Are These Agates? Cutting on Lapidary Saw to Verify Identity

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  • Are these two stones agates?? We are going be cutting them on my saw to verify their identity. I was sent these possible Lake Superior agates from Cameron and Maggie and we cut each one in half to see if they are agates or not. Watch to see which one is an agate!
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  • @AgateDad
    @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +53

    Thanks for watching and have an amazing day! Don’t forget to subscribe ❤️

    • @user-ns7ng6xm3p
      @user-ns7ng6xm3p Před 2 lety

      سلام من از ایران برنامه شماره دنبال میکنم خوشا زیر نویس فارسی هم ایجاد کنید با تشکر

    • @lenideguzman2250
      @lenideguzman2250 Před 2 lety

      The 2nd one looks like a fetus of a dinosaur inside an egg

    • @marijap6153
      @marijap6153 Před 2 lety

      Veliki pozdrav iz jedne daleke male zemlje MONTENEGRO.
      Porasla sam uz razne kamenje a nikada nisam se sjetila tako da ih odvojim da vidim kako izgledaju
      Predivno 👍👍👍👍👍

    • @user-ns7ng6xm3p
      @user-ns7ng6xm3p Před 2 lety

      دوست عزیز تشکر بابت وقتی که برای انتشار برنامه صرف میکنید خواهشا ترجمه فارسی هم برای برنامه بگذارید تشکر

    • @PheakTraASMR9999
      @PheakTraASMR9999 Před 2 lety

  • @bewilderment9268
    @bewilderment9268 Před 2 lety +122

    My father was a rockhound most of his life from a very young age. He passed some of that passion on to 3 of his 8 kids. He made jewelry for friends and family. One of his prized posessions, rock wise, l now have. It is a Native American ax head made of Agatized Petrified Wood. Absolutely beautiful. He always loved Agate for it's varied colors and patterns. One piece of jewelry he made for a childhood friend of ours. That friend picked out the Agate and the cut he wanted, gave it to his mother for Christmas. Every time l saw that woman dressed up, she was wearing that pendant. She loved that stone.

    • @mt.shasta6097
      @mt.shasta6097 Před 2 lety +6

      Bewild Erment, loved seeing the word "rockhound." Sounds like my dad. He, too, made jewelry for family and friends. My aunt wore a big ring--a jade cabochon set in yellow gold, that he made for her. After she got it, she wore it the rest of her long life. Lots of stories of rockhounding, all fondly recalled by your post.

    • @jeremyellison2293
      @jeremyellison2293 Před rokem +1

      I’d like to see that ax head I found one at my grandparents when I was around 6

  • @amazinmason
    @amazinmason Před 2 lety +11

    at the gem club I ussd to hear people say," it's Just chert..." I say cherts can be really beatiful...one of my favorite stones

  • @Ehill315
    @Ehill315 Před 2 lety +20

    I once cut a rock with a machine similar like the one you used, and I found out that it was really fun. Especially when you look at the rock and see how “Beautiful” the rock is when you cut it in half. I’m not an expert on rocks but you never know what you will find in the rocks until you cut into them. I find it’s an Art in doing so. Thank you for your video’s. I’ll continue watching them.

  • @benth162
    @benth162 Před 2 lety +11

    Some years back I was walking in a park close to my home and saw a large rock of about 15 lbs, and knew it to be an Agate, so I took it home. It sat in our front yard for at least four or five years when an opportunity arose where I could trade some work to a company which cuts granite counter tops and got them to cut it into a large cube which weighs about 11.6 lbs which he polished to a to a smooth shine on all sx sides and it now sits in our curio cabinet in the living room.How did I know it was an agate? Agate has a peculiar aspect, in that when it is hit with a hard object it forms little half moon scars which the gray one he cut second had some of, and as you can see it is a nice agate.
    Many years ago I was four wheeling north of Mt. Shasta California, where you could pick up fist-sized agates on top the ground like it was an easter-egg hunt. I got there by traveling up Dead Indian Road out of Ashland Oregon and then making a right turn into a forest rangers four wheel drive road and went south for miles toward Shasta.

  • @kylaabegglen1275
    @kylaabegglen1275 Před 2 lety +14

    Beautiful stones! That chert has really pretty banding and markings inside. Thanks for sharing Taylor!✌🤠

  • @yoopermann7942
    @yoopermann7942 Před 2 lety +6

    thats my neck of the woods, the UPPER PENINSULA of MICHIGAN has some of the most beautiful rocks around,, in my opinion that is

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +1

      I’d LOVE to travel and explore there someday!

  • @laurar6967
    @laurar6967 Před 2 lety

    You called it. You said it could be and my gosh... how lovely. Great agate cutting video. Thanks Agate Dad!❤️

  • @CityRockhounding
    @CityRockhounding Před 2 lety +4

    Really exciting to see this video, I just cut two open that had that same waxy like spots and had a similar insides and colors. Really helpful video, because I was scratching my head on those. Thanks Taylor!

  • @chance1986
    @chance1986 Před 2 lety +8

    Fun to watch. And a great reveal! Both rocks look beautiful.

  • @ashconfer9827
    @ashconfer9827 Před 2 lety +4

    Beautiful. I just started rockhounding this year and trying to learn as much as I can. Especially how to spot the outside skin and know. This helped and gorgeous pieces u opened. Thank you

    • @slwtgf
      @slwtgf Před rokem

      Me too!! Good luck to you..and would I love this same saw, one day - that’s cool it opens so that both sides are smooth and clean -incredible,,!! ;)

  • @calrabeyer383
    @calrabeyer383 Před rokem +4

    I love watching your videos and how excited you get.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před rokem +1

      Thanks :) I’m glad you enjoy!

  • @botryoidalbishhh3150
    @botryoidalbishhh3150 Před 2 lety +53

    I read recently that “agates are the cockroach of the geology world”
    They are incredibly opportunistic and like to sneak in places.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +9

      Hahaha that’s hilarious! True I suppose

    • @johnramirez5032
      @johnramirez5032 Před 2 lety

      Lovely looks

    • @rossbrumby1957
      @rossbrumby1957 Před 2 lety +3

      These ones are about as attractive as roaches compared to specimens from Agate creek, and other locations around Australia. Hope you also have nice ones over there.

    • @icecream9933
      @icecream9933 Před rokem

      Chalcedony is beautiful

    • @user-et5yo6dh4l
      @user-et5yo6dh4l Před 9 měsíci +1

      Ни за что бы не подумал, что внутри может быть что-то ценное😮
      Эти камни выглядят совершенно обыкновенными. Такие тысячами лежат по берегам рек и озёр - да где угодно!

  • @bulletman124XXL
    @bulletman124XXL Před 2 lety +1

    Great video thanks for sharing!! Cool looking when you pop them open!

  • @catherineeldridge3039
    @catherineeldridge3039 Před 2 lety

    Just gorgeous Thanks for sharing!!!! I Love Trinkit Hunting

  • @thegemstonecapitaldenzthen970

    I love collecting stones too.. Nice one

  • @bedrockrhapsody
    @bedrockrhapsody Před 2 lety +1

    It's so exciting to see what's inside!!!!

  • @sitdogsit78248
    @sitdogsit78248 Před 2 lety

    It is always so amazing to find them!

  • @johnramirez5032
    @johnramirez5032 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for that. Im not a rock hound but i do find it intresting

  • @codyrose1511
    @codyrose1511 Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful rocks!

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing video my friend, thank you for sharing it with us!!

  • @lindareese4579
    @lindareese4579 Před rokem

    Wow!! How beautiful!!

  • @conniemyette3688
    @conniemyette3688 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm a newbie to rock hounding.. thx for the knowledge. Finally I can tell an agate from chert.

  • @familycookingchannel7122
    @familycookingchannel7122 Před 2 lety +3

    Beautiful stones

  • @laurabryfogle7516
    @laurabryfogle7516 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you! That was cool

  • @snort5203
    @snort5203 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I always think of the cool countertops your agates would make!

  • @user-hm6bn6kw6k
    @user-hm6bn6kw6k Před 4 měsíci

    Great way to start the morning!

  • @botryoidalbishhh3150
    @botryoidalbishhh3150 Před 2 lety +2

    Nice way to start that week Taylor!

  • @RockhoundTreasurehunt
    @RockhoundTreasurehunt Před 2 lety +3

    Very cool pattern splash once cut open!

  • @stonedpicker5627
    @stonedpicker5627 Před 2 lety +6

    Game changer. Take your lapidary saw to the beach… The possibilities…

    • @jenniferi7196
      @jenniferi7196 Před rokem +1

      I told my family I was bringing my wet saw camping with us the last time we went! Lol
      They wouldn't let me :-/ 😅

  • @linaldoandrade8800
    @linaldoandrade8800 Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful show

  • @justjulee9135
    @justjulee9135 Před 2 lety +4

    I loved both rocks! So beautiful inside!

  • @user-hm6bn6kw6k
    @user-hm6bn6kw6k Před 4 měsíci +1

    Rock at 2:39 is a scene from a movie: far off source of light--moon?--fireworks or explosions, etc. Gorgeous!

  • @janettetippetts7942
    @janettetippetts7942 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Beautiful!

  • @TredecimRocks
    @TredecimRocks Před 5 měsíci

    I'm impressed with how steady you must hold your hands. Doesn't look like you get bad saw marks all over when you cut!

  • @glenn5903
    @glenn5903 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Wow! Both were pretty.

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Před rokem

    Love the wonder of cutting....first to see!!!

  • @marywrigjt7614
    @marywrigjt7614 Před 2 lety

    The chert looked like “spirits”. Beautiful stones. 👍👍

  • @helencalnan.30
    @helencalnan.30 Před rokem

    Beautiful Rocks.The surprise is on the inside.

  • @tenaedmonson1213
    @tenaedmonson1213 Před 2 lety +1

    They are beautiful!

  • @judyhobday4760
    @judyhobday4760 Před 2 lety +6

    going to have to rethink what an agate looks like. Oregon beach agates are an entirely different animal. But good to see what you find when you cut into what i would have passed up.

  • @northernminnesotasasquatch2532

    BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 Před 2 lety +2

    Both rocks are beautiful!

  • @lemhanback9595
    @lemhanback9595 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing, both were beautiful indifferent ways. Yep I'd make something with them both. For me it's about colors and patterns. If I think it's cool maybe someone else will too.

  • @alexanderbalucan3288
    @alexanderbalucan3288 Před rokem +1

    Nice that you view it before you cut the stone

  • @rynanalextoysandtravel3166

    Love to watch your video

  • @landonhoward416
    @landonhoward416 Před 2 lety +1

    Super cool!

  • @ronaldalbert1751
    @ronaldalbert1751 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for letting me know what's in these rocks

  • @Martin-yf8cv
    @Martin-yf8cv Před 2 lety +3

    Very interesting video. I'm now a new subscriber. Looking forward to watching future videos

  • @camillepujanes7539
    @camillepujanes7539 Před 2 lety +1

    So beautiful

  • @obieobrien5883
    @obieobrien5883 Před 2 lety +4

    Short and interesting

  • @diamondhunterTv5
    @diamondhunterTv5 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Amazing rockhounding agate hunting 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @GeodeCrackerCollector
    @GeodeCrackerCollector Před 2 lety +2

    Suhweet video brother! The chert is super gorgeous!

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety

      Right?? I have a nice piece of banded chert I need to polish, it’s so pretty

  • @wyomingadventures
    @wyomingadventures Před 2 lety +2

    Sweet chert! You just never know what you find cutting a rock in half.

  • @paigelee6321
    @paigelee6321 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome 😊💙✌🏻

  • @user-jx9qv5in9l
    @user-jx9qv5in9l Před 3 měsíci

    I like that people send things to you to cut!

  • @MontanaRockMom
    @MontanaRockMom Před 2 lety +6

    Videos like this are so fun... the gray blue was unexpected inside, very pretty. Happy Holidays

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +2

      Fun cutting a couple maybes and getting a couple beauties!

  • @MNpicker
    @MNpicker Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome stuff!! I'm liking that chert😎

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +1

      Cheers fun! Doesn’t get a fair shake sometimes

  • @xseption
    @xseption Před rokem

    Those were both beautiful

  • @patrickbeaton6697
    @patrickbeaton6697 Před 2 lety +2

    coooool, the left side of the chert looks like a lizard head huntin'(cause that's what lizards do haha), yellow spot is the eye. 🦎 enjoyed the vid Taylor 👊

  • @VijayGoswami-dl9vp
    @VijayGoswami-dl9vp Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very nice 👍

  • @lengaignejosette3048
    @lengaignejosette3048 Před 2 lety +2

    J'aime les pierres 👍💕

  • @myunknownland9272
    @myunknownland9272 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Lovely.

  • @rockandfound
    @rockandfound Před 2 lety +1

    I have found a black one much like the grey on with the same color brown but streaked out here in the Mohave.

  • @rileyscofield764
    @rileyscofield764 Před 2 lety +2

    What up dad I was just wondering the size specs of the rocks to cut because I have found many rocks that I suspect to be agates but I can only tell if it is cut, there are probably about 15-20 rocks that I have yet to identify and I think you could help me with that. Thanks Father of the Agates!

  • @tanyd6627
    @tanyd6627 Před rokem +1

    i love rocks as much as you do buddy!i

  • @markhosbach9420
    @markhosbach9420 Před 2 lety +2

    Agates get all the glory, but love that chert.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety

      That’s because they’re the best lol that’s only my opinion though 😅 I do love a lot of other minerals though

  • @nildamarquez9946
    @nildamarquez9946 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nice 👍. I airways expect that both sides mirror each other, but there are some differences. Still beautiful to me. Blessings 🙏❤️🥰

  • @patriciakaufmann2229
    @patriciakaufmann2229 Před 2 lety

    Short it sweet finds!!!

  • @carmenevans7651
    @carmenevans7651 Před 2 lety +1

    The chert was particularly interesting.

  • @whygowegabusch120
    @whygowegabusch120 Před 9 měsíci

    We found a bunch of those red ones on a trip to the UP a few months ago. I cut one open and it looks exactly like the one you cut. I wasnt sure if that is agate or not. Cool stuff.

  • @raystevens687
    @raystevens687 Před 2 lety +1

    Another fine job on your cutting and the other things you. I would to say that 2nd rock looks like you need 12X12 inches so a person could tile there floors. But I don't know if there any thing that big to do that so the next good thing is just polish it and add it to the collection. I'm going now thanks Ray 😊

  • @glenn5903
    @glenn5903 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow! Looks like moss!

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker Před 2 lety +2

    Cool cuts. Love the colors. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

  • @yudiandikas1780
    @yudiandikas1780 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice

  • @calrabeyer383
    @calrabeyer383 Před rokem

    My family takes camp trips to copper harbour and we have so much fun.

  • @CelticDruidess1
    @CelticDruidess1 Před rokem

    That chert is amazing!

  • @katiea8014
    @katiea8014 Před 4 měsíci

    Incredible

  • @ladyday1
    @ladyday1 Před 2 lety +3

    OMG I have a number of Northern California stones I'll send you ...would love to see the inside of a few of mine Q!!!

  • @margiebrown7436
    @margiebrown7436 Před 2 lety +3

    That first one looked like a moss agate. 🥰

  • @Turner.1
    @Turner.1 Před 2 lety +1

    Cool,I like your setup,

  • @jesseellis7298
    @jesseellis7298 Před 3 měsíci

    I love this sort of chert! Agatey but not agate by the definition, but just gorgeous.

  • @aliencat11
    @aliencat11 Před 2 lety +2

    The chert is beautiful. As is the agate.

  • @bedrockrhapsody
    @bedrockrhapsody Před 2 lety

    On camera the chert has a slight purple tint they are both gorgeous!

  • @audraacklin9826
    @audraacklin9826 Před 2 lety +1

    The one piece of Chert looks like a light at the end of a tunnel. 😁

  • @DavidJones-rm3ln
    @DavidJones-rm3ln Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing

  • @kirbycraft9325
    @kirbycraft9325 Před 2 lety +4

    Maybe I'm too easily pleased, but an agate is an agate. Plus to my understanding they are a lot rarer in the U.P.. I have several mottled agates, and they have their own character. I really like the roll of the chert banding. Not many agates even do that. Also I thought that the first one might even be Orange Granite, so I probably wouldn't have even picked it up; I've been fooled SO many times by it, but maybe I need to look a little closer in the future. Thank you.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 2 lety +1

      Doesn’t hurt to bring a few extra home just for cutting fun

    • @kirbycraft9325
      @kirbycraft9325 Před 2 lety

      Yea, I'm looking at getting a dremmel tool , mainly for some of my Jaspers, but I do have a couple of agates that if cleaned up a bit would look a lot better; mainly the ones from my L.C. gravel road.

  • @chesscrater6331
    @chesscrater6331 Před 2 měsíci

    cool stuff.

  • @mohammedtarifi4569
    @mohammedtarifi4569 Před 2 lety

    Nice
    What type of cutting disk ? And speed of it ?.
    Thamks

  • @redskulltreasurehunter1658

    Wow nice

  • @bratadette8603
    @bratadette8603 Před 9 měsíci

    I love that chert.
    I see wolf and eagle in it.

  •  Před 2 lety

    good video, my friend!

  • @robertr4193
    @robertr4193 Před 7 měsíci

    That gray one looks almost like it has a ghost image of a gold fish in the area where you were pointing out the bands.

  • @inoroshii
    @inoroshii Před 11 měsíci

    The second one has dragon inside with gold eye ❤ amazing👏

  • @tearoha8420
    @tearoha8420 Před rokem +1

    They look like portraits

  • @TheRealUnknown01
    @TheRealUnknown01 Před 2 lety +3

    I live in Kentucky and hunt a lot of geodes, I haven't tried looking for agate, I know LOTS of it is here, most of I find are little chunks if I do find it. Not quite sure what to look for In bigger pieces

  • @marygronert6757
    @marygronert6757 Před 2 lety

    When you are getting ready to cut the stone/ rock...__ how do you know what angle to make the cut?

  • @kd7ign
    @kd7ign Před 2 lety +1

    The second one looks like angel wings.

  • @JanicePeterson-hv4us
    @JanicePeterson-hv4us Před 3 měsíci

    can you cut any and every rock? do they all have interesting insides? why are they shiny after you cut them ? Is the shine from the water you rinsed rock in?

  • @vancemacd6315
    @vancemacd6315 Před 28 dny

    I did not know Chert looked so nice inside.