Hope you enjoy my visit to the yard at Robert Hall Originals. I struggled with the video. It was cold and the camera was slow to focus and the lens kept fogging up. I spent about an hour, like a kid in a candy store, and here are the highlights. Afterwards, I head into his store and that video will upload shortly.
Now, without knowing, and I admit I nearly missed it, but the title of the rock shop is not so original. We have a brand of throat sweets called Halls Originals. Perhaps the jokes on me and it was an intentional pun, I d K, all that matters is it is there and all of the beauty that's within it. The final thing I will say is. All of you lovers of lapidary and crystals, minerals for bling or display, slices and dices, tumbled or rough. I wish you all a Merry christmas and a better new year. Happy hounding. Symon.
I went on Saturday! Best day ever! Robert and his wife are so nice! Going back early next month! I keep watching this video over and over its almost like I'm still there
I really have to stop watching your videos when my husband and daughter are around as now they are trying to plan a trip to this awesome place! I loved your reference to the Lord of Rings when looking at the clouds in the agate center. Thank you for sharing
@@meMiner See, I'm not current on these things. So it was novel, and absolutely hilarious to me, since I have played the game that scream comes from. It was a home run with *this* viewer anyway. *edit even now while I'm thinking about it, that intro cracks me up! I do some mind-numbing jobs some times, this little gem is going to put many, many smiles on my face during the dull hours.
I so enjoyed watching you paw through all the rocks. I must say I am a lover of labradorite and can tell you, these rocks are absolutely stunning. I’ve never cut the stones, but rather only add one to my collection when I see the labradorescence.
Wow. Just - wow. Now I regret getting rid of some counter end cuts I had. I will have to steer clear of places like that. I’d bring too much home. Fascinating! Happy holidays!
Awesome adventure wow candy store is right well great taste you got some great eye catchers daisy was so happy to go along awesome awesome video thank you
Oh what an amazing place! I would find it hard not to leave with as much as I could carry. Some real beautiful pieces there! Thanks for taking us along! 🥰👍🏻. Merry Christmas! ✨🎄🌟✨✨✨
@@meMiner ~ I hope you’ll be able to come fishing again, that was so much fun last year. We just gotta squash this virus first though. And ya....we are pumped to get out there! 😎🎣
@@meMiner Sir, we only get one day at a time, I fully agree. My dogs are more of a guard dog type, they hate Amazon 🤣. I'm very grateful for your response and I wish you the best, and a very Merry Christmas 🎄❤️
Thank you for sharing. ☺ Such beautiful natural stones. The agate was so pretty. What a fun time looking through all of those gems. I'd have a hard time choosing. Your wife's lucky you bring some home for her. My husband teases me about my stone/crystal collection obsession. Lol 😁 It's always on my birthday or Christmas list. Merry Christmas to you and your wife.
Merry Christmas Jennifer. Such a nice comment. I keep telling my wife how lucky she is, but I am not sure she believes me. She is a good sport and allows me to do my thing and sometimes make the floor or sink dirty. I am not Dutch clean. LOL
@@jarmyvicious I screwed up. What she really like is turquoise. I cannot find it here and should buy her some nice stuff. Instead, I got her a crystal that she said she likes, but really meant turquoise. Oh well. Next time, she will have to go with me.
@@meMiner If we could only know the true nature of those fabulous beasts... but likely though, we would only be smote all the more for it... ! She should give you credit for trying, it is a difficult thing for a man to select a gift from all those sparklies ! ...but she should remember how you chose her to be with forever before all of the others! Cheers Brother!
Down the street from me here in NM is a place called Fox Caves....it's also a Rock Shop with tons of varieties... all laid out on shelves, display tables and cabinets....could spend a whole day there just looking...! =)
Good for you finding you're place of zen! It looks like you could walk through their 15 times and still not see everything ! Merry Christmas to you and your family
Oh my, oh my, oh my! I wouldn’t be able to leave. It’s maybe good that I have to stay in (meh, COVID vulnerable) or I would be so jealous. Here in the U.K. we don’t seem to have such places (fellow rock nerds, please let me know if there’s any in South U.K.). Warm wishes for a good Christmas to you and your wife and a big virtual hug for Daisy. 🎄🇬🇧🎄❤️
I love the way you can just look at them and name em .. I'd like to send you a picture of one I found last year cause I'm not sure what it is... And the place you are at is awesome ☺️..
That store looks like so much fun! You showed great restraint in your choices. I think I'd go nuts. Isn't it great when you can take Daisy shopping? Can't wait to see what you make out of some of your treasures. Thanks meMiner! 🎄
Wow, looks like a great place, I’m sure you had fun looking around. I think it would take me awhile to get through all that. Good stuff!! Merry Christmas to you and your family from Arizona!
I’m sure, if it helps at all I did live in North Dakota for the last ten years, just sayin. 🥶 Thanks for all your fun and interesting videos this year btw.
I'll be there saturday for the rockhound family day. I'm mainly checking in the yard for petrified wood, some agate and whatever catches my eye. Hope the weather is good! The business is now for sale so this is probably the last rockhound family day, or with Robert running the show.
I just finished my first lapidary project with Labradorite. If I could attach pics I'd gladly show them. I did everything by hand because I don't have any real equipment yet. But they all turned out amazing. I go to the Gem Shop in Cedarburg, WI. for my rough stones and they this guy has everything you can think of.
You were so right about that crystally one - I’d freak out if I found it myself and yet I’d just ‘meh’ seeing it for sale in a shop. It’s the same rock! Why does digging it up yourself make it a cooler stone? 🤷🏻♀️
Good evening everyone! l recently got into rockhounding this year, just...epic! Perma smile, cant wait til next year :) After researching local geology/minerals, passed Geographical history of rivers, the weight of rocks and how they settle blah blah, Im sure you can agree my location can yeild some interesting finds. I should start off by saying that after many what I call refiltering my collection of favourites, Im at the stage of buying rocks lol. With that said. Man, I found a rock, and cannot find any info nor the people I ask? To you guys its prolly nothing, and I apologize if so. However size, shape, weight, and almost jungle like striped camo pattern just is off to me. Any help would be much appreciated as it looks like a cobra. I was scared and offered it nachos, now its just akward when we make eye contact 🙄... Im kidding. But keep smiling all :) Seriously tho, Cobra 😳
Oh this place looks amazing, I’m sure this guy will get lots of extra business from your video :) I know I will be stopping by in the future. Merry Christmas to you and your family :)
Merry Christmas. I have no affiliation with the store, other than I am one of their customers. Still, I like them in there and would be happy if people pay a visit
@@meMiner since I can’t pay a visit in person, I checked out their website and placed an order. So many goodies to choose from, all will look great in my collection:)
@@meMiner oh no, just adding to my personal stash. I haven’t found a good assortment of rocks I like since science north lol. Thought I would buy myself a Christmas gift (from my kids) haha I work at a decommissioned iron mine though (treating the water) and get to see so many gorgeous rocks and minerals laying around but I have a thing for agates, just love them and wanted to build up my collection at home ;)
This video made me feel cheated, 4 rock shops within an hour of the house and not one rock yard. lol... On second thought, that may be a good thing(financially). "...like a kid in a candy store..." would be a tragic understatement in our case. Only an hour? Lisa says day trip, lol. I don't know who would be harder to get to leave, myself or my wife. lol Thanks for another fun video... As always... Good Luck, Have Fun, and Keep on Houndin'... Steve...
And this is the first time we saw this amazing place? lol...Did the gentleman collect all of it? Very cool...Can't wait to see what is inside...Peace...
I went to visit the website and did not see half of what you captured on video! I was hoping to purchase some of the raw material but I guess you have to be there in person to pick it out hey? Awesome videos!
Hey community, I am new to rocks and minerals and I find the whole thing fascinating. If I wanted to read up and learn more about this field are there any books or sites you would recommend? This RUclips channel has been my go to sa far and it is great! keep up the good work!
Man this is crazy and so cheap prices 😍😍 the labradorites are so annoying to cut since u have to know which way to cut to get the right angle so u can get that shine 😅😅
Hiya Greg, Wow what a place to shop....... if I were there, I think my wife would divorce me. Lol But really, that is one cool place. Awesome video dude! So what did Daisy find? 😁 I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya!
I was loving some of the big slabs, but don't have a saw to cut them length wise. I did buy a nice one in the store. Not sure what I am going to do with it, but I couldn't leave it. Next video. ;-)
I do not have a rock saw of any kind yet. I want to get started making some cabs. So I take them to a friend’s and they get cut when he has time. I look forward to your next video! Merry Christmas my friend!
@@brucevanderzanden9638 My tile saw is a 7" and my trim saw is a 10". Both are rather small for large rocks. I really need a big saw. I have lots of rock stacked up for that day. Otherwise, I will contract it out.
You lucky dog, not Daisy, you. Orgasmic shopping, beat the mall any day. Some absolutely beautiful stuff there. I'm not a big agate lover but i'm a sucker for jasper and anything that has the potential for being gemmy. Cabs are either abundant in one colour or anything from nice upto amazing show winners. When I have slices cut I select the ones that have potential, while i'm watching the saw making another cut I will select a slices with potential and with my sharpie in hand I mark off the parts that will not be suitable, I won't mark for cabs at that point, I just let the Image sit in the back of my mind, some time later I will see a shape or design and it's like a light going on, that's the one for that piece. Unfortunately it's been a while since I did any cabs and in all honesty I must stop giving them away. That's my girl, Daisy, the boss, nicer than any rock there. I saw some meMiner B.I.F. on one shelf, not as nice as the one I had as a gift from my good friend Greig. Keep an eye on him Daze.
Yeah, lots of BIF shining in the rain and it makes me think I need to take some of those rocks out of my garden and polish them. My wife watched the video before your comment, but she was looking forward to it. I am sure she will go back and you don't disappoint. ;-)
Orange may be our national color, but it's definitely not my favorite color! I do however like too see a sea of orange at international sporting events. ;)
Hey Greig I do rockhounding videos in Arizona. I found a black nugget I originally thought was a meteor. It was unfortunately non magnetic. When I I took it home I cut a small peice off and it looked like the silver you were cutting in your other video. Could I send you a couple of pics and let me know? Thanks
So I have a question I’m working with a new material that I’m not familiar with I have 1 pound of it it’s called Fluorite I’d be willing to send it to you so that you could make it a video series or video idea tumble from start to finish and then send it back when done
Fluorite is difficult to tumble, because it is soft. I have tried a few times and have videos (which I always do win or fail). Probably better to polish on a flat lap.
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Hope you enjoy my visit to the yard at Robert Hall Originals. I struggled with the video. It was cold and the camera was slow to focus and the lens kept fogging up. I spent about an hour, like a kid in a candy store, and here are the highlights. Afterwards, I head into his store and that video will upload shortly.
Never knew it existed. Thanks for the drool.
Holy moly
Gotta make it there soon..
I've just had to upsize the saddlebags on my motorcycle for when I head there next summer, I may need to buy a trailer.lol.
Now, without knowing, and I admit I nearly missed it, but the title of the rock shop is not so original.
We have a brand of throat sweets called Halls Originals.
Perhaps the jokes on me and it was an intentional pun, I d K, all that matters is it is there and all of the beauty that's within it.
The final thing I will say is.
All of you lovers of lapidary and crystals, minerals for bling or display, slices and dices, tumbled or rough.
I wish you all a Merry christmas and a better new year.
Happy hounding.
Symon.
This is one place I could spend hours looking. Wouldn't even miss lunch..hahaha
I went on Saturday! Best day ever! Robert and his wife are so nice! Going back early next month!
I keep watching this video over and over its almost like I'm still there
I really have to stop watching your videos when my husband and daughter are around as now they are trying to plan a trip to this awesome place! I loved your reference to the Lord of Rings when looking at the clouds in the agate center. Thank you for sharing
Love that!
Oh I would be in Heaven in a place like this! lol
I could easily spend all day there! Got some great treasures there. Thanks for the adventure!
You bet
This place is awesome
I think so too. This was my second visit there. My wife just watched the video and wants to go with me. Bonus!
Man! I MEAN... ! MAN! Tripping balls ... !!! 🤯 I gotta go there!!
just to much. my head explodes with all those beautiful rock, why can't I find stuff like that, thanks for sharing
Best of luck, next time you try.
This was a fun video. Thanks for bringing us viewers along 😀
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is some rock yard! Kid in a candy store indeed :)
Dude, Daisy intro with the zombie scream had me in *stitches!*
Amy had it on her phone. It was a Tic Tok thing. Always happy when I stay current with the kids. LOL
@@meMiner See, I'm not current on these things. So it was novel, and absolutely hilarious to me, since I have played the game that scream comes from. It was a home run with *this* viewer anyway.
*edit even now while I'm thinking about it, that intro cracks me up! I do some mind-numbing jobs some times, this little gem is going to put many, many smiles on my face during the dull hours.
I so enjoyed watching you paw through all the rocks. I must say I am a lover of labradorite and can tell you, these rocks are absolutely stunning. I’ve never cut the stones, but rather only add one to my collection when I see the labradorescence.
So I should try to polish them?
@@meMiner Try it!
Wow. Just - wow. Now I regret getting rid of some counter end cuts I had. I will have to steer clear of places like that. I’d bring too much home. Fascinating! Happy holidays!
This is my 2nd time watching this vid, there's so much to see!
Wow what a amazing place! I like to see some of the rocks on the inside too
Don't tell anyone, but that's my kind of hounding. Thanks for sharing your trip to the store.
I used a mix of ceramic and plastic bead. Mostly plastic because I was short on ceramic
What a fun shop. Thanks for taking us along.
You bet
Nice...I wish I had a place like that near me. Gonna have to look for one on line. Thanks again for the video.🙂 Vivian
Thoroughly enjoyed.... thank you.
Had a look back there today as its been a few years. Then sure enough here you are!
Welcome back. ;-)
Looks like heaven to me!
Hello meMiner, those are some very nice specimens in that yard!
Awesome adventure wow candy store is right well great taste you got some great eye catchers daisy was so happy to go along awesome awesome video thank you
Thank you 🤗
Happy Christmas meMiner
A day in that store would make my Christmas,,
Thanks for sharing
So hard to choose! I want them all. Shopping in the rain actually helps.
The rain was a big help
That was awesome Thanks for taking us along Thumbs Up
Glad you enjoyed it
You are so lucky.we have nothing like that over here.id be coming home with bucket loads!!!
Loved the second-hand shopping and the definition of "how to tell if it's a good rock..."
Very Cool Rocks can't wait to see them after you work on them
It will be fun to cab some of them. When I cut the labradorite, I also cut some silver (until I got too cold), and got some really good slices to cab.
Very interesting. Thanks for the video and hope you and yours have a great holiday season.
Hi Daisy good to see you are both well soon love from Australia.
Wonderful finds 😊
“ oh my ... there’s more ! “ 🥰
Yup that would be me 😂
Thanks for watching
I find it so incredibly relaxing to watch you wander through the rock yard! Also, that petwood at 7:37 made me squee. :)
Lovely stuff. I probably should have bought it.
Oh what an amazing place! I would find it hard not to leave with as much as I could carry. Some real beautiful pieces there!
Thanks for taking us along! 🥰👍🏻. Merry Christmas! ✨🎄🌟✨✨✨
Merry Christmas. There will be ice on the lakes soon, I hope. I can taste the whitefish and trout in my mind already
@@meMiner ~ I hope you’ll be able to come fishing again, that was so much fun last year.
We just gotta squash this virus first though. And ya....we are pumped to get out there! 😎🎣
so many cool looking rocks to choose from !!!!!
good job sir....., one of my fave videos . i would spend a fortune here. its a shame we dont have similar in the uk.....
As always, another great video
I appreciate that
Omw...4:07 "I see you".... freaky!! Thanks for sharing...
And notice it was only like that in the rain. That rock needs a polish. ;-)
Really neat stuff there !
Please take us back to the rock shop again I could spend all day there
Next video will be inside the store. 2600 sq/ft showroom.
I love the foliage they leave amongst the rocks, and they get weathered. Thank you sir, Glad your healthy, Daisy loves rocks too!! But turtles....❤️
Daisy loves adventures for sure. And every day is an adventure for her. We could all learn from that. ;-)
@@meMiner Sir, we only get one day at a time, I fully agree. My dogs are more of a guard dog type, they hate Amazon 🤣. I'm very grateful for your response and I wish you the best, and a very Merry Christmas 🎄❤️
@@thomaspownall2989 Everybody hates Amazon and their riches. Your dogs aren't dumb. LOL
Thank you for sharing. ☺ Such beautiful natural stones. The agate was so pretty. What a fun time looking through all of those gems. I'd have a hard time choosing. Your wife's lucky you bring some home for her. My husband teases me about my stone/crystal collection obsession. Lol 😁 It's always on my birthday or Christmas list. Merry Christmas to you and your wife.
Merry Christmas Jennifer. Such a nice comment. I keep telling my wife how lucky she is, but I am not sure she believes me. She is a good sport and allows me to do my thing and sometimes make the floor or sink dirty. I am not Dutch clean. LOL
Merry Christmas to you and family. I love rocks LOL, sure has some pretty ones there.
Merry Christmas Joy
Merry Christmas from Alberta. Nice to meet you today, we joined your fam! Best of luck in the New Year 🍻
Very cool. My "Canadian" friend. Inside story.
Oh, WOW! You found Heaven!
And you should see what is inside the store. I could have spent hours there
@@meMiner O, I can only imagine... hope there was something nice enough for your wifey! Vheers!
@@jarmyvicious I screwed up. What she really like is turquoise. I cannot find it here and should buy her some nice stuff. Instead, I got her a crystal that she said she likes, but really meant turquoise. Oh well. Next time, she will have to go with me.
@@meMiner If we could only know the true nature of those fabulous beasts... but likely though, we would only be smote all the more for it... !
She should give you credit for trying, it is a difficult thing for a man to select a gift from all those sparklies !
...but she should remember how you chose her to be with forever before all of the others!
Cheers Brother!
@@jarmyvicious Until death do us part. ;-)
Thank you for this video!
You bet!
Best rock shop in Ontario!
Down the street from me here in NM is a place called Fox Caves....it's also a Rock Shop with tons of varieties... all laid out on shelves, display tables and cabinets....could spend a whole day there just looking...! =)
Perfect!
I loved the intro x)
I'd be running around like a toddler high on sugar.
I was like a kid in a candy store. I avoided the rocks too big for my saw(s). Lots of good stuff to pick thru
Eu que sou grata por fazer parte desse canal. 😍😍💝💝
Loved this vd xxx
Vid xx
Real cool looking stuff Miner...I like the buying system.Great prices too
While I would prefer a cost/lb, his system makes sense. It sure was fun
@@meMiner Ontario seems like a overall great place to be a rockhound. So much great material.
Interesting... I haven't seen anything like that in Poland. Usually rocks shop mean here shop with boulders and granite bricks.
🇧🇷💖🧑🏾gostei muito d vídeo e tbm d sua coleção...
Inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame
Daisy was the winner. ;-)
Good for you finding you're place of zen! It looks like you could walk through their 15 times and still not see everything ! Merry Christmas to you and your family
So true!
Oh my, oh my, oh my! I wouldn’t be able to leave. It’s maybe good that I have to stay in (meh, COVID vulnerable) or I would be so jealous. Here in the U.K. we don’t seem to have such places (fellow rock nerds, please let me know if there’s any in South U.K.). Warm wishes for a good Christmas to you and your wife and a big virtual hug for Daisy. 🎄🇬🇧🎄❤️
Merry Christmas Heather.
That's cool!!!
And it's only an hour from my house!!!
Merry Christmas 🌲
Merry Christmas
life goals!
I love the way you can just look at them and name em .. I'd like to send you a picture of one I found last year cause I'm not sure what it is... And the place you are at is awesome ☺️..
Pictures are OK. Best to also know streak, hardness and location. ;-)
That store looks like so much fun! You showed great restraint in your choices. I think I'd go nuts. Isn't it great when you can take Daisy shopping? Can't wait to see what you make out of some of your treasures. Thanks meMiner! 🎄
It sure is fun to poke around. Next video will be inside the store, but Daisy had to stay in the truck. ;-)
I would be overwhelmed. Hi daisy....
It was fun and I had to hurry because they wanted to close. Daisy had a nice time.
Worth a visit someday . ✌
Definitely
Wow, looks like a great place, I’m sure you had fun looking around.
I think it would take me awhile to get through all that. Good stuff!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family from Arizona!
Merry Christmas Greg. I could use some of your weather if you want to send some my way. ;-)
I’m sure, if it helps at all I did live in North Dakota for the last ten years, just sayin. 🥶
Thanks for all your fun and interesting videos this year btw.
I'll be there saturday for the rockhound family day. I'm mainly checking in the yard for petrified wood, some agate and whatever catches my eye. Hope the weather is good! The business is now for sale so this is probably the last rockhound family day, or with Robert running the show.
Have fun. I will try to get there again before the business changes too
Those are pretty
Happy new year :)
Happy new year!
Oh my! Gonna need a bigger 🚚 🚛!
Daisy only allows me to fill the back of the truck and the passenger seat. The back passenger area is her's. ;-)
I just finished my first lapidary project with Labradorite. If I could attach pics I'd gladly show them. I did everything by hand because I don't have any real equipment yet. But they all turned out amazing. I go to the Gem Shop in Cedarburg, WI. for my rough stones and they this guy has everything you can think of.
Glad it worked for you. Nothing wrong with hand tools, but they tend to slow a fellow down
@@meMiner thank God I have patience. But my finger tips are worn out now. Technique is everything.
Doe de groeten aan je vrouw! En fijne feestdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar👍
Bedankt en jij ook! Veel geluk en gezondheid in 2021. Groet vanuit Canada.
i hope you have , a very merry xmas meminer and a happy new year my firend :) best wishes to you and your family ,regards sion .wales .uk
Merry Christmas brother. I wish you all the best in 2021
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You were so right about that crystally one - I’d freak out if I found it myself and yet I’d just ‘meh’ seeing it for sale in a shop. It’s the same rock! Why does digging it up yourself make it a cooler stone? 🤷🏻♀️
Finding it yourself is the best thrill
At the beginning lol
Good evening everyone! l recently got into rockhounding this year, just...epic! Perma smile, cant wait til next year :) After researching local geology/minerals, passed Geographical history of rivers, the weight of rocks and how they settle blah blah, Im sure you can agree my location can yeild some interesting finds. I should start off by saying that after many what I call refiltering my collection of favourites, Im at the stage of buying rocks lol. With that said. Man, I found a rock, and cannot find any info nor the people I ask? To you guys its prolly nothing, and I apologize if so. However size, shape, weight, and almost jungle like striped camo pattern just is off to me. Any help would be much appreciated as it looks like a cobra. I was scared and offered it nachos, now its just akward when we make eye contact 🙄... Im kidding. But keep smiling all :) Seriously tho, Cobra 😳
Hey feel free to email a photo and I’ll try to help you out burgeonvalley@gmail.com
Dan Hurd has a motion picture stone clame.
It like candy store by with rocks : )
Oh this place looks amazing, I’m sure this guy will get lots of extra business from your video :) I know I will be stopping by in the future.
Merry Christmas to you and your family :)
Merry Christmas. I have no affiliation with the store, other than I am one of their customers. Still, I like them in there and would be happy if people pay a visit
@@meMiner since I can’t pay a visit in person, I checked out their website and placed an order. So many goodies to choose from, all will look great in my collection:)
@@kelsieleigh5383 I hope you enjoy. Are you planning a project with them?
@@meMiner oh no, just adding to my personal stash. I haven’t found a good assortment of rocks I like since science north lol. Thought I would buy myself a Christmas gift (from my kids) haha
I work at a decommissioned iron mine though (treating the water) and get to see so many gorgeous rocks and minerals laying around but I have a thing for agates, just love them and wanted to build up my collection at home ;)
This video made me feel cheated, 4 rock shops within an hour of the house and not one rock yard. lol... On second thought, that may be a good thing(financially).
"...like a kid in a candy store..." would be a tragic understatement in our case. Only an hour? Lisa says day trip, lol. I don't know who would be harder to get to leave, myself or my wife. lol
Thanks for another fun video...
As always...
Good Luck, Have Fun, and Keep on Houndin'...
Steve...
Well, nice that you have 4 rock shops. Need to find out where they toss their discards. ;-)
And this is the first time we saw this amazing place? lol...Did the gentleman collect all of it? Very cool...Can't wait to see what is inside...Peace...
Robert's been collecting for 50+ years. A lot of it is self collected.
I went to visit the website and did not see half of what you captured on video! I was hoping to purchase some of the raw material but I guess you have to be there in person to pick it out hey? Awesome videos!
Maybe send them an email. However, in person is always best so you get exactly what you want
Oh man, I could spend all day looking in a place like that. So cool! Thanks for sharing. 😁👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Labradorite can be tricky to cut. I look for the flash on the outside and try to match the angle with the saw.
Too late. ;-)
Hey community, I am new to rocks and minerals and I find the whole thing fascinating. If I wanted to read up and learn more about this field are there any books or sites you would recommend? This RUclips channel has been my go to sa far and it is great! keep up the good work!
First stop is probably mandate.org. Tons of info there and its free.
I`ll ship You some Larvikite from Norway with shiny blue stuff inn it👍👍👍
I may have promised you this before, but this time I'll make it🙏🙏🙏
That would be cool. Do you like silver? I think I might have some. ;-)
Man this is crazy and so cheap prices 😍😍 the labradorites are so annoying to cut since u have to know which way to cut to get the right angle so u can get that shine 😅😅
How do you even choose so many beautiful choices?
Mostly, I looked at what my saw could handle. So many of the rocks were too large for me to cut properly. 1st world problem. ;-)
Good tip thank you.
Does Daisy have an affinity for Labradorite? ;-)
Love your videos.
OMG! I never once thought about that. Too funny.
Hiya Greg, Wow what a place to shop....... if I were there, I think my wife would divorce me. Lol
But really, that is one cool place. Awesome video dude! So what did Daisy find? 😁
I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya!
Daisy liked looking around and visiting with people who drove up. A few knew who she was from my videos. Pretty cool
@@meMiner hey now you know who's watching
You were a kid in a super big candy store! LOL. I would have gotten more. It’s best I don’t go to rock shops.
I was loving some of the big slabs, but don't have a saw to cut them length wise. I did buy a nice one in the store. Not sure what I am going to do with it, but I couldn't leave it. Next video. ;-)
I do not have a rock saw of any kind yet. I want to get started making some cabs. So I take them to a friend’s and they get cut when he has time. I look forward to your next video!
Merry Christmas my friend!
@@brucevanderzanden9638 My tile saw is a 7" and my trim saw is a 10". Both are rather small for large rocks. I really need a big saw. I have lots of rock stacked up for that day. Otherwise, I will contract it out.
Wait for me lol
You lucky dog, not Daisy, you.
Orgasmic shopping, beat the mall any day.
Some absolutely beautiful stuff there.
I'm not a big agate lover but i'm a sucker for jasper and anything that has the potential for being gemmy.
Cabs are either abundant in one colour or anything from nice upto amazing show winners.
When I have slices cut I select the ones that have potential, while i'm watching the saw making another cut I will select a slices with potential and with my sharpie in hand I mark off the parts that will not be suitable, I won't mark for cabs at that point, I just let the Image sit in the back of my mind, some time later I will see a shape or design and it's like a light going on, that's the one for that piece.
Unfortunately it's been a while since I did any cabs and in all honesty I must stop giving them away.
That's my girl, Daisy, the boss, nicer than any rock there.
I saw some meMiner B.I.F. on one shelf, not as nice as the one I had as a gift from my good friend Greig.
Keep an eye on him Daze.
Yeah, lots of BIF shining in the rain and it makes me think I need to take some of those rocks out of my garden and polish them. My wife watched the video before your comment, but she was looking forward to it. I am sure she will go back and you don't disappoint. ;-)
Orange may be our national color, but it's definitely not my favorite color! I do however like too see a sea of orange at international sporting events. ;)
And I'm still surprised she didn't make me get a NL tattoo.
@@meMiner 😂 Does she make you cheer for the dutch team?
Hey Greig I do rockhounding videos in Arizona. I found a black nugget I originally thought was a meteor. It was unfortunately non magnetic. When I I took it home I cut a small peice off and it looked like the silver you were cutting in your other video. Could I send you a couple of pics and let me know? Thanks
Arizona has silver. Also do a streak and hardness test. Probably more likely to be galena, but that is also cool to find
7:43 I likey and again at 9:35
My eyes are always bigger than my belly.....SO whens dessert !!!
A work in progress. When it is done, I have an apatite rockhounding video to edit and post. I know what I am doing on the holidays. ;-)
@@meMiner LOL.It's allowed ! God's work! You bring joy to the multitudes!
So I have a question I’m working with a new material that I’m not familiar with I have 1 pound of it it’s called Fluorite I’d be willing to send it to you so that you could make it a video series or video idea tumble from start to finish and then send it back when done
Fluorite is difficult to tumble, because it is soft. I have tried a few times and have videos (which I always do win or fail). Probably better to polish on a flat lap.
Could you pls tell the name and location?
Robert Hall Originals, Ontario, Canada