I used my SAW to cut BLUE agates from the PNW!

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
  • Join me as I cut through a big batch of BLUE agates from the PNW! These blue agates are rich in manganese and I cut them open on my 6" Hi Tech Diamond saw. I also shared my new sticker, DADA: Dads Against Dyed Agates, which is available on my Etsy store!
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  • @AgateDad
    @AgateDad  Před 20 dny +26

    Join the movement by checking out our DADA stickers on my etsy! agatedad.etsy.com

    • @dawnsalois
      @dawnsalois Před 13 dny

      OLADA here Old Ladies... maybe make some slices of the dark ones, only if possible of course, maybe more detail will show up.

  • @richardsol4503
    @richardsol4503 Před 19 dny +52

    have to be truthful i liked the laughing when one of the stones surprise and thrill you. One of the reasons i stopped to look at you. You always made me smile with your laugh. If it is natural keep it, please. I noticed you had put a stop this video. If you are trying to control it well stop, be natural and real please. I enjoy your enthusiasm. I enjoy you as much as your agates.

    • @annamurphy2277
      @annamurphy2277 Před 19 dny +2

      I was thinking this too

    • @sueellens
      @sueellens Před 19 dny +5

      I agree! I love his excitement! I too am excited to see the insides!

  • @lesliewood8382
    @lesliewood8382 Před 19 dny +36

    I am with you against dyed agates!!!!!!

    • @vtx2023
      @vtx2023 Před 19 dny

      absolutely! DADA!

  • @DanceBeforeTheStorm_
    @DanceBeforeTheStorm_ Před 19 dny +12

    I'd love to see the darkest ones sliced thinly and held against the sunlight to see their real hue.
    They are so unique and elegant somehow.
    Re: DADA
    I'm not totally against dyeing agates, but fully against selling them as naturals! They should be marked and advertised with a big sign that says "DYED".
    Many sellers do, but many sadly don't.

  • @pattijareo7423
    @pattijareo7423 Před 19 dny +29

    Go DADA! I so agree! Nature chooses the best colors. These were gorgeous!

  • @susannehubbell2799
    @susannehubbell2799 Před 19 dny +14

    BLUE agates???!!!! Holy cow! Keep laughing, always makes me smile after a long day.

  • @user-pd2gu6li2n
    @user-pd2gu6li2n Před 19 dny +21

    Finally!
    Someone doing the blues!
    👍🇺🇸

  • @LauraNickolai-yb8id
    @LauraNickolai-yb8id Před 19 dny +14

    The one with the quartz running through the middle look like sandwich cookies. They could be polished into discs and advertised as petrified Oreos ☺ . I use captions and the generator doesn't know what to do with the word "agate." My favorites so far are eggs, erget, OTS, egret, eggot, and igot.

  • @timpaxew712
    @timpaxew712 Před 19 dny +5

    The very dark ones would probably work really well for jewelry, especially if you used a bright metal to contrast

  • @melodyfaith7712
    @melodyfaith7712 Před 19 dny +8

    I wonder if a thin cut on some of the dark ones might show the banding better. Fun video. Never stop being excited and happy, it is part of why I love watching you.

  • @chrisbgifford7387
    @chrisbgifford7387 Před 19 dny +9

    LOL! I'm a mom, I need a different sticker. The 3rd one is my favorite with fan spray.

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Před 19 dny +4

    Made me laugh😅, Dada! Thanks agate dad, love real agates!!!

  • @jamesblake7338
    @jamesblake7338 Před 19 dny +4

    I don’t know much about agates other than the cool stuff you share here and had no idea folks dyed them but I definitely would want what nature made. I personally liked those first few you cut that were black they would make great cabs for the walking sticks I make! Currently I recycle granite and marble countertops for them. Great video and definitely don’t tone down your laughter through life! ❤

  • @hilarycherry6528
    @hilarycherry6528 Před 19 dny +4

    A great idea could be to slab the darker ones and put a light behind them to show their detail.
    IMO, the dark ones can be the most beautiful!

  • @theresaherrrera8224
    @theresaherrrera8224 Před 19 dny +4

    Oh wow....I love those ones....❤❤❤❤

  • @rbirkheimer59
    @rbirkheimer59 Před 19 dny +3

    I love this, it's like Christmas every time ! Thank You! God Bless.

  • @TheLindagdetroit
    @TheLindagdetroit Před 19 dny +4

    The Heifer is really neat! 🐄

  • @danacataldi5119
    @danacataldi5119 Před 19 dny +3

    beautiful last agate!

  • @jmcgovern6454
    @jmcgovern6454 Před 19 dny +2

    I’m always apprehensive about dyes when purchasing agates. Can you give a small tutorial of what to look for?
    Those were some beautiful PNW agates❤

  • @sadiecat786
    @sadiecat786 Před 20 dny +8

    My favorite one too! Thanks for sharing all your fun with us. ❤

  • @mamm7223
    @mamm7223 Před 19 dny +1

    I'm against dying any stone, especially agates. I absolutely loved the long, narrow one with the band of quartz down the center at 3:11. I also loved the one at 5:40..I thought it looked like butterfly wings. Thanks for sharing with us; I look forward to your posts and always enjoy every minute.

  • @lesleyhiggin475
    @lesleyhiggin475 Před 19 dny +2

    This was an amazing video Taylor such beautiful rocks and all natural too!!! I’m not a rock person I just love your reveals, they amaze me!!! Who knew rocks could be so beautiful, certainly not me!!!

  • @jkabholat
    @jkabholat Před 20 dny +5

    The 3rd one is like looking T the 4th of July. Beautiful 😊

  • @DrJ4712
    @DrJ4712 Před 19 dny +2

    😮 Very exciting cutting session! 😂 Unique agates, can't wait to see them polished😊❤
    (Sorry, my emoji was laughing!)🤣😂🤣😆

  • @juanitaensley6173
    @juanitaensley6173 Před 19 dny +5

    Would love to see some of those back-lit ❤

  • @Melancholeaf
    @Melancholeaf Před 5 dny

    i actually really like the darker ones without much detail! i know agates are wanted for their designs, but the darker ones are just so beautiful and give off a simple elegance that i enjoy

  • @Rockin.n.rollin45
    @Rockin.n.rollin45 Před 19 dny +3

    Tidewater is an absolute legend!! Always love watching their videos, reels and TikTok’s!

  • @Angela_Newburn
    @Angela_Newburn Před 19 dny +3

    Gorgeous blue agates! Thanks for sharing! 😊

  • @lahuracan07
    @lahuracan07 Před 19 dny +2

    Oh yes! That last one.

  • @lannawhittle6589
    @lannawhittle6589 Před 3 dny +1

    Loved each cut... like opening a gift every time

  • @sherrybriggs5459
    @sherrybriggs5459 Před 19 dny +3

    Thank you for another awesome video.Some of them were so beautiful

  • @alchapman-dp7zv
    @alchapman-dp7zv Před 19 dny +3

    Another enjoyable watch, great as always, my thanks.

  • @cindyventura6275
    @cindyventura6275 Před 18 dny +1

    I really don't know one rock from the other, nor did I know you can DYE a rock. I have, however, been enjoying your tutorial and enthusiasm of what you share. Thank you!

  • @leilanidewitt7442
    @leilanidewitt7442 Před 19 dny +2

    Blue agates - cool didn’t know they existed

  • @georgeberg2106
    @georgeberg2106 Před 19 dny +2

    The arrow head looking one is beautiful.

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Před 19 dny +1

    You always have the instinct to save the best for last! My favorite!

  • @calebdillman8462
    @calebdillman8462 Před 19 dny +2

    Blue light on these might help show off the hidden bands in the dark ones.

  • @joanrieser2580
    @joanrieser2580 Před 17 dny +1

    Those are great! The one with the black side and quartz middle…favorite ❤

  • @gwendolenshepard9124
    @gwendolenshepard9124 Před 19 dny +2

    The 3rd agate was wow, just wow. I thought it looked like a fireworks show. Awesome! Happy belated 4th.

  • @watjean
    @watjean Před 18 dny +1

    They look like little miracles to me I just love watching

  • @grokeffer6226
    @grokeffer6226 Před 19 dny +2

    Nice!!!

  • @zsuffajudit8871
    @zsuffajudit8871 Před 19 dny +1

    Oh, it was very interesting, I've never seen black agates before, so I liked all of them but my favorite was the last one.

  • @unseelie63
    @unseelie63 Před 19 dny +2

    I am so with you where dyed agates are concerned!! Just say NO!
    Some beauties today.That last one was fabulous!
    I was wondering if you were familiar with Ellensburg Blue.It's a type of blue agate that occurs only in one place:Ellensburg WA in the Pacific Northwest.You generally find it either as specimens or in jewelry.

  • @christinehirsch6623
    @christinehirsch6623 Před 8 dny

    Very pretty!! I loved the one with the quartz inside that looked like a butterfly when the two sides were held together!🦋

  • @emeraldjade6636
    @emeraldjade6636 Před 18 dny +1

    I love the last one you cut it's amazing.

  • @just-one-more-rock
    @just-one-more-rock Před 17 dny +1

    Wow...those are beauties. First time I've seen these cut. Thanks for the content. I don't get that far south to hunt for those but maybe this fall/winter. I'd love to put a hunt for blue agate video together. Fred

  • @kaylinathompson3997
    @kaylinathompson3997 Před 19 dny +4

    These are my absolute favorite to find, only a few minutes away from where I live to find them, great cuts! Beautiful ❤

    • @LauraS_6886
      @LauraS_6886 Před 19 dny +1

      What area are they found? We’re in SW Washington.
      I don’t need an exact location, just a general area.
      Are they in the rivers, or on the beaches?

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 Před 17 dny

    Oh so beautiful! ❤ As you say awesome. I’d like to see what a cab would look like from those dark ones. Some of the smaller beauties would make beautiful pendants. ❤❤

  • @JulesUS8386
    @JulesUS8386 Před 18 dny +1

    Wow! Some of those are amazing! That last one is my FAVORITE ❤
    Funny…when you buy Manganese at the pharmacy…it’s
    NOT BLUE…maybe we should send them a #DADA STICKER!!😂😂
    Looking forward to seeing them at Etsy soon. 💙

  • @amberandrews6842
    @amberandrews6842 Před 19 dny +1

    These are beautiful agates!! Thank You!

  • @janettetippetts7942
    @janettetippetts7942 Před 19 dny +2

    LOVE them! Thanks for sharing them with us!

  • @spitfirered
    @spitfirered Před 20 dny +3

    Love Blue Agates And You Do Such A Great Job!

  • @douglas3806
    @douglas3806 Před 19 dny +4

    Some of the really dark ones should have bands that glow under UV.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 19 dny

      I tried with a few and didn’t see anything

    • @douglas3806
      @douglas3806 Před 19 dny

      @AgateDad that's a bummer. I live in Washington state and have a couple of the really dark blue and black agates and under UV there are some ghost bands that look pretty cool.

  • @aletaarmstrong4340
    @aletaarmstrong4340 Před 19 dny +2

    Miss your laughing on all beautiful cuts

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 19 dny +2

      It was there a couple times lol

  • @LauraS_6886
    @LauraS_6886 Před 19 dny +1

    Yay, some agates within driving distance for us!! 😁
    Love your videos, and keep laughing! I get the same enthusiasm when I cut stuff open!

  • @alyiafranco-craycraft6386

    Wow! Nature is so beautiful! God is so cool! 🤩
    Thank you for your content! It never gets old (the saw will always make me nervous when it gets near your fingers 😅)!
    Btw- "stud-muffin" made me lol. I'm gonna start using that😂

  • @E.o.t.4637
    @E.o.t.4637 Před 19 dny +1

    Amazing color! I bet they would shine under blue light.

  • @debidevaney8398
    @debidevaney8398 Před 20 dny +3

    Gorgeous!

  • @daniellegibson9390
    @daniellegibson9390 Před 19 dny +1

    1:51 looks like a galaxy so beautiful

  • @sadiecat786
    @sadiecat786 Před 20 dny +4

    I lied. Stud-muffin is my fav now. :)

  • @sesamebark5255
    @sesamebark5255 Před 19 dny +1

    Omg I’m with you, I HATE when people dye natural things, especially rocks and minerals

  • @kelbugnew
    @kelbugnew Před 19 dny +1

    Another fun video! I love your channel. Keep the great videos coming and never, ever change your personality. Your excitement is infectious. I too felt you were trying to dial back your true excitement. Be yourself. You are awesome!

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Před 19 dny +1

    Like the third one you cut!

  • @blackpeacock1946
    @blackpeacock1946 Před 18 dny +1

    Love the last agate , reminds me of a Dalmatian dog !!

  • @simadey8092
    @simadey8092 Před 19 dny +1

    You have an unique collection

  • @kirsiselei8703
    @kirsiselei8703 Před 19 dny +1

    Oh wow. Those are gorgeous 😍❤️
    I would love to c those what u cut and didnt show👍💕👋🇫🇮

  • @kathleensutherland6505

    ❤😊 I like the heifer. Also the other one who looked like blue flipflops.

  • @debidevaney8398
    @debidevaney8398 Před 20 dny +3

    Love em all, but I think the 2nd last is my favorite 🥰

  • @galloping3265
    @galloping3265 Před 19 dny +1

    I like your background music....easy jazz. ❤

  • @-hw-
    @-hw- Před 19 dny +2

    very pretty

  • @maybeebuzzy2265
    @maybeebuzzy2265 Před 18 dny +1

    3:11 Forbidden Oreos😵‍💫

  • @VooV830
    @VooV830 Před 20 dny +2

    Thank you for sharing this amazing video...☺️👍

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Před 19 dny +1

    The one at 5:14 looks like a butterfly!

  • @cynthiaswain4070
    @cynthiaswain4070 Před 20 dny +2

    Tide Water agates is just above my area and the finds are stunning. I'm so glad you cut some local agates. I have tons and try to guess what's inside. Now I have some idea. Thank you Agate Dad and Tidewater

  • @starfuut_6878
    @starfuut_6878 Před 18 dny

    i love the amount of effort and time you put into your videos! always so fun to watch

  • @agiles6483
    @agiles6483 Před 19 dny +1

    You never disappoint. There were some absolutely gorgeous blue agates in the batch, they will polish very well. I am also curious what we would see if you were able cut thin slices of the very dark agates, would light from behind show hidden details?

  • @Random-Wanderer232
    @Random-Wanderer232 Před 17 dny +1

    Beautiful ❤

  • @Doug-xx3eh
    @Doug-xx3eh Před 19 dny

    DADA, love it. Another very enjoyable video.👍

  • @TidewaterAgates_PNW
    @TidewaterAgates_PNW Před 19 dny +1

    So happy that you found some good bands. I was a little nervous at first 😂

  • @jonnsgirl
    @jonnsgirl Před 14 dny

    I lol-ed at your intro, I agree!!
    Thanks for another fun video, you cut some stunning rocks!

  • @candicefauble6554
    @candicefauble6554 Před 8 dny

    I am new to your channel. I am addicted to your channel. You make me want to go out and find my own Agate.

  • @TheOriginalGabberjaw
    @TheOriginalGabberjaw Před 17 dny

    When I was a kid I was collecting crystals and stones. A lot of times I bought pretty stuff from vendors that only now I realize were 100% dyed, some even looked the exact same as the one on your DADA sign at the start 😂😂😅

  • @mnchkin1970
    @mnchkin1970 Před 11 dny

    This is so wonderful to see. I live in the PNW and have wanted to see what blue agates look like on the inside.

  • @Rockin_in_Kentucky
    @Rockin_in_Kentucky Před 19 dny +2

    Some gorgeous agates in there. I'm all for D.A.D.A. I hate dyed agates and geodes.

  • @TheWinnieWonka
    @TheWinnieWonka Před 19 dny

    It's so interesting how some of those resemble pietersite - very cool!

  • @Objective-Observer
    @Objective-Observer Před 19 dny +1

    5:21 looks like a comet. It's a shame the dark rocks were so small; I think they'd be beautiful slabbed, with light behind them. Those were so unique.

  • @breakmydreams
    @breakmydreams Před 18 dny +1

    Those are sooo pretty

  • @activedogzz100
    @activedogzz100 Před 19 dny +3

    That’s it! I am getting a saw

  • @tulazaz
    @tulazaz Před 19 dny +1

    We have blue quartz just east of the Blue Ridge Mtns here in VA. I haven’t cut any yet. I have one in the tumbler. But we have no agates.☹️. I agree, the best was last. Lots of pretty detail!

  • @meg2831
    @meg2831 Před 19 dny +2

    I think my fav was the one that looked like an oreo

  • @jasonvahl9770
    @jasonvahl9770 Před 19 dny +1

    I stick mainly to the OR rivers and those deep, dark blues aren't found that often in the Willamette Valley- I found maybe two! Good runs! Any cabbing plans for them? Blue cabs tend to be rather high priced at shows around here.

  • @GailSchneider-lj6wn
    @GailSchneider-lj6wn Před 19 dny +1

    Confession time - when I was walking by my pretty / interesting rock bowl, I stopped cold. I think one rock is a blue dyed agate with a quartz layer in the middle - the shame! 😮

  • @Karenstaycation
    @Karenstaycation Před dnem

    Boy I'd love to see you cut open some that I find here in jamaica.

  • @MichellesdesignsEtc
    @MichellesdesignsEtc Před 16 dny

    I love hot punk agates 😢 my favorite color ❤️

  • @soupysam8586
    @soupysam8586 Před 19 dny +1

    As a hunter of these agates- that staining on the outside- white, yellow, orange etc, isn’t indicative of the insides. We refer to that crust as limonite or common opal that accumulates on the surface. Seeing those spots is a key identifier for finding them on the beach, as without it they look like every other normal black rock.

    • @LauraS_6886
      @LauraS_6886 Před 19 dny

      I’m in SW Washington. Where can you find these agates?
      We usually go to Oregon beaches, when we go to the beach.

    • @soupysam8586
      @soupysam8586 Před 19 dny

      ⁠@@LauraS_6886hey these agates can be found anywhere on the beach south of Lincoln City, down into Northern California. They’re known locally as “Newport blue” agates.

    • @LauraS_6886
      @LauraS_6886 Před 19 dny +1

      Thank you!!!
      I’ll have to look next time we’re in the area. Newport is a few hours from us.
      Might be time to take another Oregon beaches roadtrip!

    • @soupysam8586
      @soupysam8586 Před 19 dny

      @@LauraS_6886 no problem. Good luck if you make it down! I recommend waiting til fall, as the summer tides bring in sands that can cover the beach gravels and it can be hit or miss. I went last week- whole beach covered in sand. Went yesterday, all gravel.

    • @LauraS_6886
      @LauraS_6886 Před 19 dny

      Thank you!
      I hate the cold, but I guess sometimes you have to suffer, to find beauty! 🤣

  • @darlenepringle536
    @darlenepringle536 Před 19 dny +1

    If you cut them into slabs you may be able to see more details? Idk just a thought bi know they are a bit small . Very pretty thank for sharing

  • @sandralovegrove2805
    @sandralovegrove2805 Před 19 dny +1

    OMG you scared me at the beginning! hahaha BLUE is my favorite color xoxo

  • @coldhandjacinth9069
    @coldhandjacinth9069 Před 19 dny +1

    @3:12 I think I saw an OREO agate!

  • @doloresmanning9619
    @doloresmanning9619 Před 19 dny +1

    You should join DAFNA - Dads Against Fake Neon Agates. 🤣

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Před 19 dny

      Is that the same as dyed?

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Před 19 dny +1

    Like the one at 7:45!