Cutting a Gleaming Labradorite D20 

A Labradorite d20 can work for so many classes! The IRL folklore is that they are the northern lights trapped in stone. An inuit based druid, a viking swashbucker, a fur trapper ranger...all would work for this beautiful die. Great job cutting it!

I love your videos. I hope you never stop. That being said, I will address the elephant in the room- Make a full set of dice. D20’s are great, I get it. Make the full set. They don’t even have to be the same material. I can’t be the only person.

Labradorite is my favourite stone! Where I’m from (close to Labrador, actually) dozens of them wash out on the beach every day, so I spent maaaany hours as as kid, walking through the shallow waves to find the most beautiful ones I could !

love seeing you share the skills so that more can appreciate the handicraft that goes into this artwork!

Labradorite is super soft to cut. Also, you can figure out the direction of the flash by wetting the stone and turning it till it flashes then setting it on something you can turn and get it leveled so the flash is constant. That is the line of the crystal keep that as a face and you will have great color.

This guy rolls a Nat 20 on every dice he makes

I love how the die shimmers as you work with the stone. It’s indescribably satisfying. I’m also playing a swashbuckler rogue in my current session. Completely agree that this die fits that archetype.

Probably my favorite dice. It seems like it would fit a wanderer with a gray cloak holding a trident emerging from the waves, searching for something he has lost.

Labradorite has to be one of the most beautiful stones to ever exist

Absolutely stunning. I hope one of these days I can afford such a beautiful piece of nerd art.

That is an amazing die! Can't wait to see more of Kye's work!

Beautiful work Kye! Awesome to see your first Star-Cut die, it looks great!! Also great work on the voice over as well, I love seeing how you both tackle the troubleshooting issues together. Keep going and you'll only get better and better!! Can't wait to see what you cut next~ 😊

id say this die would fit a storm genasi in a pirate themed campaign

Well done both! It's lovely to see you overcome trouble with uneven stone, figuring out the facets... All to reach a truly spectacular effect!

labradorite is my absolute favourite stone and this is STUNNING, especially when you think about all the folk tales/ myths about the stone. this is amazing

Pretty! ❤ I'd like to see what you two could come up with for a full set of dice. Or maybe even a D100!

Was about to sign out for the day but saw a new Hedron Rockworks video - staying for another 5:48 lol

Ive been wanting too see this Stone in dice form for such a long time! Absolutely Awesome!

Magnificent end result! Loving the new over head angle but if the camera falls we get a stone POV 😂

I love seeing friends on the channel! I hope y’all have a lot of fun together! Well done on the dice too 🎲

Labradorite is my favorite stone, especially because of its beautiful flashes of color. Great job as always!

Wow very cool video and beautiful dice! Awesome to see your work Kye!

Absolutely beautiful -- I'm fond of labradorite. It's got a butterfly-wing look to it that's really pretty, and you did a fantastic job with it.

DUDE, this gem is so pretty!! Here’s to more dnd gem dice. 🍷

love it when the stones have so many shiny colors that change with the light!

Finally, a new video from my favourite dice lapidary!

This die came out really well! Personally I think with it being cloudy in coloration with flashes of an almost mystic blue, it would be very fitting for an Arcane Trickster Rogue. As always, you put out some rock solid content(heh) and I hope you guys will do Alexandrite in the future. I love that Alexandrite changes colors based on what light is hitting it and how it hits it.

My goodness. What y'all are doing is creating works of art. I hope that one day I can own something like what you create.

You can get a tiny waterjet, and test its depth of cut, and make the number cuts super deep, so they are a void, but glow from light passing trough, or even putting a tiny bit of glow in the dark paint at the bottom of the cut, so you can't actually see the glow, just the reflection off the walls of the number cut. would look amazing in the dark, and cool in the light. Its light in the dark, and dark in the light.

Its gorgeous! Great job on your first star bevels!

Man dunno why labradorite is my favorite rock its so cool

That's a beautiful die! Love the colors so much, great job!

I love this one! The sparkle and dimension are really amazing ❤️

Good work, Kye! Glad to see more from you! I agree with the pirate vibes, but I can definitely see an air Genasi too

May I love when these videos pop up.

This would look great with the edges scratched like the amethyst you did.

Super lovely dice! I’d love one of these personally

the way you teach is very constructive and shows alot of love for the craft. both of you are doing great work and its extrimly anjoyable to watch!

So funny that you said this dice would be good for a pirate character because I am currently playing as a scary mermaid pirate in my dnd campaign and I got a Labradorite d20 for when I play as her! Great minds think alike! 😆

I enjoy the longer format videos. Maybe do a shorter version and a longer version in separate videos?

these are awesome i hope one day i could have one of your amazing work!

Beautiful.

Beautiful as always!

YESSS !! my favourite gemstone, i was hoping you'd make a d20 out of one ! it turned out beautifully :D

It's wonderful to see a master craftsman take on an apprentice! Both dice you have shown us are wonderful, and I look forward to seeing your growth as an artist.

Love the content, the creations, and the narration. Always nice to see a video in my feed.

Thanks for sharing! And I would love to see what you would do with other dice, 1d4 through 1d12 for example. Maybe even a full set?!? Given that there are lovely star patterns etc. possible on a d20, there are bound be cool or pretty options for facets on the other platonic solids too! :D

Thats an amazing die. And a great video. Glad to see you two getting along. We are excited for more!

I accept this video offering.

This die looks perfect for a Tempest Cleric!

Labradorite is my favorite mineral/stone. Especially if its the dark green/blue variety. Glad to see the continued teaching/apprenticeship. Can't wait for the next project/dice!

Excellent work! Especially for a first go at this style!

Dude. You're killing it!

Beautiful work as per usual, such craftsmanship.

Amazing video, Would love to see a video like this on ocean picture stone

this is something else!

Great job!

what a beautiful stone~ and definitely agree it fits the vibe of a swashbuckler :D

That main stone looked big enough to make a few different dice.

random idea, while watching your lovely videos: as an alternative cut, leaving the corners alone, no stars or pentagons, but having the edges between faces be rounded off, with 3 cuts: one bisecting the angles of the faces, and another 2 to taper it down. and the result being smooth, not frosted, with the edge cuts each about .5mm wide (so quite a big rounding I think)

Bro its so cool I love your videos. It makes me want to learn how you do it, your job looks so fascinating.

A yes. The Perfect stone for a Dice. NOW you have to roll to get a good looking stone when making it!

As always, those are so beautiful to look at. True work of art !! Each time i’m telling myself that it would be insane to play with one a these. Even nat 1 would feel good :P

YES!!!!! ive been waiting for this one! labradorite is so beautiful, its easy to see why its my favorite rock. its easy to ruin the flame by cutting wrong, and you did such a good job on this one! the labradoressence on the 20 facet is especially vibrant. i also spy the ruby chunk from the latest video in the background...

Just want to echo the sentiment that I’d love to see a full set made by you! I know you mentioned you don’t like cutting the other dice types, however maybe you can get creative to make them beautiful and more fun to cut like with the stars you cut into the corners.

I don’t even play TTRPGs, but I’d love to have one just as a coffee table or desk top conversation piece

amazing skill and technique, once again. This is the first time I've ever had a criticism, tho. That piece of Labradorite really doesn't do the stone justice. The amazing blues and greens you can get seem to be a bit muted with this one. great work, still! Hopefully you can revisit this mineral again

I love your videos. It's such a shame they are so short.

Super pretty ,you've done an amazing job ,keep up the good work

hell yeah

my favorite rock!

Some type of northern or nordic character would work too. Labradorite always reminds me of the northern lights captured in a stone.

Ooooh I love labradorite!!!!

Labradorite is my favorite shiny rock :D I have a more processed labradorite D20 dice that I got as a gift for christmas one year. Its my favorite dice, but I'm super delicate with it, lol

That d20 is insane...

I love rocks 😍 it turned out so beautiful

I love your videos!

as a Labradorian who plays D&D i need a set lol. also, in my front yard, we have a fully Labradorite Inukshuk.

Are you using the number layout from Henry Segerman's balanced d20?

There is still difference between pupil and master, it's the difference of perfection.

I saw that laser garnet rough on the table >_> Hope to see that one faceted soon! Turtleshoard just did his first try at an Nd:Ce:YAG one and it turned out pretty cool

Dope!

each one of these is an heirloom. really wish I could get my hands on one of these special die.

How pretty did that die turn out! :O

Big pieces are hard to find. Easy to access places are picked clean.

Beautiful! For me it's a Goliath Ranger =)

It'd be cool if you made a yooperlite D20 if you haven't already. They are UV reactive.

I got some stuff maybe worth cutting to d20. Giant stones of various sorts.

Where did you get your splash shield. I'd love to get one myself.

Wow!

Do you go to the Tucson gem show? I try to get there every year.

Sorry if this has been covered, but I'm new here. Is there a chance that dice made from natural stone might have parts that are more or less dense than the rest and cause it to be out of balance?

This is gorgeous.Ever do agate D20?

thats nice

Maybe this is a little out of pocket, but I work for a gem and mineral company that specializes in labradorite, and this looks a LOT like our raw material out of the mine my boss owns. Do you happen to know if this is lab from Madagascar? If it is, its likely out of a mine near Maniry, Madagascar, on the south end of the island.

Any chance of using malachite? Is it suitable to be cut into a die?

nice

how do you come up with the measurements of the angles for these?

You should make a whole set of 7 from one stone

You should try your hand at gold or silver.