The evolution of the rock and the beard at the same time😁♥️

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That wasn't an accident. There are better videos featuring the beard on the way.

@NurseMickiLea

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan Rocks the daily growth time lapse of beard growth the the last epic shot clean shaven for summer😅

@wantsacobra

4 жыл бұрын

Lol was thinking same 😁

@genagogo6157

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan Rocks do you have instagram account or facebook

Me: _"Ugh I should really go to bed..."_ KZread: "Want to see a man grow a beard while rocks get shiny?!" Me: _"DO I!?"_

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Of course you do. Check around to see if you can find any paint to observe while it dries while you're at it.

@namiesnaturals3557

3 жыл бұрын

I need ear muffs, its snowey & cold out lol.

It always amazes me how beautiful the natural world is. These rocks are so full of colors. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

God does good work, doesn't he? Thanks for watching.

Some of those scraps would make great jewelry. Someday I will own a tumbler and do this. You have firmed my resolve to do this. Thanks!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Or possibly, I'm sorry.

@LindaSmith-vq1br

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan Rocks yes, both!

@lindseyo8739

4 жыл бұрын

He should give/sell you his small scraps for jewelry. Not sure what his plan is for all his small ones. But seems like a great way to put use to his scraps and allow you to make your jewelry. No need for you to go through the huge process of tumbling and investing in all the supplies. Reduce, reuse, recycle/upcycle! We are in this together and let’s work together!

@LindaSmith-vq1br

4 жыл бұрын

Lindsey O I appreciate the support. But honestly I do not want him to give me stuff. He has a great collection and I admire it. It does fire my imagination. But I am capable of finding stones to make jewelry with on my own. Thanks for the vote of confidence though!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindseyo8739 I did send a box of scraps to someone who makes jewelry once. Lately, I've been making little animations with them. There have been a couple of my animations in a couple videos, but I can't remember which ones right now.

That flat green one is beautiful ❤️

They’re all gorgeous ! ❤️ them . Thank you so much for showing us these treasures 😊

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great video with some beautiful rocks. Never tire of seeing them. Thanks for sharing. Davin

That mottled purple and red is gorgeous! So many unique stones!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

It's so much fun picking your own rocks to tumble. Sometimes a rock or two doesn't shine up, but most do. It's fun to see how they change.

To me, they are all absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for showing us! Hope you are happy, well and safe! Hugs to you and yours from Windsor, Ontario.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

We are doing well here. I’m glad you enjoyed the rocks.

Fascinating really all your stones turned up lovely amazing. Thanks for showing your lovely video.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The Epidote is now tied with Malachite as my favorite stones. Great pieces!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

If you have any malachite, I'll trade epidote for it anytime. I like epidote a lot, but malachite is incredible.

Those cans out amazing. The variety, color, and patterns were really cool. Was fun to watch. Great video

So many ideas go through my head with a small drill hole and some beading wire for those beautiful little scrap stones. Earrings, necklaces etc... Thanks for sharing♥️

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

If only those thoughts went through my head, huh? I really don't have huge urges to make jewelry.

Very informative, and I really like the stills at the end of the video. Beautiful work.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow!!! Lots of those are truly stunning and unusual to look at!! The color combinations and patterns are wonderful and unique!! (And I learned a few things!!!). Thanks for sharing!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

Nice to see your process for tumbling. I'm still wrapping my mind around it. Cheers Man!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Have you watched my long video about tumbling Mexican crazy lace agate? That video shows my process in much more detail.

Amazing collection,looks very shiny,well done!!! Always thank you for shearing...

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them, Lina.

Love the ryoloite!!!!! I am so envious you know what the rocks are!!! I just think..look.. that's pretty!! Lol!! Stay healthy & stay safe!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That was a really nice one, wasn't it?

Excellent!!!...the unakite and Jasper are phenomenal!!..I must get one of those lottos!..well done boss!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

The Lot-O is a great machine.

Love the show and tells.......I'm always up for lookin at cool rocks!!!! I have to say some of my favorites in your collections are the Epidotes.....just that shade of green is gorgeous!!!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That's funny that those are your favorites. I've tumbled so much epidote that I guess I take it for granted. It is pretty though.

Love the variety of rocks and sizes so B~E~A~U~T~I~F~U~L. Thank you....Enjoyed .

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

These are beautiful!

These are gorgeous!!!

thank you so much for taking the time and sharing, enjoyed the video very much 👍👍

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

They came out beautiful Rob, great job

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Those are lovely. What interesting and beautiful rocks you have up there on the Canadian shield!

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

We do have some amazing rocks up here. I’m not sure that the area I found these in is considered to be part of the Canadian Shield though. These were mostly found in the eastern U.P. According to the map I just looked at, the Canadian Shield starts on the other side of the lake. I could be totally wrong though. Some of the rocks, on the other hand, would have definitely come from the Canadian Shield, so you still make an excellent point.

Love, love, LOVE the jaspers!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Shiny, aren't they?

amazing results with the polishing. Rocks look great.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You can take all the time you want..... thoroughly enjoyable videos!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad I didn't bore you.

There all so pretty .. The green ones with other colors are my favorite.. You make me want to go look for rocks but i dont have a tumbler to polish so that stops .. Thank y and u for sharing ..stay healthy ...🥰

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

If you start collecting rocks now, you'll have a good supply by the time you get a tumbler. Or you could just enjoy them natural. Getting out looking for rocks is fun even if you don't bring any home or polish them.

I love those BIFs. Good to see you. You and yours stay safe and havagudun.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the BIFs are pretty cool. Plus, you get fun, red slurry in the tumbler.

These are stunning!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That's what keeps me going to Lake Superior to look for more.

Great job. Cannot wait for the snow to melt. Need to get my rock fix. Getting board watching Tumblr go round and round and round.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. The end is near.

Fantastic results!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Absolutely great rocks... cant even choose a favorite. When i think i have, boom i love that one also...

@MichiganRocks

9 ай бұрын

No need to pick a favorite, you're allowed to like a bunch of them.

The cross scraps would look great in an aquarium! Very nice! Thank you 😊

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have an aquarium, but I did give some to someone who does crafts once. She was very happy to receive them. I have also made a few little animations in some of my videos using them.

You are so good at judging when they will be done. Patience’s is a good thing.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

The judging isn't difficult. It's not saying, "ah, that's good enough" that's tough.

My friend here is a real rock hound. These are some of his favorite minerals. Wish you didn't have to move away buddy.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you and your friend are going to be separated.

Great looking batch.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I like watching your beard grow through these videos! Really cool rocks, thanks for showing how you tumble and process!

I love your show man. Just so very tasteful, you know? Taste is everything. If you've been taught to taste you are special, and so is your teacher. If only more of the wise would get involved. Save Our Children! Please!

They are all so beautiful. I wish the tumbler I had did that kind of work.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

It probably does. What tumbler do you have? The directions usually don't recommend nearly enough time for each stage, especially the first stage. Did you notice that a lot of time had passed from when I started the video to when it ended? Go watch my video on tumbling crazy lace agate. You can see exactly what I do to get them shiny. If you only have a rotary tumbler (like most people), the same results are possible, it just takes a little longer. I have two videos on rotary tumbling in the works. They should be posted in a month or maybe a little longer.,

Soooo beautiful

Beautiful stones. Good luck.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks , rocks r beautiful.

Fantastic results, really gorgeous Jasper and other types of rocks....lovely!!! Thanks for sharing! (&interesting beard timeline :)

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I like mixed batches. The variety makes them more interesting.

@Smallathe

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I agree, but your "uniform" box collections are also gorgeous.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

@@Smallathe I do like to keep things organized by rock type when I can. These are organized by geographical area where they were found. I have both homogenous and heterogenous boxes, so we'll get to see both.

Perfect stones my dear....

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice!!!! So pretty!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This video was super interesting. Thanks.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for this info, I am a newbie at this tumbling thing and your video is extremely helpluf!

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I have a bunch of videos on how to tumble that might be even more helpful.

I love the banded iron with metallic stripes!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I do too.

Every one of those scraps are nice beautiful, i wish someday got one or more scraps like that.,. Thanks for youre amizing video.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Lake Superior has some really pretty rocks.

I could have soooomuch fun with those endslabs!

I will watch the video well. Have a nice day .. ^^ ~

Beautiful!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I also started working in this way, but in central Poland it is hard to find nice stones. I have mostly unakite, flint, quartz, sometimes nice colored granite. I've learned a lot from your videos.

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure where in Poland Polish flint comes from, but it's really nice. I find some chert around here that looks just like it, but it's a very rare find.

Hi 👋 love your content thank you !

Very nice.

Wonderful video. I really enjoy watching these. Somewhere around 1843 you have a brown rock and don't know what to call. Neither do I, but it did remind me of melted chocolate, so of course now I'm watching your videos and snacking.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found some chocolate to get you through.

Great video buddy! You definitely need a stockpile of extra 😉junk to fill the void!They turned out fantastic!!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was happy with them. Thanks for watching.

Hematite is nice and the jaspers. Love the end cuts. I need to get some epoxy and strong magnets. Project ideas. Hmmm!!!

Very nice

Beautiful work buddy! Love the Michigan stones, especially the lake rock! Wish I lived closer to get me some of those lake shore rocks. Hopefully I can find someone selling rough stones online. Someday I'll travel across the States to go home to Michigan and pick some up. Love the channel!

@MichiganRocks

2 жыл бұрын

I think Michigan would be a good vacation destination. It's a beautiful state, especially the U.P.

Haha blotchy rock, that's how id rocks too. Always a treat to peruse a batch of rocks. I would like to make drawer pulls with some of those

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I did that once. My niece who grew up in the U.P. was moving into a new home in North Carolina. She decorated a bathroom in a U.P. theme, and I made some drawer pulls for her. I thought they turned out pretty nice.

@elizabethharttley4073

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Oh that's the best. You can make towel or clothes hangers too. My next trip up to the mitten i will collect some beach or river rocks.

They’ re so beautiful 💖Thanks for sharing!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan sure has some pretty rocks.

😍😍😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💥very nice! I like the beard too! 👍🏼

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

this was awesome!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you liked it!

My dad did a minor in geology in college. He taught me quite a bit about basalt, shist, quartz, and of couse agates.

@MichiganRocks

9 күн бұрын

Lucky you!

Thanks for the recipe! I haven’t got the final “shine” on my rocks, I’m going to try the borax in the burnishing stage.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

If they're not shiny after the polish stage, don't expect burnishing to get them shiny. Think of "burnishing" as "cleaning".

Fantastic. They came out great. Really enjoyed that, thanks again 👍🏼

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I sure was happy with the results.

Thank You!

So pretty! I have to admit, when you went from clean-shaven to bearded wild man, I laughed. Thanks for the video, Rob. :)

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

There are even better beard videos in the works. Stay tuned.

@KatyDidRocks

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks :) You know I will. Stay safe!

Great video. So many of the rocks reminded me of food. Blue cheese, chocolate and a mix If ketchup and mustard. I wasn’t even hungry when I watched it. Go figure!😆

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I"m not hungry after reading your recipe.

This makes me want to use my little rock tumbler again.

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You should!

Obrigada pela atenção💝

The little pieces would make a cool mosaic!!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose they could. I don't think I have mosaic skills in me though.

Tbh I love that you don't know what some of them are, I'll start rock tumbling myself and have no idea what I'll be doing so... This doesn't make me feel like an idiot

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I sure don't feel like an idiot. It's really hard to identify all rocks. I have plenty I could still learn, but I have to start somewhere. Identification isn't my main priority. My goal is to be able to shine them up, no matter what they're called.

me encantan las piedras,estoy facinada con sus videos

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Me alegra que te gusten.

@user-gn3nv1kv2j

4 жыл бұрын

ماهي العناصر الكيميائية التي تخلط مع الاحجار

Never throw those fragments from sawing away! They make great tumbler fill, and sometimes come out really nice.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I never do.

Thank You !!! Always interesting and informative. I had a rock the other day that was similar to the dark part in your camouflage rock, kind of a brownish/purplish color. Try as I might I could only get a very mediocre shine to it, even by using sandpaper. When I looked at it under a magnifying glass the surface had the appearance of an orange peel and I just couldn’t smooth it out !

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what people call that texture, "orange peel". Some rocks are definitely more difficult to polish than others. I haven't tried anything else with the camouflage rock yet.

@davidhile5363

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan Rocks I even tried diamond paste polish that I used at work to polish tungsten carbide tooling and that didn’t even faze it. We got about 3 inches of snow here in northern Indiana today, Crazy !!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidhile5363 I was out kayaking today. It was in the mid thirties when I took off and got up to about 45. Earlier this week my sister got about 18 inches at her house in Marquette, MI. Snow is gone here, but there were icicles on any branches close to the water this morning.

When I look at shiny round rocks I always think they’re fake. Even though that’s a dumb thing to think

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Not only are they not fake, they’re also not coated with anything. Some people think something shiny has been painted on. I guess some people do that, but I don’t.

@egghaverr

4 жыл бұрын

I know you don’t, but for whatever reason my brain just tells me it’s fake lol

@marymolenda9843

3 жыл бұрын

I used to think the sane thing! In my case , seeing was not believing!

That Jasper is beautiful

Haha! I've only ever seen you with the big beard! Your 'pink' rock with the little red flecks looks like maybe a garnet sandstone to me. Great polish on them!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

That was only the fourth time I've ever had a beard in my life. The longest I ever had a beard for was about two months. This was four months. It won't be back for a long, long time. The pink rock you're talking about, is that the one I thought was quartzite? If it was sandstone, I don't think it would polish. It would be too coarse and crumbly. I've never tried to tumble sandstone, but that's what I've always thought. Would there be a test to check to see if that's what it is?

@thirstfast1025

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks They can be very similar if the sand grains are mostly quartz. You're right that most sandstone won't take a polish, but again, if it's mostly quartz it can. The difference would be that quartzite would be more angular grains of quartz, arranged more or less parallel. Sandstone made mostly of quartz would be well-rounded grains with some sort of cement between them. Usually this would be carbonate, which again would tend to be crumbly, but if the grains are very small, or the cement itself is of a silicious nature, a true sandstone made of quartz grains could polish up like that. Hahaha, I'll always think "Oh yeah, no beard!" when I watch your videos from now on! Thanks for showing the rocks! I always love seeing what other people get from other parts of Lake Superior!

Iv got rocks from a Deleware Beach 7 yrs ago, i just bought a double tumbler machine & the 4 step cleaning solution $100. Cant wait till it comes but iv heard it takes many hrs.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Many hours? Figure a month at the very minimum. The rocks in this video were probably done in a month, but that's because I have a rotary and a vibratory tumbler. The vibratory tumbler is very fast at doing the last stages. If I had done this in a rotary tumbler from beginning to end, it would have taken about two months. I'm not complaining, but just trying to adjust your expectations. Here are three long videos showing my process. They're listed in order of my preference. The first method is what I use for almost all the rocks I tumble. Rotary tumbler followed by vibratory tumbler: kzread.info/dash/bejne/naemz9KJitWnpbg.html Rotary tumbler with ceramics: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lo17qMOlYMiXh7w.html Rotary tumbler with plastic pellets: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6KC2Nuwp93aops.html

My wife and I have watched many of your videos on rock hounding and tumbling. We went to the UP a couple of years ago and my wife really go into tumbling the rocks we found while there. We are returning in June thru the first couple weeks of July and wanted your recommendations on some of your favorite places on Lake Superior to find good rocks. We didn't even know about Petoskey Stones till we started watching some of your videos. We hope to find some and some pudding stones which we knew nothing about as well. We will be in L'Anse, June 19-25, MCLain State Park, June 25-28, Gwinn, June 28-July 2, Moran, July 2-4, Sault Ste. Marie, July 4-5, Brimley State Park July 5-11. We are willing to drive to find good Michigan rocks. If you happen to be in the area, we'd love to buy you lunch and pick your brain on rocks and would really love to tag along if you are rock hounding in our area to learn more from you. Whatever...thanks for all your videos, they are very helpful.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kurt, you probably won't find Petoskey Stones or puddingstones in Lake Superior. Could you send me an email so I can give you a list of beaches? It's a little long to put in a KZread message.

Hermosas.. 😍

Rob those are nice, I got two batches going now. I wish I had your touch !!!!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I don't really have any special touch. I almost always do the exact same thing. I have consistent results from doing consistent things. The Lot-O tumbler makes it pretty easy. The hard part is having the patience to get all the flaws out in the first step.

@PingerProspecting

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichiganRocks That is what I have been doing lately is using the first step longer and that is working better. Thanks

Wow another nice selection of rocks. Sure wished you sold them.😁

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that.

Ficaram lindas, como você fez para lapidar assim, queria ter visto esta lapidação

Thank you so much, any recommendations on a starter rock tumbler? Cheers from Appleton, WI.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I'd get a Lortone. My first tumbler was a Lortone 33B. I still have the tumbler, but I'm only using the barrels on my large homemade tumbler now. Lortone is behind on production due to COVID, but I believe they are still making them. Most places are out of stock. The place that usually has the best prices is The Rock Shed. That's where I buy most of my supplies. rockshed.com

unbelievable!

Wow! Beautiful rocks. I have just recently started this hobby and have a tumbler on the way and the different grits and polish. I only hope I can achieve half the results you did. I'm curious why you don't tumble the agates? You have some great videos and it is so helpful to a newbie when you identify the rocks. Now I have to watch how you make the stone crosses.

@MichiganRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I did tumble some Lake Superior agates that one of my subscribers sent to me. But I have trouble tumbling my own finds. They tend to be pretty small and I don't want them to disappear from over tumbling, which I tend to do. They're so pretty just the way I find them, that I've decided that those are going to remain unpolished.

Thanks Rob

@MichiganRocks

Жыл бұрын

Your'e welcome, Joseph.

Awesome

Can you over tumble rocks? And does the ceramic pieces work as medium and fine grit media?

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Over tumbling would just result in smaller rocks in most cases. There are some rocks that start to get worse in the finer grits. Puddingstones are a good example. The matrix in puddingstones starts to get little holes and it gets worse in 500 grit and polish. So I don't run those as long in the last two stages. For most rocks, the longer you run them in the last stages, the better. This is especially true with rotary tumblers. You may be able to see better results by running two or even three weeks in polish. At some point though, you'll be wasting time and electricity. The ceramic media can be moved along with the rocks from stage to stage. I never use it in the coarse stage. You don't need it in the 220 stage, but I use it just because it's easier to have it there so the volume is the same from 220 to polish. With plastic pellets, you need dedicated plastic for each stage because the grit gets embedded in the plastic.

Beautiful! How do you get them so shiny and gemmy after tumbling? Mine are always dull and matte when not wet. Please share 🌼

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Here’s my complete process: kzread.info/dash/bejne/naemz9KJitWnpbg.html

I loved the red/green unakite slabs! Could the first pink one be the feldspar? I love the epidote as well!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

You mean the pink striped one that isn't all that pink? No, that's not feldspar. Feldspar is easy to recognize because of the cleavage planes. They really catch the sunlight when you move them back and forth. This rock didn't do that.

I have a ton of beach rounded rocks... I don't care so much for perfectly rounded rocks. Would a Lot-O-Tumbler be okay to use for these to avoid the prelim steps in a rotary tumbler? I'd like a nice polish, but I don't need them to shine like yours do. Love your videos, and wish I lived near the Great Lakes for the agates, and emberlites!

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

The Lot-O by itself will give you the same shine as you see on these rocks, but not change the shape too much. It can do this in a week or even less. Here are a couple videos that show what it can do: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpuTzMqcfbzPlag.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJt7radxgN2nfco.html

11:14 looks like petrified blue chese to me , great vid btw :)

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds yummy, but hard to slice.

The last picture you show some rocks with some very pretty blue in them. Did you identify what they were? Heather

@MichiganRocks

4 жыл бұрын

I"m not sure which rocks you're referring to. I just looked at the group shot at the very end of the video. I see two small, squarish rocks at the top of the picture that I would call green. Those are local green quartz. I've only found two rocks like that, so they're not at all common. There's the edge of a rock just right of center at the very top that looks much more blue. I have no idea which rock that is. I wonder if it just looks blue in the picture. If you're talking about some other rock, let me know where it is in the picture and I'll take another look.