r/rocktumbling
A community dedicated to the art of tumbling rocks until they are shiny.
How to think about r/rocktumbling
This community is dedicated to the art and science of rock tumbling, where members share techniques, tips, and results from their tumbling projects. It serves as a hub for enthusiasts ranging from beginners to experienced rock tumblers, fostering a supportive environment for learning and sharing. The focus on achieving shiny, polished stones creates a distinct niche that combines craftsmanship with geology.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members of this community include hobbyists, collectors, and those interested in geology and lapidary arts. The audience is diverse, often comprising individuals of various ages who share a passion for transforming rough stones into polished gems. The vibe is generally friendly and encouraging, with participants eager to share their experiences and knowledge.
Posting culture
The posting culture emphasizes sharing personal experiences, showcasing finished projects, and asking for advice on techniques or materials. High-quality images and detailed descriptions of the tumbling process are well-received, while posts lacking visual content or depth may be downvoted. Members typically engage regularly, with a steady flow of content that encourages interaction and feedback.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on providing value rather than overt promotion. Sharing informative content about tumbling techniques, tools, or materials can resonate well. However, direct advertising or promotional posts are likely to be met with skepticism. Collaborating with community members or sponsoring educational content could foster a more positive reception and build trust.
Top keywords
What r/rocktumbling talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/Fingon21
- u/WonderfulRockPeace1
- u/waterboysh
- u/TransDimensionGeode
- u/[deleted]
- u/Lucy_machine
- u/Ruminations0
- u/PulpySnowboy
- u/pastmiyeego
- u/Jdonavan
- u/BruceCambell
- u/KillerQ97
- u/jdprime
- u/Danceswithhawks
- u/DemandImmediate1288
- u/wootr68
- u/jmyoda1
- u/axon-axoff
- u/sharkmesharku
- u/Hungry-Captain-557
- u/happynow73
- u/aussiespiders
- u/sgj4aj
- u/Ma22y
- u/Plantsnrocksn12
- u/TH_Rocks
- u/bdingmaring
- u/CrazyIslander
- u/hurtmore
- u/jost1199
- u/Ok_Bumblebee_3889
- u/Rock_Mafia42
- u/Wolf140
- u/Beardedopal
- u/subtyler
- u/DanPass1
- u/MidwestRocks
- u/Larn01
- u/HiPlnsDriftr
- u/YesssAnderson
- u/Starlined_
- u/RosesSpindle
- u/Asleep-Artist4407
- u/SamhainArawn
- u/SandyP1966
- u/corbindallas126
- u/MistiestVapor
- u/paulthepom
- u/BigWil
- u/Minnow125
- u/50sCartoonMan
- u/JoeBaldez
- u/South-Ad-1699
- u/xAlyKat
- u/Hypodactylus
- u/amethystqu
- u/Yeahicare_Ido
- u/TheCorinthianP13R
- u/jimgsmith
- u/xhavez
- u/RaymondEF
- u/Squirrel_Ninja_1
- u/digging_tumbling
- u/Constant_Victory2089
- u/SinnamynLaCroy
- u/kaythehawk
- u/TreeOfSocks
- u/WtdYouExpect_Condams
- u/DelayOk3580
- u/Stonecoloured
- u/BbcChance2656
- u/StrategyRebel17
- u/Moooooshier
- u/rocklover1981
- u/Jennyrosenberg
- u/Gamergrill218
- u/Musing_coconut
- u/dgiles21
- u/dmscvan
- u/Expensive-Sentence66
- u/tjsprincess26
- u/frooople
- u/Gimpdiggity
- u/MasochistLust
- u/gwb8568
- u/Ok-Bid-1346
- u/kirmichelle
- u/Extreme-Abalone4287
- u/litetears
- u/pikkypok
- u/SSquarepantsii
- u/kirstenma88
- u/coldbrewedsunshine
- u/hawken50
- u/UnhappySky4010
- u/sumthingawsum
- u/Which_Professor_7181
- u/XxXBaysXxX
- u/neenamonners
- u/yeli415
By votes
- u/WonderfulRockPeace1
- u/Fingon21
- u/TransDimensionGeode
- u/Lucy_machine
- u/waterboysh
- u/Ruminations0
- u/PulpySnowboy
- u/[deleted]
- u/Danceswithhawks
- u/pastmiyeego
- u/DemandImmediate1288
- u/sgj4aj
- u/Hungry-Captain-557
- u/Beardedopal
- u/jmyoda1
- u/BruceCambell
- u/axon-axoff
- u/jost1199
- u/wootr68
- u/subtyler
- u/Ma22y
- u/Jdonavan
- u/TH_Rocks
- u/hurtmore
- u/jdprime
- u/happynow73
- u/MidwestRocks
- u/aussiespiders
- u/KillerQ97
- u/HiPlnsDriftr
- u/xAlyKat
- u/Hypodactylus
- u/Larn01
- u/tjsprincess26
- u/DanPass1
- u/MasochistLust
- u/Gimpdiggity
- u/sharkmesharku
- u/Plantsnrocksn12
- u/amethystqu
- u/frooople
- u/corbindallas126
- u/wolffml
- u/TheCorinthianP13R
- u/Asleep-Artist4407
- u/SamhainArawn
- u/YesssAnderson
- u/gwb8568
- u/RosesSpindle
- u/Yeahicare_Ido
- u/jimgsmith
- u/bdingmaring
- u/SSquarepantsii
- u/jwarcd9
- u/paulthepom
- u/CrazyIslander
- u/VacuousOgre
- u/SinnamynLaCroy
- u/Ok_Bumblebee_3889
- u/Starlined_
- u/RaymondEF
- u/digging_tumbling
- u/Ok-Bid-1346
- u/neenamonners
- u/somewhereinthepnw
- u/OOminati1
- u/SandyP1966
- u/Extreme-Abalone4287
- u/pikkypok
- u/CuteSherbet6732
- u/XxXBaysXxX
- u/SuperRacx
- u/xhavez
- u/f4mnect
- u/kirmichelle
- u/kirstenma88
- u/Squirrel_Ninja_1
- u/hanzbeaz
- u/Constant_Victory2089
- u/UnhappySky4010
- u/LeelaLizard
- u/MistiestVapor
- u/BigWil
- u/Rock_Mafia42
- u/JoeBaldez
- u/coldbrewedsunshine
- u/litetears
- u/hawken50
- u/twizted_fister
- u/TheArbiterxx
- u/NERevsPinnipeds
- u/Alphafox84
- u/sumthingawsum
- u/Which_Professor_7181
- u/Minnow125
- u/Dynax2020
- u/gobuffs516
- u/silkaire
- u/ReCyclops-
- u/Shinianen
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/WonderfulRockPeace1
- u/amethystqu
- u/Fingon21
- u/PulpySnowboy
- u/Plantsnrocksn12
- u/waterboysh
- u/Hypodactylus
- u/TransDimensionGeode
- u/PuzzleheadedAnnual11
- u/Blood_Such
- u/lehayura
- u/Hungry-Captain-557
- u/RudeAndSarcastic
- u/Ruminations0
- u/osukevin
- u/Few_Ad8372
- u/Asleep-Artist4407
- u/Haunting_Ant_5061
- u/TheArbiterxx
- u/Ok_Veterinarian_928
- u/DemandImmediate1288
- u/UniversalDH
- u/Status-Mention8347
- u/Sea-Location3191
- u/One-Ad-4318
- u/Jennyrosenberg
- u/Rich-Watercress-4011
- u/hmvl
- u/Own_Manufacturer8435
- u/wetforhouseplants
- u/TH_Rocks
- u/NortWind
- u/KrystleOfQuartz
- u/AkTx907830
- u/fretman124
- u/Hensongirl
- u/puddleofdogpiss
- u/Fishinghatfriend
- u/bigfatfloppyjolopy
- u/shepskyhuskherd
- u/Dominuspax1978
- u/Logan9Fingerses
- u/FrauBlucher0963
- u/ReepoGardens
- u/Stephani_707
- u/BeadBum_By_AJ
- u/scmoops
- u/Reward_Antique
- u/XxTheSilentWolfxX
- u/litetears
- u/Acti-Verse
- u/Undershoes
- u/StrategyRebel17
- u/kajoo1408
- u/Fem_la_femboi
- u/Silvermagi
- u/Whatthehelliot
- u/PJAYC69
- u/FarMathematician9392
- u/DeitzD
- u/pikkypok
- u/gwb8568
- u/SaintBeast123
- u/probably_sarc4sm
- u/faithlovesrocks
- u/ThEAp3G0D
- u/fuckeetall
- u/Bae_Mes
- u/Hverity
- u/FrumiousShuckyDuck
- u/SandyP1966
- u/who_said_I_am_an_emu
- u/Agvisor2360
- u/Low_Faithlessness608
- u/gnarled15
- u/cchele
- u/mediawoman
- u/ExaminationSpare5433
- u/charliecliques
- u/lilnoah27
- u/sequinsmygenome
- u/Necessary_Brother_30
- u/Evil_Judgment
- u/Lambstoslaughter
- u/path4play
- u/nueve
- u/Doc-in-a-box
- u/candidconnector
- u/tsunamiforyou
- u/gladimnotapraymantis
- u/Prestigious-Ad-3508
- u/Madamn-Migraine
- u/SSquarepantsii
- u/Steve_but_different
- u/rendelow
- u/apre22
- u/BaddieLora
- u/pickameedummies
- u/Broad_Extent_278
By votes
- u/WonderfulRockPeace1
- u/[deleted]
- u/The_Ratatatat
- u/PulpySnowboy
- u/amethystqu
- u/TransDimensionGeode
- u/waterboysh
- u/Fingon21
- u/Ruminations0
- u/Status-Mention8347
- u/Blood_Such
- u/heyheyisme
- u/lehayura
- u/RudeAndSarcastic
- u/Hypodactylus
- u/UniversalDH
- u/who_said_I_am_an_emu
- u/faithlovesrocks
- u/litetears
- u/Silvermagi
- u/Whatthehelliot
- u/Hungry-Captain-557
- u/hmvl
- u/ThEAp3G0D
- u/farmallnoobies
- u/fretman124
- u/Stormry
- u/gobuffs516
- u/wetforhouseplants
- u/Birbstrike
- u/pyordie
- u/Plantsnrocksn12
- u/Jennyrosenberg
- u/Asleep-Artist4407
- u/Haunting_Ant_5061
- u/PuzzleheadedAnnual11
- u/Own_Manufacturer8435
- u/NortWind
- u/DemandImmediate1288
- u/Sea-Location3191
- u/SSquarepantsii
- u/TheArbiterxx
- u/inko75
- u/GooGirl137
- u/KrystleOfQuartz
- u/Ok_Veterinarian_928
- u/osukevin
- u/sequinsmygenome
- u/Few_Ad8372
- u/klepto_crow
- u/ReepoGardens
- u/Idontlikechickenfeet
- u/skrillatine
- u/Acti-Verse
- u/AkTx907830
- u/liquidfoot
- u/entoaggie
- u/GoldEyedEmpress
- u/Lazy-Knee-1697
- u/Fictitiouslibrarian
- u/shepskyhuskherd
- u/Logan9Fingerses
- u/yeli415
- u/edieplz
- u/Necessary_Brother_30
- u/One-Ad-4318
- u/FrauBlucher0963
- u/ailorn
- u/kajoo1408
- u/lauryn_17
- u/bigfanoffood
- u/AltruisticFarm3491
- u/FullyRisenPhoenix
- u/halffullpenguin
- u/Electronic-Owl-4417
- u/FrumiousShuckyDuck
- u/Drexarimous_Bot
- u/Hensongirl
- u/bigfatfloppyjolopy
- u/Lambstoslaughter
- u/Broad_Extent_278
- u/nocloudno
- u/85GoCards
- u/Stephani_707
- u/sharpstressedman
- u/MongooseMammoth9697
- u/Rifleman1910
- u/Undershoes
- u/Rich-Watercress-4011
- u/MackWired
- u/NarcolepticTreesnake
- u/gwb8568
- u/darkdividedweller
- u/SaintBeast123
- u/Representative_Still
- u/Mert_Burphy
- u/Bae_Mes
- u/Mildlyunderwhelming
- u/Livid_Art8584
- u/Johnnysurfin
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FAQ
r/rocktumbling — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/rocktumbling have?
r/rocktumbling has approximately 50,754 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/rocktumbling created?
r/rocktumbling was created on May 21, 2017 (9 years ago).
What is r/rocktumbling about?
This community is dedicated to the art and science of rock tumbling, where members share techniques, tips, and results from their tumbling projects. It serves as a hub for enthusiasts ranging from beginners to experienced rock tumblers, fostering a supportive environment for learning and sharing. The focus on achieving shiny, polished stones creates a distinct niche that com…
What subreddits are similar to r/rocktumbling?
Communities similar to r/rocktumbling include r/lapidary, r/rockhounds, r/minerals, r/rockhoundexchange, r/rocks.
Who are the most active posters on r/rocktumbling?
The most frequent posters on r/rocktumbling include u/Fingon21, u/WonderfulRockPeace1, u/waterboysh.
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