Cut a piece of crazy lace and was surprised to see full fortification banding with a crystal pocket. Decided it would make a nice free form cabochon for someone! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #cabochon #jewelry #cabochons

Finding then making and then hopefully selling to someone who appreciates handmade items is the au jus of life! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #cabochon #rgv

Just a petrified stick… #bluewizardrocks #rockhound #rockhounding #centraltexas

Picked this up when traveling through La Grange, Texas. So grateful that I have permission to pick on this ranch! Really interesting material…very colorful cherty/jasper type rocks. #bluewizardrocks #rockhound #rockhounding

Couple o’ cotton candy agate bolos I made over the weekend. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #bolo #bolos #jewelry

Loving these Souris agates out of Manitoba, Canada. This material will certainly make some pretty jewelry pieces in the future. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochons

Dumortierite cabochon in a sterling silver bezel.

I found a burnt sunset inside this 8lb chunk of jasper I found in south Texas. This is going to make some really nice cabs! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rockhound #rockhounding #rgv

Laguna Lace agate cabochon with a pretty cool crystal cave. I love the banding on this one too! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochon #cabochons

Some freshly cleaned slabs and end cuts. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs

Somewhere in Starr County…What is this thing? Someone on another platform suggested the internal cast of a sea sponge. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rockhound #rockhounding

Somewhere in Zapata, TX. I am so looking forward to seeing what is inside this one. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rockhound #rockhounding

Commissioned work: Dumortierite sterling silver cuff bracelet. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #bracelet

Meanwhile, somewhere in Zapata, Texas… #bluewizardrocks #rockhound #rockhounding

Just a humble slab o’ chert from central Texas. I love the colors you can sometimes find. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs

Thick slab of beautiful Island agate. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #bolo

Large west Texas agate cab destined to be a bolo. I love the pink and blue up top! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #cabochon #bolo #jewelry

I got this one from a rock shop in NJ several years back. It wasn’t labeled and the owner wasn’t sure what it was. Kinda has a Condor agate vibe to me. Let me know what you think it is. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs

Souris agate from Manitoba, Canada I got from a buddy. Man, this stuff looks exactly like Montana moss agate! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #jewelry #cabochon

Haven’t had much time to do lapidary work recently but I have gotten some slabs cut which will make some pretty pieces down the road. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs

Alibates flint bolo! Love how this material polishes up. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #bolo

Bolo sized slice of a self collected south Texas agate. Fracture in the center appears healed but I will probably work both sides and avoid it. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #bolo

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

O’bolo mio! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #bolo

Celestine Blue Chalcedony cabochon. This one has banding, quartz and some brown inclusions. Glows in the light! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochon

This one came out nicely! Love the color mix in this cab. www.bluewizardrocks.com/product-page...

Some magical purple is finally popping out! This stone is laced with crumbly host rock but it looks like I finally hit some solid material. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #jewelry

This big ole’ hunk o’ lace agate has been grinding away for months. The entire cavity was covered in calcite when I started. Glad I am being patient with this one. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rocktumbling

I am not sure where this material came from but I like it! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs

A magnificent seven out of my last batch. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rocktumbling

Mystery rock bracelet. I think it came out groovy. Didn’t take as good of a polish as I would have hoped. Lots of host rock throughout the purple. This one is spoken for! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #bracelet #jewelry

West Texas agate bolo. I need to field test these guys before putting them on the website. There will be both men and women styles, some will be in silver, others like this one will be basic and inexpensive. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #bolo #bolos #jewelry

Hot damn! I have been holding on to this large piece of self collected AZ agate for a couple of years and now can finally cut it. Collected on the awesome claims of my friends at @Az Rockhound Expeditions #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #cabochon #jewelry

Something for the Friday blues…Dumortierite. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #jewelry

West Texas agate…Man, this was pretty crusty on the outside and I had no idea how nice it would be on the inside! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #agate #slabs

3 pretty tumbles making their way to polish…1. Crazy Lace 2. Self collected chert from Baton Rouge 3. A nice Laguna Agate floater. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rocktumbling

Really nice chunk of west Texas agate I took a slice of. I will cut some slabs and probably make bolos or cabs out of this. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #agate #cabochons #bolos #jewelry

First official slab from the new saw: A little west Texas moss agate. I love the even cuts with the saw! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #slabs #mossagate

Meet Scatha! My new 20” slab saw. Lots of fun projects coming! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary

Celestine Blue Chalcedony free form cabochon came out well this evening. This stuff carries a lot of host rock which makes it difficult for lapidary purposes but sometimes you get some workable pieces! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #cabochon #pendants

Experimental bolo with a Kentucky agate. I have some tweaking to do but I think it came out pretty swell. I may be making more of these in the future. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #bolo #bolotie #boloties

Not quite sure what this local find I am tumbling is. I do like the sparkly guts! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rocktumbling

Some end cuts of Celestine blue chalcedony that have been tumbling for a week. Host rock and fractures make it a more difficult rock to do lapidary with but I’ll take my chances with that blue! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #rocktumbling

A sample of some of the Tabasco geode halves I just got in. I need to figure out what to do with them. Pretty stuff! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #geodes

Last cab out of a really cool west Texas agate specimen…Half golden moss and the other half dark fortification agate. I also have a less expensive polished end piece of this material on the website. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #agate #cabochon

A little Iris for your New Years Eve! #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #iris #agate

West Texas agate sterling silver bracelet. Making these little ones cost me some hand flesh on the cabbing wheels! I love the eyes on this one. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #bracelet #agate

Deep, dark but translucent caramel beauty from west Texas. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochon #agate

New hand and nature made items on bluewizardrocks.com #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochons #bracelets #rockspecimens

Hope all are enjoying whatever you celebrate! Thanks for a great year of learning and building! West Texas agate cab. #bluewizardrocks #lapidary #jewelry #cabochon #cabochons