PETRIFIED WOOD in the rock tumbler. Includes Before & After photos!

[@RockHunterMark]

I was curious how a batch of all petrified wood would turn out in the polisher. I was not disappointed! Check out my other rock polishing videos: Rock Polishing BEFORE and AFTER Transformation kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3i6YpRorr6IiaM Rocks Polished BEFORE and AFTER kzbin.info/www/bejne/paTWh56ZoM-nrtk

[@loueckert4970]

I like to see the tree rings of petrified wood. It is a hard material and polishes up beautifully. Thanks for posting, really enjoyed the video.

[@LTGuitar51]

Thank you for sharing this!! I went out in my yards and gathered several pieces of petrified wood that I am going to cut and tumble.. great. Encouragement!!

[@levetbyck]

yeah, i wanna agree. it’s nice with the ‘before and after’ showcase at the end

[@majbarkai]

Gorgeous! I just discovered your channel thanks to the algorithm and am so glad to have found you. I tapped the subscribe button as soon as I saw your reveal and wanted to tell you that you certainly did those beautiful gifts from Mother Nature justice. Simply sublime! Thanks for your time and energy, it’s deeply appreciated.

[@bridgetonowhere]

really cool to see the direct before and after picture comparisons! thank you for the quality video good sir.

[@michellers8345]

Thanks for including the before and after pictures!

[@rosemabinijones8422]

Simply gorgeous, Mark! Thanks for sharing this process! Looking forward to many more adventures in the new year. May yours be filled with lots of luck and many blessings! ❤

[@Seeds-Of-The-Wayside]

I am very impressed! I honestly had huge doubts about how glossy they would be, but they turned out shiny enough to make jewelry!

[@RockHunterMark]

Thank you, I was happy with how they turned out .

[@cten461]

beautiful!

[@mitchdavis9615]

Petwood is my favorite thing to tumble !

[@RockHunterMark]

One of my favorites too

[@duggerinc]

Well done video. Thanks for sharing!

[@southernilcreekwalker5210]

That's amazing man. Thanks for sharing with all of us.

[@CrowSpirit1977]

I often do all wood loads. They turn out so nice! I sometimes doctor them up on a diamond flat disc to help get the look I want and speed up the process. I pre grind almost all my rocks. It helps a lot.

[@angellawson1883]

Hi! What do you use to pregrind?

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

they turned out so amazing ! thanks for sharing with us 👍👍

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks for watching and your comments. Appreciate the thumbs up

[@NarroginRick]

This vid was sure worth waiting for Mark, inspiring mate thank you indeed , cheers

[@RockHunterMark]

thanks for watching , it means a lot to me.

[@heatherdale5571]

AMAZING. thank you!

[@jneihart2]

Great work Mark!

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks I really like the way they turned out. Thanks for watching and commenting, rock on

[@blindingshadow3463]

Wow I need a rock tumbler that's beautiful

[@leonacrowley164]

Almost makes you want to set down and play with them. So beautiful and smooth. Great job.

[@RockHunterMark]

I did. 🤣

[@TheLegendOfSoro]

Amazing video

[@greatfull6706]

Awesome work .

[@markattardo]

Absolutely fantastic results!!

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks I appreciate your comments. I was very happy with the results also. The petrified wood is a great rock to polish because of the layers and lines that goes through them . Rock on

[@bluecrow3755]

Very cool, enjoyed it , beautiful wooden rocks,high five the camera person, good work...the ending didn't weird me out at all,I love pretty rocks too.🍿good show,thanks uploading

[@RockHunterMark]

thanks I am glad my antics didn't weird you out.

[@ibrahimbaraguir6915]

I like it

[@geraldluque9607]

Mark. As a final step, I always ran them one more time with laundry soap and sawdust or wood shavings, it really enhances the colors and grain...

[@RockHunterMark]

I might try it as a fifth step sometime. thanks

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

How long do you run that step? 7 days as well?

[@RockHunterMark]

1 day

[@TreasureByMeasure]

That's a great collection! Amazing

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks

[@ShutterMafiaStudios1]

thanks for this video. i cant wait to try this.....peace from loveland, colorado

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks for watching, rock on Colorado

[@edtherockhound9944]

Wow love the before n after and some of those are agatized if there is such a word . Beautiful pieces really nice stuff

[@RockHunterMark]

Yes! The agatized ones are really nice. Thanks for watching .

[@sevensspiritrocks7772]

Damn man!! Sick collection!!🤘🏻👊🏻🤘🏻

[@sharonviola5631]

So beautiful!

[@gvet47]

After a full month of listening to that tumbler run what do you do with the end product? My Abuquerque home back yard is a rock landscape. Wow if they were all polished to shine in the sun!🤣 Thinking a cement mixer truck would make a great tumbler.🤔

[@flippinwithamy3397]

They’re beautiful

[@sumdood2035]

would tumbling pieces that still have a visible "bark" on the outer edge smooth it too much?

[@RockHunterMark]

I don’t think so

[@hawkwrangler1950]

Wish I really know what to look for in petrified wood. Those are beautiful. What do you do with all those rocks when done?

[@RockHunterMark]

There are usually little lines in the rock. Just like regular wood. Most of the time it is a brown color. When I get done with a load in the polisher I will pick out the best ones and put it in my collection . The rest I give away . Thanks for watching and for your comments.

[@edtherockhound9944]

Cool video I’m in the process of building a dust box and it’s not as easy as one would think haha I live the Boston area and there’s stores everywhere but you have to hit all the stores just fill what a need and I hate driving around this town haha cool video just what I needed to cool my jets

[@nubybautista9814]

I found some pieces that look like wood texture. I was afraid to tumble them because I didn't want it to break but I'm in the middle of tumbling it. I can't wait to see what it'll look like when its done. You have so many pieces of petrified wood! I'm jealous!!!

[@RockHunterMark]

Did you get the polishing done?

[@RockHunterMark]

Oh sorry it is only been a week

[@ronaldhoppus9015]

Nice. I see you don't fill the barrel as much as others recommend and put more water in. I have never tumbled anything and am looking to get a setup. Do you think a 12lb is the way to go? Thanks

[@willthethrill4073]

This is absolutely beautiful! I had to subscribe. Enjoying your videos!

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

Turned out really nice! What kind of tubing are you using on your roller bars? I noticed it is red. Where can I buy some?

[@shawnshepherd6708]

So cool how there r so many different colors . I think I've seen some petrified wood before here in Ohio but not sure I'm gonna have to see if that's what it is . I did find 3 nice points yesterday on Sunday evening walk. But cool as he'll how that wood turned out really impressive👍👍👍

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks I appreciate your comments and I love the way the petrified wood turned out also. Congratulations on your three points 👍

[@thearrowheadreapers8668]

I was hoping that you would do a video with petrified wood. You did a great job with it. Gorgeous 👍🏹

[@RockHunterMark]

thanks for the nice comments

[@PaulPerryArgentina]

That was awesome! I found a bunch of petrified wood in the south of Argentina. It glitters and shines. I have no clue what to do with it. Any advice? Thanks!

[@RockHunterMark]

Put it around your plants like mulch.

[@morockin3564]

Super cool Mark! Petrified wood is my favorite rocks off the river. Seeing them tumbled makes me want a rock tumbler. Lol. Great video! Good luck out there brother

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks, it is worth getting a rock polisher. Thanks for watching and commenting. Rock on brother

[@southernilcreekwalker5210]

I would like to have a piece like that. May have to try sum of my own. But most of my pieces r alot bigger then those.

[@geraldluque9607]

I did that for years with my grandkids. They would pick out a few agates each and come over every Sunday to change out the batch and see how the agates were changing after each rotation. In 5he end they would always try to leave with pocketful while holding their pants up and then telling me that they only had theirs.....

[@RockHunterMark]

great memories for you to make with them, priceless.

[@kennykaspar3407]

Can you reuse the rock grit slurry?

[@RockHunterMark]

Yes people do reuse the grit , I don’t

[@danielfrancisco81]

Do you use porcelain medium on all steps or just the last step? Have you ever used heavy concentrate of laundry soap and water for final step? I have and like how they look

[@RockHunterMark]

No I have not. I just use the porcelain medium on the last step. thanks for the ideas, I probably won't try that because I can afford the grit and don't want to risk it.

[@danielfrancisco81]

@@RockHunterMark your petrified wood turned out great

[@Azazelcobb]

@@RockHunterMark you can use Ivory bar soap, the old original bar soap. Just grate some with a cheese grater or a pocket knife and run them for 24 to 48 hrs. It gives them a nice barnish 👍

[@RockHunterMark]

Is ivory soap more of a polish than polish grit?

[@Azazelcobb]

@@RockHunterMark yes it's just an extra step to add to the shine and a little protection also. It does make a difference in my opinion. It's inexpensive and only takes another day or so. ✌️✨

[@nancywalker1325]

1 months work, what will you do with them?

[@RockHunterMark]

Pick out the best ones and give away the rest.

[@nubybautista9814]

Show case them around your house in jars.

[@queenbee9505]

What part of the country did that petrified wood come from?

[@RockHunterMark]

Midwest

[@bryanwalters502]

Those rocks could be used for jewelry! Can you try running some of your quarts crystals and chunks of geodes in the tumbler?

[@RockHunterMark]

I have tried crystal and it is kind of nice, Geodes I have not tried, it wouldn't polish the inside.

[@EternalBlade]

Are running it 7 days continuous?

[@RockHunterMark]

Yes for all four grits

[@EternalBlade]

@@RockHunterMark Thanks bud

[@Azazelcobb]

If you found some petrified wood in an old cobblestone structure of some kind that had some type of mortar or something similar but also had crystals growing out of the mortar, would you try and shape the matrix they are in so as to keep them together or would you try and separate them? Thanks for the video on tumbling the petrified wood I have quite a bit and have been wondering about tumbling or slicing some on a wet saw. They really turned out nice in the tumbler! You got a new subscriber👍✌️

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks Christopher, I appreciate your comments and ideas. I would not separate the petrified wood from the cobblestone structure because it was part of the home structure.

[@Azazelcobb]

@@RockHunterMark I'm thinking that as well, maybe just make a flat area where it can be displayed. Thanks for responding I enjoyed your video and like your style. I give most of the stuff I find and tumble away to friends and family and their kids, not everything though lol 🙏✌️

[@kathieware9408]

Those turned out beautifully! I am also glad to see the inflammation in your hands is greatly improved. Praise the Lord! Have a blessed new year.

[@RockHunterMark]

Thanks for the blessings and bless your new year also.

[@YordankaNeymour]

can you still burn that

[@beester1432]

Nice video and great content. Your rocks will turn out a little better if you do not let them dry out between tumbles. Grit will harden really quick on them.

[@RockHunterMark]

that is a great info thanks

[@patmccrady6063]

I’m starting to gather a large collection of pet wood. Do you end up selling what you polish?

[@RockHunterMark]

no I would rather give it away than sell it.

[@SylviaLeDoux]

Is that Texas petrified wood?

[@RockHunterMark]

No , I found it in Missouri

[@user-zl5gi8sv7u]

this is an ungodly amount of work/ time and you can buy tumbled petrified wood for like a $2. How is that even possible haha

[@RockHunterMark]

The joy of finding them and the anticipation of the polish.