Cutting Premium Arizona Agates Open!

I cut open a bunch of Arizona agates and many of them ended up being premium agates with parallax banding! These agates were found by me on my trip to Arizona earilier this year and many of them are available on my Etsy store! Check out my store, saw, and polishing unit linked here: linktr.ee/AgateDad
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[@AgateDad]

All the polished agates shown at the end of the video are available on my Etsy store! All the equipment I used is also linked here

[@suje8032]

Anybody else terrified he’ll cut his fingers off

[@thomasnaas2813]

I see many comments expressing fear that lapidarists will cut themselves with their saws. The diamond saws they use don't actually cut like a regular saw, they abrade a narrow channel through the material. You can hurt yourself with them but the injury will be more like a burn than a cut and won't be very deep. Eye injury when you forget to put your safety glasses on is a bigger problem.

[@aunti-maim1495]

I can definitely tell that you are from the Midwest, you're so polite even when you don't really like agates or rocks that aren't particularly agate like you say "oh well that's kind of a nice rock too but just not what I wanted but it's very nice"

[@sandmaker]

Cut, cut, cut! Who doesn't like that. So many beautiful faces exposed. You did good and so did the Cab King.

[@RodneyPike]

How cool! I never thought about agate in Arizona. I fly out Monday for my first rock hounding adventure there. Thanks for the video. Your channel rocks! 🪨

[@darrinwilliams5715]

You weren’t lying when you said premium agate. Those were some killer agates!! This video was a pleasure to watch.😎😎

[@deboraclancy8964]

I'm a newbie and so excited to have found you tonight !!! Growing up (60+ years ago, my dad did all of this. I still have a butterfly pin that he made my mother, made from gold stone ( I think that's what you call it...looks like glitter). We used to go to the rock quarries, climb up on top of the river rock piles and hunt for hours. My dad nicknamed me his Rock hound pebble puppy !!! Such wonderful memories !!! Thank you so much for sharing your craft !!! You found some real beauties !!!

[@bar6578]

Why am I addicted to agates now? I cant stop watching!!

[@bonniegrace6497]

Picked many beautiful rocks in AZ desert for several years. Amazing colors, arrowheads, lead shot balls, and a Herkimer diamond. Best time of my life.

[@jayburkhart1781]

morning sir. time for eye candy

[@kastah]

There was some beuties in there, even that most of them had`nt any colors. They looked so "clean" and was good for the eye to look at.

[@FallingUP8]

Arizonan here, just discovered this channel yesterday and binging older episodes like this one, now I want to go look for agates and cool rocks around my state. 😊

[@GenuinelyJodi]

That all white one was pristine. Just gorgeous. Really you didn’t go wrong with those. Definitely go back to visit.

[@red12336]

I love agates I’m so glad I just found your channel. It’s so cool watching you. I can’t wait to show my husband he’s going to freak!

[@elainelear4982]

When I hear ' Oh my gosh' I know it's going to be good.

[@_Its.Just.Felix_]

I still think you saved the best for last! of course, I really like the mossy sort of one's myself so all the colors and shapes in the last one was my fav!

[@maryespeland9627]

I love that you get so excited when youcut these stones open!

[@user-ez9py8ws1n]

Those white ones are so pretty that would make some pretty earrings and necklaces

[@joeljeffery8704]

Looks like a return trip to Arizona in the future. Fantastic cutting and polishing of those beautiful little gems. Thanks for sharing. Peace be with you and be safe.