Love how this turned out bud! Fantastic work as usual :) And huge thanks for letting me show off the behind the scenes stuff!

@lucassurgeon4122

7 ай бұрын

loved hearing your name mentioned, it took me by surprise

@jon_franklin

7 ай бұрын

Seeing those two videos appear next to each other in my sub box was so exciting! Love both your channels :D

@WinterworksDicecraft

7 ай бұрын

@@jon_franklin The behind-the-scenes content is really gold! So much additional information there!

@jon_franklin

7 ай бұрын

@@WinterworksDicecraft Yeah I watched it yesterday! Loved it!

This is becoming one of my favorite channels, great quality in all aspects!

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy it!

@6318374

7 ай бұрын

I’ve never even played d&d or any other game that needed a d20 but I still appreciate the HELL out the time ,dedication, and craftsmanship put into this masterpiece 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳

@Jadedarms

7 ай бұрын

Ied love to see him get a gigantic synthetic diamond lol

For those interested, Cr YAG is used as a saturatable absorber Q switch. In a laser gain medium, electrons are placed in an excited state by an energy pump. Normally, some of these electrons will spontaneously decay, releasing it's energy as light. Above a certain photon density, the gain medium will intensify the photon flux and begin lazing. To control this, a saturatable absorber is used in the laser cavity. The absorber has a finite number of charge carriers that can absorb spontaneous photon emissions, which allow the laser gain medium to charge up a greater number of its electrons. Once at a high number of electrons are in an excited state the spontaneous emission becomes so large, that no more charges in the saturatable absorber are available to absorb the laser photons, causing it to become transparent to the laser light. Suddenly, the number of photos in the laser cavity is able to reach the threshold value for lasing, and the gain media dumps all of its energy at once in a powerful pulse. I know I've probably left out some important details. I'll try and answer any questions in the comments if you ask :)

@themattresspolice4040

7 ай бұрын

I've heard they are now also used in Retro Encabulators to aid the reduction of sinusoidal depleneration. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIx-rcahYa7AYNo.html

@Stevobulfer

7 ай бұрын

@@themattresspolice4040 ha I've seen this. Is there jargon you don't know that I could explain?

@savagesarethebest7251

7 ай бұрын

To my understanding, this is a really good description of what a Q-switch does. I wish that you wrote this to me a few years ago, as the other explanations I have heard were shit. I could have groked the concept many more years ago :)

@savagesarethebest7251

7 ай бұрын

Another thing that is interesting, the Y in YAG is from Yttrium which is named after Ytterby gruva, which is a mine here in the Stockholm region, Sweden 🇸🇪 ☺️

@Scarodactyl

7 ай бұрын

​@@savagesarethebest7251that dang town is hogging all the element names. Yttrium, terbium, ytterbium, erbium, 1% of Swedish towns control 99% of element names

This Die might honestly be one of the most beautiful ones you've done so far! It's STUNNING! The Deep Red and Bright Green just sparkle so well together in this!

@Staroy

7 ай бұрын

The amethyst one take the price

@stupididiot9336

7 ай бұрын

@@Staroy I love the amethyst one, but I think my favorite is the one he called "the sparkliest d20 ever," but I forgot the material it was cut from

@jeremycuddy2778

6 ай бұрын

​@@StaroyI personally think the rose quartz one myself

Your patience and perseverance are inspiring. The calmness as you realized that a piece had chipped off and scratched a facet was impressive, cause I feel like I would have immediately panicked and been frustrated. Your videos relax me so much, and the dice are always stellar. Thanks for doing your thing and sharing it with all of us.

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I used to get more frustrated. But now I know you just have to take what the stone gives you and ,well, roll with it.

@quinnvanleeuwen5449

7 ай бұрын

Pun = funny 😂

@WinterworksDicecraft

7 ай бұрын

Even after reading this comment first, and watching the video after, his calm reaction bamboozled me. Doug really is one cold-blooded sort of faceter😅

@jibranelbazi

6 ай бұрын

@@hedronrockworks Ain't that life! Good wisdom.

Having a mild red-green colour deficiency, I cannot truly appreciate this dice and it is still a stunningly beautiful piece of art. Amazing video (as always).

@1000MilesAway

7 ай бұрын

Hi. Just wondering, is that a mild form of the general color blindness?

@X22GJP

7 ай бұрын

@@1000MilesAway Probably...it's quite common to have some level of red-green deficiency, especially in males. I do as well, but can still truly appreciate it.

@JustSomeDudee

7 ай бұрын

@@1000MilesAwayyes. I can still see a wide range of colour but have some trouble with red/green combinations like this and some other colours to a lesser extent

@obnoxiouspedant

5 ай бұрын

​@@ithecasticdice is widely accepted as both singular and plural, go open a dictionary bozo

@crppledizzle9374

5 ай бұрын

​@@ithecastic🤓

Coming over from Rybonators video to let you know that d20 looks so stunning, even after he covered it in smugdes 😂

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, he got so many finger prints on it! Haha that’s ok. It’s just how it goes. They are finger print magnets.

@Rybonator

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely wrecked it

Man, I desperately want one of these dice. They're so beautiful. Goblin brain wants shiny click clack rocks.

Wow. I did not expect the colors to come through so vividly after it was faceted. That is incredibly beautiful.

Man, the final reveal is unreal. This is probably going to be among my favorites you've made. This reminds me of another lab originated stone, look up lutetium aluminum garnet, or "LuAG". Would love to see you cut a D20 from it. It has a very intense green fluorescence when exposed to blue light.

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

I have a huge chunk of LuAG from turtles horde. I’m a bit intimidated by it. I really want to do something special with it.

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

Andrew blew my mind with the reveal as well.

Holy. Shite. My jaw literally dropped. I know you mentioned that the payoff would be cool once it's polished up. That the competing red and green would be amazing. But color me ignorant cuz I had no idea how amazing it would look. Seriously just... 😯 Amazing work. And the music on the reveal... *chefs kiss*

It really is red and green at the same time. wow

If you had told me a couple of years ago i’d be hooked on watch a guy make D20’s out of various stones I wouldn’t have believed you. Everything you put on YT is just beautiful man

As GORGEOUS as these d20s turn out every single time, I’d love to see you make a whole dice set, some bigger dice, or some out of an odd material! Greats videos nonetheless, I watch every single one as they come out.

I've been dying to see this ever since the rough went out! And somehow it came out even better than I hoped!

@drdevice5424

5 ай бұрын

Send him a bit of that glow in the dark stuff!

I keep telling myself that one day i will be able to afford something as beautiful as this. One day.

That color is incredible! I didn't even realize a rock like that existed. Excellent work as always!

I’m red/green colorblind and I’d love to see this in person. If nothing else, I think it would be hilarious to insist there’s nothing special about the color to everyone else.

You pretty much accurately described Q Switching. It has to be done with materials with long Upper Lasing lifetimes like Neodymium. Basically the active material can stay energized long enough. The Q stands for 'Quality' and it's also called Q Spoiling. That's an awesome looking Die. Thanks for showing us this cool build.

I literally YELLED at the end 😮 you just continue to blow my mind to bits man.

It's definitely an interesting experience, seeing a crystal that's supposedly changing color between red and green, when you're red-green colorblind and cannot tell that any color change at all is happening.

I love all your work! you are so amazing!

I want to see a laser built entirely from crystals faceted like this

I didn't know red and green could look so great mixed together.

I love this channel for the ASMR part and the soothing atmosphere while creating something beautiful. It´s nice there is still something like this left in this hectic world

ROLLLLL IT! I love these videos but I'm dying to see each of these get rolled across some velvet. Thanks for the great content!

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

Rybonator rolled it in his video

@thegnome54

7 ай бұрын

@@hedronrockworks thank you I'll check that out!

That is simply gorgeous. I'll buy an advent calendar for the chance to win.

Stunning work. The more I watch you work, the more I want to learn this skill.

It's always so awesome seeing a new video come out of your channel.

Never ceases to amaze me... :)

. . . The fact you did a collaboration with Rybonator is wonderful.

@Rybonator

7 ай бұрын

I personally was a big fan of the collab :p

Cherry lime dice, naturalistic blood magic!

This D20 is absolutely *gorgeous*.

man that looks stunning! idk how you feel about suggestions, but I think you should totally check out cutting some lab grown opal! the rough is pretty cheap, and I'd imagine it'd produce an incredible die!

I can not think of a better gift to my dice gobbling husband. His favorite colors are green and red. This is wild! So awesome! This very nearly brought me to tears so beautiful

@Ryan_Thompson

7 ай бұрын

I've heard of dice goblin husbands, but "dice gobbling husband" is a first! Does he have them with anything, or does he just snack on them like walnuts? ;-) I'm with you on the beautiful part. I didn't tear up, but I did get a bit misty-eyed, which is not something I'd *ever* think I'd say in relation to a polyhedral die, and I've been watching this channel for a while now.

@edgeofstuff8348

7 ай бұрын

​@@Ryan_Thompson lol gobbling was 100% a typo or autocorrect 😅

I wish these dice weren't as expensive as they are but the amount of effort and craftmanship that goes into each one completely justifies the price. Sadly one will never be mine but I can at least live vicariously through these videos.

Hearing you talk about some of the “secrets” for the craft is awesome! Keep it up with this amazing art you are producing and much love from Denmark 🙏

OH WAIT I DIDN'T PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER FROM HIS VIDEO. I found you a few months ago. I'm glad you're on this project collab.

Turtle's Hoard has so many cool shiny rocks I wish I had the equipment and skills to make into cool shiny stuff 😭

As someone who does woodworking and occasionally metal working, when you said 3000 grit, then 8000… I thought, okay yeah, get that thing really nice; then you said 50,000 for the polish, and I choked on my coffee. That’s a lot of grit! But obviously, the sort of thing needed for such hard materials and such high finishes. Fantastic work!

The dice you make are amazing! Also the crystal of this video is very pretty.

It's still so cool to see how the star facets makes the dice so much more interesting. Keep up the great content!

That end result is one of the most beautiful die I’ve ever seen I dropped an audible “omfg” when I saw it you truly produce one of a kind works of fine art never stop

Awesome editing with music, and stunning results. It looks amazing, almost unreal.

@cwa728

7 ай бұрын

Any idea who the composer for the song at the end? I know it’s classical and I feel like it’s at the top of my head but I can’t place it or the name of the actual song.

This is THE dice. Absolutely amazing masterpiece.

That reveal at the end was incredible! Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!

I would absolutely love to see you make a full matching dice set. Have you ever done a d10 or a d12?

i was sceptical at first as the stone didnt look great. but at the end I was amazed. this might be one of the best ones you have made

It certainly lives up to it's name!!! WOWWW

PLEASE keep these videos coming! I don't even play games with dice, but I'm fascinated with the process. Your video format is captivating!

Damn that's so pretty! And the orchestral swell at the reveal... I'm having goosebumps and tearing up!

I am always so excited whenever you upload! I would give an arm and a leg for the chance to learn everything you know!

What a beautiful die and PERFECT choice of music!!

i really love this kind of channels, little amount of videos but really high quality, and really relaxing to watch

So beautiful! ❤❤👍👍

Your work is spectacular and these videos are all enchanting. Thank you so much for showing the process.

Truly exquisite. The numbers change a shade of color too

Keep doing what you are doing. Calm. Don't chase the KZread clicks. Love your vids as is.

Utterly astonishing and beautiful

Literally so perfect I can see a speck of dust that settled on it

Absolutely exquisite work. Also it's due a mention how helpful and interesting the more in-depth commentary explanations behind your process and methodologies was while you were working; the additional info really added a lot to an already stellar video, so thanks again :)

You definitely have the master craft touch. Beautiful pieces. Also a joy to watch the care you take on every piece.

Absolutely breathtaking. Loved the dramatic reveal at the end with the swelling music, it really made the final product so much more special.

That is devastatingly beautiful. It would look so fantastic in a ring. If it's durable enough to withstand the wear and tear.

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen

My brain doesnt work in the mathematical and geometrical way to understand how to cut facets lol. Always baffles me how you and jewelers do such precise and beautiful work

Absolutely STUNNING.

Fantastic! Another unmatched and fabulous piece of art. I am truly in awe of the skill you have to produce such masterpieces.

Wow the glamor turn around looks incredible.

Absolutely stunning. As always. 💎🎲

Stunning, from the material selection to the result, and all the craftmanship in between. Would love to see you make one from red obsidian!

This channel is so therapeutic

It's so mesmerizing to watch how the piece of stone slowly formed into that perfect geometric structure. The way it reflects light is another level of amazement. And when you realise the amount of time and patience behind that fast forward timelapses and montage, it's really mind-blowing and deserves appreciation and respect. And then when you see the final result of all that time and labour, you realise that it was so worth it

Wow, another beautiful piece! Stay frosty!

I love how relaxing these are to watch.

The red and green compliments well in the light

Wow, the dual colors in this look amazing! Would love to see a version of this with frosted edges.

@hedronrockworks

7 ай бұрын

That would have looked very good.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS DIE SO MUCH OHMYGOSH I WISH I COULD HOLD IT IN THE PALM OF MY HAND! THESE TWO COLOURS COMBINED ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE

So basically, the crystal is a mirrored wall until the light bouncing between it and the other side has enough energy to go straight through. Very cool choice of materials.

Wow, that is a stunning final result

🌟 Forbidden Chapstick 🌟 such a pretty dice!

Truly stunning

It is simply amazing what you do here!!! I am just in Awe watching these videos.

Wow, now that is stunning!!!! Magical looking!

Ive never been emotionally moved by a... d20. Respect.

Cr:YAG is such a beautiful synthetic to work with, but I love the other dopped YAG and YAC synthetics as well! Nd:YAG is a gorgeous Pink-Lavender, while Ce:YAG is Construction Yellow and provides AMAZING facets and color bouncing. The difference for those in the comments between YAG and YAC is YAG is Yttrium Aluminum Garnet while YAC is Yttrium Aluminum Ceramic! (I am typing this up before I have watched the video, I'm just excited to see people working with YAG other than some Lapidaries that I know!)

@johnrichling9033

7 ай бұрын

Er:YAG is Orangy/Peach

dude that looks like a render how good it looks. you never disapoint

Wow, this material is stupid beautiful!

I have never been more calm and at peace while watching a KZread video as i have watching this. Watching someone be a master at their craft is so amazing. Seriously, keep up the amazing work!

This is now one of my favourite channels 😍 gonna binge watch all of his videos :)

The quality of your videos has only gone up since I've started watching, well done.

Just found this channel. I’ve always been in complete awe of those who can facet stones. This is the perfect combination of two things I love - watching beautiful things being precisely made, and the making of something so wonderful for a recreational pursuit many have trouble grasping.

Beautiful!

I adore Christmas themed decorations and I’m already jealous of the person who gets it

Outstanding!!

Just stunning! I'm lost for words.

gorgeous!

Gorgeous! 😍

Absolutely phenomenal

Absolutely beautiful!