Seeing the opal breaking through the mundane stone is gorgeous.

@AutismusPrime69

5 ай бұрын

What?

@Twelvebeans

5 ай бұрын

​@@AutismusPrime69The stone itself is, ya know, a stone. He's saying that the opal parts peeking thru looks really good with the contrast to the normal stone

Thank you for making this video of your work. It's really cool to see your process and what a beautyof a D20 you made! Look forward to seeing more. 🙂

There's something magical about seeing even the small bits of opal on the first half. If there was only that much poking through all of it, it would've still been spectacular, but with that final bit that just ekploded in colour, it tipped it over the edge into beyond beautiful

great video! Compelling with the tension about getting the “right” amount of opal, good presentation of techniques, great narration and script, and very very pleasing watch. I can see this channel getting big. Very good work, you should feel really encouraged. :)

@hedronrockworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I feel like that vid felt a little rushed but I really wanted to show the overview of the process and not have it be too long. I do feel encouraged.

@Christown21

Жыл бұрын

I think editing should be a subtractive process. You pared the video down into something very precise and concise. You gotta leave out the parts that people skip.

@hellomate639

Жыл бұрын

@@hedronrockworks Do you ever go to the Tucson gem show? I highly recommend it. Also... how much do you sell these for? These are insane. I'm also kind of up to developing my own content creation around this idea that life should actually have more "real" magic in it. To me, this is an example of what I mean by "real" magic. I.e. you took something beautiful, ancient and natural, and then harmonized it with the perfection of form, while showing off the beauty of the imperfection of nature.

@Packiarajk-ul4fb

8 ай бұрын

👌👌👌

Just binged your channel backwards. I hope to see more from you! These are beautiful. And i like that they are functional, too. Like, a lot of large gemstones just turn into very expensive paperweights, imo, so this is really cool to me.

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

When people say "binged", they normally mean "I just watched dozens or hundreds of your videos". But in this case... I don't think "binged" is the right word.

@xelith6157

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dyanosis Okay, so what word would you use?

@SurjanPL

Жыл бұрын

He ment he watched every vid on this channel. I wish i could be a stone cutter amaizing profession 😮

I do love the more common translucent gemstones, but it's always nice to see some of the more interesting minerals get some love too.

This was awesome, I watched the amethyst one and then thought to check out one more, I couldn't believe it ended up being boulder opal! They are a really challenging stone and so messy, but they are my favorite! I pretty work exclusively in boulder opal, they just have so much going on, I usually spend a lot of time chasing the color with free form shapes, it was really cool to see faceting applied to it, this kind can be a little crumbly too, glad to didn't run into that.

@Aelwyn666

9 ай бұрын

I did the exact same thing as you and came here from the amethyst video. This channel is amazing! :)

You have such a captivating method of telling a story. Absolutely thrilled I found your channel. Also, you're craftsmanship is incredible!

“If you like what you see and are still here, consider subscribing” as if I’m not already invested in your life story and the final product of this beautiful process! Also, thanks for going over the sandblasting step. I came over from your amethyst video and was wondering about the process you used

This is incredible, I’m so happy that I found your channel! I’m going to watch the rest of your videos on this flight and eagerly wait for a new one. Great work!!

This is beautiful work! The engineering and artistic mix is amazing. You should be very very proud of your work

I so enjoy your videos. It is one thing to be a technician, another to be an artist, but it is your delivery makes you such a great teacher and that is a true gift. Thank you for sharing with us!

Absolutely beautiful! The flash of shine off the opal within the host rock in the last shot is breathtaking.

Absolutely fabulous. You have the patience, which is key to not getting discouraged. You go with the flow. Mistakes can turn into BETTER POSSIBILITIES.

Great stuff, Doug! Thanks for sharing!!

Like someone said, your cinematography and story telling matches your craftsmenship!

going into all the details of how you do it is definitely a plus for me, thanks! this one makes me think of the universe for some reason, i like how it turned out

This is so cool. I love the gamble and mystery of working with a stone like boulder opal.

What a fabulous video. Thank you for sharing your process. The opal is beautiful

As a person who loves handcrafting of all kinds (some of them as my proffetion/trade) and a neardy person i love this soooo much! ...... 100x Subscribed from here on out ^^

these videos are so relaxing to watch and i love the journey. More please!

This is awesome, I love your work. I’m hoping to see a longer, more in depth video on the process at some point. It’s so fascinating to see how you make your dice

Absolutely love your work and appreciate you sharing you process. Great video!

I have now watched all of your videos and have subscribed! these videos are so interesting and the finished dice are beautiful! I cant wait for more of your videos

It reminds me of a 20-sided globe, with land, and oceans, and rivers. Very beautiful work and nice video presentation.

It's wild to see such a high quality first video

Every piece you make is amazing

The dice you create are always so beautiful :D Thank you for creating and sharing the videos!

Beautiful! And also, i really like your narrative style. The calm, let it take time-attitude fits so well with the precise cutting. Watching this is relaxing and almost like meditation.

Truly enjoyed this!

Truly breathtaking, inspiring even!

Love your work and great video. Hope to add a Labradorite D20 to my collection one day ❤

Your work is just stunning!

I'd love to see more combinations of stone! That was spectacular.

great work and it looks magical!

Amazing video! I would love to see more of this

Can't wait for the next one!

It's amazing how much you've improved in video making in less than a year

I wish I had this dice. Looks incredible

More videos! More Stones to grind! I love watching your videos.... . . .

Love these videos so far... I'm learning so much. Can't wait to have my own faceter someday soon...

this turned out amazing! So pretty!

just started watching your videos today. hope you make more :) they are really calming to watch and listen to

This was good to see the process with the explanation. I do find it really relaxing to watch with the music on the other vids, but this made the process a bit more understandable.

I did enjoy the journey, I enjoyed it very much.

I love how in this vid you go into more detail about the different steps of making the dice, compared to the latest videos (though I do still enjoy them)

I'm so glad you started this channel. Wow. bout to binge all of your vids

I can't wait to order some dice from you when you're doing commissions!! This has to be my favorite so far!

thanks for the explanation and showing the core steps.

This is amazing! Can we get an equipment breakdown video? A way we could do this ourselves maybe? How did you get into making gem die. You're work is beautiful keep up the amazing work.

@TheRubix47

Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea. I did something like this on my Instagram about year ago, it’s till up if you want to find that. I should make something for KZread. Thanks

@paulj9587

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheRubix47I hope you did

This was amazing, so pretty.

I subscribed after seeing one video he explains the process amazingly

This is so interesting, your process is so interesting

after watching the amethyst i was blown away this is incredible too. lets see the other 2 videos you have so far im excited

I'm glad I found this channel

This made me smile.

Wow! Love these videos! Subscribed.

I love your videos so much, i wish i could be there with you in the workplace to learn all the cool stuff about all the tools you use 😊

You sir, are a dice wizard!

New favorite channel

Loving your channel already.

Nice one. Thank You for sharing.

@TheRubix47

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Those swirly, twisted lines of opal remind me of fantasy artwork produced by Roger Dean and Rodney Matthews back in the 70's and 80's.

Hoo boy idk how I got here but I'm so satisfied this is perfection.

Bro I don’t even like to play board games and I’m binging all your videos. Much love

Yeah im gonna subscribe i look forward to seeing other dice being made.

you are a very skilled worker

This is amazing. Love this channel, I could watch these all day! It must be so hard to get the geometry exactly right.

those dice are so gorgeous, amazing work you are doing, i hope your channel explodes and reaches the million subs ! im sure it will if you keep on uploading those masterpieces.

I have to say I am very impressed with the amount of opal even on the first side. 20/20 for beauty and originality!! You rolled a 20 with your vorpal blade and off with his head!!😂😂 Awesome job!!👍👍😁

Amazing 🔥

Very interesting video! I'm glad it was suggested to me :)

amazing, just perfect! id never roll this dice if i had one 😂

I really like your Videos. I hope your channel will become even bigger !!!😍

I have a huge blue rough sapphire, I want to turn into some dice. Awesome video.

Awesome video

Seriosuly inspiring stuff. The opal on the second side you cut came out swinging. My god. I cant wait to see what i can do. I hope i can find plenty of info on how to do this somehwere online or in a book

This is so cool! I love the opal, I didn't realize it could manifest like that in a rock, it helps me visualize a current character from Critical Role who's an Earth Genasi with some opal on their head

Love your videos... makes me wanna learn more about rocks... but my wife says I have a lot of hobbies already... I could get into this tho

Ok, I saw your amethyst video which was a delight. Then randomly I got this in my recommendation and I was like oh shot this is cool. And now I’m obsessed with your channel. Can’t wait to see more! Subscribed now before it keeps suggesting more that I’ll obviously come back too. Lol

sooooo good nice

Your dice are treasure.

I wish i could become your apprentice and buy the machine to do it myself. Thank you for sharing.

Simplemente impresionante 😮

2nd video. LOVE AND SUBSCRIBED.

This is amazing. I’d love to learn to do this because I have a ridiculous amount of jade that I live near.

Awesome work and video Doug! Andrew sent me here 🙌 👊 Subscribed. I can totally see this channel taking off.

@hedronrockworks

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the encouragement. I started on a piece of Blue Peruvian dendritic opal tonight. It will probably be weeks on the video though.

All hail the king of the dice goblins!

Dude I'd pay just to have you make a set of dice for me. Such amazing work keep it up

I might be sucked in to watching your videos all day...

Good job

cool channel hope u upload more!

you just made another fan! man i can't wait till your commissions open up, if ever. 700-800 is not a bad price, for a gem cut to that quality.

@twatmunro

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for the work involved and the materials, that sounds like a bargain to me. But I don't play games, so I'm never buying one myself.

@festieflame

Жыл бұрын

@@twatmunro completely understandable, and I agree. If you are not a table top player, then these may not be a purchase you want to make. It is the same as buying a piece of art from someone. luckily, this piece of art can be used

Have you made any sets? (d4-d6-d8-d10-d12d20)? I have had dreams of owning a set of gemstone dice. Your work is amazing. I would love to see you use obsidian or ivory for a set if you have not tried already.

Hell yeah… this is interesting and unique! I’d be honored and extremely hesitant to roll that die! Haha

I am a big fan of your videos. Calming, creative, and the product is beautiful! Have you ever thought about doing Malachite? One of my favorite types of stone, live the swirls of greens.

These dice are absolutely amazing! Would you ever consider an intro video for anyone who wants to get into gemworking?

I don't even play DnD, but your videos are amazing

Very beautiful. Make's me remember playing Warhammer when I was young. The only thing though is the paint for the numbers... I don't know if it is the kind of paint you use or the technique, but there are some cracks and missing parts... And when something is so beautifuly made. Imperfection show more...

The little message at the end of the video! ❤