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Wow, that is beautiful. Nice job never heard of fire obsidian but I won one.😂

That turned out nice. I honestly wouldn’t have even thought to do that. Looks cool both ways though.

That looks great.

Whereabouts did you find your fire obsidian at?

I blatantly cheated by buying a polished piece of agate from Temu for a trivial price, eliminating this entire process. I had planned to 'find' it next time I was at a stony beach with my girlfriend. However she must have recognized me as a dishonest man, and broke up with me before I had opportunity to pull the stunt. 😜Kudos to you for demonstrating the achievement of a nice result without a ton of equipment.

I live in san antonio...thre is no ricks worth messing with.here..got any ideas where to get some to play with that isnt garbage

Absolutely gorgeous. ❤ and with in my budget.

Not bad at all! If you'd like an improvement to the process, all you're really missing from the setup is a dop stick. It gives you a little more manual control over the angles when cabbing and polishing. You can very easily use the head of a nail as a dop stick, I like to use the big aluminum gutter nails, but, pretty much any nail will do, and you don't need dop wax either. Thick superglue works. (Grind the tip of the nail off first and foremost, so it isn't pointing at your palm waiting for disaster to strike, gotta throw in some safety CYA for the potential legal implications, don't want anyone getting hurt.) First glue the nail to the stone, hit it with some baking soda and/or accelerant to get it bonded well, then once it's dry go around the edges again with more glue to build up a good bond. 5-minute epoxy works well too if you're on a budget with all this, and because of the extra torque from your buffing pads versus a 60k diamond paste on a copper lap, epoxy may help it stay on the nail better too. (If you're not on a budget, well, use a brass dop and dopping wax). Then when you want to remove it from the stone, if your stone tolerates acetone, you just soak it. If not, some heat does the trick, epoxy breaks down faster than most minerals do, but do the research first to make sure you're not gonna ruin your stone in the removal process. And if you're not doing precise facets you don't even need a dop transfer jig because it won't matter if they're centered. Just remove the one, glue on a new one on the other side and polish to your hearts' content.

Thanks for the video. This is my first time at your channel. TH-cam probably recommended it because I watch MichiganRocks. It appears that you've found a promising topic here. I wonder about tools for holding and clamping the workpiece/stone so I would not have to rely on and risk injure my fingers. Similarly I wonder about mounting tools to hold the drill motor in a stationary position. Best wishes and good luck Mr. MarsStones !

Suggestion. Shorten your video please. It might help to write and reherse a script. Most viewers will probably skip to the end if the process is tedious. Time laps could be sped up and shortened. Imho

WOAH What an awesome polish. I love Obsidian. Just subscribed. Hope you have an amazing day today. ☺

Turned out awsome ❤

Thank for all the tips and wow that turned out amazing 👍

GOOD REVIEW, thanks brother

Interesting. Thanks Kelly

Every piece is beautifully polished. Exceptional.

Nice Dubai chocolate, pistachio demo! Do you think the spice was in the fried phyllo?

what kind of pad did you put the slurry on?

awesome music!

That ended up looking gorgeous! Nice job!

So my question is,How do you hold the other end of the drill? Is there a safe way to stabilize it?

Thanks for sharing, I’m just about to jump into the hobby myself, and trying to watch and learn,, what and how do I get the [oxide serum] ?__

Nice polish!

A very nice polish on it using the pads. I've done similar with the wet polishing pads on rocks which would not fit on my flat lap.

Nice, but this is a harmful process for your eyes.

Is abrading the skin on your hands a concern?

❤❤❤❤❤love what you are doing 💓 thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with all. I share your need and requirement for simplicity so glad to know the alternatives to follow a lifelong passion in this way. Even if one does have money doesn't mean that it needs to be spent on mainstream technology. Thank you from my ❤️ Your family will treasure these vids. As will my granddaughter treasure mine. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Wonderstone is a favorite on my list. These are stunning!!! I have to go some day! Thank you for sharing another of your journeys with us. ♾️

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These are quite interesting! I've never seen selenite like this before. So cool. Thank you for sharing 😊

New member today. Thank you for sharing your story and bucket list with us. Capturing your journey is a treasure now and forever. ♾️ I canNOT imagine seeing this thing in person 😲

Beautiful 😍

I pray 🙏 you get better sir🎉

Fantastic work Kelly. Those all look great. Love fire obsidian.

Speaking of adapting normal tools to the hobby... I always wondered, and wanted to try, but never did... If a person could make a homemade rock tumbler, but on a larger scale, that would tumble and polish bigger rocks, like the size of an adults fist, or bigger, by using a plastic 55 gallon drum laying across rollers and being turned by a motor of whatever type, driven by whatever fuel. It would have to be done outside, in a rural area so you don't disturb anyone with that rock tumbler sound. You should try it and make a video about the process. Even if it doesn't work, it will get you more views, some suggestions, and stimulate ideas.

Good video. Heck of a polish on that. It’s a beautiful piece.

Cool watch

Cool to see that place. I love wonderstone. Would love to make it out there some time.

Nice haul !!!

Wow!!!

I enjoyed watching your adventure :)

Nice finds!! Thanks for sharing your trip. Will look forward to more adventures.