How to Make Your Own Sea Glass!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@betojdesigns]

I’ve done this before using different blue and green wine bottles. It turned out great and I used some of the pieces in silver jewelry designs. I always list it as ‘Recycled Wine Bottles’ and would never ever try to pass it off as beach glass. Yours turned out very nice, love the big chunks.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@joevergnetti767]

There’s something to be said about the natural process and how salt water and glass react over time to reduce the soda ash in the glass that makes the glass opaque and shows those little air gaps…basically in the ocean, the water and tumbling is turning glass back into sand…pretty amazing if you think about the entire journey. A tiny piece could have been a rum bottle on a pirate ship!

[@yoopermann7942]

i once had a friend who made sea glass in an electric cement mixer. he then sold it in bulk to land scapers, this a cool project when you run out of rocks to tumble

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I can only imagine the sound of an electric cement mixer filled with glass. That would be a pretty cool side income.

[@yoopermann7942]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding with a pair of ear plugs and ear protecters on and about 10 inches of sand on the shop floor it wasnt to bad, he hired me to do this for 6 days.we both made a little money on the side

[@vawest2052]

As someone who lives in the mountains, thanks you for this. I've found some river glass around my area from the 1900s industrial period,it's never enough to do anything with. I don't even like the beach environment, driving 8hrs to get to a beach is a nightmare in itself. Lol.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm happy you enjoyed this.

[@rockcrazygal5166]

The fun is in collecting it! Great video though for those who have a tumbler😊

[@julasfarm1]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I wanted to try making windchimes from glass. I have your same tumbler, so will fill it today. Thank you very much!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yay! I hope you get some good results.

[@markh9825]

Where did you get the screen at? Thank you for the knowledge and video.😃

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You can find those gold screens on Amazon.

[@kimberlyannfarish1080]

Wow! I didn't know you could do this. I'm pretty excited. I love shinny things. Thanks!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its a fun little use for a tumbler and its nice that it goes so fast.

[@judycampbell3640]

Love this video - I have a collection of broken glass I found on the beach - not beach glass yet - does the gravel have to be quartz and secondly - some of the pieces have painting on them - do you know if this process will remove it? Again great information. Appreciate it.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Well the reason I went with quartz is that its pretty hard, with a MOH hardness of 7. Other rocks that are softer will get ground to nothing and yes it would remove the paint. Good luck.

[@judycampbell3640]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thank you so much - now to try my luck :) with glass and then on to stones.....

[@-LR-]

What kind of Krit did you use?

[@patriciamckean4186]

My daughter loves sea glass. I got her a piece from the Pacific. Wonder how to drill holes in the glass to make wind chimes.

[@tamaramorton8812]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@kellylee1332]

Great video! I wonder what type of tumbler you used? So many out there and this seems bigger than the average. Thx!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is a Lortone tumbler.

[@tamaramorton8812]

I could see myself enjoying this because they look so pretty but what would you do with them afterwards? My grandmother had a cottage on the Chesapeake Bay and we would go down there and she would put all her found pieces of glass in a glass Tumblr. Several of them actually. Someone in the comments mentioned making wind chimes out of them. I love the idea, but wind chimes get on my nerves.

[@simonac688.]

Great video...only thing i noticed when u glass is tumbled it looses it shine ...do you have any idea how too give it back its sheen...? thank you again for the video 👍👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's kinda the whole point here to make it frosted and look like sea glass but you could go up through the grits and make it polished.

[@simonac688.]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I will try epoxy resin ... 👍👍

[@erica7268]

What was that purple glass from? That was pretty thick.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It was some kind of clear plant pot.

[@erica7268]

Do you know of a way to make really chunky sea glass? The kind they sell in craft stores usually for vase fillers. I can’t imagine where to find glass that thick. They are about 1-2” think

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm not sure, I know all of that stuff comes from china and is purpose made I think.

[@BrandonSmith-pu7ll]

I like to use sand when I tumble glass

[@fullmentalalchemist3922]

Ever consider throwing some seashell fragments in with it?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have not.

[@beefmelt]

I believe that a short blast of coarse shot from a sandblaster would make it more naturally, ocean or river tumbled looking. It might add a slightly pitted appearance.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You should give it a shot.

[@beefmelt]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding, lol. I thought you were the guy that had all the tools, like a sandblaster, maybe. I live in a tiny space and have nothing like that. maybe another viewer could give it a whirl.

[@thomaspownall2989]

Assuming your near Eastern WA, try looking for an old city dump. Make sure it's from the early 1900's. Ask around small towns that have been around. I have one I visit for really old glass jars, dark blues and greens and brown. Most the trash will be gone, but the glass will still be around. Good Luck

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's a great idea! I'm going to look into that.

[@nancycampbell6800]

I've been watching your older vids but not this old, LOL. It popped on my suggested, though, and it sounded fun. Tumbling is what I'm doing mostly right now and I'm going to tumble some of my pottery shards in the near future. Only making pottery for, coming up on, 8 years so I have a formidable pile of work that is not worthy of selling. LOL Why not tumble it? Right? Maybe I'll video the process for giggles.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha! Digging deep in the archive.

[@viviankim3325]

But i suggest getting them from the sea/beach to protect out environment and have fun making them aswell

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Absolutely if you live near it.

[@markattardo]

Very cool experiment!

[@loubnanourmani4242]

You add just water ?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yup!

[@kariann226]

What do u do with all this glass ?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I fill some nice looking jars up with it.

[@kimfrommn7162]

Great Video! 🤗

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

I bet if you used a stone carving kit you could the shape you want every time

[@samlunoza1244]

So did the purple glass turn white?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah it ended up just being clear.

[@vanessahlavaty19]

What is the brand & make of your tumbler?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm using a Lorton 45C.

[@blaze-hz5qb]

It looks like crystals!

[@itadorisupremacy1419]

Exactly! And when I found one on the beach I was so disappointed that my dad told me to throw it away

[@qalaphyll]

@@itadorisupremacy1419 why throw away?

[@billfoot3415]

Good video. I was surprised by the results after such a short tumble. Did the glass do any damage to your tumbler barrel?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really didn't effect the tumbler at all.

[@blairbeardsley4764]

The rock on your front page looks like a catchers mit!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha, it really does.

[@pamscott3993]

Thanks for the video. Do yo have recommendations on a brand of tumbler? You mentioned that glass is hard on the tumbler so I assume it would be good to have a model that provides replacement parts.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Lortone is really good but kind of a more pricey option.

[@erica7268]

What size is your rock Tumblr?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I can tumble about 3 ish pounds of rocks in it.

[@johnrexnillabial9273]

What's the chemical u used in making seaglass?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

None.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

good video

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@traitorjoseph1893]

Hey can you link the site to buy a screen like that?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah those are from amazon, its just a bucket screen that's often used in gold panning.

[@traitorjoseph1893]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding cool, new to all this :D

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@traitorjoseph1893 I'm happy to help anytime!

[@MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea]

🤔. Pretty cool. 💙🐝💙

[@memitaylor4323]

Hi Currently, I think you did a great hub! But when your looking for real colorful glass, check the bottom of the glass, most of the time you can see if the color is all the way through! I love those hunks of light blue❣️. Keep up the good work 😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks for the tip. I'll likely do some more glass this winter as well.

[@hollygamble15]

I don't know why I can't just bite the bullet and buy a tumbler already 😭I keep thinking about the grit costs lol

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's not that bad if you only have one or two tumblers going. Rock Tumbler dot com has a great deal on grit along with places like ebay. Amazon is pretty pricey.

[@kevinkenny8739]

Me too! 😁

[@hollygamble15]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I've decided to do it, TODAY, so I'll definitely be checking those places out. Thanks!😅

[@hollygamble15]

@@kevinkenny8739 welp, I'm finally doing it! You should too 😅

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

If it's worthless your hobby can make it of value -me (apparently)

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Safe to step on? With shoes , and barefoot?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its never a good idea to walk on glass.

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thx for your answer. If I can make a really round one like this, do you think it can pass as a pavement material, with shoes on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmmuiWqqos2boKM

[@03tenderlv]

Well you just show me how people lie about selling sea glass

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Better to know than not know.