Cutting/Polishing Botswali agates | Lapidary
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Join along as we cut open some Botswali agates, from Africa, on my Hi Tech Diamond saw and polish them on my Cabking (REZ wheels). These amazing African gems get their name because they come from the region between Botswana and Malawi (Botswali). Watch until the end to see some amazing macro pictures! Thanks for watching and please like and share to support this video!
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I love how you are polishing each agate and showing it to us right after it’s cut!
Yup me too😊
I'm glad you still polish some of them that have fractures in them, because they're beautiful!
My little sister passed away a few days ago. I'm going through a tough time. Watching your videos has helped ease the pain with your laugh and beautiful personality. Thank you for that. ❤
I'm so,so sorry for your loss *hugs*😔
I really like the change in how you reveal the polished agates. I think it's much easier to see the difference when you show the polished right after the cut. Thanks for all the work ya put in!!
I like the cut and polish together, too. (I like instant gratification. ☺ ) The macro pictures give more of the view you see. You got a lot of quartz ghosties in this batch. The orangish geode near the beginning, the one with the sprays that start with a "s" sound, look like feathers.
This format is awesome. And those macro pics are a perfect way to end. ❤
I'm really enjoying the format of you first cutting, then opening then showing the polished stone. Because each stone is always one of a kind, there is always something new and beautiful to see. Thank you Agate Dad!!! Keep up the great work!
Loved the last agate 😃👍
The polished fractured one at 5:55 is absolutely awesome!
Your macro pics inspired me. I just bought some extension tubes so I can try some macro shots.
Oh my, I really love your videos, and I particularly love the macro photos at the end.
Love this new format!!!❤
There were a lot of fractures, but so much beauty and fun watching just the same. ❤
The macro pictures are absolutely gorgeous
The exclamation point is lovely. ! ! ! !
B R I L L I A N T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
showing the cut, followed immediately with the polish is a stroke of brilliance. Its so rewarding and just a double whammy of wonderful over and over again. Please dont stop doing that. Im thinking this sets you way apart (which you all ready are) from the other channels.
YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING!!!!!!!
One before last is sooo pretty ❤❤❤
I’d subscribe twice if I could!! Loved these, the last 2 were incredible!! Absolutely LOVED these macros!! ❤🎉
Way to go Agate Dad on almost 200 hundred thousand!! It won't take much longer together there 😊
I agree, love this format bro!
I was excited by all the fantastic patterns🤩🤩🤩
The one with the pit line polished up beautifully and is my favorite!
The one you hesitated to polish is the best and most intriguing one.
Have you ever thought of doing a cross cut on a stone you've just cut? Cutting in quarters would be so cool to seed the bands run around the corner.
The stone with the eyes running around the geode should be polished
May even be able to give some of your fractured pieces some new life!
This was an awesome reveal show, and I LOVE this format ❤. Thank you so much for doing this. I only found your channel recently and glad I did!💕💕💕
So much work! Thank you!
That fractured agate that you polished first, is really REALLY beautiful. Also. I have to compliment you on your polishing. I watch a lot of hounders and one perfectionist in particular.... You know, I don't mind, for the most part, fractures. I think they add to the rock... depending of course... Back to polishing. This one guy (Currently Rockhounding) is SUCH a persnickety perfectionist and I learned a lot about polishing from him and I now know a good polish when I see it... YOU DO A DARN GOOD POLISH! One of the few to provide that really great mirror polish... sadly that means if I do get into cutting my rocks, I wont be satisfied with anything less than a polish like yours. Sheer perfection. Thank you so much for your videos, you are my fav and I've run out of videos... ROFLMAO! THANK YOU!
Loved every thing!! Cutting, polishing and the pictures. ❤
I can sure understand why you have only been able to do one video a week, the last couple of weeks with the planning and time you must of put into videos like this one!!! It was fabulous!!! Thank you!!!
Hey Taylor! 😊❤ Great video, thank you. I'd love to see a video of you going through your wonderful private collection and showing us each one in detail. Your polishing is so good and I love the macro pictures ❤
I do love the macro pictures very much, and I can't believe you got an exclamation point in that one I get, that was so cool!
So cool!
it just amazes me how in depth those rocks get after polishing !!!!
Very nice Taylor. Always a joy to watch and listen to you and your videos
I feel like you just created a new genre of Geology, Geology, and Artistry.
A pipe cleaner would be great for cleaning thise hard to reach spaces!! ❤ Absolutely love this new format!!
I have a few favorites today...the 3rd one, this one is so cool! The detailing is so interesting. The ghost 👻 one with the geode and the last one; the flat geode. These reveals are always exciting.
I love the macro shots too. Thank you for entertaining us Taylor!
Beautiful Taylor! The ghost one was so cute lol 😂. I’m in absolute love with the agate in the last macro picture! 🤤😍 👏🏽
But you Know what I miss? Going with you to hunt for agates!! Wish it was summer already! 😊
5:11 This, even with fractures, polished up really well. Very unusual & stunning, to me. Glad you did it. Fractures are a part of the nature of the rock. Embrace the Fracture!! 😂😊 thanks for your style ! Fun..
The fractured one at 6 minutes, gorgeous. Like nouveau art. I loved it.
Exclamation Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!😂
Awesome!
What A Beautiful Bunch!
Love the new format.
It is so gratifying to see them from the start to the end.
No waiting for results !
I LOVE THE MACRO SHOTS SOO MUCH!❤❤
they deserve to be shown off like that because they are jaw droppingly gorgeous and can be much more appreciated in detail like that
I have to say that I am loving this new succession. Raw to cut to polished ❤
Yep - love the "new format" of cut+polish back to back and the finale of the macro shots. Two thumbs up and more if I had them !
The third one was really nice and even more beautiful polished!
Oooooh🤩got some nice ones, your polishing is getting better and better!
The one @ 5:58 might be my favorite. The fractures made it so interesting.
Lol squirrel
Another great vid fractures and all
I like this: Let you do all the work, and I get to see the final product.:) That last one was really a WOW.
Time stamp 556. That is glorious, I'm so happy you polished it.
Those geode ones are really unique and that last one is gorgeous. I like those we could see straight through it. You’ve got all those crystals wow absolutely beautiful pieces but like you said those fractures are really, really hard to deal with. But just the same they’re beautiful.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 😊❤
Stunning! I also love seeing the polish right after the cut. It just seems more dramatic that way. 😊
i like the polished reveal right after each cut. helps with engagement !
The ones with transparency are so cool! A good one to put in the window
The last macro pic, wow, wow, WOW!!
I just LUV watching these videos and especially enjoy your reactions! So glad for what you do! 😊!!
Those were beautiful! 🤩
I had to comment again because this new production technique of
"cut - polish - macro" format
is akin to inventing the wheel to splitting the atom !!!!
Amazing geodes. You do such a great job polishing. ❤
I really do like looking at them after you polish them. But those Macro shots are off the chain! We get to see what you can see so much better.
They are beautiful even with fractures ❤❤❤❤
Factures or not it still beautiful!!! Love it!!!
These videos are so relaxing and satisfying! Beautiful agates. Did anyone notice the tiny hand print at 6:03? Wow! :O
Love your new format :)
Me gustan todas.
Always love your videos.
Omg those turned out absolutely beautiful. Keep up with the awesome content
Thanks for showing us the cutting/polishing together. And your Macro pictures were incredible. Maybe your "rock" supplier should offer replacements if you get a whole lot of fractures in a batch - one could only wish. Enjoy your weekend. You provided a good start to mine. See you soon.
Some super beautiful agates. Even the fractured ones are pretty
I vote for the third one as my favorite!
Beautiful!
Hey Agate dad! Do u sell uncut items? I live in orange tx and getting to where u are to go rockhounding wount happen at least for a few years lol.. selling uncut? Love ur videos!
I too love the instant gratification of seeing the polished stone! I'd love to see the husk polished on some of your stones. Especially husks that held promise, but the inside cut was not a winner.
These are like the botswalis I got last time! My favorites were the dark purple with white bands ❤
The second one turned out nice polished.
I love the macro pics!!
Helllo im got a cool start or end of video! Agate day! Like hello im Agate dad and today is Botswana agate day!
I love the phantom geode 😊
That first geode with the sprays looks like a pseudomorph, where the agate grows around the needle like sprays which are usually aragonite.
Casper the Ghost!😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤😊
Excellent video!
The factures don't disact from the beauty!!!
A. Dad ...first thanks for your very informative videos pls....(one video on some important tools for cutting poising surching...like cutters tourchs and other..... my big salute (rttnIndian 62years)
Fourth one cut very dark with lots of cracks looks like a lightening storm
The one at 17:23 turned out nice polished!
I love your videos SO much! I totally feel your excitement, it's so awesome!!! The only downside is that I need to save up for one of those saws lol I have so many I want to cut upen so bad! Lol! I'm in the lower peninsula, so mine are mainly lake Michigan or lake Huron. I need a trip to Lake Superior! Thanks for sharing these really sweet videos!!!
That first one destvws a closer shot ❤
My favorite is the one with fractures you polished. Also the one with the chunky veins you thought would give you problems.
I love it thank you so much
The one around the 16 minute time looks like a ghost and its very cute!
Thanks for your awesome videos!
Best video!❤🎉
😅thank you for the macros
I think that was hematoidal quartz inside that geode xxxx nice xxx
We hope you get your 200k subscribers! You are “So” worth it! All teasing aside! 😉 Just say no to fractures! Am I right? Ugh!
that looks like an exclamation mark....lol
Do you ever throw the ones with fractures in a tumbler to see how they tumble out?
Maybe someday
I actually like the dark one. The fractures look like lightning.
Quartz looks like diamants after polished Love geodes have some from Morocco, one from the mountains and one type from the desert. Not alike each other. Very cheap there if you want a tip I bought them there though, twenty years ++ ago!!