Cutting BOTSWANA Agates Open w/ Lapidary Saw | Beautiful Bands Inside!
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2023
- For the first time ever, I am cutting open some Botswana agates from Africa! These agates were sent to me by Alex to cut and I am so happy with how these banded gemstones turned out! Check out the 10" Hi Tech Diamond saw I used in this video here: linktr.ee/AgateDad
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Taylor, your enthusiasm is contagious! I thought I was the only one that got that much joy from cutting rocks open to see what's inside but you're definitely as excited as I am for every single reveal. Thanks for sharing.
I love how each agate is so unique and beautiful in its own way. Great job and great reveals!
Thank you so much!
Keep up the rock cutting series! You have the perfect format & it’s super addictive
Thanks so much!
aside from iris agate, botswana agate honestly has to be one of my favorites
It’s a good kind!
BOTSWANA for the win! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 😷⚒
That's some of the most beautiful agates I've ever seen. Absolutely Stunning!
I love seeing agates from other places around the world. It's so cool!
5:06 I love the ones with Quartz. Very nice. I definitely have to buy something from your shop. 💯♥️🌍👑
Botswana agates are beautiful. So many agates so many different patterns in our world. Thanks for sharing this awesomeness.
That was awesome. I never get tired of seeing the beauty inside rocks.
Botswana agates are so beautiful! The last one was so unique with the orange band!
OMG I need fan!!! SOOOOO MANY BANDS!!!😳The colors and the white is just outstanding!!! All are stunning!!! I think the last was my fav because it's not common and the ones with the quartz reminds me of the "tunnel with the white light at the end!" That's a true gift!🧡
Oh your gosh! 😉😉😉 There are a lot of beauty, in this group of agates!
Oh yes!
I have boutht me some Botswana agats and they look like the most beutiful of those you cut. Really fabulous!!!!!!!
Love the Burgundy and dark gray one, also the two you thought we really awesome! ❤❤😃
Same!
Botswana agates are one of my favs! These were so cool! Thanks Alex for sharing, and you for sharing this cutting video!
Those 3 agates patterns look like feathers or flames. Very attractive.
I really dig the purple in those.
Exquisite agates! The lavender to bluish gray with the perfectly packed parallel banding is beyond spectacular! Wow! ❤
I couldn’t wait to see this vid and it did not disappoint. 🎇
Love me sum Botswana! Breathtaking!
Wow those agates have really beautiful bands on the inside. Those were worth cutting open. I like the one at 2:36. Thanks for sharing. Liked. From Jordan
Definitely worth cutting!
Those Botswana agates where amazing I would have to go with you on the favorite those are outstanding
Such a good group!
Beautiful! My favorite is the maroon one that you cut near the end.
Batswana the beautiful hues of blue and purple, I have some that have a pinkish to crimson hue. Fun times. Happy hounding.
Not finished watching but the first one looks like feathers to me. Can’t wait to finish the video.
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Now THAT was fun to watch! LOVED it!
I’m glad!
Hello , I am loving your show, I watch everything I can . My younger brother is gravel bar hopper. B.J. He definitely enjoys your efforts also. You are very passionate in all you do. I think that’s the best part. You educate your audience very well, not much left to do but sit back and watch enjoy- cheers to you and your family. Buy thy way my name is Joseph, it’s my pleasure. I’m ok if you share this. Bye now
Get out of town! 😂 Beautiful agates, nicely done Agate Dad. 😊
Very beautiful!
I am literally the only rockhound I know in Botswana 🇧🇼. Its so bad sometimes people think I'm crazy. It would be really nice finding these people that share the same interests.
Lucky! I bet you have amazing finds!
First one looked like an oyster.
You can't go wrong with Botswana, they always seem to be amazing. Doesn't seem to have many fractures. Well done! ❤️🎸🏏
definitely a great batch!
Awesome awesome awesome 👏🏻 all were so beautiful 🤩
Yeah they were!
Had to come back quickly to hit the LIKE button. Loved them all but my favorite was the Translucent one with the beautiful Orange Band. I think it was the last one in your video. It was a stand-out to me, loved seeing them all though.
The burgundy agate was my favorite!
The reveals were awesome. Gorgeous! I don’t know where my agate is from. Not much banding. Milky blueish greys with a triangle in the center.
Awesome agates! A local rock shop near me have annual clearance sales and last year, I bought a 5-gallon bucket of Botswana Agates! They never fail to surprise me when I cut into one. I barely made a dent in the bucket though, still have 75% of that bucket to cut! 😄 Thanks for the great video!
All of them are beautiful. Thank you for sharing
Some of them look like angel’s wings.
Wow cutting rocks is my favorite segment thanks for beautiful sharing 😊
hermosas piedras! saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!
Nature's gifts, nature's paintings. Absolutely beautiful
I love your enthusiasm! The agates are really stunning ✨️
Wow, wow, wow!!! All are so gorgeous! Love your cutting videos! 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
WOW! some great surprises in these agates! Very pretty!
Some absolute stunners there! Funny thing is the very first one reminded me of Wile E Coyote’s eyes.
So beautiful !!
It's so amazing to me how nature replicate itself to me they all look like butterfly wings back-to-back!!! Or like the beginning of a moth stunning!!🦋🦋🦋🦋
Love watching the cutting
I’m glad 🙂
Wow!! Those are fantastic!!
Right??
The first stone looked like butterfly wings.
Really amazing agates. It is worth cutting them ❤👍👍👍
Great vid bro. Those Botswana agates are insane!
Yes they are!
The burgundy is most awesome. Could make thin earrings
Such gorgeous agates. Wow.
I like your enthusiasm!
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Another batch of awesome agates. I have so many I need/want to cut. I will definitely be doing some cutting videos in the not so distant future.
Thanks bud! Can’t wait to see!
They are Beautiful.
Absolutely!
Your content is super duper cool!!! Thank you!
Glad you think so!
can you do an episode that just agates from around the world? that would be sweeeet
As my collection grows, I think that would be great!
So amazing!
Glad you think so!
Pretty!
Dziękuję💚Każdy z tych agatów jest wyjątkowy. Pozdrawiam z Polski😊
Nossa!!!! Lindas LINDAS LINDAS LINDAS. MARAVILHOSAS PEDRAS...Parabéns.....DIMAIS....apaixonei pelas ágatas
In Australia we call these Thunder eggs you can see why, well that’s what my mum called these. New Sub😊 from Northern mud larks
Thanks for joining ❤️
I love the maroon one 1 of favorite....❤❤❤❤
Awesome, I'll be there, cant wait 😺🧡💙
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That is the most beautiful 🥰 rocks 👍 ihave seen in a while ❤
🙌😊
As always all of them are beautiful. To hard to choose.
I would be so reluctant to send those back ...so beautiful ❤️
I just bought some to cut for us so I’m really excited to get those!
@@AgateDad 👍 👍👍 😁
Most are Fossilized Dino Era Eggs.. beautiful and each one unique depending on hatching location from the shell.❤
lol no
Nossa meu nome tem IRIS.....AIDA IRIS...ágata IRIS não conhecia.....Parabéns Taylor
very pretty
I get closed captioning…..it said, “Let’s go cut some maggots.” LOL
It is great fun to watch you cut. The last of the skinny rocks (third?) looked like two grey feathers. Thanks.
That’s hilarious!
Botswana agate are one of my favorite agates next to lakers❤❤
What a beauties! 🥰🥰🥰
I'm motswana geologist, i wish i could send some of my finds to you to review in your channel❤
Hi Taylor! I am an agate enthousiast myself, and if you are okay with it, I would like to give a tip. The agates you cut tend to go a bit too fast. They end up with micro fractures, which make them more difficult to polish in the end. You can see all the small white markings that follow each other up, those are fractures from cutting too fast or rough😊
The agates after 7:30 show the micro fractures very well
Well I agree they have micro surface fractures, most clips are sped up if that’s not known but I am working on figuring out how to maintain cooler blade and water temperature to minimize this issue. I actually talk about this in tomorrows video 😂
@@AgateDad awesome! It can have all sorts of causes. If you buy agates cut in China, they will all have these fractures. Luckily, I don't have this problem at home😅
I like it stone
¡ ¡¡ Me gustan todas! ! !
Me too!
They look like muscle or clam shells when cut in half like that. I have some to cut myself, looking forward to it
ola! apreciando essas belezas da natureza, gosto das ágatas, também trabalho com pedras, inscrição e like
Magnifique ..... j'aimerais en trouver de si belles :)
Beautiful agates. How would those react under UV light?
No idea!!
No idea!!
🐝💕such beautiful agates! How do you decide which orientation makes the best cut?
I kind of explained that in my last video but sometimes, hard to explain over text.
At 9:47 it looks like the water is going up instead of down lol so weird
butterflies and elf ears
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The first one looked like an oyster...
2:33 WHAT A BEAUT. Oh my! 🤤😍♥️👑🌍🛐✝️
How long do your saw blades typically last?
Depends on how frequently I use the saw and what kind of material I am using. I usuallt make it at least a couple months to 6 months.
for tha algorithm 😂
Como se llama esa máquina para cortar ágatas y donde la puedo comprar
10” Hi Tech Diamond saw (linked in description)
* hands😊
**droooooooooooooooooooool**
Safety First
Always 🙌
How do you have all your fingers? That looks pretty dangerous.
It’s not
Some of the dark ones take your breath away
Absolutely 😄
Ok someone help me out. Why is he so comfortable with his finger so close to the saw blade?
Because it’s a lapidary saw with a continuous diamond blade (toothless) and that blade grinds the stone. It’s not like a wood saw.
@@AgateDad so how bad is it when it nips ur finger?
They look like onions