Hand Cutting a Stone D20 from a Gorgeous Moss Agate!

Hey Everyone! In this video I faceted a D20 from a gorgeous piece of Moss Agate! This one was a huge test of my patience for sure, but it turned out absolutely beautiful. The Moss Agate has such unique texturing and color, and I'm so happy I was able to capture some of that in the final die. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Music in order of appearance:
Fruits of Life - Jimena Contereras
Allégro - Emmit Fenn
Within Our Midst - Simon Wester
Murmering - Tehezkel Raz
Circle of Life - Letra
Tree House - Nsee
The Republic - Rooted in Him
Unrequited - Asher Fulero

[@daveb.3169]

Thank you for not just showing the final product but also the setbacks

[@SageAndNettle]

Thank you! I've been very lucky to only face major set backs a handful of times. It's important to show the failures because they remind us that we can still move forward. Even major problems like this can still be worked around, and while the final product may not be exactly as imagined, it's still beautiful. 😊

[@daveb.3169]

@@SageAndNettle I have so many questions- messaged you on Insta

[@ericness9660]

Lovely video. The music is very zen and the finished die is gorgeous.

[@SageAndNettle]

Thank you so much!! ♥

[@animal579]

this is honestly incredible

[@SageAndNettle]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@pbalbrecht]

Gorgeous work.

[@SageAndNettle]

Thanks so much!!

[@aaryngulledge5681]

Great recovery from a bad fracture during cutting. How do you gauge how much to sandblast each face during that process? Is it just a certain count in your head while exposing each face, and is that only a few seconds or a bit longer?
Excellent work! Keep it up!!

[@SageAndNettle]

Thank you!! It depends a lot on the hardness of the stone. I just blast the first one in slowly, checking frequently, until it reaches the depth I want. I keep a mental count as I go so I can get a baseline of what the others will need, then just replicate that. I usually have to take it out and look over everything a few times, redoing some of the numbers, until it's where I want it. 😊

[@nickcaruso]

Can you stabilze the cracks, maybe by letting cyanoacrylate seep into them before cutting the faces?

[@SageAndNettle]

Yes! It's a skill I've been needing to learn since I have a few really nice stones that aren't suitable for cutting currently. You can submerge the stones into some very thin CA glue and place that into a pressure pot and it will push it deep into all the cracks and stabilize the stone. Just need to get the right CA glue and a pressure pot, then I'll definitely be doing this for some of my stones. 😊