Cutting LIGHTNING STONES open w/ lapidary saw! [SEPTARIAN] 

My thoughts exactly! It's fascinating for sure! ....but I'm most glad he has all his fingers!

Same

Yep gave me anxiety

these type of saws cut more by grinding than cutting in the typical saw blade or serrated knife sense, a brief touch doesn't even always hurt, to me, not like you could try to grab it but still

Haha, me too - yikes!

Thank you for the history!!

That's so interesting! Thank you!

Cool. ✌️

I live in SW Michigan and I can confirm that you can find these things all over the beaches here. Never knew they were unique to the region though. Pretty cool. Maybe I'll pay a little more attention to them in the future.

There are other types of septarians as well that can be formed thru volcanic eruptions called septarian nodules, they will sometimes form with big deep druzy and crystalline structures that are really amazing. Usually formed with yellow calcite marbled thru with a brown to black colored host rock. Beautiful stuff

I live in the mid south and I've never seen stones like that!! They're gorgeous and so cool, both inside and out!!! Thank you for sharing that with us. I think the one that fractured can still make a cool piece, maybe only looking at the outside layer. or both sides.... but mount it on a plague or stand made with, clear plexi-glass or similar see through material, that has a plate , so a back to lean against and a "floor" to sit it on at the bottom of it, at least 2 times wider than the rock itself, and with the outside face showing.... and place the pieces that broke off on the shelf in front of the rock face. Then place that on a swiveling block with a changing or not changing LED light shining up through the "glass" to illuminate the stone from below. One could make the stand completely enclosing the stone and pieces and then either with fiber optics or cut points within the "glass" to cause the light to reflect a little differently at each point to make it appear like the stones are floating in space with stars showing brighter all around it., or stars showing in the "background" of a mountain range. I'm sure there is likely some easier way to make it appear something like that. From the front to me the breaks look like a jagged mountain top within a mountain range where it broke up and there was a rock slide and now those rocks are at the foot of the mountain. Anyway. IF you have it against or inside something clear then people could still look at both sides. You could probably mount the stone pebbles in a way to see most sides of each one if not all sides of each one. maybe drill tiny holes and thread with fishing line or tie fishing line around the stones and add a tiny bit of super glue and hang them low in front of the rock, with the knotted string sticking out of the top with a bead or stem like ornament on it's end and is knotted just below the "glass" and then strung with an ornament or charm leaving just enough slack to raise them up a bit and allow for rolling/turning of the string between fingertips to get the stones to spin a little so one can look at most sides without touching and giving no opportunity for five finger discounts unless you authorize for an interested child!!

Whoa Brother!!! That’s crazy!!! In the service, My Dad was hit by lightning (twice) A few years later He was hit again… Makes Me Wonder 💭 4tru… Hmmm lol Maybe that’s why He had 9 of Us Kids… A few months ago He went beyond The Veil, He would of been 94 Dec 31st… I don’t always comment, I do love Your work My Friend… Ohhh loved the stones…

Do 3mm slices Like when they cut up brains

Where is tge "AWESOME" button?? Cuz this video is...AWESOME!! Great finds!!

I have a hard time watching with your finger so close to that wet saw ! 🫣 but, can’t look away.. beautiful stones ! 🤩

I started thinking about custom table, desk inlays

I agree. It gave it more personality.

I would probably take the little pieces and polish them. There should be a bit of the crystal layer right at the breaking surface.

Bingo

That makes me smile, please tell them I said hey and that they rock!!

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That’s true, I didn’t think about it like that

Very good quote ❤️

Absolutely! Thanks for joining us!

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Well said!

You’re so kind! ❤️❤️❤️

We’ve only been to MI once and it was years ago. We’re hoping for a return trip in the next year or so. Are there any specific areas/beaches that you’d recommend for us to see be able to see those stones? Thank You!

Glad you like them!

Thanks!

Thanks Rick!

i like them not cutted. they are pretty just they are.

I see the portrait of a black bear at 2:25 on the right half. See it?

@bob_frazier oh, yes! I do! Thanks for sharing your observation!

They’re so cool!

Thanks! 🙌

Totally!

I thought the same thing! I would definitely display them like that.

They’re super cool 😎

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That’s awesome man!

Glad you enjoyed!

Sure!

Any time!

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No need to worry ☺️

Exactly!

Nice!!

Thanks so much!

More to come!

I’m so thankful someone showed you the finger on the saw trick! Make sure to never do that with a blade with teeth!! Even diamond blades with notches. I’m glad you are hooked though!

@@AgateDad still have all my fingers! They are little worse for wear since I was 17 and now 46.

Glad to help

That would be cool!