Cutting Stalactites Open & Polishing them!
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
- Turning Cave Rocks into Beautiful Specimens! Join along as I cut some cave rocks (stalactites/stalagmites) and polish them to perfection and turn them into amazing display pieces!
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Check out the first time cutting these cave rocks open! czcams.com/video/6xRhuGkn8Pk/video.html
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Yeah🎉🎉🎉🎉!!
What do you mean by 'ethically sourced'? Is there some kind of underground black market for this stuff?
You’re actually touching and showing us glimpses of the inside of something that is hundreds of millions of years old! Thank you for your channel and these beautiful pieces.
An assembly of slabs would make a beautiful table top.
We were taught to remember the T. T is for top. Thus, stalacTites grow from the top of the cave.
Stalactites hold on tight, stalactites just might reach the top.
I was taught to think of the c in stalactite to be for ceiling, and the g in stalagmites to be for ground.
"Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, stalagmites might trip you" is how I learned it lol
When mites go up the tights come down😜
The smaller pieces would make excellent jewelry. Drill a small hole, thread a piece of ribbon and boom! Another stream of income. I know I would love to have a piece of jewelry that is thousands of years old. Beautiful as always.
They would make beautiful wire jewelry too. No need for drilling holes then.
Can't wait for the smaller pieces and cab to be for sale I make jewelry and they would be perfect
Mites crawl around on the floor.😊
Tites cling tight to the ceiling
Love the framed slab of this! All of the times I climbed through caves I never thought if the stalagmite/tite would be full of banding!❤
I so want a pendant made out of this! It looks amazing.
There are so many small ones like this in caves that are just on the floor because they have broken off that I love the fact they polish and look so amazing, giving them new life. Rather than just getting trampled on the cave floor or just left to sit like their beauty doesn't matter because they are no longer hanging or attached. Wonderful job, they look beautiful!
the round one would be great to make a necklace out of
The first look…the moment you hold your breath, and the goose bumps tease you…then the reveal! Thankkk you
Great!! So now I need to find a Cave Rock, Thanks Agate Dad!!!😂🤣😂 They are Beautiful!!!!
I feel the single 👍 is insufficient at times.... some of these videos deserve multiple 👍👍👍👍!!❤ So pretty 😍
Thank you so much!!
exquisically amazing! The only thing I know about cave rocks is: Some grow from the ground up and the others grow from the ceiling down ... keeping in mind that the last time I have ever heard about cave rocks was more than sixty years ago when our geography lessons featured a family that was traveling around the United States on "vacation", that lasted for nine months in grade school! Hats off to the guy that thought cutting and polishing these rocks would be useful or artistic for anything.
The inside of these rocks remind me of lace - - and/or petrified coral ... really!!! Really amazing! ... they also remind me the sixties psychedelic visions that practitioners were practicing for art ...
That final one you shared! VERY exquisite ... what gifts!
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: This slabbing video is a glimpse into the secret world of caves... each stone, a masterpiece from nature... displayed by human craftsmanship! The cabochon is gorgeous! Beautiful work, Agate Dad!!!
Those are so freaking cool! I love seeing how they grew.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, just so beautiful! Fantastic job! Thanks Taylor.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful and special rocks. Liked that
Once again, you did a super job polishing the pieces. Love them all, big or small. Thsnks for sharing!
Thanks so much 😊
If you hang onto the cabochon, it would make a nice lapel pin or broach. Stop in any craft store and you should be able to find a backing for it. Loved these.
I wish I could afford that cab king setup! You're living my dream lol 😅
I'm glad there's at least a cabochon out of all these. Looks so pretty
Wow!!!!!!! Stunning job !!!!!!!!
h3et zijn geen agaten maar wat een verrassing, ik heb dit nog niet eerder gezien, bedankt!!!
Woo Hoo! I got some! Funny story - I was watching another video of yours from several months ago about Malawi Agates where you cut and polished about 30 I believe. Hoping that there might be some left , I went to your Etsy store to look. But no, they were all gone. BUT I saw these lovely Stalagmites, and I said, I bet I can make some jewelry out of the small ones! So I pulled the trigger. That was late last night. I just now (9 pm) saw this lovely video, and I am so excited that I was able to get me some! I believe they are stalagmites, which are on the floor of caves, because stalactites are usually more pointed (from dripping down). Always exciting to see you cutting rocks!
Who’d have thought tan and white could be so exciting? Thanks.
Really Kool 😎 Thanks so much for sharing ❣️😎☺️💖...
You deserve a solid gold trophy from the whole world for opening our eyes to all this beauty that God has created inside these formations from amazing minerals dissolved in water in ugly rocks and the formations from dripping water in caves! ❤ Thank you , thank you, thank you!!!
Love it!
Alright! I know what kind of stone I have in my cabinet! It’s one of these! Don’t know where I got it, just thought it was gorgeous! Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful!
I have been waiting for this video! I love seeing the stalactites and still like mites. Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalag mites are little mites crawling on the ground. That's how I remember it.
Tites from the top, mites on the floor. Whatever you have in this batch - they have quite the beautiful personalities! What fun!
I have visited many caves and they never disappoint with all the amazing features! It’s absolutely fantastic to see you open these for us to see - a very rare experience, for sure! Thank you!
This was so cool, thank you! I've always wanted to see stalactites or stalagmites cut crosswise. The polish you put on them is fantastic. They're beautiful little cave treasures.
Reminds me of Mexican Lace agates. So crazy beautiful!
You sooo need to do a personal collection tour at some point
12:46 on the left looks like a skull. Pretty sweet
Wow these are stunning! Who knew that stalactites/stalagmites were so incredibly beautiful inside 🥰
Beautiful stones...🥰
Stalactites hang done, they are tight against the ceiling, stalagmites ,mites, crawl on the ground, so to speak.
they are drippings off of the point of the stalactites.
You probably knew that, so I guess you weren't sure what those pieces you got were based on there shape.
Beautiful, ancient !
Cheers,
Rik Spector
It's like looking into a tree it is taken millions of years with tiny little water droplets rolling down that have deposited its minerals that's what I think is so cool about stalactites and stalagmites
The big ones are really cool to look at (for a while) and study, but I love the small ones ❤ you can make them into pendants or something else. They are beautiful ❤️
They are so beautiful!!❤❤
Nice work !!!........ loved all of them .
Me too!
All rocks are beautiful.
So pretty! ❤ Thank you for sharing another great video! 😊
Here's a trick to know which is which!Stalactites stay "tight" to the ceiling, and stalagmites grow with all their "might."
It looks like coral to me😅, but very pretty.
Breathtaking absolutely breathtaking with polishes
Just took my breath away…incredible 💜💜👏👏👏💜💜
I’d love some of those smaller pieces as pendants you would get a lot of admirers wearing those beautiful pieces.😊
Wow those are beautiful!
Super beautiful.
Hello! My name is Lillith and I’m from Western Australia. I am so happy your channel was recommended to me out of no where by CZcams. My father was part of some of the very first modern mining operations in the north part of my state and I have some extremely old beautiful rocks a quartz he just pick up off the ground at the end of his shifts over 30 years ago. Some of them are crazy quartz formations that I would love to send to you to have them cut open! Thank you for your videos they are an absolute treat! Can’t tell you how much I enjoy them especially when I’m trying to get to sleep.
I'm mostly caught up with your channel, having been my recent background chill flow. Love everything about the channel, from hunting to polishing.
The only thing I ever find myself wishing for would be a 'geologist reacts' creator for you content, who can point out scientific knowledge that is revealed in your art.
If you ever find someone who does that kind of 'reacts to Agate Dad's latest Moss Agage reveal!', please make sure to announce it good and loud, I'd love to be able to watch both the artistic and scientific passes on everything you do. If they did straight 'react' videos, it wouldn't even add anything to your own workflows.
That stuff is actually very beautiful! Nice job!
Thank you!
They are so beautiful! I fell in love with every piece 😍
Learning that stalagmites/tites are formed in layers, is definitely not the same thing as actually seeing those layers. I like how several small ones accrete to become a big one.
Waiting👍🌹
The beauty is outstanding
Those are AMAZING! Youre blessed to have gotten a hold of that material. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to keep an eye on your Etsy! 👀
Such beautiful pieces of work by nature.💞
They are so beautiful!!!!!
I love them polished!
Stalactites grow down from the Ceiling, and stalagmites grow up from the Ground.
They have great colors
I honestly don't remember where i learned this but the way I remember the difference between stalagmites and stalactites is stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites try with all their might to get taller.
I'm not sure if you ever plan to visit the West Coast, but here in Oregon, we have loads of agates on the coast, and there is a location in CA around Shasta Lake where me and my friends visit old mines that have long been abandoned. We just returned from there and found tons (literally tons, piles of them) of raw obsidian, many with bands! The lake is currently full, but when it's lower, I've also found huge (basketball) sized limestone rocks covered in nice crystals. It's really fun for rock hunting.
Love the video!
The way to remember whether its a -mite or a -tite, I always think...-tire is hanging down because it has to hold on tight and -mite like a weight lifter lifting from the floor.
Love the beautiful stones, but watching your fingers so close to blade ❤
They are SICK!!🙌🤟 The one I have looks like yours shaped like 🍇 like a grape bundle agate.
Sooooooooooo Beautiful!!!!! Thank You!
It's Almost ALWAYS worth the wait! LOL
Great job! Thank you for sharing!
For the folks who are concerned about it being wrong and illegal to have or cut these. They were probably from a quarry, not taken from caves. Caves form in limestone, which is what many quarries are digging for. I have cave rocks from a quarry that would have otherwise been ground up to make cement. They were saved instead of being destroyed.
Is absolutely gorgeous
Lovely! ❤❤❤
Stalagtites hang down tight. Stalagmites push up mightily.
Those look like Kokoweef Cave Onyx from the Kokoweef cavern in Southern California. You are very fortunate to obtain those as it's illegal to collect there now. I have a couple of pieces (legally obtained) myself. Good job.
Thanks for sharing legit insight to the rules.
OMG! I want to wire wrap that cabochon!!! ❤
Minerals, wow.
I’m pretty sure they’re stalactites from the patterns. As far as I can see while searching stalagmites are more even in pattern. Like the sediment (or whatever it’s called, I’m not a native English speaker) runs down on it self. Whereas stalactites are formed from drips and are more “uneven” as a result. They’re gorgeous though.
Just beautiful!
Ohh Very nice agate❤❤
We love you agate pápá
Very beautiful 🌹🌹
Wow superb work!!! They are beautiful
You can easily tell the difference between stalactites and stalagmites. THE ONE COMING FROM THE CEILING ARE STALACTITES... NOTICE THE "C" in stalactites. THE C IS FOR CEILING. G IN STALAGMITES... GROUND
This was the coolest video ever thank you
Thank you!
Wow!! I wonder what kind of minerals thats inside?? I really really loved the small ones... absolutely beautiful and can be such cool to make art or jewelry from...I would have liked to se if light shines through it too...I bet it does! Imaging if you doing thinner slabs how cool things you could do with light on one side...Ive already have lots and lots of things I would like to do in my head😊 Have you ever heard or seen any other slicing a st-mite or -tite before? Loved it!!!👍🏼👍🏼♥️
It looks like Mamatus clouds .... or from Jupiter.
These might be the most beautiful rocks for polishing ever. You did a great job polishing them too. When might the items from this video be available in your Etsy shop?
They were listed Thursday night, I think only one is available
I am fairly new to your channel . I love it but unfortunately i have a bad habit of everytime i see a stone now i want to see what its like inside lol 😂
I love these!
Agree, very beautiful cuts and the polish brings out so much of the curvy lines. The cabochon is so pretty. Can it be protected by putting resin on them?
Those are protected by statute 8675309e ine' ..and by no means should be taken from there original place of growth..HoW dArE YoU! Kidding obviously. Love them they are beautiful man. Good job 👏
Ohhh the laugh I laughed! Thank you!!
God places His beauty in the most amazingly surprising places! Thank you for revealing it to us and sharing your discoveries! 😉💕
Absolutely ❤️
So beautiful ❤❤❤
These are really cool. I wish you could sell these!
These should have remained in their caves.