In this video I cut a D20 from Larimar, a stone that comes from the Dominican Republic. Watch the beautiful transformation from stone to game piece. Video Editor - Andrew Janney AndrewJanney.com
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@ANPC-pi9vu Жыл бұрын
The fibrous formation of Larimar is what makes it temperamental to work with, I would think. I would love to see you do a whole set of DnD dice out of Florite. It comes in so many colors and it has this sort of soft inner glow to it. It might be a pain to work with due to it's brittle nature and perfect cleavage, though, but it's such an affordable and beautiful material.
@hedronrockworks Жыл бұрын
I have made one die out of fluorite. It was a while ago and I don’t remember the details but I do remember it was hard to work with.
@hauz287 Жыл бұрын
@@hedronrockworks man I can't wait for you to post new dice making videos this is my new ASMR.
@totallyanexpert5212 Жыл бұрын
Not being educated, reading "perfect cleavage" sounded so funny lol 🤣
@boarbot7829 Жыл бұрын
@@hedronrockworks would you ever consider making a set of dice in this style out of just coloured glass?
@TheBaconVanMan Жыл бұрын
@@totallyanexpert5212 Grow up. I say as I point out a phallic cloud overhead.
@chiggomckekllecuck5117 Жыл бұрын
Duuuuuuude. As a lapidary artist myself. I am genuinely impressed with you even attempting this. Larimar can be an absolute nightmare to work with in my experiences. Just when it decides to have random little bits chip off itself for no reason. Good shit man.
@gustavotavarezlora5261 Жыл бұрын
I see larimar all the time on bracelets and chains or rings but I've never seen it used this way, it looks amazing
@mrowpilled Жыл бұрын
I stumbled upon your channel with the amethyst video but I really have to say I already love your work, not only is your work completely enchanting to someone who doesn't know anything about grinding gemstones- but your camera work is lovely as well!!! The way it's all so cinematic and entertaining is absolutely astonishing!!! I look forward to your journey :D
@user-hz1jc6bg2n Жыл бұрын
Same
@TylerDollarhide Жыл бұрын
Marble is similar in that it is extremely soft, but is extremely difficult to grind down. I slabbed a small piece of natural marble from Greece recently, and it took about four days to finish. Even an 80 grit belt sander took hours to make any noticeable changes.
@ShineAqua Жыл бұрын
I'm looking to start a small dice making venture and stumbled upon your channel, while researching how gemstone dice are made. Thank you so much for the inspiration, as I'm now looking into newer and more interesting materials. Please continue with your work on this channel, your craftsmanship is remarkable.
@TheRubix47 Жыл бұрын
I have an older video on my Instagram that would be a good resource for starting out.
@ShineAqua Жыл бұрын
@@TheRubix47 link it
@hedronrockworks Жыл бұрын
instagram.com/tv/CWUfYeSg8JE/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Sorry for the slow reply. It might be a little dry but the content is good
@AcornFox Жыл бұрын
@@TheRubix47 your channel subs... we are kindred spirits. same first name too hahaha
@jonahspry8375 Жыл бұрын
I feel like I’m watching a documentary. Your content is amazing. Absolutely wild I stumbled on this randomly. Thank you for making such awesome videos!
@livedandletdie Жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful dice I've seen in my life, mostly cuz it's Larimar, the stone that looks like a frozen moment of the waves in the sea.
@lourdesmayorga4592Ай бұрын
That’s a good representation of the colors “a frozen moment of the waves”!
@grandogrigo Жыл бұрын
Your dice are fascinating! And your calm voice and style of video editing - they are perfectly match with your creations. Thanks for such good experience from watching your content!
@duckwhosaiditall9120 Жыл бұрын
The star cut is the most beautiful d20 cut. My dream d20 would be a starcut black opal 😊 My you always find inspiration. Your work is amazing.
@embyrr922 Жыл бұрын
Larimar is such a beautiful stone. The die is gorgeous, although I do wonder what it would look like with copper numbers, the black it so stark.
@loser-nobody Жыл бұрын
Stunning! I hope that crack/dislocation going through the middle doesn't cause any trouble. Make sure no one ever rolls this die!
@coolhead2281 Жыл бұрын
Looks incredible! I think gold coloring for the numbers would contrast much better with the blue though, like sand on a beach.
@boserboser6870 Жыл бұрын
Readability might suffer with 2 bright colours paired together. Would look nice but look less proffessional
@coolhead2281 Жыл бұрын
@@boserboser6870 Due to the natural composition of Larimar, and looking again at the faces of the dice, I think there are enough dark areas to provide sufficient contrast for it to be readable. Whether or not it would look professional, I cannot say...
@gljames24 Жыл бұрын
I think brown or caramel would work well.
@dillonvandergriff4124 Жыл бұрын
I would vote more a bronze color; better readability, similar shine!
@Symz58 Жыл бұрын
I'm not even into DND, the craftsmanship is amazing. Wonderful journey in each video. Keep it up!
@stoneholliman9380 Жыл бұрын
I lived in the Dominican for 2 years annd love annd adore the people. I have always talked about how cool it would be to have a larimar d20 so glad to see someone did it!!
@brianegendorf20238 ай бұрын
As someone who can't seem to draw a straight line with a ruler, I am always amazed and impressed by people who can repeatedly do something artistic and nail it every time. The fact that you have your grinding angles down to the point where you can basically make the same 20 sided over and over again by just eyeing it and grinding away, is amazing to watch.
@Lootboy30008 ай бұрын
its more like math
@oculusangelicus8978 Жыл бұрын
At first the Larimar didn't appeal to me, but after seeing it as a Die, I can see it's beauty, what a nice looking material!
@livedandletdie Жыл бұрын
Larimar is among the rarest stones on the planet, Diamonds are common in comparison, and it looks like a still moment of the Ocean.
@phacialoveskakashi2119 Жыл бұрын
Ooooooo. Love the high contrast black. Gold numbering would look good, too, i think.
@ThrillSeekerVR Жыл бұрын
These videos are mesmerizing. Love it!!
@MyNeLi_cr Жыл бұрын
The music at the end is a very good choice 👌 gotta love this ref
@michaelnovak9201 Жыл бұрын
Huge shout out to the editor...did an amazing job showing the masterpiece of this art work
@extrabisexual7344 Жыл бұрын
your attention to detail is awe inspiring
@Dear-Rhiannon Жыл бұрын
Beautifully made dice! I absolutely love Larimar! 💎 Patterns and colour of the ocean, so gorgeous! 🌊
@johnnytarponds9292 Жыл бұрын
Every time a customer convinces me to do something in Larimar, I regret working with Larimar. Full of cracks and weak pockets of explosively unstable stone. Nope. The dice looked beautiful - very well done indeed!
@Gokou3036 Жыл бұрын
That crack running through it terrifies me for some reason. Absolutely gorgeous material.
@okok7148 Жыл бұрын
probably one of the best channel on youtube i've ever came accross in all these years. who knew a video about making a dice could be so emotional? great job, my dude. keep it up. ❤️
@madnessbydesign1415 Жыл бұрын
When an artist creates amazing works AND documents it well in video - you've earned a Sub. I admit, I never thought watching someone grind rocks would be something I'd enjoy watching, but here we are... :)
@mr.theking2484 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't even look hand-crafted! Amazing job!
@Natural_20 Жыл бұрын
I have to say I really enjoy the balance of speaking to music in this video, definitely artisan quality and very relaxing to watch.
@jonathgeorgejohn8815 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful stone, incredible work. Maybe a gold colour for the lettering next time? Blue and gold would go so well!
@halicusdiaarcan102 Жыл бұрын
That's such a great idea! I would love to see that on a die.
@pufthemajicdragon Жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore this! The stone is beautiful! Your filmography is beautiful! Your narration is absolutely amazing! I love how you start the video with the story of the stone, what it is and how it's made and its material properties. I love how you give details about your faceting process. I love watching the die take shape. And I love how gorgeous the final result is! Your skill is incredible and my admiration has no bounds! I can't wait to see more! I know you're really new, but your videos are incredible and your channel has taken off amazingly! I hope you come out with a patreon soon! (Also, if you're in Colorado, I will pay you to teach me! Even just a couple short starter lessons on a weekend...)
@blackpete Жыл бұрын
It really looks soft and frosted while rough grinding. Looks goregeous 🤘
@Jaybiiird Жыл бұрын
I love your process! I could watch you for ages, so glad I found your channel!
@DefaultFonts Жыл бұрын
That’s a huge piece of Larimar! Must have cost you an arm and a leg. Gorgeous work!!
@Ratifusio11 ай бұрын
It depends on where he got it, here in the Dominican Republic you can get pretty big pieces if you're Dominican and go to the source (around Barahona and Pedernales). So maybe a local friend helped him? If he didn't get it here with help, then yes, he might have paid quite a bit of money for it.
@meadmaker4525 Жыл бұрын
Do you sell these, or just keep them in your collection? The reason I ask is, it would be interesting to know how much the raw material cost, how much time/effort went into the creation of the D20, and then what it sold for, just to understand that end of the process. Beautiful work. I don't think I've ever seen anything done in Larimar before. Really interesting material. Love the color and the motion in the piece.
@crouton_1823 Жыл бұрын
I would estimate (total guess) no less than $1,000 probably closer to or even well over $2k In work hours alone I think it'd be close to 1k
@Notsheropa Жыл бұрын
@crouton_1823 1k work hours for a price of $1-2k seems unrealistic, as what you're saying is they are working for $1 to $2 a hour, which is unsustainable. Now I have no idea how long these gems take to do, or the average cost, but if the average cost is $1-2k then the time spent working on it would need to be much lower then 1000 hours to be affordable
@DeepfriedBeans4492 Жыл бұрын
@@Notsheropathey obviously mean the cost of those work hours, 1k hours is a completely absurd amount of time to spend on such a small project
@crouton_1823 Жыл бұрын
@@Notsheropa he said he spent 80 hours on one of them, I was rounding up and accounting for the pay he deserves as a skilled artist. Anyways, I was close enough. He says on his website that he starts at 1.2k and the price increases from there depending on the complexity of cut and materials.
@SiegfriedSTM Жыл бұрын
@@crouton_1823 I somehow don't believe it takes 80h. Maybe if it's a new design - but not if you have the workflow figured out...
@ninjamonkey4135 Жыл бұрын
"a small amount of copper is what provides it's beautiful color.." -proceeds to mark on it with sharpie lol In all seriousness love your videos, you have mastered your tooling and your craft. Thanks for sharing
@elijahgilbert6620 Жыл бұрын
These videos afre exactly what holds me in that space between sleep and awake, its gorgeous to watch and so soothing yet enthralling because you are such a unique craftsman
@octoflex3 ай бұрын
I love the illusion it gives of having more than 20 sides!
@Prima679 Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful rock and music!
@thebassassin5507 Жыл бұрын
So friggin cool! Imagine one with a darker shade of that blue for the numbers. 🤤
@txikitofandango Жыл бұрын
I'd love to know more about how you calculate the angles for the grinder. There must be some clever tricks because in 3D the math seems hard. Anyway, thanks for the great video!
@seashorpheus3991 Жыл бұрын
I have no interest in gemstones or dice yet here I am watching every vid on this channel
@Sombody12311 ай бұрын
For me it reminds me more about a snowy winter sky or a frozen lake, or both.
@allenbates3470 Жыл бұрын
All of your dice are beautiful!
@Giirag Жыл бұрын
Came here from your instagram, and I'm so glad I did! Your videos are extremely well put together, edited, and audio balanced! Well done! Can't wait to see the inside of more stones!
@ofAlphaandOmega Жыл бұрын
The Absolute meaning of Truly Satisfying these videos are amazing seriously, your passion with stones and shapes has taken up a new level.❤
@Sciguy957 ай бұрын
I have a slice of Larimar in my rock collection. It's one of my favorites.
@Craxin01 Жыл бұрын
I've seen lots of sets of D&D dice that use polymers to make a simulacrum of something like this or other stones. They basically just look like plastic trying to be stone. This looks amazing!
@maxlie Жыл бұрын
You mount the video very cool, explain the process, and add musical accompaniment, it's very nice to watch. Your work seems soothing.
@Scarlett0Hara Жыл бұрын
One day, I really want to buy my boyfriend a full set of dnd dice made of gemstones. I feel like that would be the perfect present for him. If you ever start selling sets, I'd be so excited. Your craft is simply incredible!
@L0rd0fTime Жыл бұрын
I swear dude. you have a gift for this. All of these dice have been exceptionably beautiful. A small part of me seriously wishes that you took commissions because holy cow dude, your collection is amazing.
@vincentmichael7979 Жыл бұрын
This channel *chefs kiss*
@dragonslayer1009 Жыл бұрын
This is a fun Channel, I love gems and I’m sorta informed with DnD
@dragonslayer1009 Жыл бұрын
Also how do you get your gems?
@Brocollipy Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the black numbers against the pale blue. Great job 👏
@jarodhall1910 Жыл бұрын
Love the music, and the work you do. It's membership on both accounts!
@KingBaboonTarantula18 күн бұрын
Very excellent work!!❤❤❤
@Musiclover-qh2mv Жыл бұрын
laramar is my favorite stone this was great to see
@sazzle312 Жыл бұрын
Wow, to make a larimar die look THIS good, it looks like a glacier!
@lik3ud0 Жыл бұрын
Love the music its very calming.
@stoickes10 ай бұрын
I find these videos so oddly satisfying to watch :)
@abigailbooth7994 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I think gold numbers would look good too 🤩
@jango268 Жыл бұрын
Simply gorgeous again... If I can't buy these I might have to spend a couple years learning how to do this. It's such a beautiful process to watch. The tedious and meticulousness of it and the beauty as it's result. It must give a feeling of satisfaction that I could only imagine at this point
@Hooptyroo Жыл бұрын
So happy this popped up on my recommended. Awesome stuff, your music choices are perfect
@victoriaruth821 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love laramar!
@frankwhite2072 Жыл бұрын
Those corners are too fancy.
@godxxofxxwar22 Жыл бұрын
Holy smokes that is gorgeous
@HereticalKitsune Жыл бұрын
Loooove the colors of this dice! White and blue are so good, so frosty/icey!
@brianloiselle4160 Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel yesterday... your work is all beautiful and the videos are reeeally relaxing and satisfying to watch. I hope you keep posting them.
@Jormungrandrserpent Жыл бұрын
What craftsmanship, can really appreciate such fine work!
@lollylyndee Жыл бұрын
that is such a beautiful stone
@SprocketWalker Жыл бұрын
As you wrapped the number template around stone, I swear I heard the Gamecube start-up music playing in the background. 😄👍
@killzone014 Жыл бұрын
I love cold or light blue icy stones so that looks great to me, although a see through gemstone with an icy blue would look good too!
@ManueldeJesusJerezUtria Жыл бұрын
This is jus art,a beautiful piece of art, you've got a new sub
@nayunis9289 Жыл бұрын
Wow it looks amazing! ❤
@MatthewTheWolf2029 Жыл бұрын
Wow! That's amazing!
@ShyyGaladriel Жыл бұрын
Oh gorgeous!!!!
@MadScientist23 Жыл бұрын
The urge to drop whatever I'm doing to learn to do this 🔥
@bloxmaker5900 Жыл бұрын
I love the slo-mo shots. Its such an interesting process and you capture it so beautifully!
@dougoland1611 Жыл бұрын
the music on all your content id great too!
@juliarita5206 Жыл бұрын
wow that is absolutely gorgeous, you did amazing! thanks for sharing
@Rhams3y Жыл бұрын
Came across one of your videos, immediately watched the rest and wished there were more. Subscribed, please keep up these great videos, they're so fascinating and calming to watch.
@sarahsayanything9776 Жыл бұрын
Your work is beautiful and very relaxing to enjoy! 💕
@McStebb Жыл бұрын
This turned out beautiful, but at the beginning you had me laughing when you precisely measured where to put the line on the stone with a caliper, and then just free-hand eyeballed it with the sharpie.
@JaRew7 ай бұрын
So, this was the first one where I wasn’t sure how it would turn out because the material seemed so difficult, but the strong contrasting black ink looks amazing.
@RealKangarooFlu Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful! Much better than any others I've seen. I personally prefer the natural beauty of this one over the amethyst you recently did.
@silkaverage Жыл бұрын
If you look for the word patience online, you'll find a picture of this guy, holy smoke that's the most beautiful die I have ever seen.
@saikoshiniri7572 Жыл бұрын
i really love your videos, and I mostly noticed it in this video it´s just relaxing with the music, how calm you inform us about the material and the process. I just want to thank you that you´re uploading videos of your work 😌❤
@pdimp3573 Жыл бұрын
How beatifull can a dice or stone or gem get? idk, im still looking for something more fitting than breathtaking for the work this guy does
@Tater_Lord Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to see a D20 or even a D10 made out of Australian fire opal it has some of the most beautiful colours to it
@margodphd11 ай бұрын
Can't wait till I can afford all the equipment and space (I imagine neighbours wouldn't be forgiving if I spent my nights making hell noises akin to fingers or blackboard). I have several crystals made with Czochralski's method and several beautifully included specimens that would look lovely as Die. Honestly, an engagement ring that looks like semi-precious stone would be perfect for me (and many other nerdy girls) without needing to be expensive. A synthetic amethyst die with a small diamond or gold heart in it on one side..😊
@roguesailing6178 Жыл бұрын
Your work is beautiful!
@gingeral253 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this guy only has 4 videos.
@CarBENbased Жыл бұрын
Stunning work!
@Ssm19494 Жыл бұрын
this guy is just grinding all day... on his grind 💯
@leangxd Жыл бұрын
Man, you can make paint from gemstone dust Bet it would look amazing❤
@KnowArt Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a video where you test the most wonky looking dice you got for chances. Throw them 1000 times and see if the distribution is equal.
@gabrieldelgadillo612 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video! This whole process and your explanation is soothing to my mind. I wish your channel great success!
@derpyjane2524 Жыл бұрын
You’re so talented! If I had the money to commission you I would! 😭