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Three years ago I learned about a 2005 documentary called "Rockhounds The Movie" and I set an eBay alert for it, and here I am three years later with a sealed copy of it!

I have no idea how many of these were made, but maybe ‪@EsteemEducation‬ can chime in and let me know.

Now I just need something to play it on!

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 134

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Do you recognize this jasper?

I picked this up at a show, and the label said "Willow Creek Jasper? / Imperial Jasper?" and to me it doesn't look like either one of those.

I would like to find some more of this material, but I'm not sure what it's called.

Any help?

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1 month ago | [YT] | 162

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With the latest production run of Intarsia Fences completed, packaged, and added to the store (link in the comments), that brings me up to 91 of them now produced!

Coming up with the idea of the Intarsia Fence was really the easy part of all of this. It's not that difficult to make one of something for yourself, but it's a whole other thing to make them at scale and sell them.

If you made it this far and you're asking yourself, "What is this intarsia thing?" it's the process of cutting and seamlessly fitting together small stones to create intricate designs.

I've shown the process in a few videos now, but soon there will be a complete step-by-step video that you can follow along with as well.

So if you own a Hi-Tech Diamond 8" Flat Lap and you want to push the limits of what you can create, you might want to consider giving intarsia a shot.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 132

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I currently have three intarsia fences available in the store.

This accessory to the Hi-Tech Diamond 8" flat lap is the most affordable way to start doing stone intarsia work.

(Link in the comment section)

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1 month ago | [YT] | 71

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This is my fourth ultrasonic cleaner that has died and I don't even use it that much.

Does anyone have a recommendation for one that is actually good?

2 months ago | [YT] | 38

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The ads that were run in Lapidary Journal in the 60s and 70s were so good when compared to what we have these days, which is often just some lame social media posts about a 10% discount on something you probably don't even want or a re-posting of someone's TikTok / IG Reel showing an unboxing or a rock being cut...etc.

This "I.Q. Test" which ran in the September 1967 issue of Lapidary Journal, is far better at selling a product than a 60-second video with trending audio.

In the year 2083 no one will look back at your #ad that you made in 2025 for a company to re-post on Facebook and share it the same way I am looking back at the ads that were made in 1967 and sharing them.

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2 months ago | [YT] | 46

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I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that if a rock hammer has a typo on it, it's probably not going to be "Honed for Performance, Forged Perfection"

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2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 109

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Thanks to my friend ‪@Betty-RockBetty‬ I now have this fancy new collapsible 5-gallon bucket.

I have to say it's pretty nice to have an extra bucket that can store flat in the car until you want it to be a bucket.

2 months ago | [YT] | 125

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Does anyone own or have access to a Rockwell hardness testing machine and would like to work with me on a project?

If so, please email me at currentlyrockhounding@gmail.com

(A photo of what these machines look like for attention)

3 months ago | [YT] | 24

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Just an agate for your timeline.

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