One of the reasons I love this material. It can look normal...until the light hits it just right and then it becomes a work of art gifted by mother nature. All I did was shape and shine it!
Thank you! I just rearranged the rock room a bit and move the obsidian and forgot how beautiful it was. I get so busy that I sometimes forget to stop and admire its beauty.
I have a similar large piece, did an end cut and have been studying it now, don't want to mess up the end cut!! Studying studying studying...My head hurts...Beautiful piece Kyle, I hope I can do at least 1/4 of that.
Georgous! I swear I have read people saying, “Cut across the grain,” and I’m , “ like leg of lamb??” It made no sense. Thanks for showing the layers and getting to them as desirable...so much more logical😀😀
For Fire obsidian, it does help to cut just above where layer is and then just grind down to it. And that's if you know where the layer is at. Other times it's a guessing game.
Pretty happy, 😜, that material is spectacular, great work on those pieces, just spectacular result. That has to be some of the most amazing obsidian I have seen even if I am a novice in this hobby. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
What is the sixth wheel that you're not using on the cab machine? Also, if you had worked down the dome a bit more on the larger chunk, would that have functioned like removing potch from opal? I wonder if the fire would have been even brighter? Super informative video, thank you :)
I believe that wheel it's 14,000 grit. I never had success with it on obsidian. You are observant...it can actually be brighter if the obsidian is ground down even further but I like to play it safe just in case. For example, if it ever exchanged hands to another arts, there is enough material above the layer to cut and reshape to their needs. I could probably make multiple pendants out of bigger piece but I like to keep them as is if I can to avoid waste.
That’s just rad looking obsidian!! I just got some rainbow obsidian and it cleans up nice. I’ve been teaching myself how to cab and only been doing it for about two years now but don’t have a good shine on my finale pieces. Just recently came across your videos and I’m amazed the shine you get. Do you prefer the carpet over leather? I’ve asked a few people on how they get such a glassy shine and most don’t seem to want to give up secrets. I’m really addicted to obsidian and Montana agates.
Welcome to the channel and I'm not shy to sharing my tips and tricks because I want to encourage others to do the best with what they love to do. I've used both a leather polishing wheel and a carpet polishing wheel before I even had my very own equipment and my personal preference is the carpet wheel. I've had a leather wheel dry out too quickly and grab a rock from my hand and throw it. For a nice shine, the sanding stages are important. Take time and check your work often before going to the next step. At the polishing wheel, Adding pressure while polishing is key...not enough to stop the wheel but a generous amount of pressure. Don't let the polishing compound dry out either. It should always have that wet look. You can't really spend too much time at the polishing stage. Keep a rag/towel handy at the polishing station too to help wipe away and check your work. In my experience, working smaller pieces of obsidian is more forgiving that larger pieces due to less surface area to work.
@@WorldofRockhounds Thanks for the info. I definitely will put it in to play with my work. I’ve been realizing that my grinding wheels do put deep scratches and at times I don’t get them out so I go back a wheel and tend to really work it out then move up to the next wheel. I’m trying to add more pressure to the higher grits as I move up my wheels as I get a better feel and more confidence that I won’t mess my piece up. I did a few cabs yesterday before going to work and it really made the difference. Again, thank you for the info and keep the grind going.👍
I used combination of equipment, I started with a Beacon Star Arbor with hard diamond grinding wheels and then for the final steps I used a Diamond Pacific Genie cabbing machine.
Thanks so much for sharing!! I've purchased some beautiful Rainbow Obsidian from Jalisco Mexico and was looking for tips as to cut down on mistakes ;) Also, what is the location of the Fire Obsidian? Thanks again for taking the time...very nice video 😎
You are most welcome! I'm always happy to share whatever knowledge I have to the best of my ability. Fire obsidian comes out of Glass Butte in Central Oregon but there are active claims in the area so you would have to do the due diligence of doing some research as to avoid the claimed areas. If you are wishing to acquire some, reach out to facebook.com/FireObsidian The gent that runs that page sells the material and has claims on it.
Perfect...thank you!!! A friend of mine knows this gentleman I believe. Not going there anytime soon, so I'll reach out...I appreciate that!!! Absolutely gorgeous material...rivaling fine opal in my humble opinion ;)
Very nice polish!! What is the difference between fire obsidian and rainbow obsidian? Your pieces have rainbow type colors. Just wondering what makes it fire obsidian. Enjoyed he video!
Fire obsidian gets its color from the reflective layers of nano-crystalized magnetite layers. I've seen those layers be a solid silver color to a single color of red, yellow, green, blue, purple...to having every color of the rainbow in a single layer. Whereas rainbow obsidian gets its color by a completely different process.
did you set that carpet rig up yourself or is it a standard thing you can buy ? looks really cool ! im experimenting with leather and the carpet seems like a good idea...I have old bench grinders I could adapt, any how thanks for the clues , and happy hounding !
I did not make it initially but I kind of did when I had to rebuild the box that it's housed on now. I've used leather when I first started learning how to polish obsidian but after using a carpet wheel, I never went back.
I'm not sure of the value exactly but that piece came in a box that I paid $20 for. But I do know that its worth a good chunk of change! I just can't seem to allow myself to sell it because I hoard the stuff haha
Amazing how it has an almost transparent look that morphs with changing angle and light -- absolutely beautiful. Obsidian is beautiful stuff.
One of the reasons I love this material. It can look normal...until the light hits it just right and then it becomes a work of art gifted by mother nature. All I did was shape and shine it!
Incredile polish! The layers in that bigger pc are fantastic!
Simply Amazing!
DUDE THAT LAYERS AND SHADOWS UNDER THEM LOOKING CRAAAAAAZYYYY
:D
Gorgeous specimen 😮 That is just WOW!!
:)
That's beautiful mate I had no idea it would turn out that way the geometric shapes that come through really draw the eye
Thank you! It's beautiful stuff and the extra layers really made it pop!
It is absolutely gorgeous!
That Obsidian is gorgeous! What a spectacular shine you got on it! Awesome.
It sure is and thank you!
Wow 🤩 so interesting seeing the individual layers within the stone. It was awesome.
I always enjoy having the multiple layers. It almost gives it more depth.
Killer polish!!
Thank you!
Very Nice Work! Very impressive equipment also.
Bless yall. Was hard to find people standing and not knapping
yeah I'm not much of a knapper haha
Absolutely beautiful, another great video.
Thank you!
Love how they turned out... The layers in the larger piece... WOW. Great work.
Thank you! I just rearranged the rock room a bit and move the obsidian and forgot how beautiful it was.
I get so busy that I sometimes forget to stop and admire its beauty.
Super cool. Great job
Thank you very much!
Never seen ANYTHING like this piece you've done before! ROCK ON!!!
It's pretty neat :)
Hi I found quite lot of obsidian in a garden in uk I have it looked at by a auction and said its obsidian is it rare to find this in england
Absolutely gorgeous job Kyle!✌🤠
Thank you so much!
Thank's super!
Wow that's beautiful stuff
It's my favorite!
Magical! Thank's a lot for sharing the beautiful results and your expertise :-)
Just got some really interesting Rainbow Obsidian from HPL and this info will be really helpful! Thank you for all your great videos
I have a similar large piece, did an end cut and have been studying it now, don't want to mess up the end cut!! Studying studying studying...My head hurts...Beautiful piece Kyle, I hope I can do at least 1/4 of that.
Came out awesome
Thank you!
🤯🤯 mindblowingly beautiful😍😍😍😍
Wow! Just Beautiful ❤️ and what a shop you have. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Awesome job. What two beautiful pieces.
Thank you!
Great work..
Thank you!
So shiny! Great job!
Thanks buddy 👉🤠👉
Wow I definitely need one in my life
I wish there was enough to give everyone! :) It's such a beautiful material.
Georgous! I swear I have read people saying, “Cut across the grain,” and I’m , “ like leg of lamb??” It made no sense. Thanks for showing the layers and getting to them as desirable...so much more logical😀😀
For Fire obsidian, it does help to cut just above where layer is and then just grind down to it. And that's if you know where the layer is at.
Other times it's a guessing game.
That really is nice stuff, nice job!
Thank you!
Bro that turned out to being another spectacular masterpiece 🤩🤤🤘🔥🔥
Thank you! 👉🤠👉
Pretty happy, 😜, that material is spectacular, great work on those pieces, just spectacular result. That has to be some of the most amazing obsidian I have seen even if I am a novice in this hobby.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Thank you for the compliment :)
Hello Brother, Very Beautiful...
Howdy and thank you!
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
สวยยย...
What is the sixth wheel that you're not using on the cab machine?
Also, if you had worked down the dome a bit more on the larger chunk, would that have functioned like removing potch from opal? I wonder if the fire would have been even brighter?
Super informative video, thank you :)
I believe that wheel it's 14,000 grit. I never had success with it on obsidian.
You are observant...it can actually be brighter if the obsidian is ground down even further but I like to play it safe just in case.
For example, if it ever exchanged hands to another arts, there is enough material above the layer to cut and reshape to their needs. I could probably make multiple pendants out of bigger piece but I like to keep them as is if I can to avoid waste.
That’s just rad looking obsidian!! I just got some rainbow obsidian and it cleans up nice. I’ve been teaching myself how to cab and only been doing it for about two years now but don’t have a good shine on my finale pieces. Just recently came across your videos and I’m amazed the shine you get. Do you prefer the carpet over leather? I’ve asked a few people on how they get such a glassy shine and most don’t seem to want to give up secrets. I’m really addicted to obsidian and Montana agates.
Welcome to the channel and I'm not shy to sharing my tips and tricks because I want to encourage others to do the best with what they love to do.
I've used both a leather polishing wheel and a carpet polishing wheel before I even had my very own equipment and my personal preference is the carpet wheel. I've had a leather wheel dry out too quickly and grab a rock from my hand and throw it.
For a nice shine, the sanding stages are important. Take time and check your work often before going to the next step.
At the polishing wheel, Adding pressure while polishing is key...not enough to stop the wheel but a generous amount of pressure. Don't let the polishing compound dry out either. It should always have that wet look.
You can't really spend too much time at the polishing stage.
Keep a rag/towel handy at the polishing station too to help wipe away and check your work.
In my experience, working smaller pieces of obsidian is more forgiving that larger pieces due to less surface area to work.
@@WorldofRockhounds Thanks for the info. I definitely will put it in to play with my work. I’ve been realizing that my grinding wheels do put deep scratches and at times I don’t get them out so I go back a wheel and tend to really work it out then move up to the next wheel. I’m trying to add more pressure to the higher grits as I move up my wheels as I get a better feel and more confidence that I won’t mess my piece up. I did a few cabs yesterday before going to work and it really made the difference. Again, thank you for the info and keep the grind going.👍
Nice! Whats kind of wet grinder are you using?
I used combination of equipment, I started with a Beacon Star Arbor with hard diamond grinding wheels and then for the final steps I used a Diamond Pacific Genie cabbing machine.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
I've purchased some beautiful Rainbow Obsidian from Jalisco Mexico and was looking for tips as to cut down on mistakes ;)
Also, what is the location of the Fire Obsidian?
Thanks again for taking the time...very nice video 😎
You are most welcome! I'm always happy to share whatever knowledge I have to the best of my ability.
Fire obsidian comes out of Glass Butte in Central Oregon but there are active claims in the area so you would have to do the due diligence of doing some research as to avoid the claimed areas.
If you are wishing to acquire some, reach out to facebook.com/FireObsidian
The gent that runs that page sells the material and has claims on it.
Perfect...thank you!!!
A friend of mine knows this gentleman I believe.
Not going there anytime soon, so I'll reach out...I appreciate that!!!
Absolutely gorgeous material...rivaling fine opal in my humble opinion ;)
@@davidgrove481 You're welcome! and that's good. Emory is a nice guy.
Some might argue it but I prefer fire obsidian to opal :)
Glass butte? I'm sitting on a nice bit of fire obsidian myself and am having a hell of a time not destroying the pieces.
Yup, even though I got this piece from a rock sale, but it does come from Glass Butte. It sure is pretty stuff!
@@WorldofRockhounds Hit me up if you ever want some hunks and chunks. I'd send you some pieces for free if you're gonna make videos polishing them up.
Very nice polish!! What is the difference between fire obsidian and rainbow obsidian? Your pieces have rainbow type colors. Just wondering what makes it fire obsidian. Enjoyed he video!
Fire obsidian gets its color from the reflective layers of nano-crystalized magnetite layers. I've seen those layers be a solid silver color to a single color of red, yellow, green, blue, purple...to having every color of the rainbow in a single layer.
Whereas rainbow obsidian gets its color by a completely different process.
And thank you!
That looks great, Where did you get the obsidian?
That particular piece I got from an estate sale several months ago. Got a good box of obsidian from that sale!
❤
Is My obsidians a fire one because I tested it with blowtorch and looks obsidians can you tell me that is obsidians can melt like gold? Or not?
did you set that carpet rig up yourself or is it a standard thing you can buy ? looks really cool ! im experimenting with leather and the carpet seems like a good idea...I have old bench grinders I could adapt, any how thanks for the clues , and happy hounding !
I did not make it initially but I kind of did when I had to rebuild the box that it's housed on now. I've used leather when I first started learning how to polish obsidian but after using a carpet wheel, I never went back.
Drool.
you can literally count layers and probably see under (between)them
:)
How thin can obsidian be cut?
It all depends on how good the saw is and how many fractures are in the stone. Like any other material, you can get thin slabs.
Holly beautiful
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTT
Dude thats so expensive
I'm not sure of the value exactly but that piece came in a box that I paid $20 for. But I do know that its worth a good chunk of change! I just can't seem to allow myself to sell it because I hoard the stuff haha
Shungite for la casa
No shungite here. I don't even think I have any shungite in my collection! I need to get on that!