Cut Placement Breakdown! Deciding How to Cut Your Rocks for the Best Result!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2023
- In this one, we tackle a topic that has been requested many times! One question I get a lot, and that is how I decide to place my cuts when slabbing rocks. So I figured why not just answer that question with a video breaking down the thought process behind the decision making. Often times the rock will tell YOU how it wants to be cut, but sometimes there are rules and tricks to help get the best results possible! I hope this video helps anyone out there and that you enjoy, and I will have another one out very soon!
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Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Yo Theo! As always...great presentation! Cutting rocks is a world of wonder isn't it? Thank you for your contribution to our hobby. Think of all the pebble pups and new hobbyists you are influencing. 👏
This is my next/new hobby call me pebble pup lol 😂
@@taylorglover2717 Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: you'll be a chip off the old rock 🪨! Lol
That's the best part of cutting material! When you get it right, that material will "POP" some awesome colors and designs...
Thans for sharing Theo..
You have talent and taste. Sometimes youtubers ruin stones.
Very interesting, thank you.
Couldn’t pick a favorite, I liked them all.
Take care.
The dark agates look so…..unassuming until you cut them ,❤ just gorgeous
That last one was gorgeous. They are all so pretty. Thanks
"the flame" agatized wood at14:48 was my fav, awesome
Wow! Theo! If i did not live in an apartment building, i would have a she shed just to build my rock empire. I have a ton of rocks that i find, but i can't do much with them. So, i hold on to them in hopes that i can slab my rocks and make a rock salad of sorts. I thank you for the much needed education!
"This is wood that solicits" 😂
Never change, Theo.
Great video
It’s a year old but I appreciate your insight.
Thanks!
John
Theo,you have one of the most beautiful and amazing 😊shows and it's fun to watch Perfect!
I liked the last one best! Very informative. Thank you!
Theo Wow you hit it out of the park with commentary job - dark Montana agate my favorite and YES please do a labradorite how you cut soon
Yes I would second that!
Love that last agate!
Really like the Agatized Wood.
Thanks for the demonstration.
This is a good tutorial showing many different examples. Well done. Thanks for putting this together. I did a short video on directional material, which included Labradorite and Obsidian, however, there are many other materials that refract similarly. Have a nice weekend.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: well said. I'll look up your videos.
@@kellyharper367 Thank you. I wasn't trying to steal anyone away from Theo. I only mentioned it because he talked about Labradorite in his video.
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Bro you make some very cool and awesome informational videos and I enjoy watching! Thanks for all your work!
This is such a great tutorial Theo! That last Montana agate blew my mind! Thanks for sharing, you have been more help to me in my journey than you could ever know ❤
New subscriber, I love and have always had a fascination with rocks. Enjoy your show. Thank you.
Thank you for the great tutorial! If I ever get a saw I'll refer back to this!
Thanks for all the great tips and tricks, especially on finding good stuff in the very dark agates.
Wow that was a great video. And ironically enough I was just asking myself how do I cut these rocks.? Hello behold your video shows up for me thank goodness. Great stuff you got talents . New subscriber
Thanks for the info! Amazing rocks.
Hiya Theo, awesome video and great job on.....the how to cut stones. And your right, it's what you want out of the stones. I've cut pet wood different ways depending on what I want my cab to look like. I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya!
😺🐟 out!
Great advice. Thank you! I got a vox of rocks from you this week! Thank you! Can't wait to cut them!
My fave is the same as yours, love that Bear Canyon material! It has those cool crystal fairy caverns. Excellent video!
That agatized wood is amazing! Thanks for the video.
A great show as always! I think you are so cool . I carve deer antlers sometimes. I find it to be Fun!
Best rock cutting class I’ve ever seen, thanks Theo, this was fun and educational! That agatized wood was gorgeous!
Beautiful slabs and thank for sharing your thoughts on cutting. 😊
Good explanations for your cut Choices. Thanks for the valuable information. 😊
* I love the Eye-opening explanations for your cuts. The Dark Agate with the Electric Blue was Stunning. The one with whisps of lime green was Awesome.. You had so much Variety to use and it was FUN. Thanks, Theo.
The pet wood was my favorite❤
Thank you. That was exactly what I needed to know.
My favorite was the last dark one!
Man it's hard to find a favorite in all those. The one that surprised me most was the dark agate, super pleased with that one. I think I'll just have to say they are all amazing God's work is amazing!!
So awesome again! Thank you! Love all the excellent information…❤️
Great info on the water line agate cutting.
Thank you Theo! I don’t have cutting equipment, however, if I was going to have a piece cut for me, I’ll have a better idea how I would like it done! Yes! Laboradorite is one of my favorite pieces!! I would be thrilled with that video. I’m sure it will be great!! 🪨🤘
When I get a sweet small patterned slab, the next cut is usually thin for use as earrings in matching sets and then maybe more. Also start thru the best lapidary material to end with the "butt" having the matrix baking it, not included in every slab. keep 'em coming.
Love the video Theo, I saw a video about petrified heart stones and the slabs looked just like many of your agates. Medical Biology books might overlap lapidary books. Keep up the great work.
Awesome video! I’m learning and this was great to see😇❤️
This was really interesting & these look great 💚
Awesome and very informative breakdown!!! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video!!
That multiple zone jasper is amazing! ❤❤ Kinda reminded of jupiters surface, i was thinking could u make a solar system out rocks? Sorta? 😊
Thank you! I've been trying to use my better judgement but it's always awesome to learn from the pros. ☺️
Those are so cool! Very pretty rocks! Can't wait to get into this hobby & see what awaits! Too exciting! 👍😎
18:32 18:33 this waterline agate has an incredible amount of banding , too many to count, and barely visible! It’s mind blowing neat that they’re almost more thin than fingerprints!
Big fan of the bear canyon!
Great video, thanks for the fantastic cutting information! Cannot pick a favorite because they are all absolutely gorgeous.🤩 Tell that agatized wood, No Soliciting!😅 I would love to see a cutting tutorial on how to place and cut labradorite, other feldspars and/or any rocks with chatoyancy. Thanks for another awesome video Theo!✌️🤠🤘
Beautiful cuts.
Labradorite! Yes please! :D
Thanks for the video! Great rocks!
Beautiful stuff Theo
Very nice cuts
Thank you for your time, amazing. I haven't started cutting rocks yet but I'm a meatcutter by trade and I do the same thing with a primal.
Theo, love your videos! Thank you for educating us!
Great information
Thank you for the info!
I just need to learn to be a rock whisperer....😊
Thanks for this!
What was the turtle back went too fast😂 thank you so much for sharing your beautiful rocks ❤️
Woo hoo 😊
Thank you so much this is great
I would love a cutting labradorite video.
Hello my friend,congratulation
Oooh definitely make pretty cabochons montana agates
Wow agatized wood. Splice would make a great cabochon
love watching these videos. crazy question. what would a box of 10 random slabs cost?
Excellent Video Brother!!! Your Eyes are a lovely tool... Best of both hmm I'd say best of all worlds of slab~bing cha~ching lol 😊 Thank You for sharing Your Knowledge........ ❤🤘👍❤
Yes I would love to know how to cut labradorite
Cabal it down cutting any Rock depends on what you want to do with it and what experience you have built up along the way cutting. You must got some rocks and then you're on your own and that is the only way to know how to cut a rock.
Can you try? Or have you tried foam on your wood clamp boards or skateboard grip tape the rubber ones to help hold the rocks in 10:26
😂 lol the green from the oil makes some stones look odd specially the drusy and crystals 😮😮
What kind of adhesive do you use to glue rocks to the boards?
The first waterline agate , looks like there might be some iris in the bottom.
What you called turtle back ?? is that a botroidal pocket that was filled in
How do I get a cheap rock saw
1:56 okay seeing all these rocks makes me think that all rocks mostly are a peice of history but everyone just kickes them around as “rocks” and not even think twice that it might be a treasure or do these rocks come fone only rivers and known treasure spots? I don’t know anything about anything just wondering also do u use oil or water
Can stuff like this be found in your back/front yard or on the road some where or no I’m a city person we don’t get much of the rivers n forests lol hahah 💙🔥🍻💪😎
Because of you I’ve been collecting lil tiny rocks lol I feel like a giggly lil kid lol I don’t know anything lol there probably gravel hahahahahha you got me wanting to learn n I like it I’m watching other TH-camrs now too but your number one
I love agates.
The rock looked liked there was writing in it, did it spell anything?
So these are millions of years or just thousands or hundreds