Ordinary Rock Found In IKEA Parking Lot Turns Into A Beautiful Gemstone

[@brucewilson1958]

I'm a 70 year old American man, a Native of Iowa. Decades ago I made friends with an Old Timer Rock Hound. His entire basement was his rock shop. Someone had told him that their were no jewelry qaulity rocks in Iowa. He took this as a challenge and over a decade made 50 belt buckles with rock from Iowa Quarries. He had them mounted on the wall. Stunning Collection. Wonderful Man.

[@denises6821]

@brucewilson1958 thank you for sharing this. How wonderful. Sorry you are missing your friend. 🪨🐕s are as unique as the stones they find beauty in & share that beauty with others.

[@patriciajackson6711]

My Daddy worked at GE; Battery (General Electric). He had a friend at work that, as a Hobby, found and cut stones. He started with Mama, and had a stone cut to go into a Ring, the stone was a deep Blue that sparkled Red under light. My older sister was next, but, I don't remember what her's looked like. I didn't get mine until after I finished Basic Training. I joined through the Delayed Entry Program, so, I signed my contract on January 3rd, 1975, and, was, therefore, required to Report for Duty to begin Basic Training on June 3rd, 1975, 3 days after I Graduated HS. When I got my ring I was bummed out because the stone was Orange. Being a Floridian, the only Orange I liked was Citrus Fruit. I had 6 MOS's B4 it was all said and done, but, the one that sent me to Germany, was the Heavy Equipment Mechanic MOS; ALL of the call #'s & letter's have changed since I was in, but I picked that MOS on purpose, to learn how to work on stuff. Anyway, one day in the Motor Pool, it fell off of my finger. I discovered it was missing just B4 Formation in front of the Orderly Room, for our 5 mile "DisCom Run", and, I went and told Top that I had lost my ring and I was going to go find it. Top said, "You can do that AFTER the run," and, I said, "Top, my Daddy gave me that ring, and, he's Terminally I'll; I may never see him again B4 he dies; I'm going back to the Motor Pool to find my ring !!" So, I walked back to the Motor Pool, and, quickly found it... Or, more than half of it, anyway. I could no longer wear it, because, the back of the ring was gone. It was a Sterling Silver ring that only displayed the very top of the stone. Rather "Ho-Hum..." I hand-carried across the North Atlantic 12 times and never lost it. In 1994, I manipulated husband #1 into having the stone re-mounted into a Tiffany Setting. When I got it back, I couldn't get over what a BEAUTIFUL STONE it was, now that I could see a lot more of the stone. The Jeweler at Zales looked at it through his monocle, and, said, "Tell me the story about the Stone, again ?? " So, I did. I've used it, when it was in the old setting, to scratch glass a few times, when the top of the stone wasn't covered. It always cut the glass, but, never scratched the Stone. He said that it was beautifully cut, and, asked me if the man who cut it was looking for a job cutting stones. I said that, I was pretty sure that he was dead, because it was a friend of my Daddy's, and, Daddy had been dead for a long time.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Cool story!! Would love to see his work.

[@MG-jj3pn]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

Iowa gal here. 😎 No jewelry quality rocks in Iowa? Puh-leeze! Apart from our fame with geodes, we have all sorts of jasper here and there. It's why we have a county called Jasper. Red jasper is one of my favorites, and there's plenty of it where I live. 😁😁 I'd love to eventually get into cabochon making, with the water blades and everything! It's been a while since I have been able to do serious rockhounding, but I work with stones and crystals in my spiritual life and Iowa, my home state, has plenty to offer if you look past the obvious.

[@Seahorse1414]

Everywhere I walk....eyes down, I am glad I am not the only one.People always ask me if I have lost something !

[@LFetterman7903]

😂

[@texasgirlsoutdoors2669]

Hahaha.

[@lford2337]

So glad I'm not alone either! Lol I usually get "is everything okay?"

[@TexasBurningFlower]

I understand completely. Rocks are as important to me as my dog. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TexasBurningFlower]

@@lford2337 yes! I forget that some people do not have the same fascination as me with loving rocks. To me that is not normal….at all….😂

[@SaronJoy]

My Mum and I used to go rock hunting! Boy, this brings back good memories. Rest Peacefully Mom!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Im glad our video cqn do that for you! Thanks so much for watching!

[@HarryChestMaster]

❤

[@legodragonraid2096]

❤

[@TexasBurningFlower]

❤️

[@star_crystal12]

❤

[@p1ekna.]

Never in my life did I think I would find rocks this intriguing. I think I may have just found a new hobby. This is super dope. Thanks for sharing.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Welcome aboard!

[@ashleyking6743]

I can’t believe you released a domesticated rock back into the wild in the middle of a parking lot. Poor rock will never get the opportunity to grow into a majestic boulder.

[@kimberlyanderle]

It will be ok. Thee other rocks will help it along and teach it the ways of the wild rock.

[@bobbiellison4315]

Epic comment 😅 well done!

[@DutchCreekRanch1]

😂

[@FarBeyondDriven1978]

That is why we do not get to see so many majestic boulders like before... 😭😭😭 😁

[@cherylp960]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ValentineSkiba-ub4fp]

I think of it as, rock liberating, they are left out in the cold to fend for themselves, and you are adopting them to give a home, great job on the rock exchange.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Well said!

[@marcgarrett5427]

Thinking of it like that, elaborate on him cutting them up. 😂

[@becca318]

​@IntoTheMystic11.. 🤣👍🏻

[@becca318]

​@@RockhoundingLife.. Now I'm starting to think about curtain rod adornments and shower curtain adornments, different shapes! LOL! 😂

[@Ojb_1959]

It’s stealing. Sorta like stealing the air you breathe. 😉

[@wendydisanto]

I am so happy to know I'm not the only one who does this. Rarely do I go anywhere without looking on the ground.

[@christinewild5935]

Me too! Some are millions of years old and they should be appreciated!

[@testjeaapiel9707]

your not the only one that is stealing others property? you proud of that?

[@user-ml8dm9fz6l]

Yep in San Francisco some people look for poo rocks. SF is the only city I know that has a poo rock map. You never know what you might step on

[@MmmHuggles]

As someone who has a weird interest in rocks, I'm always looking at rocks (and plants) when I'm out and about. Never found anything that got my curiosity concerning rocks while out and about (people here tend to use wood mulch and not rocks) but I have found a lot of interesting plants.

[@MollyHJohns]

​@@testjeaapiel9707 oh shut it. They see rocks as useless and only fit for trampling. If they know those are actually treasures they won't leave them exposed to the elements outside.

[@janemay7181]

I use to go rock and fossil hunting with my 5 year old grandson (my first grandchild). He still has his collection and he’s 18. I’m 75. Sure was some good times. I’ve picked up some beauties. My husband has brought me some nice ones too.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

Always great to get the kids involved in something outside. When I lived in NJ and my kids, nieces and nephews were young I used to take them to places like the Franklin mines and quarry. We were allowed to "pick" and collect as much from the quarry as we could carry out in a couple of bags. Then, we were allowed to choose a couple of fluorescent rocks from the mines. I bought a long/short wave black light and the kids were all excited to see their rocks 'glow in the dark'! 😮😁 That was in the late 80's__I'm going on 71 and I still have my rocks, love 'em! 💖🙌😺

[@Anonymouthful]

This is what I want to see more of. Totally everyday stone turned into jewelry. Theres just a certain aesthetic to it.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I feel you 100%

[@markfaulkner8965]

Those people weren't mad about "stealing rocks"... they were mad because you showed the excitement of "finding value" in something they didn't.

[@RockhoundingLife]

100%

[@cripplecreekqueen]

I look over parking lot rocks all the time and have made some really nice finds of unique rocks. Also, I found a gold wedding band once in a parking lot and an emerald cut morganite stone. I had that stone set in rose gold. ☮️💜🙃

[@FarBeyondDriven1978]

Exactly!!!

[@counselorkia]

I just discovered this was even a thing TODAY, but even not knowing, I would never consider this stealing! People are just miserable in their own lives.

[@alesiaholdcroft1445]

Agree! Jealousy ought not to be tolerated! It’s a very sick trait.

[@Firestorm-n1s]

Would make good drawer pulls for a beautiful kitchen or bath. Dressers Too!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thats a great idea actually!

[@xx1319]

A pirates ☠️ life for me! I've been a urban rock liberator for years. Soo wonderful to know there are more of us out there! A few years back,a Dr's lot, I came across a large area, in the back of the lot, full of tourquise. I left a few there. You just never know what you may find! YO HO YO HO... 😎

[@RockhoundingLife]

Now that would be an exciting find

[@rockhoundforever551]

I had no clue there's a label for people like us. Yee Haw! I Love it! 🤩

[@davidanderson252]

Urban rock liberator. Legendary 🤘😎

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Wow, how cool is that, it's my favorite rock.... I think mostly from out west somewhere?

[@MeaKyori]

My family found a road lined with I think garnet! I want to figure out how to do something with them. I also want to get better at spotting stuff like this! I never would have thought those rocks he found were something

[@canadan350]

Ah.......kindred spirits. Always nice to know that you're not alone in your weird behaviours.

[@RockhoundingLife]

For sure!!

[@theCosmicQueen]

@@RockhoundingLife i wouldn't name the place if i were you. Nor show identifying features. ya just never know. They paid for that rock, it wasn't just free. that might pique some of them.

[@elenalizabeth]

@@theCosmicQueen they aren’t going to care which rock is out there. They didn’t pay for that specific rock, they paid for “assorted rocks” to function as a ground cover or weed preventative etc. Besides he also replaced it with an equally as boring (to the majority of people) looking rock.

[@doughaven-rf8id]

I've been interested in rocks since a kid on a farm with very rocky soil. We would "pick" clear rocks from the fields. Often I would spend more time studying the rocks than picking. Then in 1976 my college geology instructor got me into lapidary. I haven't worked with cutting and polishing since but seeing your channel ignites that interest . Every time I see rocks in landscaping or naturally I'm walking with my head down. Amazing I haven't been run over.

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Thank you, that was very interesting what you said. 45 years ago when I lived in NYC I took a lapidary class from someone in Rockland County & loved Rockland County so much that I bought a home there.

[@TexasBurningFlower]

@@MaryDougherty-ge3mh Rockland that sounds like a nice place to live….or a great board game….

[@ElfinSunshine]

Im a 10 year old and i have a crystal collection

[@1885win]

I like the swapping idea. I doubt enough people would take enough to make a difference, but someone did pay for them.

[@kash666666]

Yeah the shoppers of IKEA

[@HopeLoveMatters]

OMG 🤣🤣🤣 That is so me. I have probably missed many really valuable rock finds because I just looked for ooooo pretty or shiny, colorful, smooth rocks. I don't care what they are, I care how they make me feel.😆 Oh and any rock shaped like a heart.

[@RockhoundingLife]

😁

[@BeccaBeeMe]

Awe, I also collect all heart shaped rocks!! I have THOUSANDS, over my 50+ years of collecting! 😅🩶🪨✨

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

​@@BeccaBeeMe, WOW, that's awesome! 💖🙌😺

[@cathystrachan4403]

I am a heart shaped rock collecting soul sister!

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

So nice of Ikea to provide a bit of rockhounding to its customers! Just before you put down your replacement rock I was thinking that Ikea management must wonder why they're needing to get more rocks all the time. Very thoughtful of you to make a trade. The cabs came out great! 😁

[@saakers]

Yeah, because I'm sure sooo many people do this... 🙄

[@tarajoyce3598]

Glad to know there are more out there. Thought I was weird.

[@shanepatrick4534]

Me too.

[@Olive-cx2jw]

Me too!

[@TheDido5]

Based on the funny looks I get, apparently I AM weird!😂😂🎉

[@tarajoyce3598]

@@TheDido5 all the best people are 🤗

[@thumbalinamom]

They both turned out amazing. That grinding and polishing machine is out of this world!

[@matthewkelly6997]

OMG! Yall leave this poor guy alone about taking TWO lousy rocks from IKEA. The value added back into society and young peoples life's that will be inspired to pursue careers in geology is worth more than two rocks. Hava a heart! Love the channel. Would love to visit Nova Scotia❤

[@arodyanksfan]

What's your address? I'm sure there are some things I need from your property. Let me know ASAP

[@marymem9864]

Be sure to visit the Bay of Fundy. 50' tides. Yes, 50 foot!!!!

[@CarolynMcPherson-r3z]

You're living my life! This week it's my dentist's parking lot rock bed that needs attention.

[@RockhoundingLife]

100%

[@rooneyjagoboo]

Oh my excatly where I was looking yesterday , jinx ✨

[@Patty.29675]

LMAOOOO

[@erinkelley1943]

Me too! I asked permission and he said, have at it. The looks from passerby.

[@gregorywildie37]

As a woodcworker, the way that saw is used scared me witless

[@RockhoundingLife]

This is a lapidary saw. It doesnt cut like a wood saw. It grinds. See below: kzbin.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

[@LydiaStarz]

I'm not a woodcutter and he scared me too!! Like shouldn't he have something to protect his hands? One sneeze and he is missing a hand!

[@HMNNO]

​@@LydiaStarz if it have sensors it's most likely better not to wear gloves

[@geowillia6325]

Same!

[@Thomas-sg4iz]

@@LydiaStarzlapidary saws don’t really cut flesh, he’s not in any danger

[@girlonaswing9439]

The one your son found has a little heart in the top area.❤

[@bkind2025]

I saw that too.❤

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Me too!

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

COOL! [It] was showing the boy some love for allowing it's inner beauty to shine! 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌😺

[@CacklingChick]

So glad you did both of them, and they're big enough to enjoy their beauty. Excellent video idea! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️

[@TweetyPAK7]

I died laughing! My best friend gets so mad at me because I stop and look every time I pass landscape rocks. "Come ON!" Not only are the rocks varied and beautiful but where I live, much of the landscape rocks contain 500 million year old skolithos fossil worm burrows! I love them! People are walking past half a billion year old fossils and don't care. 😂 I have a T-shirt that says "Wait! I see a rock!" for a reason.

[@DarrenMiller-e6p]

I want a t-shirt like that. Lmao Too cool...

[@Cici_Dial]

@TweetyPAK7 re: your t-shirt... Just minutes after landing on the moon, Apollo 17 geologist Harrison Schmitt, while going through the post landing checklist, glanced out the window at the lunar surface and blurted excitedly, "Oh, man! Look at that rock!" I heard that live on the radio. I was 17. I hope he got that rock.

[@TweetyPAK7]

@@Cici_Dial That is awesome!! Thanks for sharing that. A true geologist! 😂✊🏻

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

😂 LOVE THAT T-SHIRT IDEA! Goes along with "just one more row" knitting paraphernalia! 😳😂😂😋💖🙌😺

[@debvonr6786]

My nickname growing up was Pebbles . I live on the new England coast, Rockport to be exact. I have always picked up pretty rocks though now I te d to just take pictures of them lol! Much lighter! I live in my childhood home where all the rocks from my youth got deposited. This year my goal is to create a compass rose out of them! Love seeing your work and hearing the geologic history. Rock on! 💕

[@RockhoundingLife]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing that!

[@haplessasshole9615]

I was on the Connecticut coast one Thanksgiving. When we went for a walk on the beach after dinner, I (a birder) was delighted by the variety of waterfowl in their little cove, but what knocked me out were the vivid red and deep slate-gray stripes in the sand. My hosts told me they actually did like the Marianne of the song -- they'd often be down by the seaside sifting sand. The larger red and gray granules would stay in their fine sieve. Then, they'd run a magnet over it to pull out the gray bits, and voila -- lovely red and black sand to sell to local sand artists. They were bits of garnet and iron ore pounded out of the granite face New England presents to the Atlantic. I thought that was pretty nifty, but maybe they should have been arrested.

[@KjcIpswich]

OMG, I grew up in Lanesville. So very glad I read your comment. I'm still near by, I'll run over and put my face to the ground and hunt. Rock on, back to you !!!

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@debvonr6786, Question: what's a "compass rose"? 😳

[@mness143]

Have you seen the show where Lucy collects rocks on vacation and the travel trailer gets weighed down so much that Ricky gets a little concerned about her rock collection on, "I Love Lucy"? Well, that is me! I have a nice pathway of collected rocks at the entrance of my home.

[@paulet3682]

I think that was a movie, "The Long Trailer" with Lucy and Desi. So funny.

[@jannweitman4431]

I've seen that one also! Yep my Hub used to say something whenever we stopped I would have to find a interesting stone.

[@librarymouse567]

I remember that movie ❤❤❤

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Me too, I remember "I ❤ Lucy", my grandmother's name was Lucy. That has always been a great show to watch I spent my childhood watching it.

[@Rachel.4644]

I've laughed for years over that movie. How did they even film it?

[@lizarrrdbeth]

The rock exchange program!! Love it.

[@StaceNyourFace]

😅👍

[@RockhoundingLife]

And the rock i put back was bigger!

[@mness143]

I'm guilty! I'm going to get a bag of rocks from my yard and take them to the parking lot medians I took from. My best ones came from a Chuck-E-cheeze parking lot!

[@StaceNyourFace]

@@mness143 Shame on you! jk/lol 🤣

[@myopinion59]

He took two rocks and replaced only one....

[@bluesteno64]

As a geology student, this video makes me happy.

[@Larsgman]

Literally looks like the storms of jupiter. Absolutely beautiful

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

However, I would have positioned the 'eye' at the bottom. 😋💖🙌😺

[@mitchgillilan]

I found one of my best carnelian agates at the grocery store landscape rocks 😂 urban rockhounding is fun!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Where was this?

[@gabrielecoddington9193]

I grew up in the PNW and Idaho and a lot of my clearest quarts is from gravel road, driveway and parking lot finds - gotta love local quarries in gemstone states haha

[@terryrgee]

@@gabrielecoddington9193 @MITCHGILLILAN It is illegal to take rocks from a parking lot. That is private property and you must ask permission to take from there. After all, they paid for those stones you did not. Read the rules of conduct for rockhounds please.

[@7T2323]

Yeah....if you psy attention, you can find tiger 🐅 eye 👁 in the most random places.

[@flowermommy]

​@@terryrgee boo hoo.

[@and7barton]

I do the same thing, for fossils - Piles of pebbles destined for mixing into cement, yield lots of fossils, mostly broken Belemnites but occasionally a good long specimen.

[@ghost.of.aleksz.salad.]

ill show you a long specimen

[@and7barton]

@@ghost.of.aleksz.salad. ha ha ha !

[@peccadillian-kv6mp]

Ah, never turn your nose too high from a dirty quartz. Found my first rutilated quartz in Ontario, and goodness there is a lot of beauty in the art of imperfection.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Yeah you never know with quartz that's for sure!

[@donnabrittain210]

Love the rock exchange idea! We have a lot of limestone and river rock quarries in our area-I've never understood why they don't set aside one pile just for us rockhounds and charge a few dollars each to let people "mine " them. Lots of cool fossils, agates, and geodes there going to waste! It would be a win-win for everyone!

[@bluesteno64]

AGREED

[@kathyhughes7074]

Its good to know I'm not the only one who is always on the lookout for great rocks everywhere I go. Thanks for sharing, good find!

[@gildafontoura1340]

As a BRAZILIAN, I really appreciate this kind of content. Thank you, beautiful work!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you very much!

[@angierox6964]

I like how you were able to respond to the people who were upset that you took rocks from a parking lot without any sarcasm or tone. I don’t think I could’ve done it. lol. There are some really intense local, nationwide and world issues. I wish people would focus their energy on important matters but instead , they repress it and it leaks out all around them. Focus people! Beautiful, cut, and polish!

[@RockhoundingLife]

I dont get too bent out of shape about it. Most of the time its just people who are misinformed.

[@johnt.848]

Except that rock was paid for by Ikea as part of their Landscaping, it is still theft. If everyone took just one rock, there wouldn't be any left in a week.

[@jmf2674]

If

[@Stelos-]

Well....stealing peoples property is wrong. I mean seriously, what makes this any different than some shoplifter....oooh because it happened outside it must be okay.

[@Stelos-]

@@johnt.848 Exactly, I don't understand peoples logic. If I paid for those rocks and you took them...I would be pissed.

[@patricianelson8]

My husband does an eyeroll when I look down at the rocks. I've been doing this since I was a little girl in Michigan. While the other kids were swimming at the lake, I was looking at the beautiful fossils. Wish I kept them. My mother got rid of most of them when I moved out of the house. *edit: I forgot to add my family was stationed on Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia in the early sixties before I was born. I wish I was part of that memory.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I was the same growimg up. Always looking at rocks on the beach instead of swimming.

[@shanepatrick4534]

My wife does the same for me.

[@db-pz1dh]

Me too! ❤

[@DebbieLucyJane3155]

I really love the second one, the color is beautiful.

[@nope123-w6d]

After my Grandpa’s funeral, I took a beautiful rock home with me. No, I didn’t take it from the cemetery. I freed it from the hotel parking lot, it spoke to me, what can I say? It now sits on my fireplace mantel with other memory stones.

[@SylvanApe]

" I freed it from the hotel parking lot" You mean stole. I can almost guarantee you if you had gone in and explained it was to be a memory stone for your Granddad's funeral, they would have said you could have it. Now instead you have to try and rationalize something you did wrong by using words like 'freed'. We all make mistakes, just own it and move on.

[@Koshka-cola]

​@@SylvanApestop stealing oxygen, I'm sure if you asked Joseph Priestley he wouldn't care if you breathed. (This is meant to be a joke, it's just you sound so ridiculous about the rock)

[@SylvanApe]

@Koshka-cola So draw the line. At what point does it stop being ridiculous to be upset over theft? P.S. Many public beaches where I live have had to be protected by law - it is now a specific offence to remove rocks, driftwood etc without permission. This is because everyone had the 'I only took one' attitude and it was destroying the local ecosystems.

[@Koshka-cola]

@SylvanApe but it's a parking lot. I understand where you're coming from, but how often are parking lot rocks actually taken? The location is much less desirable for memorabilia, and less likely people will have that "I just took one attitude." Plus the enough people having an impact to destroy local ecosystems already happened when they set the foundation for the store. If you called the police about a parking lot rock theft, would they even write a report? If it was a problem, wouldn't people have signs n laws stating like on your beach to not take rocks home? I suppose i draw the line depending on circumstances and location. Sorry lots of text..I'm an overthinker, also not trying to be rude or anything, but why choose to comment this here? So many threads who aren't people grieving a lost one are going about this topic.

[@SylvanApe]

@@Koshka-cola "wouldn't people have signs n laws stating like on your beach to not take rocks home?" Well, we do have a law against it. We don't have street signs saying 'Don't assault people', because it's basic and commonly known that it's illegal, like taking thinks that are not yours. "why choose to comment this here? So many threads who aren't people grieving a lost one" Because this is a prime example of someone deciding that their personal circumstance is an excuse for breaking the law. I understand the grief, anger, sadness etc people feel in different life situations, but I don't see that as a defense for breaking the law. The use of the term 'freed' to justify it also is an issue, as if the OP was doing something noble and kind, rather than just accepting it was wrong (albeit a very petty wrong that no one is going to lose sleep over).

[@shelleygiesbrecht4759]

I find agates in the gravel down all the alleys in my northern Alberta town all the time. I love it!

[@davidanderson252]

Love how you traded rocks with the parking lot 😂😂😂 lmao

[@Mike-br8vb]

Cool video! I thought the red was the best until I saw the finished results. Both winners! 👍🏻🇨🇦

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mellissasnodgrass7229]

I don't know the names of rocks. I pick for colors and odd shapes.painted sponge Bob on a square rock

[@Rosa-wm9vm]

They would make lovely drawer/cabinet door handles. I would definitely buy them, really different from anything on market.

[@danielpizana3682]

Was I the only one that sat there and winced expecting something tragic to happen with this guy cutting the rock using his bare hands to push it through? whew, that was stressful lmao

[@RockhoundingLife]

Check.this video out to ease your mind. Saw cant hurt my fingers: kzbin.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

[@SamarArons]

Pure horror! Thanks for explaining (see here below under @gregorywildie37) it's not a saw but a grinder.

[@claudiamendoza2211]

​​@@RockhoundingLife as internet is full of shocking crap, many people are "unconsciensly" waiting to see the shoking instant. As a glass cutter/polisher I really appreciate your video. Thank you for showing all the process.

[@blainejeff]

Yes, you were.

[@themusicman-ij7op]

It will happen, sooner or later 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@alanatolstad4824]

I'm impressed by the look of your fingers (working so close to so many sharp objects!)

[@angela-ti1np]

I'm impressed that he still has all of his fingers.

[@BugFolk]

I look in parking lots for tumbling rocks almost all the time. I've had some really pretty ones too.

[@desertpagan2020]

I pick up rocks whenever i travel. Also, I live in Nevada and there us such variety here to choose from!

[@RockhoundingLife]

I bet Nevada has some really cool rocks in parking lots!

[@Frostyblu]

A lot of those rocks get kicked into the parking lot. Now they are going to complain that you took 2 stones but only left 1. Some people have nothing better to do but complain. The pendents came out beautifully. You did a great job 💜

[@chrisfs150]

By took you mean stole As in he stole those rocks.

[@clamboat6075]

You are kidding right? Get a life. Its one goddamm rock.

[@need100k]

@@clamboat6075 - Why not go inside the store where they have an abundant supply of apples. So just steal one. Get a life. It's just one goddamn apple. Right? He's stealing, and by exchanging it with another rock doesn't change that fact. If he brought in a bad apple to replace it with would that make it ok to take a fresh one?

[@maiafay]

@@chrisfs150dude, get your priorities straight and get a grip. It’s a rock. People kick them around all the time and I think you’re just low key jealous. Twitter is full of your type. People with no hobbies, no interests, no talent and they resent people who do so they poss and moan about crap that doesn’t matter. Get a life.

[@DevonLadd]

Trading the rocks was such a inexplicably human decision, gotta love it

[@patsk8872]

Unfortunately the other rock wasn't the correct weight, and a massive boulder chased them home

[@saakers]

It was a based on people complaining decision. And those people are nuts

[@lbr88x30]

After I was gifted a rock tumbler, I do the same thing in parking lots and I have found some beauties.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Its a great place to look when you are too busy to get out!!

[@pamelaklemp5615]

You didn't steal that rock. You RESCUED it 😊!! Yep, sure enough you are now the Proud Rock Dad of your newest RESCUE Rock. It's 💯 Safe and Secure in its Forever Home 💞. "ROCKHOUND RESCUE ROCKS R US "

[@RockhoundingLife]

You got that right!

[@mness143]

Oh my!!! First thing I do in a lot that has rocks is look for cool looking rocks! I have so many and I have no clue what some of them are. I also have a large collection of heart shaped rocks I'm about to put on a recycled board and hang it on my back yard patio area.

[@RockhoundingLife]

The rockhounding hobby can take on many shapes and forms. Everyone has their own style as to what they like to do with the rocks they find

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

AWESOME! I live in Southern California and there's a favorite beach of mine and my husband__can't go there without bringing home pockets full of rocks. 😬😋 I don't have any lapidary equipment so I just display them around our apartment. They're my 'mineral babies'. 💖🙌😺

[@teenanance8691]

Amazing! I had no idea that the rocks at my doctor’s office could be so cool! Thanks for sharing!! Rock On!!! 😊

[@md-ln4fp]

That intro was funny as hell, now I'm hooked on you're channel.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Welcome aboard! Glad you liked it!

[@SS-wi9bn]

When I’m traveling, especially to several states, I always check out the rocks at the rest areas (taxpayer $’s), gas station, gravel roads, etc. (almost always with permission). I have found some crazy stuff because most of it is usually local to the area. Love you brought a trade….

[@RockhoundingLife]

I always have a look as well. Especially when travelling.

[@bevoburn]

I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who sometimes rock hunts retail store parking lots

[@helnbak9372]

Just incredible- from a rock thousands have walked by - you saw it differently and now a beautiful piece of jewellery

[@kamidsjournee]

Rockhounds!! Woohoo-excellent video. I already feel less alone. I picked up a rock on the east coast about 20 years ago. I had it in my luggage to take home on the plane. The TSA agent asked me about it. (My excuse: “I’m a teacher”). He said, “Any bigger it would be considered a weapon.”

[@jayalbertocampo7492]

Happened to me in the airport also (my excuse: "I'm a geologist).

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

Yeah, you never know about those TSA persons. One time while going through the line a TSA guy went through my purse and insisted on opening every make-up container that slid open(eyeshadow) to check the contents. I told him it was just my make-up but he kept on and made my husband and I miss our plane! 😡

[@TheChroniclesOfYarnia]

People complained about you taking a single rock from a big box parking lot 😳😨 now I shall take a rock from every store I see. I shall build my free castle 🏰 in their names 😅😂

[@RockhoundingLife]

LOL

[@themineralmonsters]

We posted just looking at the rocks and trying to ID them and they said I'm teaching my kid loitering and theft. 😅

[@yvonnetruelove2270]

Hahahaha

[@whosonfirst1309]

That was absolutely fair play with that rock switch lol.

[@shirleychristie5809]

I'm always looking at the ground. I'm from the US but lived for a year 15 Km south of Halifax in the 1980s. I found some nice rocks along the beach. Every time I move I pack my collection which gets larger and larger with my wanderings.

[@Cecilia_Brix]

Those rock saws scare me 💀 This reminds me of my grandpa. He would go out in the desert and come back with a collection and he made fine jewelry, bolo ties, decorative wooden canes and belt buckles. R.I.P. ❤

[@RockhoundingLife]

That's awesome!

[@SherryHill-k5y]

They're both beautiful! I've loved rocks since I was 9; kept a bag of them under my bed till my mom made me move them. I did in our backyard! Forward in time, I became a lover of gemstones-- semi-precious and precious BUT a man I knew gave me his entire rock collection! I had a bag of fossils,3 metal labeled cabinets of gemstones and 2 huge bags of rocks. I recognized citrine and had a local man make me a huge citrine solitaire. Worst thing? I had to move and covid hit-- so much to pack and I forgot the rock collection! Hurts still 5 yrs later. Keep on doing what you love!!!❤

[@RockhoundingLife]

The same thing happened to me. I moved across the country and didmt take my giant rock collection. Still haunts me

[@SherryHill-k5y]

@@RockhoundingLife Glad I'm not alone with that loss. Still sad too. I did bring some geodes and crystals ( quartz,) but that's about it. Keep on searching and I'll watch!!❤ Love watching you turn certain stones into jewelry! You have an amazing talent! BTW Ever listened to or read the paragraph from the movie " A River Runs Through It?" It's a wow.

[@heatherrisser6697]

I really should have read all the comments before i commented, i didnt think this may people woukd be butthurt about a rock being taken from where rocks dwell, nature. I havent heard ONE complaint about folks who take ricks and paint on them. Some they keep, some they put somewhere for someone to find, which tells me that the reason anyone has an issue with his taking a rock and replacing it with another, is because he has found something special. Something he could potentially make money with. Id also like to point out that hes not on anyones private property. This is, in fact, public property. I personally find it quite lovely when someone finds something that thousands of people cared nothing about and gave it a whole new beautiful life! Im sure the rocks are much happier around the necks of those who cherish their beauty, compared to the poor quality of existence it had being stepped on, kicked around and unappreciated. It all boils down to jealousy and money. Its not his fault that some are to busy b******* about absolutely everything that everyone else does to actually learn or even want to turn something that nobody else cares to see the beauty in, into sonething so beautiful and appreciated. Now, of course my opinion on this would change drastically if the day comes that rocks are in short supply. Endangered of becoming extinct all because of a random person is taking all of them, which by the way, how do we know that this rock wasnt stolen in the first place? Where do rocks come from? I really hope this message helps some find their uncommon sense and find a little beauty wherever you can in life.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for having my back!!

[@angef9687]

Those pendants are stunning, Jason! I love how in your part of Canada you can find such beautiful rocks in the parking lot (Ontario is mainly quartz and granite). I'm going to have to show some restraint in the Etsy shop as everything is so pretty!! I've got alot of videos to catch up on as KZbin had unsubscribed me from several of the channels that I follow. I hope you and the family are well. I can't wait to see what you have in store for your viewers for 2024

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hi Ange, you are not the only one who has described this problem.of not getting notificatioms. Make sure you visit our chammel.page amd click the bell button. Should notify you whenever we post a video.

[@skylights2379]

Georgian Bay is loaded with amazing finds, as well as fossils in them

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Interesting, i was born & raised in Michigan & our Dad had a cabin cruiser & he would take his kids (all 7 of us) on a cruise up Port Huron to the Canadian area of the Georgin Bay. Wonderful memories as my parents are both gone now.

[@amaziness5024]

The landscaping for my house was entirely rocks pretty much, but I have found soooo many pieces of petrified wood! I guess they just got it in bulk from somewhere in the Colorado mountains, knowing the builders probably the cheapest rocks they could get, but I have so much fun pulling weeds and stuffing my pockets with pretty rocks 😂

[@RockhoundingLife]

Any full round pieces of pet wood? Interested in a trade?

[@amaziness5024]

@@RockhoundingLife they are fairly small pieces, but if you have an email I can send a picture of what I have!

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Beautiful! When you were grinding/polishing, I thought that would make a cool mushroom for a plant pot. I’m drawn to parking lot rocks, too. I like the idea of “take a stone/leave a stone.” IKEA would be cool with that, I’m sure.

[@OnlyTheChronic]

So I'm not the only "rock thief" around!😄😄💙💙. Our local hospital landscaping is my go-to for THE best bigger rocks lol. I had some old busybody grump call Security on me for wading through the endless pieces and bagging some up. 1 of the Security guys was just angry that someone was so petty to turn me in for a theft and it was just picking up rocks and wasting his time and he had to go out there for "Stupid rocks"... he told me he didn't care about any rocks and to have at it and the second Guard told me which lot had the best ones in his opinion. I've gotten some pretty incredible pieces out there, it's stuff I'd never find naturally in this area.

[@Nikki-ln4qp]

I'm from upstate NY and I do the same damn thing.lmao so no we are rock thieving club.

[@MarieJackson-sp3be]

I loved the first red rhyolite. I also like the green bands in the unakite. It would look good cut and polished to highlight the green. I am a geologist also, and when walking on rocks, I am always looking down.

[@ladyaqua4544]

Are you serious someone had an issue with taking a rock from a parking lot? But no complaints about people littering!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Yep. People get bent out of shape about it. So i started replacing the rocks i take.

[@thewidowwindwalker]

So people can show up to your yard and help themselves? How generous of you!

[@c.b.kansan1700]

Because people love to complain. It doesn't matter why. So long as they feel good about themselves

[@user-go1px9kt1v]

@@thewidowwindwalkerpretty sure a personal garden isn’t the same as parking lot or even an mass production corporation 🤡🤡

[@heisrisen7961]

@@RockhoundingLifeevery rock you take 🎶 they’ll be watching you…finds a great looking rock on the ground 🎶🎶oh can’t you see, this rock belongs to me🎵🎵

[@lawrenceworthen4971]

I love to hike our local desert and while out on my daily treks, I stack rocks whenever I see a large base rock to start. I’ve been approached by a person one day that complained to me that I was destroying nature. LOL! I still hike and stack rocks.

[@sherbearb.1593]

I love stacking rocks. It focuses me, and it's a beautiful, serene feeling when you stand back up and walk away from your "Sculpture".

[@noreenmccarthy4956]

Everything that is transformed is purposeful. Rockhounding Life's garden rock dreamed of an urban style and relocated to the Ikea parking lot, and two Ikea rocks dreamed of a makeover leading to a life of glitz & glamour being seen & admired. Ahhhh, everyone & everything is happy. VERY satisfying video!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Sounds like a movie could be in the works!

[@Vorachan1111]

Oh wow.' This is awesome! As a Nova Scotian with very little rock knowledge, but love rocks anyway as I paint them, I’m impressed with what you do with beach rocks. I was nervous watching your fingers so close to the saw blade, eekkks!

[@purelightlove8888]

✨Stunning! Great Find! ✨I too am a rock luster, Ha! Beauty truly is everywhere. All you have to do is open your heart and your creative spirit and, Wa-La!! ✨❇️✨

[@RockhoundingLife]

So true!

[@ArtemisKitty]

All that... and it's still somehow an easier, shorter assembly process than one usually experiences after Ikea. Nice find! 😀I wouldn't have expected to find something with that sort of pattern there. Such a keen eye!

[@judyherman1249]

I really enjoyed how you played out this video. It was fun and interesting. The pendants turned out beautiful, too.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you so much!

[@sbdiaries]

Hello dear friend thank you for sharing your rock video. The end product sure was beautiful indeed ❤❤❤❤

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for visiting!

[@BuckFieri]

I have a large collection of rocks I found in places like that. I don’t know what most of them are but I enjoy looking at them

[@zariqueen]

ANd here I was the only one to 'rock surf' parking lots! Heeheehee!

[@consueloyoung4484]

Gorgeous pendants!!, I would have a difficult time selecting just one. I have been wire wrapping cabs for a long time, jealous of your equipment. ♥️

[@vangu2918]

So I'm not the only one that picks through rocks in parking lots!

[@outoftheforest7652]

I actually picked through my next door neighbors parking lot gravel.. took some home.

[@AudreyF2010]

Damn you Rock Chasing newsletter for the link to this vid! Wait a sec... Thank you for the link! Maybe now my kids will get it 😉

[@wernergouws4196]

Very nice to see you make these jewelry from rocks you picked up. With the right tools and some skill you can make anything.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you very much!

[@divergentlayers]

As i was thinking Jupiter...you said it out loud. Wonderful rock liberation day piece. I usually go in and ask... with the rock in hand, but i love the idea of swapping. Also, thanks for pointing out the lil agates inside Travis' rock.

[@aostrosky]

I like how you replaced the rock😂

[@acerone10]

COOL....Loved your brain working at the beginning. Beautiful job.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you!

[@Patty.29675]

This Is Really Nice. Your SON Is Learning. WONDERFUL.🎉🎉

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@Patty.29675]

I have Rocks Collectived 40 yrs Ago Off Of The Lakes In N.H. I Was To Send Some, There a Few That Are Awesome. If You Would Like To Look Could See What You Get.We Could SHARE. I have Some Real Nice Pieces.

[@slwtgf]

Yep, I can say I’ve come across residences and businesses occasionally where they’re touchy about it, because river rock in landscaping isn’t cheap - I like the swapping idea , though ! That’s frik. Cool idea..

[@Beepinsqueekin]

My daughter and I are rock hounds. She taught me to spit on the rock ( in a pinch) to reveal the patterns. ❤

[@lnx0007]

Man, I have definitely pilfered decorative gravel before! the Courthouse in my town has very nice gravel around the parking lot...

[@RockhoundingLife]

Very cool!

[@cadet1ice]

Taking from the government is always good

[@lnx0007]

@@cadet1ice yea, my taxes paid for those rocks!

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

​@@lnx0007, So did his/hers! 😋

[@NatureZone101]

This is so cool and love them. Wish there was a way to try it out with a dremel.

[@JawnCoffee]

Some of the best rocks I've found I got from the townships stone pile they use to fill in potholes and such. All kinds of stuff fresh from the quarry.. they literally dig it up for you. It's great.

[@paulchaplin73]

Gotta say, you have certainly opened my eyes when it comes to rocks/minerals! Wow 👌🏻👌🏻

[@marcielynn4886]

I too have found awesome rocks in a parking lot in Texas.

[@melindaestridge4167]

I am always finding fossils in parking lots. Go, hounds!

[@harrygrimley4352]

This was awesome. Wow. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Our pleasure!

[@merryhunt9153]

My heart leapt up at the sight of those pretty rocks. All the colors! Looked like a bowl of petrified Froot Loops.

[@timpaxew712]

I love that parking lot rocks come from local quarries, you can find a ton of fossils in the parking lots of Cincinnati, ohio !