I Cut Open 20 Agate Gemstones from Australia! Lapidary Cutting & Polishing

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  • On this lapidary adventure, I cut open 20 Australian agates, take all the premium ones and polish them! I cut these on my 6" Hi-Tech Diamond saw and polished them with my 8" Cabking. Many of these polished agate creek agates are available on my Etsy! Equipment and my store linked here: linktr.ee/AgateDad
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  • @AgateDad
    @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +47

    Thanks for watching, you rock! 🪨

    • @KPoppyBuddy
      @KPoppyBuddy 2 місяці тому +1

      You Rock!!! We Love your videos!

    • @radioactivebirbchild5232
      @radioactivebirbchild5232 2 місяці тому +2

      It's a gneiss day, don't take it for granite!

    • @ceevee3969
      @ceevee3969 2 місяці тому

      Well I rock because Agate the moves 😎

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 2 місяці тому +1

      Such beautiful colours particularly this batch.

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 2 місяці тому

      Some of the fractured ones are so pretty that they are still desirable. Perhaps they could be offered in small batches of 'unpolished, wonky & broken ones' at a bargain price, maybe with some materials for hand polishing them, to bring out the best in them?

  • @denisemskewes6787
    @denisemskewes6787 2 місяці тому +118

    I ran across your channel a few days ago and I have been binge watching. Never in my 73 years did I ever think I would be interested in someone cutting apart rocks. I never expected the beauty that hides inside rocks. Thank you for showing me just how beautiful mother nature can be. The very best part of your video's is the joy that come from you when you open a rock and the inside is just beyond beautiful. Thank you again for making these video's. Don't stop. You are showing people like me how wonderful Mother Nature can be.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +6

      You’re so kind, I’m so glad our paths crossed and you get to see this passion :) it’s so wonderful!

    • @maryellenchampagne2560
      @maryellenchampagne2560 2 місяці тому +3

      I can't stop binge watching it's awesome😊

    • @ikeameltdown8012
      @ikeameltdown8012 2 місяці тому +5

      He is fun to watch, isn't he?

    • @olgapelaez9566
      @olgapelaez9566 2 місяці тому +1

      Love all Tello me if is posible to get some of your leftobers?

    • @olgapelaez9566
      @olgapelaez9566 2 місяці тому

      If so, Tell me how

  • @sombrerosrule
    @sombrerosrule 2 місяці тому +17

    As a colorblind person I love when you talk about the colors that are inside. It helps me better understand what I’m seeing. No pressure to include this in your videos but I’m just pointing out the fact that I enjoyed it.

  • @tonicarey1752
    @tonicarey1752 2 місяці тому +16

    Cold wet miserable day today in the UK so I've been binge watching your vids. I love the way you always say "we" as in "we found or we cut " . Makes us feel realy included . Love the channel it gets better and better so keep going 😊

  • @anna-katehowell9852
    @anna-katehowell9852 23 години тому

    I think this is the most wholesome channel on UA-cam.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  15 годин тому

      You’re too kind :)

  • @susannehubbell2799
    @susannehubbell2799 2 місяці тому +7

    Your videos have inspired my soon to be 8yr old niece to be a rock hound!! Looking to get her first tumbler!! These rocks are beautiful.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +3

      That is awesome!!! Tell her to keep looking down!

  • @TheLoonlady
    @TheLoonlady 2 місяці тому +6

    Great video ... I especially love the different colors from around the world ....I am so used to, basically, the colors of the Lake Superior agates that I forget there are agates from all around the world that are unique to their localities. Thanks for sharing these lovely stones ... Happy hunting !

  • @lisamills-wv6nc
    @lisamills-wv6nc 2 місяці тому +7

    What a beautiful batch of agates! Most of them are super studs! So AWESOME! Gorgeous job polishing them....as always! 😊

  • @dawniler
    @dawniler Місяць тому +1

    I love the reveal laugh when opening the real stunners. Like pure joy!

  • @kellyharper367
    @kellyharper367 2 місяці тому +5

    Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Those are stupendous agates! How did you procure them? Inquiring minds want to know!

  • @kirktingblad6667
    @kirktingblad6667 2 місяці тому +2

    The thing I love about your channel is the level of genuine excitement when you find something cool. And that you don’t lie about what you find. I cannot believe that those fake channels who find gold and precious “glass”.

  • @ashleydp91
    @ashleydp91 2 місяці тому +8

    I can't even pick a favorite! They are all gorgeous! Enjoy! 😊

  • @AshtailFoxclaw
    @AshtailFoxclaw 15 днів тому +1

    Gosh the "ghost looking one" at 22:54 tickles my goth-girl heart. I love the white-red with dark shadows. A nice vampire esthetic ♡

  • @user-om8xm2mc6e
    @user-om8xm2mc6e 23 години тому

    Oh my goodness. So beautiful. Personally my favorites are the last one cut open and the one you said wasn't worth polishing. I just love the rich dark purple-blues and deep rose colors. Amazing.

  • @JeffWeymier
    @JeffWeymier 2 місяці тому +11

    Beautiful agates.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +2

      Yes they are!

  • @ruhsexperimentsgliesperimentid
    @ruhsexperimentsgliesperimentid 2 місяці тому +3

    A simple suggestion: sell the fractured ones, and the Junk ones as decoration for fish tanks

  • @juliebittinger46
    @juliebittinger46 Місяць тому

    #3 FANTASTIC!! Stunning is right!

  • @flornahealingempathfam
    @flornahealingempathfam 2 місяці тому +5

    What a beautiful set of agates ❤. I just can't pick one as my favorite. That feathered agate reminds me of flames; so unique. Great job ☺️

  • @pattijareo7423
    @pattijareo7423 2 місяці тому +3

    It's so interesting to me that there were so many that show orange and yellow as the main colors. I think about Australia and its enormous desert, and what is the palette? Just like those agates! You have a bit of Uluru right there in your hands. How amazing is that? Man, I'd love to do what you are doing! 😉😄

  • @dorithyaldridge2246
    @dorithyaldridge2246 16 днів тому +1

    I’m 78! One of those people that is always picking up rocks!!! Have a lot of Christal’s also!! Love your show!! Passed it on to my neighbors grand son that has a love for rocks also!! He is 6…

    • @telemyztery
      @telemyztery 13 днів тому +1

      I am 76 and have always picked up rocks wherever I went. They always look pretty when wet. There should be a place where we can bring then and have them cut. Now that would be fun. I also have crystals and gems. Love them all.

  • @veronikaglenn5871
    @veronikaglenn5871 2 місяці тому +4

    My grandson ani I love your show! Today we placed our first order from your shop and KJ said to get him a gift from your shop for each birthday, he is only 8 now, haha. We have buckets of rocks from our travels…no idea what they are, just liked the color/shape.

  • @valariemeltzer1059
    @valariemeltzer1059 2 місяці тому +1

    Those are some amazing agates. I absolutely love the ocean scene with the clouds and the black and red never seen an agate like it nor the comet ones. That hot orange that you also kept was absolutely stunning. And the one where you could see all the way inside through the quartz so awesome.

  • @momo-xu6li
    @momo-xu6li 29 днів тому

    Uwielbiam słuchać jak odpowiadasz 👍 ten kanał jest super!!!👍👍❤

  • @stephenrothwell8142
    @stephenrothwell8142 2 місяці тому +1

    The third one you cut, you used the perfect word to describe it. "Premium"! That one alone, made this video for me. Nice one matey. 😎😁

  • @ericahyland1624
    @ericahyland1624 17 днів тому

    I'm no Geologist, nor am I a rock hound, but as an artist, there is still beauty in the Fractured one. It's almost got a feathered texture to it, Sure it's flaky but it's beautiful in it's own way

  • @Linda-nl6co
    @Linda-nl6co 2 місяці тому +4

    Those are some very beautiful rocks😊👍💕

  • @Angela_Newburn
    @Angela_Newburn 2 місяці тому +4

    Stunning agates! 😊

  • @reneeslovely
    @reneeslovely 2 місяці тому +1

    BEAUTIFUL, ALL OF THEM!!! ~thank you for sharing~ please dont stop doing this ~ I love watching you cut open all your rocks~ i never knew this existed and im blown away with all their beauty~ just WOW!!!

  • @charliemaestra536
    @charliemaestra536 8 днів тому

    You are a talented gems cutter, yet a nice and humble great person!

  • @LiuverHodelin-bw6og
    @LiuverHodelin-bw6og 2 місяці тому +2

    No se si me entiendan pero veo muy pocos like para nuestro friend, COMEEEEEE ON, GIVE HER LIKE GOD BLESS YOU AMÉRICA, saludos desde Cuba la Isla cárcel

  • @danaberger7809
    @danaberger7809 Місяць тому

    Absolutely beautiful agates.. amazing what is on the inside. Thanks for sharing your rocks 🪨 with us all ❤️

  • @judyhobday4760
    @judyhobday4760 Місяць тому

    Butterfly wings. Beautiful!

  • @janeencalaway1862
    @janeencalaway1862 2 місяці тому +1

    Love the agates, beautiful. I have a moss agate my parents picked up in Montana many years ago. It's one of my favorite positions. The way the dark moss areas are shaped and the soft white cloud like area that covers half the surface, combined gives the impression of African planes at twilight.

  • @sandfly60
    @sandfly60 21 день тому

    The white skinned Agate Creek ones are my favourites. The pink and white colours in them are always glorious. Your stones are perfect examples of the range of Agate Creek agates.

  • @Magdalena-xp1ih
    @Magdalena-xp1ih 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for your passion!

  • @jessevennard2640
    @jessevennard2640 2 місяці тому +1

    You can use superglue (CA glue) and accelerator to put the broken ones back together. If you keep them tight when it hardens there will be minimal bubbles which can hide the cracks fairly well. You can even polish it. 👍🏻

  • @momo-xu6li
    @momo-xu6li 29 днів тому

    Arcydzieło, dobra robota!!!👍🔥

  • @-hw-
    @-hw- 2 місяці тому +2

    I think Australian agates are pretty underrated.

    • @FreqBand
      @FreqBand Місяць тому

      I think Australian agates are rated pretty.

  • @pjwo40
    @pjwo40 2 місяці тому +2

    That first cut was absolutely my favorite, by far. The "comet" cut is my 2nd favorite and the one with water-level bands inside the quartz comes in 3rd. All are beautiful, though. Thanks for sharing!

  • @telemyztery
    @telemyztery 13 днів тому

    First one a beauty. Surprise! I had a big smile when I saw that too. lol

  • @angelartistic3056
    @angelartistic3056 2 місяці тому +1

    The Gobbstopper comment was everything!!! Lol Beautiful rocks.

  • @VooV830
    @VooV830 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for sharing an amazing video see you next time.✌️☺️

  • @beckyd712
    @beckyd712 2 місяці тому

    I never met a rock I didn't like; most of them, I absolutely love!
    Thank you for sharing these amazing Agates!

  • @TheSimmy77
    @TheSimmy77 2 місяці тому +1

    This material is stellar. I have several pieces of different pastel colors which also set them apart from the Kentucky agates :)

  • @krystleconner5690
    @krystleconner5690 Місяць тому +1

    I love rocks. We are always hiking along the river and I’m always collecting .. I was telling my husband he needs to get a table saw so he can cut the rocks I find lol

  • @bouncerslabrealnature9143
    @bouncerslabrealnature9143 2 місяці тому +1

    Gotta love the branding....reminds me of the beautiful Tree Band looking agates i used to find at lake Superior/ Duluth area.

  • @user-ow4gu3qb4z
    @user-ow4gu3qb4z 2 місяці тому +1

    We love your videos. Greetings from Spain.

  • @janemay7181
    @janemay7181 Місяць тому

    Those are some beautiful pieces. Some of those slabs would make beautiful jewelry. I’m 75, but would love to be able to do that. My grandson has been interested in this stuff since he was 5. He’s 18 now, how I would love doing this with him. He will be starting college this fall. He’s mom makes jewelry and I can see how adventurous this would be for both of them. However, life !

  • @joang.cavanna2046
    @joang.cavanna2046 Місяць тому

    They are absolutely beautiful! Perfectly polished.

  • @JulesUS8386
    @JulesUS8386 2 місяці тому +4

    Those are some OLD agates if from Australia! I hope I get to see these before they get posted on Etsy! Im gonna miss the 9am live😬

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +3

      They’re on Etsy lol

    • @JulesUS8386
      @JulesUS8386 2 місяці тому +2

      Oh I better go see!! Thank you!

    • @JulesUS8386
      @JulesUS8386 2 місяці тому +4

      @@AgateDad I got some REALLY SWEEEEEET agates on your Etsy! (it pays to stay awake 24hrs sometimes😂) Thank you!🙌🥰

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +2

      @@JulesUS8386thank you soooo much!! You’re going to love them!

    • @JulesUS8386
      @JulesUS8386 2 місяці тому

      @@AgateDad I bet I do love these agates! They’re beautiful online! When I get the agates delivered, they are always much prettier in person♥️

  • @ameliarodrigues9124
    @ameliarodrigues9124 24 дні тому

    They are all so beautiful I'm amazed to see a simple rock, can look so incredibly beautiful

  • @elisetaragnat7663
    @elisetaragnat7663 2 дні тому

    Dame Nature est une artiste !

  • @sherrybriggs5459
    @sherrybriggs5459 Місяць тому

    All of them are beautiful .thank you ❤️

  • @sherrybriggs5459
    @sherrybriggs5459 2 місяці тому +2

    Very beautiful all of them

  • @joycehock5366
    @joycehock5366 2 місяці тому

    I love your enthusiasm. Makes you fun to watch. Keep it up.

  • @priscillagreer6471
    @priscillagreer6471 2 місяці тому

    Wow! Those are so stunning! I love the colors! Thank you!

  • @pamelanay2195
    @pamelanay2195 2 місяці тому

    The first two was my favorite. Love watching. Relaxing. Great job 👏

  • @user-bb4rl5mg8v
    @user-bb4rl5mg8v 26 днів тому

    I have been watching you for awhile now and I love watching your reaction to to some of your cuts! I'm a real fan of yours!!!

  • @clannishkobra8965
    @clannishkobra8965 2 місяці тому +1

    Theses look very similar to agates from Botswana and Mozambique still absolutely stunning and beautiful

  • @Candy111.
    @Candy111. Місяць тому

    Just came across your channel and I'm addicted to your rocks😂 and your excitement is over the top, I just had to sub. You Rock

  • @Cindy-wm5lg
    @Cindy-wm5lg 2 місяці тому

    No, YOU rock!
    Thanks for these videos. They help lower my blood pressure.

  • @daralowry6336
    @daralowry6336 2 місяці тому

    What a bunch of beautiful stones! That first one was fantastic! Love the reveal!

  • @janicemiller6518
    @janicemiller6518 Місяць тому

    I have lived at the beach in White Rock British Columbia for over 50 years. Are very smooth oval translucent. We have so many wishing stones with The unbroken line around them and I love breaking those open at the line

  • @elizabethtucker521
    @elizabethtucker521 2 місяці тому

    I just purchased the "comet" looking agate! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it! So happy I was able to snag a lovely piece from you! All of these are amazing!

  • @klairesprengel9335
    @klairesprengel9335 2 місяці тому

    Oh boy, what awsome agates, all so different, and so beautiful in their own right, gr8 vid Taylor xx😊😊

  • @donnaboyle669
    @donnaboyle669 2 місяці тому

    The first five are outstanding, amazing colors, patterns.

  • @raf345
    @raf345 8 днів тому

    10:03 I immediately thought meteor when I saw this one. So cool

  • @bethsmith5827
    @bethsmith5827 2 місяці тому

    They turned out gorgeous.

  • @gemstonejudy5900
    @gemstonejudy5900 2 місяці тому

    The color contrast in that 3rd one!😍

  • @celiselavallee6012
    @celiselavallee6012 Місяць тому

    I've just subscribed! Watched just one of your videos and found it so educational and interesting! Love finding out what's inside! Thankyou for making these videos.😊

  • @irsheebaba
    @irsheebaba 2 місяці тому

    They are all amazing!

  • @Emiee-pc5mo
    @Emiee-pc5mo 2 місяці тому +1

    とても綺麗な石達ですね😊👍💖
    私は日本人です。
    石が好きで時々海に石拾いに行きます。
    石を切る機械がないのでリューターを使って拾った石を切ります。
    どんな表情をした石に出会う事が出来るか心が踊る時間です。
    たまにですが、美しい模様の石に出会う時がありますがその時はとても感動します😊💖🥹
    配信有難う御座います🙏💖
    視聴楽しみにしています😊💖💕💕💕💕💕

  • @stephaniekendrick7412
    @stephaniekendrick7412 2 місяці тому

    The 3rd one...sooo sweet. I am a rockhound from MN as well. I love watching your videos.

  • @amberandrews6842
    @amberandrews6842 2 місяці тому +1

    Amazing SCORE!! Congratulations. Those are all so cool!!

  • @gloriafiorini5283
    @gloriafiorini5283 2 місяці тому

    Those red shades are just incredible!

  • @nasrinrezaee2699
    @nasrinrezaee2699 2 місяці тому

    Perfect thanks for your very good information ❤

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 місяці тому

    Cut, cut, cut! I liked them all what great colors you exposed. You put a really good polish on them all. See y'a next time.😊

  • @CelticDruidess1
    @CelticDruidess1 2 місяці тому

    Those are stunning...even the ones that broke and that you said were junk. The colours are amazing.

  • @StaceyVoss
    @StaceyVoss 2 місяці тому +1

    I went out to the shore of LS three times this week. Only small pebbles were visible but I practiced identifying them. I found a very pretty LS Agate that I found a few years ago. The bands only became visible once I tumbled it.

  • @shanna74
    @shanna74 2 місяці тому

    Oh my goodness that one that had quarts water level banding and wow the depth in that just amazing

  • @mandycook9037
    @mandycook9037 Місяць тому

    When you opened the 3rd one i actually swore and number 5 was beautiful

  • @heatherlandskron
    @heatherlandskron 2 місяці тому +2

    Great video and beautiful rocks!! Have a good day and weekend

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! You too!

    • @heatherlandskron
      @heatherlandskron 2 місяці тому

      @@AgateDad your welcome! Thank you. Love your videos and channel.!!

  • @ukulelia56
    @ukulelia56 2 місяці тому +1

    Merci Dad😊

  • @JamesLovesRocks329
    @JamesLovesRocks329 2 місяці тому

    Wow! Straight of the bat there’s a fantastic one!

  • @TerryApel-il7xx
    @TerryApel-il7xx 2 місяці тому

    I loved that you exposed the lil nodule that you missed in the cutting process my curiosity was saying what's in there thanks for satisfying my curiosity as always agate dad 23:37

  • @mheltingal2314
    @mheltingal2314 2 місяці тому

    I came accross with your channel and it’s really amazed me how God made all everything beautiful, i keep Praising HIM for His creation, keep up the good work! God bless you. Watching from Dubai.

  • @Justfollowthecrumbs
    @Justfollowthecrumbs 2 місяці тому

    The one that you are keeping with the water levels underneath the quartz reminds me of the ceramic chicken pots for keeping eggs.😊Thanks for all the hardwork Taylor.

  • @wocky661
    @wocky661 2 місяці тому

    I think I really like the comet one the most. Gradients make me happy

  • @carolpountney7627
    @carolpountney7627 Місяць тому

    The third last one is reminiscent of the endangered Wollemi Pine of Australia! Definitely one for your private collection!❤😊

  • @NancGall-wl5rw
    @NancGall-wl5rw 2 місяці тому

    Stunning!

  • @nitawynn9538
    @nitawynn9538 2 місяці тому

    You’ve got some gorgeous agates there. Congrats!

  • @colleenlinke4208
    @colleenlinke4208 2 місяці тому

    AMAZING FINDS!!!!!!!

  • @518hs
    @518hs 2 місяці тому

    So many awesome agates!!!

  • @cindyrebstock2334
    @cindyrebstock2334 2 місяці тому

    Wow, the ones that didn’t have fractions….awesome. It has to be hard to decide which ones you are keeping for yourself! Great job!

  • @RichsOutdoorAdventures
    @RichsOutdoorAdventures 2 місяці тому

    Awesome specimens!!

  • @tinaanderson7283
    @tinaanderson7283 2 місяці тому

    Looks like flames 🔥

  • @user-ik8ld1ux1c
    @user-ik8ld1ux1c 2 місяці тому +1

    Sweet!!!! Love it

  • @CrystalPearl444
    @CrystalPearl444 24 дні тому

    That was a little like when you’re a kid on Christmas Eve, and are allowed to open a small gift… over and over! 😄👍🏻

  • @cynthinamurphy5902
    @cynthinamurphy5902 2 місяці тому

    Even the duds are beautiful ❤

  • @fullerfamily5190
    @fullerfamily5190 2 місяці тому

    Loved the one at the 13:55 mark.