I've just now watched this older video of yours and again I must say that your passion really shows. Your tumbling and finishing is perhaps the finest that I've seen- Glaring polish! Thanks again for inspiring all of us.
It's amazing how many rocks I remember when I open up one of those boxes. I guess when you look at a rock week after week for months, the unique ones stick in my head.
I didn't realize how interesting rocks were until I started looking at some really cool ones in the Internet. Then I realized that I have some really interesting rocks right near me here in Michigan. I've been having fun with them ever since!
So jealous. Im on my third tumble so far. My first time tumbling was a disaster. My rocks didnt come out well at all. Thats when I found your videos. Thank you for your videos they are very informative. Im learning everyday.
Man I could sit here and watch your videos all day! So informative! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos for everyone to learn about rock tumbling, they are GREATLY APPRECIATED!
I’ve always wanted to know how to do this the right way!!! I bought a 2 pound National Geographic tumbler a few years ago ands it’s just been collecting dust, I ran across your videos the other day and fired it up again. It’s rolling as we speak. Checked a piece of my petrified wood after a day and a half on low and it’s starting to look good. I’ve always been found to get lost in a rock pile somewhere. Thanks
@@ryanbekke8354 You've probably seen my video on the National Geographic tumbler specifically, but just in case you haven't, here it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CsTc1kXUuPo.html
I've just gotten into tumbling but I've been a longtime collector and I've been known to tuck rocks into gifts before 😂 your collection is so neat, and your layout has given me some ideas for my own!
I found your channel while looking for tutorials on rock tumbling. I enjoy your detail both in the finding and finishing. And now what to do with finished rocks. I inherited a tumler tumbler from my younger brother and my dad 35 years ago. My son was 9 then. But we never got started then. Recently I was helping my younger brother at the sale of his mom’s estate and a lady showed him a “tupper ware” bowl and asked if the rocks were included for 1$ marked on the lid. My brother looked at the rocks and at me and said he and Dad had tumbled them many years ago. He said he would not be able to get them back across the country did I want them. Our father was a geologist and really loved rocks, the natural world, and camping. (Reminds me why I like your channel). I accepted the rocks gratefully. When I showed them to my son and my grandchildren it was my 10 year old granddaughter that enjoyed them most. I told you all this to tell you the use we found for some of the polished rocks, the ones smaller than a dime, the girl likes to play mancala. It is usually played with 48 small glass beads. My granddaughter and I were able find 5 sets of 48 stones each in that bowl the right size to play mancala with. So if you have 48 small polished rocks make or buy a mancala board. Touching my Dads polished rocks never fails to bring a smile to my face even when one of the grandchildren just beat me at mancala. Thank you for your art. Once a good teacher always a good teacher.
It's funny that you mentioned mancala. I'm a recently retired teacher. Another teacher once asked me if I'd make some mancala stones for her. She was doing some sort of project where she needed some mancala games. I agreed to, but she told me to wait and never did ask me to make them. My wife and I have been playing backgammon almost every day for about a year. I have thought about making backgammon checkers for us, but haven't gotten around to doing that project quite yet. Enjoy your games with your grandchildren. We love games here too.
I like watching lava lamps, sand pictures, and touching polished rocks ... I know I am NOT alone! LOL It takes awhile for my eyes to adjust, but I finally can see "depth" between the bands - - just fascinating!
Your collection is larger than I imagined. Like the variety, makes for a more interesting collection ! Thanks much for sharing some with us. They are so so shiny and beautiful !!
Love rock hunting. I've been collecting stones and rocks over the years. Gifts from friends. I am looking for a tumbler. Just not sure what kind. Some day! Love watching you searching and sharing your ideas and knowledge. Thank you
i just got into rocks a couple of weeks ago because i bought some semi precious stones from a craft store and wire wrapped them for jewelry but i thought it would be way cooler to just source my own rocks and stones to wrap! im in chicago though so ive been trying to do some research on what spots outside of the city i should visit to hound for rocks because im sure i wont find anything in the city. i appreciate all the knowledge ive been collecting from this channel, from tumbling to hunting this channel is very informative!
I'm sorry that I don't have any beach hunting videos from your side of the lake. The closest I have is one near Grand Haven, MI, which is a couple hours from you. You can probably find something closer, though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AMO69Z0Ljdw.html
Haha, I had to watch this twice because I was too busy admiring how uncluttered and clean your house is... I have 6 young kids, so my collections are stuck in my china cabinet for now. I have to figure out some other ways to display things so that I can justify keeping them. By the way, my oldest daughter absolutely loves your rock turtles.
We have two kids, one married and one in college. When they were home we managed to keep the house pretty clean then too. I have to admit that my clean shop is a lie. It's not horribly messy, but I did spend about an hour cleaning before the video.
Yes!! You remind me of my two oldest brothers they are both very organized and neat and everything has its place. One of my brothers is a lover of working with wood and the other one loves working with Harley, Davison‘s and every tool has its place. I am 56 and have a craft room but have gotten sick with MS and fibromyalgia and had to sell everything but I’m sticking with my rock tumbling because that’s something I can still do. I enjoy watching the way you store and keep your rocks. I am very much a beginner I started in December 2022 when I came across boxes and boxes of fossils and rocks in my mom’s attic! Since then I’ve been hooked, but it’s taking me a long time to learn the different rocks and minerals that make up the rocks. I’ll keep watching your channel and hopefully I’ll keep growing in wisdom. I did take pictures of cleaned up wet rocks. They’re all like 8“ x 60” Etc. I also have smaller rocks but I was wondering if you knew where I could send pictures of my larger rocks to find out what they are. I appreciate any help or direction you can give me God bless and take care. Have a wonderful, blessed day and if you’re hunting for rocks, Isaac can say is I wish I were there I live in California and our creek beds are all dried up here in the desert live just west of Bakersfield California. OK talk to you later bye-bye
@@MichiganRocksyou can sell this rocks bro, make pendants,rings, stuff like that, if you wanna of course It's not only about money, imagine people have a ring or pendant, they will love this
That is one extensive collection! And that is the one reasons I’ve never started this hobby…I’m so over just doing stuff to do it…..I need a reason to do the job! But kudos to you and all the rock hounds out there…..you do marvelous, beautiful craftwork!!
Thanks for the ideas of how to decorate with our rocks ! I’ve never seen such a clean and organized home in that “outdoorsy” aesthetic before . I’m so jealous of your vintage green oven ! 💚
I wish I could give you that stove. It was the stove that came with our first house. We replaced it with a newer one, but I kept that to brew beer on. I stopped brewing years ago, but my wife won't let me get rid of it because she uses it about twice a year when we have a big dinner here. I just think of tools or cabinets that I could put in that spot.
@@MichiganRocks I’m definitely going to check them out!! I have so many hobbies I love so I may as well add a few more. Do you find most of the rocks you tumble or do you buy them, or a combo of both?
@@rebeccameyer6104 I do both and enjoy both. It's fun to tumble my own finds, but it's also fun to tumble stuff that seems more exotic to me because I can't find it here.
I haven't assembled a collection that large yet, but now I have display and storage ideas if I do. I started my rock hound habit just last summer and I'm having a blast! Thanks for showing us your setup.
I'm not sure that I should be considered a good example. I'm kind of embarrassed that I have all those rocks held captive in my basement where no one can see them.
@@MichiganRocks Perhaps I'll hold mine captive where people can inspect the containers! One thing I've done is place agates in glass jars with very small battery operated lights mingled among them. They become agate lamps and look pretty cool in a darkened room.
Man! I would love a Petoskey stone from that cabinet! What a lovely pastime you have, and I loved the story about your son and his rock collection, too. My son (13yo) just told me he wants to major in geophysics, so we have been collecting obsidian from deposits in Coso Junction, CA. I hope to tumble some of them in a Lot-O Tumbler, to see how they come out. Thanks for making these videos - they have been so great to watch during these tough times!
The Lot-O does great with obsidian, but I have always run it through a rotary tumbler first. Here are some Apache tears I tumbled: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pQq_4_n4ZNI.html
It's currently 4:20 am and I'm here watching these beautiful rocks you have taken great care of! So organized work them, so brilliant! So emotional watching how much you love your rocks 💕
@@MichiganRocks yes, because of the moose and fish, that's a very popular way to decorate there! And lots of ranch style homes as well :) looks like Michigan and Montana have some things in common!
Wow what a nice answer to my question. You have the neatest, cleanest work area of anyone I have ever seen. Your tumbled rocks are beautiful and am sure your wife has some very becoming jewelry you have made her. I was showing your channel to my grandsons today and they liked it too. Keep those great videos coming.. Thanks.
Hi Rob, that was an awesome rock tour. I enjoy your videos so much and have learned a lot from you. I’ve only been polishing rocks for a month but we have always enjoyed going to the Lake Michigan beaches for the last 35 years or so and picking up pretty stones and rocks. We’ve got this big pretty pinkish rock sitting on the floor in our living room under one of the end tables. My wife has some crystal vases filled with stones in various rooms in the house and we have used the bigger ones for landscaping around the flower beds and pool. And now I’m building my polished rock collection. It’s a great hobby for the winter. Dave
Beautiful rocks. That was great seeing part of your collection. Would be nice if you had a way to display them. Hope to see some more of your collection sometime. Thanks for sharing. Davin
Depending on the response here, maybe I can start going through a box a week or something. Might get boring, I'm not sure. I thought about making a coffee table with a glass top over a box. I could fill the box with rocks so they could be seen from the top. Maybe some day. Too many other projects right now, like making weekly RU-vid videos.
@@MichiganRocks "week box" would be awesome! Really nice to get acquainted to your rocks. And what is most awesome - your table has space for more boxes with tumbled rocks ;)
Thanks for sharing! So many people do wire wrapping with beautiful stones.....they would probably love to have some of your stones! You have done a beautiful job on them!!
I have loved rocks since I was a kid living by Lake Michigan. Came across your video by accident. Loved your collection. I will have to watch what you do. We used to always look for pretty "stones or pebbles" as we called them while playing in the lake where they were already all smooth by nature. I believe we spent more time looking for them than playing in the water! Wish I had them now as I grew-up appreciating them more and more. I have been to Lake Superior also but was afraid to keep any of them as nowadays, I didn't think you could take anything from the State Parks? Do you know the true answer to that? It was just at a little hotel on the shores of Superior where guests were burning driftwood! I was in horror seeing this as I am sure you know how much a small branch costs in the stores! The people from the hotel told me so much washes ashore and that I could take what I wanted, but I didn't as I thought with my luck I would get caught in another state that didn't allow it to be taken! TFS!
Yes. That was awesome. Nice house and set up. The fish and duck carving was cool too. The rocks you showed was amazing. Saw all the banding and the one that does tricks with the eye. Really nice shine on them. Was fun to watch. Great video
A lot of rocks take me months to tumble. The tiger eye was surprisingly quick. It's not exactly soft, but it shaped up way quicker than agate and jasper.
Hey, I have a question. I have never been to the store in person, I have only ordered from them. Will they let you dig through a big bin of rocks to buy tumbling rough or is it all packaged already? I'd love to hand select the rocks I tumble.
Michigan Rocks I have only been in one part of the store/warehouse, but all the rocks are in separate bins and you just go in the rock room by yourself and pick through the bins. You can pick and choose which ones you want. I’m sure they must have a pretty healthy back up supply in the warehouses.
I have only been there twice, and I was like a kid in a candy store. I really loaded up both times, so I guess bringing a voice of reason next time would be a good idea for me too!
Thank you for answering my question! What an interesting look into your very uncluttered life, sir. My compliments to your housekeeper match my compliments to your extraordinary rock collection, and I love the little turtles you make! You're an artist at heart, it seems. I enjoyed this tour very much 💯
The basement isn't usually as clean as it was in this video. Nancy requires me to keep the upstairs neat and tidy, but gives me a break on the basement.
I'm sorry. If it makes you feel better, I did straighten up my shop before walking through it. The upstairs is always like that though. My wife insists on it.
I'm from Michigan! I spent the summer collecting rocks from Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. I recently found your channel and also got my rock tumbler today! Thank you for teaching and sharing your knowledge. It's really cool to see rocks that can be found in this state. I look forward to learning from your videos!
Welcome to my channel. I'm glad I'm able to teach you something. You do realize that not all of my tumbled rocks are from Michigan, right? A lot are, but not all of them.
@@MichiganRocks Thank you! Yes, I did see some are from other places. I was watching the videos of rock hunting in Lake Huron and what really grabbed my attention was your Lake Superior rocks. Beautiful!
So helpful! I mean all your videos are! I mean I don’t think my family will like it if I put them around the house “clutter” is what my mom calls it LOL 😂
Thanks for sharing. People ask me all the time what I'm going to do with all the tumbled rocks. I tell them it's about the adventure and the process, and then I offer them a rock. I'm in the middle of a 14 day isolation right now after returning to Canada from 5 weeks in Arizona, but I feel like I just went over to a friends house for a visit. Thanks for the invite !
Iv been in to collecting rocks since I could go outside my grandparents always joked they were gonna get me a box of rocks for Christmas and I’d be happy lol but my boss I work for always teased me cuz I’d find rocks on the job site so one day he leaves and when he got back he said I got something for you and he got me a tumbler!!! I love it thanks Dave
Would enjoy a bin by bin series unboxing these to be inspired to tumble or collect something new. You videos got me to start keeping the unakite we were finding. They tumble up so nice!
You're in luck. Most of these boxes have been featured in my "Rocks in a Box" series. ru-vid.com/group/PLqNINgwEkm-LN2s_fqo0Aa67HDDIaHWcC&si=tDtieKVcuGn8km2K
Your home is absolutely beautiful! I love it and the rustic Michigan appeal. Those two larger Petoskey stones in your tv cabinet are the size of that one I told you an old boyfriend found in a gravel driveway and polished for me 🤗 And a tray of polished rocks you did on the coffee table, great way to display them. I love it!
I am going blind. My right eye is gone now . Hereditary disease, nothing can be done. Been putting my collection behind glass for my Grandsons. Just running out of time. That's life . As we speak my house is flooding. Insult to injury. Your knowledge and collection facilitated me . You are very talented! I will watch more and drool ! Lol !
Good news, you don't have to pay to see them. Most of those boxes have been opened up for my Rocks in a Box series. ru-vid.com/group/PLqNINgwEkm-LN2s_fqo0Aa67HDDIaHWcC
I have several fish tanks that I decorated with tumbled rocks and certain lights that highlight the colors. Slabs make for great habitats for specific fish. I wish I had gotten into the hobby in my youth as I lived in several countries growing up. Funny how I'm always eyeballing rocks when I'm out and about regardless of where I am. Thanks for sharing and stay safe
Thanks for the tour of your lovely home ... that was an unexpected treat ... I would love to see the back yard under snow. lol Been thinking about that most of the winter.
Congratulations on the organization of the stones. Easy to find, despite the quantity. I don't understand almost anything you say, but I love stones and their videos.
Here on Whidbey Island north of Seattle there's a rock painting club whose members get together and paint things on rocks and leaves them on the local trails for kids to find. It includes some serious artist. Every one of your polished stones is a natural work of art. I'll bet finding one on a stump while hiking with the family, would make a kids day.
Beautiful collection, you do get a super great polish on your rocks. Also your workshop is sooo tidy! I would not want to show people round my workshop, it always looks like the aftermath of a bomb attack.
I spent about an hour cleaning before the video. So it wasn't exactly like a bomb went off, but it wasn't exactly tidy either. I kind of feel like I lied to everyone. Sorry about that!
Botswana agates are one of my favorites. Have you seen my Rocks in a Box videos? Bots: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j3kI9avxEt8.html Tiger Eye: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0WJCXIqh8WQ.html
Just found your channel and thanks for being really knowledgeable with rock tumbling has helped me alot. I was thinking about using tumbled polished rocks with epoxy and making coffee tables and dining tables and desks with it at some stage
I remember loving rocks since I was about 5 yrs. old or younger. I use to go outside and sit on the curb and collect the rocks that had been scattered to the curb due to traffic. I would love to look at them. Quarts was my favorite. I loved the ones that looked like gold too. I've never lost my love for rocks. I never got into collecting them and never knew about tumbling them. Thanks for the video.
@@MichiganRocks I am so busy with my ministry that I don't have time for anything else. I wish I had done it decades ago, however. I do love rocks and I don't know why. They are so beautiful! I think it shows me yet again, how awesome God is. Thank you.
@@bedtimebiblechat7152 I often think about how God made the world so interesting for us. Whenever I learn about some sort of science, I always realize how much more complicated it is than I originally thought. God made stuff so that we can never figure it all out. The more we learn, the more amazed we are.
@@MichiganRocks He made things so marvelous it's shows HIM...He said if you've never read scripture, just look out your window and you will see God. (paraphrased). When you look at the funny animals, birds, trees, flowers, you see his sense of humor! He is awesome!!
This is the first I have seen tiger eye on one of your videos. I bought one about the size of those off the street in Cannes Australia in '04 that was not brown. Honestly can't remember if it was red or green. I put it in a "safe place". From there we went to Caranda where they mine opals. Wow. Thank you for sharing!
I love rocks so much, I'd love to make some jewelry with them. I'm coming back to Michigan in June and I can't wait to go to Lake Huron rock hunting. Wow can i come over and kidnap your rock cabinet lol...agates are my favorite or one of them. I might take a drive to Lake Michigan while I'm back. Beautiful when you do sell some let me know please....Terrie
I don't sell anything online, but I sell a few things in a local shop. I have crosses, guitar picks and heart shaped pendants there right now. olivetbookandgift.com Good luck on your rock hunt!
Truly enjoy your videos. Beard looks great. Wife and I half expected your kitchen counter top would be made of polished rocks. Thank you for your videos.
Imagine breaking in and he says "let me get my wallet" proceeds grab a pretty rock out of nowhere to hit the robber with because every room is packin a rock
I just started getting into rock collecting, and I love your videos. Especially since you use MI rocks from Lake Superior. We live in IL, but go up to the U.P. Several times a year. I haven’t tumbled my rocks yet, but I would have a hard time parting with them. I envy your collection, Thank you for the tumbling and identification tutorials!
You have a beautiful home. I was wondering where all the polished rocks went to live, and now we know the rest of the story. The stones you polish always have such high luster they are beautiful.
I think you should definitely sell some if you have the time to tumble them. I know I'd be really interested in buying. Money is always tight but I've always loved tumbled rocks and I just don't have the money or the health to get out and look or buy a Tumblr. I love your channel. What a gorgeous place you live in.
You're right, I should sell some. The problem is that I don't have time to make videos, make some other things that I sell in a local shop, and also take the time to package things up and send them out. Maybe someday.
Funny we are recycling any clear plastic containers for our rocks to and trying to organize them. Looks great very clean and well organized wish I had a better set up but we are managing for newbie’s 😅😊
Well, I’m a aerospace design engineer. I spent so much time on the stars now that I’m 54. Retired a few years now, I’m so into beach rock and shells. I guess I’m looking down now instead of up. ❤️❤️
My part of the house (the basement) is not usually that clean. It's a mess right now, but I hope to have it looking like it did in this video by the end of the week.
