sophieskye4369 Рік тому

    Thank you for this video you are awesome sharing your knowledge. Best helpful info iv come across

  • @StevieHallTestifies
    @StevieHallTestifies 3 роки тому +8

    Where did you get these stones? They’re gorgeous, rough specimens! Love this video! Aside from the Dino bone, which you stated to have hounded yourself, am just so curious about where you get your others.

  • @ChooseAROHA777
    @ChooseAROHA777 Рік тому +1

    Hi I'm new to cutting and polishing would like to know what's the name of brand of a good polish machine I should look into to buy for polishing ?

  • @thomasbingham2797
    @thomasbingham2797 2 роки тому

    Thank you best video. Straight to the point. New subscription 🙌

  • @austinharding9734
    @austinharding9734 9 місяців тому

    my favs are Opal, Chrysocolla, labradorite, Lapis Luzuli, theres so many

    • @CrystalCollector-g4n
      @CrystalCollector-g4n 3 місяці тому

      I have aquamarine bloodstone rose quartz amethyst pyrite agates peridot black obsidian black tourmaline Labradorite and green aventurine. I love them all, they're my babies and some are my guardian angels

  • @TheRealManOfSteel
    @TheRealManOfSteel Рік тому +1

    "Always protect yourself" Proceeds to be millimeters away from slicing fingers off. Great vid though lol.

  • @midwestkid1879
    @midwestkid1879 3 роки тому

    Gem silica is the prettiest ever

  • @1NationUnderFoods1NUF
    @1NationUnderFoods1NUF 8 місяців тому

    Very interesting vid ... lots of infos about self made stone jewerly making which exactly what i want to learn .. thank u sir .. btw how much is one of those grinding machine cost ?

  • @tanadv8145
    @tanadv8145 2 роки тому

    Gorgeous!

  • @mawi1172
    @mawi1172 Рік тому

    Great video. Informative. ❤️

  • @durgaashtekar1112
    @durgaashtekar1112 Рік тому

    thank you. it was very creative

  • @mauerjax
    @mauerjax 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful work!

  • @Personalvlgg
    @Personalvlgg 28 днів тому

    We have so many stone in river mighty be jade, but thing is that's we don't know how to recognize it..

  • @soraidakenney2118
    @soraidakenney2118 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi I love all the stone you polish what the name kind of machine did you use I am interested of that machine

    • @soraidakenney2118
      @soraidakenney2118 9 місяців тому

      When are you gonna be live for doing polishing

  • @patrickhendrix699
    @patrickhendrix699 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @OidHunter
    @OidHunter 2 роки тому

    Helpful and very interesting, thanks..
    Subscribed!

  • @brotell1950
    @brotell1950 4 роки тому

    love your work

  • @jaysoncasta287
    @jaysoncasta287 7 місяців тому

    You mentioned this was in Florida, what county? Will look for some clubs around Palm beach where I live. I have lots of uncut Emeralds that need to be worked on. Thanks for the video

  • @reddirtwarriors4846
    @reddirtwarriors4846 8 місяців тому

    Silly question, but if your finger happens to touch the side of the blade during cutting, do you run the risk of taking off chunks of skin? I have yooperlite that I want to cut, and am a little hesitant holding the stones with my finger so close to the blade.

  • @jaredt5127
    @jaredt5127 Рік тому

    Really need to get a rock saw setup

  • @cyrilcawasakicarbonadodiam5447

    I have large iolite grey stone I need to cut or just sell it. Weight 1063 grams. You have an excellent cutting machine

  • @blueXrain
    @blueXrain Рік тому

    Wow amazing video. Question can you do this to make rocks very flat and smooth to be painted over with matte white such as basic rocks for kindness stones? 🎉😅

  • @jozefj7326
    @jozefj7326 15 днів тому

    Bardzo fajne, też pracuję przy kamieniach , ciężko mi zdobyć ładne surowe kamienie, może byś się zemną zamienił, mam surowe slaby krzemienia pasiastego (Polski diament)piękny, ale potrzebuję także innych. Józef

  • @nancyheger2463
    @nancyheger2463 Рік тому

    Loved the video! But, I want to see what you did with the quartz. Can you make a video of that too?

  • @dr.peterrecktenwald2295
    @dr.peterrecktenwald2295 6 місяців тому

    Is this just a different method than tumbling?

  • @tianaadamson
    @tianaadamson Рік тому

    Second stone is Chrysocolla. very nice

  • @oria2449
    @oria2449 3 роки тому +1

    ¡Bello trabajo!

  • @HORSLOVR
    @HORSLOVR Рік тому +1

    Hi, I live on a canal in SWFL; where did you find your stones? On the west coast or the east coast of FL? Thanks for this vid, it was so informative!

  • @PeachiiWubs
    @PeachiiWubs Рік тому

    Ruby
    White opal
    Fire opal
    Alexandrite

  • @SunnieDIY
    @SunnieDIY 2 роки тому

    The music on this reminds me of harvest moon for GameCube back in the day lol.

  • @Cocora22
    @Cocora22 7 місяців тому +1

    very fun to watch except for the very first stone cut . Man yoy have to find a better way before you lose your digits.

    • @4life49er95
      @4life49er95 Місяць тому

      Yyyyeah I was thinking the same thing. He was awfully close

  • @mikewilson2052
    @mikewilson2052 Рік тому

    That third one is Chrysoprase, not Chrysocolla. Which is a good thing, Chryscolla is more like chalk, you can't really polish it. Correct me if I'm wrong, I just have never found Chryscolla that's well formed at multiple copper mines.

  • @mekastayfabsteele5989
    @mekastayfabsteele5989 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @mistysaldana3277
    @mistysaldana3277 8 місяців тому

    If you bezel that one wont it cover up the backside?

  • @dwaynewilliams8921
    @dwaynewilliams8921 Рік тому

    When you mention Garnett,is that actually a sapphire

  • @Ghostoghost
    @Ghostoghost Рік тому

    would it make sence to tumble them first, then just slice off a flat end and polish the sides... I feel like you could knock out a shit load in 1 day after the tumbles.. or does it not work like that?

  • @mastertechnician3372
    @mastertechnician3372 Рік тому

    Can you please cut hard material like a ruby or emerald? Thank you.

  • @lartefice6532
    @lartefice6532 3 роки тому

    Complimenti al lavoro e a te

  • @alaneferreira2117
    @alaneferreira2117 3 роки тому

    I would love to see your stones in finished jewelry. I would also like to see the equipment up close under the hood. I like red Jasper, WE have a bit of it in my area. (NE AZ)

  • @esko_______2522
    @esko_______2522 Рік тому

    so cool ! post more videos

  • @jeremyphillips3472
    @jeremyphillips3472 10 місяців тому

    Wonderfull. How do you cut the stone to start with. I collect stuff, but it is too big to start with. Do not know what kit to get. Inspired. Thanks

  • @tishsmiddy71
    @tishsmiddy71 Рік тому

    I would do that for you just to learn or any job that would make life easier,

  • @zwackyfarms7863
    @zwackyfarms7863 4 роки тому +1

    Dude that's Awesome!!! Lovin it!!! Question, 9:20 is the water turned all the way up?

    • @eerodesigns
      @eerodesigns  4 роки тому

      It could probably be turned up MORE but, it was wet enough. :)

  • @GodsSon760
    @GodsSon760 Рік тому

    Hi just saw your video love the colors... on one part of the video 16.59 there is a perfect picture of a Aztec woman wearing a Aztec style hat.....call me crazy but check it out on the right side 🤙🏼

  • @paulinebarnatt2564
    @paulinebarnatt2564 Рік тому

    Really great video. Could your mystery stone be a chrysocolla?

  • @veldasnyder2144
    @veldasnyder2144 Рік тому

    It a Star garnet.

  • @johnnynephrite6147
    @johnnynephrite6147 Рік тому

    how the heck can you go from 220 to 600? Ive found that even going from 220 to 280 can be problematic depending on the actual mesh size boundaries within any grit. For example some 280 grits are actually more on the high end of 300-320. Every manufacturer has their own mesh tolerances regardless of what the "standard" is.

  • @eternallygratefulholistic2422

    What do you use to cut quartz? I love your video. I'm attempting to cut and polish without the specialty stone equipment..just curious what saw will cut them? Where do you purchase your raw stones? I have a bunch of california turquoise but yours is so much more appealing

  • @dawnbrookes8187
    @dawnbrookes8187 2 роки тому

    Just found you so new sub love your work my new bing watch 😁

  • @liljamacki6387
    @liljamacki6387 Рік тому

    Can you post a link to the machines and tools that you used to polish these beautiful gems?!

  • @vanelladee
    @vanelladee 11 місяців тому

    What is the machine called that you used to shape the stone?

  • @oilcupo4128
    @oilcupo4128 2 роки тому

    Watching this as I cab a Botswana agate :)

  • @tishsmiddy71
    @tishsmiddy71 Рік тому

    Hi , you said Florida so I’d love to know if I came to you to help me with putting holes in some Laborite ?

  • @joekennedy1422
    @joekennedy1422 Рік тому

    I'm from central Florida and love stone hounding. I'm a fabricator and building my own tools. Would love to talk to you

  • @marci7957
    @marci7957 3 роки тому +1

    Hey there! Exactly what is that machine called and where can I get one myself? I've been doing this teaching myself for a few years but using rotary handheld tools and I'm currently in the market for table grinders and machines. Any help is greatly appreciated! Love your videos! Very informative!

    • @bluelily8289
      @bluelily8289 3 роки тому +1

      Search lapidary tools or cabbing machine. The one in the video, I can read the brand - it is Lortone. I just checked their website, (I am looking for a similar one) - the arbor with water cooling starts at $565 USD - the price does not include the wheels or the motor. Not sure how much those run. There is a 6" 6 wheel one from CabKing that I have seen a lot of people use - unfortunately, it is about $1500 USD.

  • @wildcatslife686
    @wildcatslife686 Рік тому

    What name of that machine?

  • @pattybrown9092
    @pattybrown9092 Рік тому

    I would like to know how to get into this. What equipment is best to start with?

  • @012751W124K
    @012751W124K 2 роки тому

    Hi! I need an experienced opinion on this: is it true that only harder stones can achieve that glass like shine while softer stone can only shine like plastic/ resin ?

  • @heribertohernandez2910
    @heribertohernandez2910 Рік тому

    breathing in dino fossil dust... got a pair rocks on ya

  • @maggiemojica1057
    @maggiemojica1057 9 місяців тому

    Do you sell these stones

  • @GEMINDIGO
    @GEMINDIGO 23 дні тому

    It looked incredibly dangerous cutting the stones with no hand protection!!

  • @seditt5146
    @seditt5146 3 роки тому +1

    I just got the cutter table, Is it dangerous to do it how you are here holding the rock by hand? Feeding it and making something to hold the stone has been my biggest problem and due to an accident that took my fingertip in a bench grinder about 15 years ago or more I am a bit gun shy to say the least. Is it just ok then to hold the stone by hand? It does not chatter to much that way?

    • @canadiangemstones7636
      @canadiangemstones7636 2 роки тому

      You can handhold with care. Diamond blades don’t cut like woodworking blades. Blade life goes down if you twist the stone and jam the blade.

    • @cmnr8487
      @cmnr8487 Рік тому

      there should be no teeth on the blade you use, they are smooth

  • @jambajoby32
    @jambajoby32 2 роки тому

    Please be careful I think I read malachite is toxic when wet?

  • @invictusfarmer7188
    @invictusfarmer7188 2 роки тому +1

    you made a rupee from zelda!

    • @achilleuspetreas3828
      @achilleuspetreas3828 2 роки тому

      I was gonna say this...looked like a Rupee you'd find in Zora's Domain

    • @invictusfarmer7188
      @invictusfarmer7188 2 роки тому

      @@achilleuspetreas3828 i used to fish for rupees! lolol

    • @achilleuspetreas3828
      @achilleuspetreas3828 2 роки тому

      @@invictusfarmer7188 bro, jumping off the waterfall and finding all the rupees before times up. Man, I need to play OOT again

  • @sjvlax1
    @sjvlax1 2 роки тому

    Hey man super interested in what you do. I’m having trouble finding a studio in NY with equipment to use. Do you know of a place that has equipment to use? Long shot but I gotta figure this out haha