How To Polish Rocks (Rhyolite, Agates & Chalcedony)

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Big massive thank you for watching, I’m falling behind in comment responses and I’m so sorry for that, I genuinely love reading each one from all of you legendary rock peeps! In the description is a bunch of info so check it out! And until next video, May life treat you and yours super mega kindly! Much love from down here 😉👍 You all genuinely rock!

[@rtyhgfplmkoi4784]

Next investment needs to be in some snail locks so you don't need to rip the velcro off everytime you wanna change pads. :-)

[@N-B-MMA]

Im just getting into rock houbding ...in indiana i find mostly quarts but i want to start shaping and polishing

[@symonrocks9847]

@@N-B-MMA Well done, for now just keep looking and save them all, put away safely so no damage, keep inspecting all of them until you know what each one is. Good luck.

[@akeemwilliams9913]

Awesome rocks my mom loves your channel

[@symonrocks9847]

@KHA LID We are one big happy family, we share knowledge and advice with anyone who is interested and needs help or support. If you can post a link you will get all the help you need.

[@jamieturnbull1188]

Hey Mate another great video. Just wanted to let you know you can get 6000, 10000 and different buff pads that take your polish to another level, They cost more than the smaller grits but well worth the money. Keep on being a grouse Aussie !

[@silverback5033]

Jess, for what it's worth, Don't change what you are doing, just be you and keep going, it is what makes your videos so worth watching, you will probably change a little in the natural course of time as most of us do and we can take the journey with you. Your success is due to being who you are and doing what you do.

[@symonrocks9847]

Woh, That is pretty much word for word what I told him when he said he was not doing it anymore due to his workload, hence the video every two weeks. It just proves that the saying is true, great minds think alike.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

@silverback Oh mate. Honestly. It’s comments like those that let me know that people really “see” me. And it just reminds me of just how lucky I am to have this opportunity. Thank you for your support mate. So much!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

@Symon Rocks Yeah brother. You’ve been here since the beginning, helping me through so much dude. I was having a laugh just the other day. A lot of people are falling for the Amygdaloidal Basalt “Galaxy Stone” lately and I remembered that I would always walk past them. It wasn’t until I showed a really big one and left it behind and you said I should get them and cut them open that I tried it. And boom! They were bloody amazing man! So that’s all cause of you Symon. That’s just one example Of how much you are a big part of this channel man. Thanks always for your support Symon. 👊

[@symonrocks9847]

@@Rookie_Rockounding I love you like a son, even though are an exiled ex American Bank robber. lol.

[@silverback5033]

If he is an exiled bank robber then he is in the right country, along with the rest of convicts, or at least defenders of convicts. You have to remember this country was built on convict labour, so he fits in well. 😂😂😂

[@KatyDidRocks]

10:35 - Incredible! I love the depth of that shooting star - literally 3d.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Kate!!!!! Yeah how good does that look. One of the luckiest cuts hey. I can’t take credit for that haha. Most of them are just luck. I hope you and yours are keeping well and having a blast rockhounding!!!!

[@biscuitEMT]

I love that you brought them back to the creek to show them in their new glory! I'll bet next time you hound that area, there'll be agates jumping out at you saying, "pick me! I want a polish too!" Fine work as always, thanks for the soapy water tip!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Haha thanks buscuitEMT! I’m glad you liked seeing them back at the creek. It’s so peaceful there. Ah yes, that tip is from a dude called Kevin Nix. He knows his backyard lapidary stuff 😉👍

[@EDLaw-mf9vm]

Hi there mate. I haven’t had internet for two weeks and boy did I miss it. Good to see you hard at work doing what we love. Nice job. You Havagudun and stay safe.

[@susanselko-millman4889]

Nice change of scenery to show the polished stones. 👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ah thank you Susan. Yeah I thought it might be a nice little change. I’m glad you liked it. 😉

[@SamsonsamSim]

Wow! Beautiful work bringing out Mother Natures beauty! Thank you!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Elizabeth 😁

[@darlabuchmeier135]

Loved the creek background for the"reveal".

[@olgadedova8671]

From all my heart of the rookiest of rookies - thank you so very much! I learned from you a lot - and I admire your work a lot!

[@violette80]

Man! You’re a freaking wizard! Video suggestion: how to change scenary just by blinking your eyes!

[@xiia9497]

You are an artist! You see beauty exactly where most would think of as imperfections.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ohh wow thank you xiia, that’s lovely.

[@TheEagleviewer]

Wonderful!!! Much love back at you!!!

[@deniseview4253]

I get a kick out of the galaxy stone. They are all so beautiful, the lines in the agates.

[@icatz]

That plume is stunning. Hell I love em all! TFS 💖🦅🦅

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Haha, cheers icatz. I’m lucky for What’s in my area. Super mega lucky 😁

[@gusausamaila7273]

I like this style of polishing.

[@fionanorth1811]

Another happy experience, thank you.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

No, thank YOU Fiona!

[@MontanaRockMom]

That rhyolite is unreal!!!! One of my favorites! Xoxo

[@lizzymoore54]

Beautiful job as always, Maverick. Good to see you again. ☺️👏👏👏☺️

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Lizzy! Good to see you again too 😁 I hope you and yours are keeping well and happy.

[@Missangie827]

A real rookie here and I just wanted to say I have enjoyed (and still am) your videos-almost every youtuber who makes vids about rocks is just awesome but your enthusiasm and love for rocks is contagious-no worries about responding just rock on!

[@delfic1108]

That Galaxy stone came out awesome! Love it.

[@rockinwitht9948]

I loved all your polished beauties! But that rhyolite is out of this world!!! I was thinking it looked like Van Goh !! All your hard work really paid off! Isn’t it great that with a little work you have your stones finished in a couple of days...not a month hovering over the tumbler...not that I hover lmao!!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey T! Yeah it’s so nice to have them done in such a quick time and to have control over the areas polished or left rough. Bahaha! Oh gosh, I hover anytime I’m tumbling 🤣😂 I need to do another batch. I haven’t done it in so so long. Take care T!

[@GermanGemcutter]

Very good polishing results, good job, fantastic Stones👏👏👏 7:46 Such cracks can be caused by too much heat during polishing. A few Tips to make polishing easier for you: A hard felt Disc with Alumina is ideal for polishing Agates. If you use a stand or a base for the Machine, it will be more comfortable to work and you will have better control over the Stone. A small container for a slow but continuous addition of water on the disc is extremely helpful and saves you a lot of Time✌

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

G’day German Gemcutter! Man thank you so much for your help mate! Yes! So you and another guy on here told me the same thing. So I must have pushed too hard on this cut. Which is sad knowing just how beautiful it would have looked if I had gone slower. We live and learn, but only with hep from good people like yourself. Thank you again, oh and thank for the advice with the polisher suggestions too. 😉👍👍👍👍

[@GermanGemcutter]

@@Rookie_Rockounding With pleasure, my Friend. It is precisely these situations that we all learn from. The small cracks can usually be grinded away without any problems, they are only superficial. Looking forward to your next Rockhounding Adventures 😁👍

[@katherinedoughty839]

Very nice! Very nice! 😆 Out of this world🌠 👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Kath mate! Hope you guys are keeping well and your happy jovial self 😉😁

[@m.c.2783]

Rarely, if ever, post comments on a video. Not only do I learn from them but also love the vibe, stay awesome and keep at it!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you so much mate, that really does mean a lot to me to hear from someone who doesn’t comment much. Genuinely thank you

[@rossgraveley]

Those are some beautiful rocks

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Howdy hey my rockhounding friend from across the water~ Thank you for making my Friday morning a zillion times better with your post sir!👍 Really grateful for our Aussie mate sharing the catharsis that is polishing with all us "rock peeps" 😂 IMO You definitely find some of the most beautiful rhyolite blends/mixtures that i've personally had the pleasure to be witness of thanks to you.✔ Additionally, as someone who polishes quite often myself, I must comment and give you kudos for working the specimen to a great finish without any visible scratches in the video.✨ Am fortunate enough to have a nice cabbing setup so spend quite a few hours a week with wonderful music in my ears and jewelers specs on my head exposing the beauty that lies within and am happy to know it's similar for others! 🤷‍♂️ haha thanks again for sharing your time sir and the beautiful material! Have an awesome weekend ahead~

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

G’day brother! Times have been stupid busy here lately, sorry for late or even missed replies dude. I get behind so easily sometimes. Man I gotta agree. Some of the Rhyolite we find is just amazing. If I can I’ll find you some nice pieces to put into the package I am one day going to return to you and everyone else who’s sent me stuff. I’m the worst at being organised. Like terrible terrible... I’m so glad you approved of the polishes from what you saw on the video man. There’s sometimes very tiny itty bitty swirl scratches but you have to look really hard and close in the right light. The polish actually helped get rid of them this time which was awesome! But yeah dude, you’re definitely not alone in the enjoyment of such a rad pass time. Hope you’re keeping well Shaughn my good friend. Have a brilliant week a rad dude. Talk to you soon!

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

@@Rookie_Rockounding Ah brother, no worries here, if/when you have time to respond to folks like me, do it! I totally understand that there's just too many voices to answer everyone's post on all the videos. You've got a life too and things to see places to go and people to do🤔...or something similar~🤦‍♂️ haha Yes, the polish looked great and if you're like me (a collector) the only one that has to be happy with the finish is YOU!! 👍 Thanks again my friend, hope you and your family are all doing well! Rock the week and will talk again soon~ *drops mic*

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hahaha! “People to do” 🤣👌

[@mikaelfischer8429]

Awesome, you are very lucky to have access to material like this. Beautiful stones👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gangstamum]

The Galaxy Stone was my favorite. Great video, as usual xx

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Justine 😊

[@patrickbeaton6697]

how purdy are those, niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice ! 👏🍻

[@alyciadiehl4537]

I ❤the basalt!! The rougher one is stunning!

[@BryanJordanMusic]

That rhyolite is gorgeous! I could look at it for hours!

[@rensappeldoorn833]

I am also polishing rocks with those pads, but I use a dril in a stand so it is stadier. And i built a structure whit a watering system and a water collection container. So I have no dust at all and I stay clean and dry. I love you see doing it. I got a special polishing pad fore the last stage from a oficial polishing shop. Love the fact you find your own rocks and polish. I don't have that possibility unfortunately. Because there is nothing to find in my country. My profile picture is at that gem shop I got the polishing pad.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh awesome! On a drill works just as well hey. I think I should look out for a polishing pad especially for that purpose. I forget just how lucky I am to live in an area that I can find these types of rocks. So lucky! I hope your polishing goes well mate and cheers for the kind message 😉👍

[@sueerickson4849]

Good job polishing. Love the galaxy stones!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Sue 😊

[@bunk9991]

Good work mate! I love the "Stairway to Heaven"! Lotsa love from California!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Cheers Jeff mate!

[@margiebrown7436]

I love the basalt with all the baby agates. You did a great job on them!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Margie 😉👍

[@malankuhn]

Thank you for providing such helpful guidance with this art. It is a gift to unlock these hidden views. They are left to be discovered.

[@judyherman5470]

Beautiful specimens! Your free form agate with the "worms" in it is called a Dendrite agate. Very nice!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Judy Herman Nice! Thank you Judy!

[@thirstfast1025]

You're on the right track, but dendrites are almost 2 dimensional, as they form from minerals percolating in via fractures. They fan out wherever they can, but they happen after the agate is mostly or totally complete. These tubes occur while the vesicle still contains gel nearly to the edge, therefore much earlier.

[@KeiKreatrix]

Dendritic agate and opals are some of my favorites 😍😍

[@timcarver5492]

Another great video. I have been cutting and polishing for about 6 months now and loving it. I love going to the beaches and searching for the perfect cutting rock suspects. And it's all because of you! I regularly watch a number of rock hound channels but you were the first. I've been tumbling for a few years now as well. In a perfect world we could do a little hounding together at each other's favorite spot, but for now I'll keep enjoying your great videos.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh mate that’s so cool to hear man! Seriously so cool. Thanks for sharing that with me bud. Sorry it’s so late of a response. I’m getting more and more behind in replying. I wish I could get to hound everyone’s favourite spots! That would be a dream come true! Take care mate and talk next time. Cheers again for your kind message.

[@michaelrobertson8795]

Those turned out real cool👍👍👍✌

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Cheers mate 👍👍👍👍

[@cynthiatyler1606]

You did a great job. Beautiful work on these stones. I'm jealous. Lol

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Cynthia, I think I had a lot of help from the actual stones though. They’re just beautiful 😉

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Very impressive...really enjoyed the video Rookie..much love ur way..peace

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Yvonne, I’m also very sorry to hear of your husband. I remember you saying you were his carer and I have been there before and take my hat off to you.

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

@@Rookie_Rockounding thanks love...

[@thepurplecraftshack3075]

Just got my polishing pads in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to use them! Great video ty

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Awesommmmmme! Happy polishing Purple Craft Shack!

[@CityRockhounding]

A round of applause brother! What a great a t video here. Such great tips and tricks, saved this one to watch again later when it's my turn to polish. These turn out beautiful man! The water level lines are gorgeous. The worm one is so cool how the light makes it glow, I also like how you did it on the wheel and not a tumbler!

[@shirineromankurth1633]

Beautiful polishing and incredible stones ! So lucky ! thanks for sharing

[@nancythompson8735]

Beautiful agates!!! That basalt came out so pretty too

[@japhyryder66]

What a fantastic way to start my Friday! Thanks Jesse! They all turned out so beautiful. 😊💕

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

No! Thank you Dana for coming along 😉👍

[@twiliteside]

Well done

[@michellepower7163]

Oh so beautiful 😍

[@Notellemkrik1776]

Like your ideas and strategies, you have the eye

[@nancythompson8735]

So glad to see you back to making videos!! Miss when you and Benny don't go hounding lol!!!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Nancy, yeah I miss heading out with the boys. Been a while really. i do a video every two weeks though so if you’ve missed any check the video section on the page. Can’t wait to get out there with the boys soon though 😉👍

[@nancythompson8735]

@@Rookie_Rockounding no I don’t ever miss any of your videos lol. I have watched them all and always get notified when you have a new one. You’re one of the few that I honestly say makes rock hounding interesting to watch someone do and I have learned quite a bit from you and Benny

[@m.priddy5616]

Hey there! We got a clamp from the hardware store and attached our buffer to a table. It makes polishing so much easier.

[@naturalstones4529]

Awesome video! Those polishing pads really do the trick!

[@questingforquartz3407]

You re-attached the beautiful green "marble" on your galaxy stone 5:36! So glad you did, it absolutely makes the piece. Love it! Love all the polishes, especially the little planet. It's mesmerizing to look at. I'm just now starting to experiment with polishing the outer shell without cutting. There's definitely a learning curve.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey mate! Absolutely had to reattach the nodule 😉 it was what made me grab the rock from the creek. Polishing a nodule or rock without cutting Will challenge you, but it’s so so rewarding. It’s a learning curve indeed 😉

[@milesnn]

Wow my friend magnificent pieces fantastic eye amazing names and thoughts coming out going to be hard to get better but I’m sure you will awesome awesome 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 thank you for the walk along

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ah thank you mate! Yeah I’m honestly just lucky to be able to play with these types of rocks. They’re just beautiful! And thank you mate, for coming along. Have a great week ahead miles!

[@matthewjohnson8695]

Thanks!

[@rockfly8384]

Legend! Great rocks, great information.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Cheeeeeers mate!

[@jaguarsky55]

I just got my tile saw and blade. Getting set up to start cutting some small pieces. I think I will have to work on arm/hand strength for the larger ones. Or show my brother how it's done. I don't yet have a polishing set up (that's coming with my next stimulus check). I can hardly wait. I have so many great stones collected just in my small rural neighborhood; mostly from construction sites. And, one of the local gas stations is landscaped with the most beautiful stones you can imagine: pet. wood, jaspers of all colors and agates galore, all looking to be from this general geologic area. I only get one or two every couple of weeks. I don't want to be too obvious.

[@johnnyphillips9735]

There all awesome keep on rocking I always learn something watching your videos

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thanks mate 👍👍👍

[@kerinholmstrom250]

Wow, wonderful, well done!

[@christinasimpson7750]

Beautiful specimens! Thanks for sharing. You rock!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Christina! Youuuuuu ROCK!

[@marktravels..7721]

I need to get some tools now.. my agates and other stuffs are waiting to be polished. 😁😁 Great video boss.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Cheers mate!

[@oldgamerchick]

Oooh pretty love those beautiful colors

[@wayne1959]

beautiful specimens and awesome work on the polish and the passion in explanation jessie..love your work mate

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Wayneo thank you brother. I hope you and yours are keeping happy and well my mate!

[@silverback5033]

"Just sitting in the sun polishing my rocks", 😂😂. Sorry mate made me have a wry smile. Some great pieces, although I haven't found any Rhyolite yet, I am becoming a real fan, so many colours and flow shapes in it. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Bahahaha! Oh gosh mate hilarious! Man I think once you find one you’ll end up seeing it everywhere! I’ll have to take you to some good areas for it sometime.

[@easemailboxes]

This is a special channel. Thanks so much.

[@sionaharrop4486]

Wow what spectacular, beautiful polished rocks. I’m impressed with the amount of time you spent polishing. Thank you for a great video ❤️🇦🇺 xxx

[@isabeljohnson8522]

Beautiful rocks love them. Thank you

[@Gabmasamr]

wow so beautifull 🥰😍

[@zer0deaths862]

Just need the Highway to Hell agate now 😆 perfect pair of *rocks* 👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hahaha!!!!! Some Zeppelin and some Acca Dacca! (That’s Aussie for AC/DC)

[@rammanrai2899]

Think I called it STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Believe it after your polish. Awesome vid and gr8 watch. Much love bro. Keep on cutting. P.s. waiting for your ULTRA VIOLET HUNT!!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Ramman Rai! Yeah you did 👍👍👍 The UV hunt never happened. I was out camping and was super excited to head out but when I turned on the light, the leaves all over the ground just flowed brighter than the agates haha! So next time I’m gonna need to go with a leaf blower first 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@rammanrai2899]

@@Rookie_Rockounding lol..there is always THE NEXT TIME my friend. It would be AMAZING if you found something when you do, even funnier if you found an OPAL cos everyone will come dig up where you are. Hope not but...ob well. Catch you on the next vid my man. Much love to you and family. Keep hounding!

[@virginiarocks]

Well done! Stunning. The galaxy stone with the teal/green nodule on top (you had to glue him back on, yeah?) Great specimen piece. The rhyolite is stunning. The agates are brilliant. I like the comparison of before and after too. 😇

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Anita! And yes! That was the one I had to glue back in. I had footage of it but it became too drawn out kinda thing. Haha. It’s a beautiful piece though hey. Thank you again!

[@kimbain4368]

Wow, you got some beautiful stones in this one. Way to go! I especially love seeing them polished and also some of them cut open. All that detail inside that you can't see on the outside. Just stunning. Thanks for sharing!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Kim, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video cuts and polishes. 😉👍

[@raundupuis3134]

Hi there from Renfrew County in Ontario Canada...took a while but I've finally got myself subscribed...great channel!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Aye! Awesome mate! Thank you so much. I do a video every two weeks incase you don’t get notified. I hope you enjoy 👍😊

[@sheetmetalhead]

Great stuff man! Having fun and enjoying what your doing is what it’s all about! Sometimes the fancy equipment takes the fun out of it! Keep it up! Love your channel!

[@hukeaz]

I'm speechless 😍🤙🏽

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Cheers Hu! 😉🤙

[@allysonhean4204]

Rookie my sweet! Thank you thank you thank you! Ive learnt so much watching your videos, and now I know how to make my leather polisher! I dont have any tin oxide, but found a product called barkeeps' friend, which seems to bring up a fair polish on my quartz polishes. Sadly, I havent found agates like yours, but SA has its own brands of lovliness which I will share as soon as I get a chance! Love to you and yours, and to rhonda and her family especially young will ❤🙏blessings mate

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Heyyyyyy Allyson! I’ve heard of barkeepers friend before. I might have to try that. But honestly I’m not sure the polish did very much. I might have needed to do it longer. Haha! May you and yours have a brilliant week Allyson!!!!

[@thirstfast1025]

Hey man, at work we have these little pneumatic switches you work with your foot, so you can leave a piece of equipment "on" but switch it off and on hands-free. Would something like that help so you can use both hands to hold the piece during polish? Or do you need to mount the grinder to make it hands-free? 6:15 unlikely olivine, that's usually down deeper in the basalt than you would find vesicles. Usually green in vesicles is chlorite, pumpellyite, celadonite, or epidote. 9:36 nice rhyolite! You can get rhyolite and basalt in "bimodal volcanism". 12:18 yes, tube agate. :) I will get into that a little bit in my 300 SubSpecial, I'm doing a whole video (possibly a series depending on how detailed we get...) explaining what I've learned recently about agates and how they form. Great stuff! Worth the wait (cuz I had to wait all day to see it)!

[@symonrocks9847]

Oi, keep your vesticles to yourself, your bimodels and straight ones too.

[@thirstfast1025]

@@symonrocks9847 LOL!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Adam!!!! Man I reckon one of those switches would be awesome. I actually want to set up something more permanent in my garage but it’s a massive shambles in there at the moment and I feel like I could need an extractor or something to minimise the dust. Sitting with it has pros and cons though. It does help when working fiddly edge or curved face cause I can tilt it to see what kind of contact I’m getting between the pad and the stone. But I could still do that on a stand up height bench probably. Aye! Epidote! I reckon that’s what it is! And dude I can’t wait to watch the 300 sub (congratulations btw) video. So interested. And that’s cool, so I think that’s what this volcanic system was. Basalt and Rhyolite. Not sure if it was at the same time or hundreds of thousands of years apart but it could be? Thanks for the help and info brother!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Bahaha! Symon that was perfect! Haha!

[@anndriggers6660]

Great music also

[@candywarmuth2455]

OOOO that plume is stunning. Such pretty agates. I love the ryolite too. My saw is down for modification and I'm dying to go get more rocks. lol Just a great video, as usual. PEACE

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh no! Ughhh.... I find that it’s when I can’t use something, that’s when I want to use it the most haha! But hopefully the modifications turn out perfect. Happy hounding!

[@scottishgirloutdoors2662]

That galaxy stone looks incredible 😍 well done 😁

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Anna! But it’s honestly natures work, I’m just making it easier to see haha!

[@scottishgirloutdoors2662]

@@Rookie_Rockounding not an easy skill to learn, your doing great 😁 I might give it a go one day lol

[@mray8519]

Thanks for sharing

[@sitdogsit78248]

Wow pretty stones 😍 You just put out so much info that I needed. I wanted to try to find affordable equipment and easier to use. I always thought I needed a flat lap. I love my wet tile saw, works like a charm! I want to try the sander you used for sure. I have seen some anchor it to vice grip. So glad I found this and will start following. I'm hooked to fossil hunting and rock hounding! Btw... Please wear goggles, dust particles can get into your respiratory system through your eyes too (microbio major). And love your pup! 😀

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Heyyyy thanks for the advice!!! I never even knew that about the microbio major!

[@anndriggers6660]

Wow, amazing...

[@nealieanderson512]

Beautiful!

[@laurieowen8696]

That's great info. I've been wondering about my bigger rocks. So, now I get get my polish on and it looks safe enough to do it while I get my shine on. 😁 just kidding. Thanks Rookie.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Haha! Yeah you still need sunscreen! I forgot to mention that haha! But seriously I get the weirdest tan lines from polishing in the sun 🤣

[@trippingonrocks1165]

Always learning when watching your videos. Awesome work, your Polishing is looking really good.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you heaps mate. I hope you guys over there are keeping well. Hopefully we can have a trace bubble thing between us two countries soon 🤞🤞🤞

[@angelawesel4654]

Omg Michigan Rocks is in my State 😁😎🇺🇸 small world !!

[@13mjunky]

How did I miss this upload!? Aw darnit. Lol I'm just getting started.

[@13mjunky]

You did a snap transition!!! Woot!

[@13mjunky]

7:32 < any stone in the world!

[@13mjunky]

In all honesty to become a master at something you have to develop your own techniques and tools. That's how it's done!

[@13mjunky]

Its strange to see the difference in rhyolite! mine is so pumice like, and yours is so fine grained. It's funny to think that it was all just a slurry of acid superheated water silica Ash carbon random other chemicals and elements that flowed like mud. A horrible mess really. Slap a lake over it for a few million and boom perfect!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hahaha! Dude! I love your explanation. It’s a mess! Slap a lake over it and boom! Perfection!

[@cherylwiddiss9032]

Incredible job polishing! Each rock was my favorite until you showed the next rock!!! They were all just so pretty, thank you for the polishing tip (suede) when I finally get to doing some myself, I’ll def use that route! Great video!!! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Cheryl 😉

[@puliendopiedrasdecostarica]

I use sofa fabric for the final shine 😁

[@jamesburke6078]

Glad to see I'm not the only one to loose grip on the rock....us rookies got a ways to go...

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You have more you have more patience than me. All of those turned out really nice.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Haha cheers Jarred mate. Yeah dude, I got a bit over ambitious. I’m just glad I finished em. Thanks bro!

[@highenergyog]

Good morning Jesse, this was a wonderful start to my Friday morning. I was most impressed by the specimen with the beautiful green edging, also I'm quite happy to see that you were able to reconnect that little nodule to the Galaxy Stone . Best regards and well wishes as always from your friend Lloyd somewhere here in Southern Ontario Canada.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

G’day Lloyd!!!!! Oh now that green edged one was a surprise even to me. Only little but I mustn’t have noticed the details when I picked it up in the creek. It was only after the cleaning that I realised how beautiful it was. Have a brilliant week ahead brother! See you on the next one bud. 👊👊👊

[@kevinunger433]

Very nice

[@themacz1671]

💪😁👍those are amazing thank you for sharing them 🤜💥🤛

[@MarlainaAtkins]

Wow Jesse! You did a phenomenal job. Bravo!👏 I think I'm going to try you're tip and make me a polishing pad...thank you! But I don't even know what to say about these beauties other than STUNNING!!! And great job with the freeform... They are all so pretty... I loved every bit of this... Take care bro and I'll talk to ya soon. Hugs to you and the familam!🤗

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Marlaina!!!!! Sorrrry super late reply! Oh gosh you can try the polishing pad but it wasn’t the best haha! It was harder to hold the rocks on there. I did notice a difference in the polish however which was cool. I hope you and the familam are doing well and I will definitely be talking to you soon to. Sending mega love to you n yours Mar!!!

[@michaelcawdrey8300]

Lovely rocks! At the 7 minute mark I have a biggish one just like that. It won't fill out inside either, but there's plenty in it. I might email a couple of photos of it. Hoping to be able to cut it one day. It's too big for my saw. Love the amygdaloidal basalt with all the little agates too. Your Stairway to Heaven piece - I'm pretty sure those scuffs/cracks are from forcing it too much on the saw. I've done it myself, that's how I know. Top video, and I love how you admire everything that goes with fossicking, such as the Blue Triangle Butterfly and the Rhyolite that most people would snub. Cheers.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Michael mate! How are youuuuu! Yeah that one at 7 mins was really weird hey. I could tell there was chalcedony with little agate lines through it inside but it just was that way all through. Strange but really cool. Not the best for lapidary stuff but something to wonder about haha! Oh no! Okay, the stairway to heaven one... see now I’ve seen these before and I wasn’t sure but thought that might have been the case. Like it got too hot or the pressure just lightning bolt cracked it. Thanks man for clearing that up for me! Ah man the Rhyolite and nature in that area are just beautiful. I actually was taking the shot and panning down the creek when the butterfly photo bombed the video haha! It was a perfect accident. I’m interested to see what you think of my next video in a week and a half’s time. It’s no music and no talking. A little bit arty but who knows, I thought I’d try it and it’s pretty peaceful. 😉 Take care mate and talk soon!

[@19mychaellee71]

Gorgeous Gorgeous Candy! Brother! This makes me almost anxious to share my finds to show you how uncannily similar yours are to mine from AZ. My available tech was passable two years ago but upgrades are happening faster than my interest. Being left in the dust here. But I guess this is where the rocks are. Keep doing what you do, Jesse. I'm sure new angles will make themselves known. I'm heading out in a couple days to pop some Apache Tears out of Perlite boulders...to take a break from all the damn Chalcedony and Agate. Love you, brother!

[@susiecraddock3147]

Wow, how neat! I had thought about getting my son a rock tumbler for christmas last year, now i kind of want one for myself to try out for first time!! Really freaking cool to watch this and imagine it was so awesome to do yourself! Great job!! ❤❤❤

[@susiecraddock3147]

The basalt with baby agates, omg, you can just get lost in it! So freaking stunning!!! Absolutely in love with ❤