New Zealand Rockhound
New Zealand Rockhound
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Rock tumbler update, the continuing story, of these beautiful stones
This. Is just a glimpse into my rock tumbling quarry.
I call in it The willy wonky rock quarry.
My husband built my tumbler, he called it the Willy Wonka.
I'm pretty lucky.
I've been tumbling stones for about four years now.
I love to make videos, and im so glad that people live to watch them.
It's normally raw unedited footage, and I ramble on a bit 🤣🤣
It's been quite a journey.
I'm excited to be adding a new piece of equipment to my quarry soon.
You'll have to check back in to see it.
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Видео

Rock tumbler washout, Birdlings flat stoned, after the 80 Grit
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Washing out the 80 grit from a barrel of Birdlings flat stones I started them two weeks ago. Birdlings flat is on the East coast of the South Island. ruclips.net/video/ 7ya0sBL84/видео.htmlsi=k80-X4vcRoLb2Xz9 ruclips.net/video/Fq09ztuACjw/видео.htmlsi=gqrFXN3T_ANqNaV1 There's also some footage of the gemstones I cut on my tile saw. They also came out of 80 grit. I also trimmed a couple up. #roc...
Cutting stones from Gemstone beach New Zealand, on my Tile saw
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These beautiful stones came from Gemstone beach New Zealand. #rockcutting #roughstone #preciousstones #gemstones #rockhounding #gemstonebeachnewzealand #newzealandrockhound The box of stones came from a good friend who lives near Gemstone beach. It's a really incredible place. Chrissy also runs a beautiful air bnb, So if you ever get down there, here's the link. toitoipapatotara.co.nz/ You can ...
Windy at the market today, the rock magnets were popular.
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#rockpolishing #rockpolishing #polishedstones #rockhounding #marketday #gemstonejewelry
Cutting pretty Gemstones on my rock saw to make pendants. Agate, Chrysoprase, Jasper Agate
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Lots of pretty stones cut up on my tile saw. The Waterline Agate is from Canterbury, ( Given to me by a rock hound friend Avis) The Chrysoprase is from Australia ( Given to me but my friend Valerie) The Slopepoint stone came from my good rock hound friend Mary, she sells slopepoint, and Gemstone beach stones on Trade me. The jasper Agate orange stone was part of another rock hounds collection. ...
Cerium oxide polish washout, Gemstone beach stone slices
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Cerium oxide polish washout, Gemstone beach stone slices
Birdlings flat Rock tumble, stage one ,80 grit
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These are stones I collected on my rock hunting trip to the south Island last year. I've already tumbled lots of them, but these have been sitting in the bucket, waiting. I've started them off in my 4 pound lortone barrel, with 80 grit. Of course I always put in a tablespoon of Borax to the mix. I had intended to do the whole tumbled process in one long video, but you'll just have to wait each ...
Beautiful Pendants, Rockhound Jewels.
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A beautiful pendant made from this slice of beautiful Jasper. Cut and polished. #rockcutting #crystals #preciousstones #rocksaw #preciousstones #preciousgemstones #jewellery #polishedstones #pendant
making jewellery from my polished stones
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making jewellery from my polished stones
Rock tumbler polish washout, New Zealand semi precious gemstones
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These are stones that I have cut over the last few months. They are a mix from Gemstone beach on Slopepoint, Hawkes bay, and a few that I have purchased rough. There's a couple of international pieces too. They were tumbled in my large 12 pound barrels, then finished off in the 4 pound barrels. They had prepolish, then cerium oxide. Some took a good shine, and others , and others, mainly the sl...
Cutting beautiful Gemstones on my rock saw, to make pendants
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I bought these beautiful chunks of semi precious gemstones from a local rock and Gemstone shop. There's Moss Agate, Ree Agate, Fancy Jasper, and I'm not sure what the orange one is. I'm going to make pendants from these. I'm using a tile saw to cut them. It's been modified to take the 9 inch blade. #rockcutting #lapidary #gemstones #makingjewellery #mossagate #rocksaw #slicingagate #cuttingston...
kairakau beach, Hawkes bay, beautiful beach #asmr
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kairakau beach, Hawkes bay, beautiful beach #asmr
Tukituki river, New Zealand, rock hunt, and a bit of Trout fishing too.
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#rockhunting #tukitukiriver
Rock tumbler washout ,pretty stones, and pendant slices out of prepolish
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#gemstone #rocktumbler #rocktumbling #makingjewellery
Cutting semi precious gemstones stones on my rock saw #rockcutting
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Cutting semi precious gemstones stones on my rock saw #rockcutting
UPDATE on the stones I'm tumbling for my friend Mary.
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UPDATE on the stones I'm tumbling for my friend Mary.
Mr Grit silicon carbide sample update. #80 grit , after 2 weeks.
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Mr Grit silicon carbide sample update. #80 grit , after 2 weeks.
UPDATE these are some of the beautiful stones I've been cutting
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UPDATE these are some of the beautiful stones I've been cutting
Cutting slices from beautiful Canterbury, New Zealand Agates.
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Cutting slices from beautiful Canterbury, New Zealand Agates.
Rocks in the Post, Canterbury New Zealand Agates.
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Rocks in the Post, Canterbury New Zealand Agates.
Maraetotara falls , New Zealand #ASMR
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Maraetotara falls , New Zealand #ASMR
Andrea's stones from Gemstone beach, after the final polish.
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Andrea's stones from Gemstone beach, after the final polish.
Trying a sample of the new Silicon carbide #80 grit, From new supplier, MR GRIT, lapidary supplies
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Trying a sample of the new Silicon carbide #80 grit, From new supplier, MR GRIT, lapidary supplies
Mary's stones update, after the second week in 80 grit.
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Mary's stones update, after the second week in 80 grit.
Kairakau beach rockhounding, and beautiful watercolour painting by hubby
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Kairakau beach rockhounding, and beautiful watercolour painting by hubby
Filling a rock tumbler barrel with stones Ive been cutting
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Filling a rock tumbler barrel with stones Ive been cutting
Slicing a beautiful stone from Gemstone beach, New Zealand
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Slicing a beautiful stone from Gemstone beach, New Zealand
Slicing beautiful stones on my tile saw
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Slicing beautiful stones on my tile saw
I cut these stones today on my tile saw, I'm so proud of my progress
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I cut these stones today on my tile saw, I'm so proud of my progress
UPDATE on the stones I'm tumbling for Mary.
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UPDATE on the stones I'm tumbling for Mary.

Комментарии

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 2 дня назад

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  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 2 дня назад

    My gosh they are so beautiful. You do such a great job on cutting and polishing them. How exciting to be getting a vibratory tumbler soon :)

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 2 дня назад

      @@upnorthadventureswithccc yes , the ones that came out of the 600 barrel are so pretty. Oh yes I'm so excited to be getting a vibe. We have a new supplier in NZ, who is importing all these amazing things into the country. Previously it was too expensive for me.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 2 дня назад

      @@upnorthadventureswithccc I'll be doing a special vid on the vibe. I hear that they are pretty reasonable to buy in the USA though.

  • @Tanttulda
    @Tanttulda 3 дня назад

    Crazzzzy nice stons❣️

  • @ArleneIaconelli-b7b
    @ArleneIaconelli-b7b 4 дня назад

    amazing!

  • @ArleneIaconelli-b7b
    @ArleneIaconelli-b7b 4 дня назад

    WOW just AMAZING! I just started rock hounding this spring 2024 still have lots to learn. Hopefully I will get be able to do the things you are doing here in the video soon. I have just started cutting only cut about 10/15 rocks so far. I have been practicing on the smaller not so nice one's 1st before I cut into the really nice agates. jaspers that I have. Would love to see some of your cutting work/videos. I love the fact you didn't make them all perfectly round/circles like lots do here. I like them with a lil more character like that. I am new to the channel; I am going to see if you have some. Thank you for sharing awesome work!!

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 4 дня назад

      @@ArleneIaconelli-b7b thank you so much, I just love rocks, and I love sharing what I do. There's some really exciting stuff coming in a few weeks too.

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 5 дней назад

    Such beautiful colors and patterns ! Amazing cuts on them also 😊

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 5 дней назад

    Such vibrant colour's.

  • @leeceyah
    @leeceyah 5 дней назад

    Hi whats the first rock u pocked up , i cant figure it out 😅

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 6 дней назад

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  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 6 дней назад

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  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 10 дней назад

    My gosh they are beautiful. Awesome job Nichole😊

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 11 дней назад

    Your confidence knows no bounds now. Pretty colours.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 11 дней назад

      @@ccccarriemchardy9216 I'm really loving it, I think I've outgrown the saw 😂😂, definitely wearing out my new blade

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 12 дней назад

    That looks nice all set up to sell. I make fridge magnets also. Getting ready to sell myself. Thanks for sharing😊

  • @SuzieQGirl
    @SuzieQGirl 12 дней назад

    Just a friendly suggestion. Slow it down. Take your time to show off these amazing pieces. ❤️

  • @brucetaylor2887
    @brucetaylor2887 13 дней назад

    Very cool to see this. Love the fridge magnets. Super cool idea, we should totally steal that for our rock club lol.

  • @beachmotors6950
    @beachmotors6950 13 дней назад

    Luv ❤️ it gd on yeah great choose of music 🎶 🎵

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    You have Beauties We Tell You= BEAUTIES!!!

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    BTW- forgot to tell you- we liked your channel so we subscribed to your YOU THE TUBE CHANNEL-hehehe

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 15 дней назад

      @@ROCKINWHEELERS thank you do much for all your support, I'm so glad you like my channel, and there's a LOT of videos to watch

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    We have taken on Rockhounding as a Hobby about a year ago. We do Lapidary also. Rosie my WIFEEE/50yeras does the Tumbling/Vibratory as well as Cabbing- Dang can she Cut and Polish Jade. Her tumbling is excellent. We Do Not Sale or Resale Products. What we do is Donate to Children's Organizations Regardless of Beliefs as well Status- EVERY CHILD GETS A NECKLACE WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO TUMBLED/POLISHED STONES TO INTERCHANGE OUT. The Majority of Children seem to go for the Quartz Rocks. We also donate to Battered Women / Men and Hopefully soon to Veterans. We LOVE what we do. We take care of all expenses. Oh yeah, we also do a variety of Rocks/Minerals into Cabochons' and place a Bale or Drill a hole for the pendant.

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    SAW PREVIOUS VIDEO AND I AM INTRIGUED. I SEE YOU DID NOT TRIM MOST OF YOUR CUTS. SAW THEY VIDEO OF POLISHED CABS BEFORE THIS VID. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED THICKNESS OF YOUR CABS BEFOR TUMBLING? NOW DID YOU JUST COMBINED ALL THE SAME HARDNESS OF STONES IN ONE BARREL- EXAMPLE ALL AGATES IN ONE BARREL??? ALL JASPERS IN ONE BARREL??? DID YOU COMBINED BOTH AGATES AND JASPERS INTO ONE BARREL??? NOW SHOULD WE TUMBLE STONES WITH LIKE HARDNESSES???

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 5 дней назад

      The cabs are basically stones cut in half, and larger stones sliced They are all varying thickness, maybe half a cm? Most of the stones are the same hardness, the odd one is softer. Sorry it took so long to answer

  • @ROCKINWHEELERS
    @ROCKINWHEELERS 15 дней назад

    I SEE YOU DID NOT TRIM MOST OF YOUR CUTS. SAW THEY VIDEO OF POLISHED CABS BEFORE THIS VID. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED THICKNESS OF YOUR CABS BEFOR TUMBLING? NOW DID YOU JUST COMBINED ALL THE SAME HARDNESS OF STONES IN ONE BARREL- EXAMPLE ALL AGATES IN ONE BARREL??? ALL JASPERS IN ONE BARREL??? DID YOU COMBINED BOTH AGATES AND JASPERS INTO ONE BARREL??? NOW SHOULD WE TUMBLE STONES WITH LIKE HARDNESSES???

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 15 дней назад

      @@ROCKINWHEELERS they were all a similar type of stone. I didn't trim them up really neat because I like the rustic look of them. But I possibly will trim a few if they get chippy. It's a bit of an experiment.

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 16 дней назад

    Chrysoprase is so pretty, I hope it turns out ok for you.

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 16 дней назад

    Oh look how pretty they are. See you in 10 days 😊

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 16 дней назад

      @@upnorthadventureswithccc they really are pretty. I'll be looking forward to seeing how they turn out too.

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 22 дня назад

    I can see why these are your favourites, I love the dark green and burgundy mixes.

  • @outdorrfun9948
    @outdorrfun9948 23 дня назад

    Very nice. How good does the E 6000 work with those bales. I'd like to try it with some of my pendants.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 23 дня назад

      @@outdorrfun9948 works really well. It takes about 72 hours to harden, it takes a bit of practice to get it right. Some people use super glue, which bonds straight away, but I haven't tried it.

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 24 дня назад

    Lovely plume in that piece.

  • @beachmotors6950
    @beachmotors6950 24 дня назад

    It sorta looks eatable, beautiful colors

  • @Xatrene
    @Xatrene 26 дней назад

    Very beautiful! :D Love the fact that the focus is on the stones...

  • @sophieskye4369
    @sophieskye4369 28 дней назад

    hi what size tumbler do you have to do the big stones of marys?

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 28 дней назад

      @@sophieskye4369 I have a variety of barrels. 12 pound, 4 pound, and some smaller PVC barrels. The large stones go in the big barrels, the smaller stones were done in the smaller barrels. There's quite a bit of footage of my tumbler running, in some of my videos

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 28 дней назад

      @@sophieskye4369 ruclips.net/p/PLURza0CvvOfyfo3PNjz9YdKSa27HES9u-&si=ki1l0w3ldYIEmQVy

  • @gordonbruning5967
    @gordonbruning5967 28 дней назад

    Love The stones and the way you put it together with the music very good

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 29 дней назад

    They sure look amazing all shiny and turned into a necklace. Very nice work 😊

  • @beachmotors6950
    @beachmotors6950 29 дней назад

    Nicole that is a great way to present thm I think 🤔 I want to copy you hahah 😂🎉

  • @beachmotors6950
    @beachmotors6950 Месяц назад

    Cool rocks nicole 😎 jet looks amazing 🎉

  • @magretten61
    @magretten61 Месяц назад

    beautiful stones!!!

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

    ruclips.net/video/epDX3xk59pY/видео.htmlsi=-nZnwL5odEzelFCg

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 Месяц назад

    They are little pyrite cubes you can see. Wonderful colour's. Have you tried using a blue ray light to see if any glow?.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@ccccarriemchardy9216 yes I thought I could see little cubes, but some looked flakey. I have a small blue light, I should have a look to see if some glow

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc Месяц назад

    Amazing results ! They are going to be so pretty tumbled 😊

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc Месяц назад

    All your cut rocks look so perfect in shape and size. Just amazingly beautiful❤

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      Thank you so much. It's easy to get them all in a nice shape, when I start with such rounded stones. I'm really loving the cutting.

  • @SueGray-fm4bv
    @SueGray-fm4bv Месяц назад

    Amazing, looks dangerous, well done 😮

  • @tmross4
    @tmross4 Месяц назад

    You should be wearing safety gloves. The cuttings are very beautiful. I hope you show how you turn them into jewelry.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@tmross4 I'll definitely post updates on the jewelry. There's a few videos of what I've made in the past. I'm not sure about the gloves though, the blade is not a Sharp blade, I feel that the use of gloves is more dangerous. Do you cut Stones ???, do you use gloves. I welcome all advice

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@tmross4 I also like the feel of the raw stone in my hand. The blade is pretty safe, it's not sharp, it grinds the stone. Of course you still have to be careful.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@tmross4 really dangerous to use gloves 😊😊

    • @frasergare7943
      @frasergare7943 Месяц назад

      As an engineer wearing gloves with any type of rotating machinery is very dangerous. The blade actually grinds the stone rather than cutting so is quite safe for the hands although caution should still be used and glasses are a must

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@frasergare7943 thank you for that reply, and excellent explaination.

  • @shaynegray4323
    @shaynegray4323 Месяц назад

    Amazing, great skill in cutting, you don't know how happy I am.

  • @LachlanGray-s8q
    @LachlanGray-s8q Месяц назад

    beautiful stones what are you going to do with em

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

    ruclips.net/p/PLURza0CvvOfzPFGVTGxVkLQRGwmnV1g7L&si=7O8cPeutlKdGb9ro

  • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
    @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

    I'll plan to do an update video, when they come out of the tumbler

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 Месяц назад

    Wonderful shots and lucky to have great weather.

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@ccccarriemchardy9216 it was really windy, and it was raining earlier. Such crazy weather. It really is beautiful out there.

    • @ccccarriemchardy9216
      @ccccarriemchardy9216 Месяц назад

      @@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Yes, Im not surprised about the sudden change in weather, seems to be all over the place lately.

  • @miguelg9625
    @miguelg9625 Месяц назад

    would you recomend me any good tumbler for a starter?

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@miguelg9625 I'd buy the best you can afford. Lortone tumblers are great. Definitely get a double barrel. 33b, then you can run 2 different stages at once. I love the bigger barrels too. Homebuilt is good too, in lucky that my husband built mine.

    • @miguelg9625
      @miguelg9625 Месяц назад

      @@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 nice, thank you, so in short words is literally a barrel that spins? beacuse that way i can make my own

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@miguelg9625 it's fun to try and make your own. Definitely invest in a proper barrel. You can use PVC pipe, but they are hard to open

  • @paulhardie
    @paulhardie Месяц назад

    Some beautiful rocks there, can't wait to see how they turn out 👍

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@paulhardie there sure are some beauties. Slicing them up really reveals their beauty. Thanks for the cutting inspiration

    • @paulhardie
      @paulhardie Месяц назад

      @@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 you're welcome my friend ☺

  • @sophieskye4369
    @sophieskye4369 Месяц назад

    Oh thanks for sharing. What size blade is yrs?

    • @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
      @nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Месяц назад

      @@sophieskye4369 it's a 9 inch blade, it came from a plumber shop. The saw is a tile saw, and it's been modified to take the bigger blade. The water runs from the top, from the garden hose

  • @ccccarriemchardy9216
    @ccccarriemchardy9216 Месяц назад

    Awesome catch, well done!.