DIY Runic Stones From River Rocks

Hello.

To make this runic stones you will need the following items:

- 25 rocks (or more in case one fails or breaks)

- Printer or marker to lay the design on the rock

- Tape (transparent or masking depending if you are using a printer or marker)

- Rotary tool with diamond and polishing bits

- Angle grinder with dry cutting diamond disc

- Bench vise to hold the rocks

I went to the Miño river in Galicia, Spain for this rocks since it was a gift for my wife and her family is from there, so this makes it a lot special for her.

I gathered a bunch of rocks with similar sizes and flat shape (or as close as it can get) so that later I could decide which ones to use.

After selecting the stones you are going to use place the template on the selected rocks.

I choosed to print the runes so they would all be proportional to one another and tape them to keep them steady while engraving them.

With the template now laid on the rocks, I proceeded to secure them one by one in the vise grip. You can use a piece of leather, cloth o rubber so the vise doesn't damage the sides of the rock, I attached leather with some duct tape for this purpose.

Now I mark the runes with the rotary tool and diamond bit. This step is only so that when using the angel grinder I can see where the tools has to make a pass.

With the runes now marked on the rocks, we proceed to make passes over the shallow marks we left before

I used a rubber type polishing disc on the rotary tool, this did manage to polish a little bit some of the stones, in the future I will used a polishing tumbler machine to get them to a really smooth and shiny finish all over them.

I made a pouch out of felt (I'll make another instructable and video for this one).

Thanks for your time reading, any advice will be greatly appreciated