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Today’s video was great. I started watching you last week or the week before and I am watching oldest to newest and I am planning a trip to Duluth tomorrow, Sunday or Monday. It’s my birthday weekend and I want to go find agates and cool stuff. I have a bucket full from when I went to Mille Lacs on 8/21/21. I am going to go to 1/2 Price books to see if they have the 2 books you referenced and if not, I’ll try Barnes and Noble. I live in MN too, East St. Paul though. I have always been an agate hunter ever since I could walk. I still have most of my favorites as well as some of my great grandfather’s collection that was just going to be tossed if I didn’t take them.
Happy birthday weekend 🥳 I appreciate you watching from oldest to newest, you deserve a metal hahah glad you were able to save your grandfathers collection ❤️
Well done. I was surprised that there was agate material inside. I've never thought about cutting open porphyry although I pick up some rocks to save as is, and others to cut open. Sort of like some rock bands have guitars they pick specifically to smash in their concert. You have inspired me to cut open some porphyry. Thanks.
Just got back home (southern WI) from spend time in northern WI. I wanted to share this with you.... We went one day up to the Lake Superior Shore, Little Girls Point, to spend some time looking for rocks, enjoying the beach and people. I was standing in the (warm) lake, when an older gentleman came up to me and said, "Do you know what you are doing?" I said "Yes!". He then said, "SCOOPY!" Right a way, I thought of our buying our own "Scoopies" after seeing yours! I smiled, and then asked him if he watches AGATE DAD!? He does! So, we briefly talked about your wonderful channel, plus others that we both watch. He and his wife were from Michigan, on a 10 day vacation to rock hunt! You just never know, Taylor, where people will meet, and start discussing rocks, and our enjoyment in learning more, from your channel!!
First off, I am sorry I missed your comment, this made me and my wife smile so BIG! It’s been extremely humbling hearing stories like that, lol Thank you for sharing it ❤️❤️❤️
I am from Marquette and I just went up to the Keewenaw to rockhound and I recommend your channel all the time to other rockhounders. It's a great channel, you are very friendly and relatable. I learn a lot. It's easy to recommend.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I find porphyry beautiful and interesting! It's nice knowing you appreciate it too. It's like nature's calligraphy!
I’m glad you showed how the blade doesn’t cut. I just bought a tile cutter with a Diamond blade and I’ve only cut a few rocks and I was scared the entire time.. 😬
I am guilty of also cutting the less well known stones.Currently I am cutting stones that have hidden their identities.These are amazing!!!You were so right about the surprise!This is one of the reasons rock slicing is so darn fun.It is like Christmas every time you slice one!
good morning! you just made my day, i always wondered what the inside of PORPHYRY looked like,, this is you guys' greatest video! thanks again for making my day
I love your appreciation for rocks! I also really love rocks… I’ve had an agate collection since the early ‘70’s. I used to hunt up and down our gravel road in Eagan, Minnesota with an empty Kemp’s gallon ice cream bucket (OPTIMISM!!!😂😂😂) and come home with grit in my teeth…
My mother's great grandfather was a rock hounder in Texas and i just received some of the rocks he collected. I received a rock tumbler for christmas 2020 and have been putting it to use. Got a rock saw just getting started.
I am writing a book "my own rock identifier" for our next rock hunting adventure, and I have porphyry in it and I'd like to cut one open to see what I'll find for myself.
So glad you have a RUclips channel, as I don't have Instagram, Facebook, etc. Loved this video! Some of that stuff is so pretty that it could only be found in nature. I actually liked the piece that you cut right After that "white" one. You said it wasn't a pretty as the white one, but I liked that one more. To each his own, right? Anyway, thank you so much for all of your videos. I really enjoy your channel.
Winter of 2010??? I got to visit my cousin. He took me to the Smithsonian. I'm a country person so was amazed by the many things to see. What amazed me most was the exhibit that showed the gems and rocks. First in their natural uncut state then opened, then cut and finished. I've always liked rocks, never been over crazy about gems except opals and emeralds but that exhibit was amazing!! Thank You for your channel !!
Good morning! This is such a neat video. I’ve always wondered what’s inside of porphyry. I have some I’ve been debating on cutting, now I know I won’t be disappointed! Thanks for the video! It made for a good morning!
The porphyry cuts were insane! You really took that saw blade to task as well with the paint coming off the blade. I'm thinking I'll have to cut some of the amygdaloidal basalt I have around from Michigan's northern shore. Great video. The multiple camera angles were great and the phone screen overlaps were pretty cool as well. Nice editing. I'm glad you keep the great content coming 😎
Good Morning Taylor!!! Wow that is amazing!!! I have the same books and love them! I love how I learn something every week watching your videos. Those would make some amazing slabs and cabs. Thank you for another great video! Have a great weekend with the family!
Interesting. I only knew of porphyrins in pet rats and seeing the word porphyry got my attention. LOL I'm not sure what I like better, the inside or outside of some of them. I'm continually amazed at the variations of rocks and minerals, even 50+ years later. Wowza. Thanks for sharing! Love it.
Me, too! The fine white ‘star’ lines on the bigger side made me think of the lines in Michigan greenstone, formed by volcanic gas bubbles, a L-O-N-G time ago!
I found one this summer on Cap Sante beach in Anacortes Wa. I had a friend slice it into slabs.This rock was most beautiful and it has fern like patterns and the biggest surprise it has garnet inside.I poured resin glaze on the slabs and use them as coasters! Thank you for your video, you ROCK
Really cool! I’ve always wondered what is inside porphyry! That last one you cut is amazing! You are almost at 20,000 subscribers!!! Your channel “rocks”!
Once again, the insides never disappoint. I'm happy you had some agate inside the one, but they were all beautiful. I also liked the book references. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
I love all these. Never heard of porphyry rock before, but it’s sooooo pretty. And this face on this one has some white little crystals that look like dandelion fluff! Right near the middle
I found a few of these over the years but never payed much attention to them... glad you showed us these... sparked a new appreciation for everything that's out there. Thank you. 8D
I really liked this video. They are so pretty. I wish I had a saw like that to slice mine apart, but I live in an apt, my dremel is the best I can have here.
No I don't have a garage, only my front yard. I have 100' extension cord I plug into my apt, run it down the steps, across the yard to my treestumps where I do my work. I use a 2 gallon jug of water with spout to drip water from.
Oh okay I was going to suggest that, I think you got it figured out though. I’ve heard some people use their shower for cutting rocks lol idk about that
Very nice pieces I have some smaller rocks that look similar they were found on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland and I can’t wait to get them in my tumbler Loved the video thanks for sharing
Cool cuts. How good are you at cutting slabs straight? One of my trim saws has a little fence that helps get the two cuts parallel. I don't do as well just eyeballing them.
@@AgateDad If you're making a cab, it doesn't matter too much because you can even it out later. It matters if you're making something like crosses though.
New subscriber, I normally watch RUclips on my iPhone but your videos are so clear and well made I watch them through my PS4 on my 55” wide screen so I can’t comment (but always hit the 👍 button). Great job!
Interesting slabs, i use a tile saw myself and slice various types of stone. Lol i like florite and labradorite myself but ive done others as well. I make cabichons to wrap in copper...those should be awesome pieces.
Just stumbled upon your channel and I must say I’m very intrigued and interested in this subject. I’ve always loved rocks. My father got me started on it. I remember my first rock he got me. He was away for yearly Air Force training and he always brought me something back when he came home. He brought me a beautiful Amethyst stone a tigers eye stone and one more it’s black and has white spots on it almost like snowflakes. But anyways love the content I’ve watched so far and I’ll continue to do so. It takes me back to being a kid and looking for stones with my dad
Love your videos I’ve been working with saws and lapidary equipment for over 36 years one old trick we have found with diamond blades when they seem to get dual just cut a different material and your blade will seem sharper M
Always been fascinated with rocks. Even took physical geology in college and learned ton about them with our geology professor. He was awesome!! Btw love your stationl!!
@@AgateDad lol. Yeah it's really interesting although living in southern louisiana, we don't have rocks, we just have soil, clay, and shells. Lol. Maybe that's why I loved learning about it so much and when I travel, my eyes are always peeled to natural formations. Lol
Definitely a great find! Hopefully you find more with some agate in there. Love that banding! 11:45 I would love that as a display! I have found plenty of porphyry before but I never take any home. Now wish I had taken some home to cut. Just moved across the country and don’t have access to the area anymore. 🤷♂️ great stuff!!
I hope you can find some more someday, I hope to make the big one at the end a display piece, it’s too big for my flat lap though so I’m not sure how to polish the faces
@@AgateDad that will be awesome! Just got settled into New York, Finding some cool stuff on the beaches out east here the couple times I have been. But I still need to learn what I can find and where.
Nice video. I wondered if the more weathered piece might be a type of granite. I live in Maine. We have a lot granite and I am often surprised that some of it gets really weathered. I know of a beach with orange sand that is mainly from the granite in the area.
Nice find ! , Awhile back on the shoreline of lake huron here in ontario i found a banded iron boulder . ( that wasnt at all magnetic ) ... was full of potential pgms aswell . Really strange but unique to the area . Found 4 hardrock deposits never before seen recently . Been crushing and panning for hobby . This place has been crossed off during the 30's , due to uranium boom , left behind a massive gold ,copper and pgm deposit ⛏😁
Tailor, could you tell me what the name of your saw you are using on this video? I like the blade to work with, and/or could you put the hard blade on the machine if you wanted ? Where did you buy it? Also, if I want one cutting machine for rocks, would this be the one?!? Just your opinion!!! Your video was excellent! Reading your comments from viewers, you were a hit! You are in my book! I'm noticing you are getting more relaxed in your videos and I feel it's because you feel your viewers/subscribers are your friends! That is a compliment! It's not that you weren't relaxed when you first started, (I'm putting my foot in my mouth!), you are talking to us with sincere on wanting us all to understand/learn your subject on the video in a relaxed atmosphere! That is neat! 🤗
They’re more than friends, they’re family! They are everything with this channel ❤️ my saw is the 10 inch from hi tech Diamond and it should be linked in this videos description box. And I was nervous when I started 😂 no denying that!
Those guide books look handy, until recently giving it to my bro I've been using a ancient field guide to Rocks and Minerals - Pough the color photos in it are film photoprints laminated onto the page 😁
new blades need to be broken in, in order to fully expose the diamond grit. we usually cut a couple pieces of junk rock before we cut anything we're actually interested for that reason. sort of like breaking in a new pair of boots
Cool video. I went up the shore north of Duluth a couple week ago . Picked up a few of these rocks . Gonna b cool to cut them . I have a question: have you ever polished any of it ? Will it polish ? Maybe a future winter video ?? Keep rockin!!👍😎
I have indoctrinated my grandson into the world or rock lunacy. He is 12 and is now a member of our local club. Shout out to Searchers Rock and Mineral Society from Anaheim CA, anyway, I was helping him out with the trim saw, he was a little frightened by it, which is a good thing. I demonstrated the reasonable safe trim saw by basically the same thing you were doing. What I did try and emphasize was that it is a safe saw but RESPECT THE SAW! If you were to slip you could still do damage if you forced your finger into the blade it would cut! You have heard the saying that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one! I'm sure you realize this, thank you, good video.
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Today’s video was great. I started watching you last week or the week before and I am watching oldest to newest and I am planning a trip to Duluth tomorrow, Sunday or Monday. It’s my birthday weekend and I want to go find agates and cool stuff. I have a bucket full from when I went to Mille Lacs on 8/21/21. I am going to go to 1/2 Price books to see if they have the 2 books you referenced and if not, I’ll try Barnes and Noble. I live in MN too, East St. Paul though. I have always been an agate hunter ever since I could walk. I still have most of my favorites as well as some of my great grandfather’s collection that was just going to be tossed if I didn’t take them.
Happy birthday weekend 🥳 I appreciate you watching from oldest to newest, you deserve a metal hahah glad you were able to save your grandfathers collection ❤️
Well done. I was surprised that there was agate material inside. I've never thought about cutting open porphyry although I pick up some rocks to save as is, and others to cut open. Sort of like some rock bands have guitars they pick specifically to smash in their concert. You have inspired me to cut open some porphyry. Thanks.
Hai 👍💪💪💪
All in the eyes of the beholder. I seem to like the ones you dont
Just got back home (southern WI) from spend time in northern WI. I wanted to share this with you.... We went one day up to the Lake Superior Shore, Little Girls Point, to spend some time looking for rocks, enjoying the beach and people. I was standing in the (warm) lake, when an older gentleman came up to me and said, "Do you know what you are doing?" I said "Yes!". He then said, "SCOOPY!" Right a way, I thought of our buying our own "Scoopies" after seeing yours! I smiled, and then asked him if he watches AGATE DAD!? He does! So, we briefly talked about your wonderful channel, plus others that we both watch. He and his wife were from Michigan, on a 10 day vacation to rock hunt! You just never know, Taylor, where people will meet, and start discussing rocks, and our enjoyment in learning more, from your channel!!
First off, I am sorry I missed your comment, this made me and my wife smile so BIG! It’s been extremely humbling hearing stories like that, lol Thank you for sharing it ❤️❤️❤️
I am from Marquette and I just went up to the Keewenaw to rockhound and I recommend your channel all the time to other rockhounders. It's a great channel, you are very friendly and relatable. I learn a lot. It's easy to recommend.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I find porphyry beautiful and interesting! It's nice knowing you appreciate it too. It's like nature's calligraphy!
I’m glad you showed how the blade doesn’t cut. I just bought a tile cutter with a Diamond blade and I’ve only cut a few rocks and I was scared the entire time.. 😬
careful you can still crash your fingers. only rulenis dont put a lot of pressure on blade if you have to put more pressure than usually buy new one
@@uooello13 or you can clean it up and bring the diamond back up by cutting some bricks. Thats what we did when l worked in a lapidary shop.
@@tinaredington1292 yes i forgot bout that.
I am guilty of also cutting the less well known stones.Currently I am cutting stones that have hidden their identities.These are amazing!!!You were so right about the surprise!This is one of the reasons rock slicing is so darn fun.It is like Christmas every time you slice one!
My favorite is the one you liked least, love the red in it. Reminds me of granite.
I can totally see that, I believe porphyry can also be in granite, I need to re read what made me think of that.
good morning! you just made my day, i always wondered what the inside of PORPHYRY looked like,, this is you guys' greatest video! thanks again for making my day
Thank you so much and glad to be a positive part of your day 😌
Morning
Nice to meet you 🙏
Everyone of the patterns you found are absolutely beautiful. Awesome indeed.
I love being surprised when you cut a stone in half. Such beauty.
I love it 😀🙏🙏
The porphyry is beautiful! All the patterns that you see are incredible!
lovely porphyry
I love your appreciation for rocks! I also really love rocks… I’ve had an agate collection since the early ‘70’s. I used to hunt up and down our gravel road in Eagan, Minnesota with an empty Kemp’s gallon ice cream bucket (OPTIMISM!!!😂😂😂) and come home with grit in my teeth…
Thanks! Love reading that and laughed at the optimism, I only carry a small bag, I know how it usually goes lol
Super cool! Love seeing what’s inside these rocks. So satisfying! 💯🙌🏼
Didn’t expect that, that rock would be so beautiful! And agate surprise-gorgeous!
Right?!
My mother's great grandfather was a rock hounder in Texas and i just received some of the rocks he collected. I received a rock tumbler for christmas 2020 and have been putting it to use. Got a rock saw just getting started.
What an amazing discovery... Those rocks are so beautiful when cut 💕👍
I am writing a book "my own rock identifier" for our next rock hunting adventure, and I have porphyry in it and I'd like to cut one open to see what I'll find for myself.
So glad you have a RUclips channel, as I don't have Instagram, Facebook, etc. Loved this video! Some of that stuff is so pretty that it could only be found in nature. I actually liked the piece that you cut right After that "white" one. You said it wasn't a pretty as the white one, but I liked that one more. To each his own, right? Anyway, thank you so much for all of your videos. I really enjoy your channel.
Happy to share them, you’re so nice 😊
I thought I was the only one left that didn't have all those social media accounts.
Same here. I think porphyry is my favorite. I would like a slice to just to at, feel, imagine and get lost in the picture. Love these videos. 👍👍
Woooowww ... amazing, very beautiful patterned stone contents. shiny
Winter of 2010??? I got to visit my cousin. He took me to the Smithsonian. I'm a country person so was amazed by the many things to see. What amazed me most was the exhibit that showed the gems and rocks. First in their natural uncut state then opened, then cut and finished. I've always liked rocks, never been over crazy about gems except opals and emeralds but that exhibit was amazing!!
Thank You for your channel !!
I’m a country kid too so I get that, thanks 😊
Good morning! This is such a neat video. I’ve always wondered what’s inside of porphyry. I have some I’ve been debating on cutting, now I know I won’t be disappointed! Thanks for the video! It made for a good morning!
I’d do it! It’s beautiful and I’m trying to figure out how to polish that last one for book ends or display pieces.
@@AgateDad
I think book ends would turn out super awesome! Good luck, I’m sure they will turn out great!
One of my flowerbeds has many pieces of porphyry in it. I have always wondered, thank you! Fascinating stuff :)
The porphyry cuts were insane! You really took that saw blade to task as well with the paint coming off the blade. I'm thinking I'll have to cut some of the amygdaloidal basalt I have around from Michigan's northern shore. Great video. The multiple camera angles were great and the phone screen overlaps were pretty cool as well. Nice editing. I'm glad you keep the great content coming 😎
Thank you! It was a very fun video to put together!
These are stunning when cut! Thanks for sharing.
Good Morning Taylor!!! Wow that is amazing!!! I have the same books and love them! I love how I learn something every week watching your videos. Those would make some amazing slabs and cabs. Thank you for another great video! Have a great weekend with the family!
Such good books! Same to you and yours!
Far out! Beautiful stuff to work with. Thanks!
Prophory is such a cool . I first discovered it on the North Shore, but was excited to find it in my neck in the woods! Thanks for sharing 👍
It’s so cool 😎
Cool. Very nice of you to share your knowledge and the saw with 99 Rockhounding
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I love the three-sided one.
Agate in porphyry that’s new to me. Very cool good video.😎
🤘🤘 thanks!
Beautiful the one you pointed out with the agate inside!!
Outstanding rocks.
Just found you today and I'm hooked. Thanks for posting and sharing your passion and talent. I'm subscribed and a repeat viewer for sure. Carry on.
Thanks so much for the support!!
Interesting. I only knew of porphyrins in pet rats and seeing the word porphyry got my attention. LOL
I'm not sure what I like better, the inside or outside of some of them. I'm continually amazed at the variations of rocks and minerals, even 50+ years later. Wowza.
Thanks for sharing! Love it.
Haha that had me laughing
7:40 I think it is beautiful!
Me, too! The fine white ‘star’ lines on the bigger side made me think of the lines in Michigan greenstone, formed by volcanic gas bubbles, a L-O-N-G time ago!
Thank you for explaining the blade
Very happy I found this one! ☺️
These are so cool, the insides are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us. Seen you video with Michigan Rocks!
I found one this summer on Cap Sante beach in Anacortes Wa. I had a friend slice it into slabs.This rock was most beautiful and it has fern like patterns and the biggest surprise it has garnet inside.I poured resin glaze on the slabs and use them as coasters! Thank you for your video, you ROCK
I was excited for you, finding the banding. Love all the stones. Be happy, safe and stay safe 😷⚒
Beautiful stones my friend
Really cool! I’ve always wondered what is inside porphyry! That last one you cut is amazing! You are almost at 20,000 subscribers!!! Your channel “rocks”!
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Once again, the insides never disappoint. I'm happy you had some agate inside the one, but they were all beautiful. I also liked the book references. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
They truly were!
I love all these. Never heard of porphyry rock before, but it’s sooooo pretty. And this face on this one has some white little crystals that look like dandelion fluff! Right near the middle
Amazing discovery 🏆
soooooooo cool, absolutely loved that dense one ya cut twice for a table display, what a beaut. enjoyed the vid 👊
Another great video
Thanks 🙏
I found a few of these over the years but never payed much attention to them... glad you showed us these... sparked a new appreciation for everything that's out there. Thank you. 8D
nab one of those saws someday
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The one you said you liked the other ones better, is the one I like the most s far...
I really liked this video. They are so pretty. I wish I had a saw like that to slice mine apart, but I live in an apt, my dremel is the best I can have here.
Do you have a garage with your apartment?
No I don't have a garage, only my front yard. I have 100' extension cord I plug into my apt, run it down the steps, across the yard to my treestumps where I do my work. I use a 2 gallon jug of water with spout to drip water from.
Oh okay I was going to suggest that, I think you got it figured out though. I’ve heard some people use their shower for cutting rocks lol idk about that
Very nice pieces I have some smaller rocks that look similar they were found on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland and I can’t wait to get them in my tumbler
Loved the video thanks for sharing
Beautiful stones 🧡✨❤️
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Cool cuts. How good are you at cutting slabs straight? One of my trim saws has a little fence that helps get the two cuts parallel. I don't do as well just eyeballing them.
I’m not perfect at it but it’s not bad, I should get the slab guide for that saw
@@AgateDad If you're making a cab, it doesn't matter too much because you can even it out later. It matters if you're making something like crosses though.
My thoughts exactly
New subscriber, I normally watch RUclips on my iPhone but your videos are so clear and well made I watch them through my PS4 on my 55” wide screen so I can’t comment (but always hit the 👍 button). Great job!
That’s awesome!! Glad to know it’s viewable on those big screens 🤘
I have some as well, I thought that they were some kind of fossilized water creatures packed together. I noticed them mostly around riversides
Interesting slabs, i use a tile saw myself and slice various types of stone. Lol i like florite and labradorite myself but ive done others as well. I make cabichons to wrap in copper...those should be awesome pieces.
Sounds fun!
There is a face between the two agates right at the end. A man with a mustache! Love your rocks. Love your channel. love your format. Thanks!!!!
Thanks!
Porphyry totally cool! They have so much potential !
This is so cool! I love to see what’s inside of rocks!! So pretty!!
Beauty stuff, love it!
Just stumbled upon your channel and I must say I’m very intrigued and interested in this subject. I’ve always loved rocks. My father got me started on it. I remember my first rock he got me. He was away for yearly Air Force training and he always brought me something back when he came home. He brought me a beautiful Amethyst stone a tigers eye stone and one more it’s black and has white spots on it almost like snowflakes. But anyways love the content I’ve watched so far and I’ll continue to do so. It takes me back to being a kid and looking for stones with my dad
I appreciate his service, I was also I’m the Air Force at one point in my life, loved it tremendously. Thank you for that story, made me smile!
Could be snowflake obsidian :)
Cool video, thank you
Love your videos I’ve been working with saws and lapidary equipment for over 36 years one old trick we have found with diamond blades when they seem to get dual just cut a different material and your blade will seem sharper
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Awesome vid man!! Love cutting them up...you never know...amazing stuff!!
Thanks so much!
The desk piece you did first is stunning and did i see couple eyes? Love your videos and I'm learning some things I didn't know .
Always been fascinated with rocks. Even took physical geology in college and learned ton about them with our geology professor. He was awesome!! Btw love your stationl!!
Thanks! I didn’t get into geology until after college, while in college I failed geology twice lol
@@AgateDad lol. Yeah it's really interesting although living in southern louisiana, we don't have rocks, we just have soil, clay, and shells. Lol. Maybe that's why I loved learning about it so much and when I travel, my eyes are always peeled to natural formations. Lol
The deeper you get into it the more you notice, it’s so fun!
Definitely a great find! Hopefully you find more with some agate in there. Love that banding! 11:45 I would love that as a display! I have found plenty of porphyry before but I never take any home. Now wish I had taken some home to cut. Just moved across the country and don’t have access to the area anymore. 🤷♂️ great stuff!!
I hope you can find some more someday, I hope to make the big one at the end a display piece, it’s too big for my flat lap though so I’m not sure how to polish the faces
@@AgateDad that will be awesome! Just got settled into New York, Finding some cool stuff on the beaches out east here the couple times I have been. But I still need to learn what I can find and where.
Wow! So sweet! Amazing
Cool rocks never seen them before
Way stoked!! Thanks for sharing that awesomeness. I have so many of these geo-cuties.
Never thought the inside of these rock would look like that! Holy something, time to save up for a saw? Yeah it's time!
Nice video. I wondered if the more weathered piece might be a type of granite. I live in Maine. We have a lot granite and I am often surprised that some of it gets really weathered. I know of a beach with orange sand that is mainly from the granite in the area.
Possibly!
First rock, prehistoric guitar pick.
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This is so interesting. Love watching your videos!!!
Nice find ! ,
Awhile back on the shoreline of lake huron here in ontario i found a banded iron boulder .
( that wasnt at all magnetic ) ... was full of potential pgms aswell .
Really strange but unique to the area .
Found 4 hardrock deposits never before seen recently .
Been crushing and panning for hobby .
This place has been crossed off during the 30's , due to uranium boom , left behind a massive gold ,copper and pgm deposit ⛏😁
Sounds awesome and fun!
Great video my friend!!
Congrats!!
Can you tumble porphyry? I have some and have been thinking of tumbling them.
I’ve heard mixed things on if it tumbled well
Cant say I'm a huge fan of the porphory, but still a good video agate dad 🤗💓
Thanks 🙏
Thank you for showing how the blades are pretty safe. I've always been afraid of saws, buy who knows, maybe I'll get one someday!
So beautiful. I wonder how well it takes a polish. The agate inside is awesome, the mystery of rocks. ✌&❤
I’ve heard good things and mix things for tumbling
They're so beautiful. Out here we have basalt with round calcite inclusions but I've never cut one. I like yours better. TFS 💖🦅🦅
Tailor, could you tell me what the name of your saw you are using on this video? I like the blade to work with, and/or could you put the hard blade on the machine if you wanted ? Where did you buy it? Also, if I want one cutting machine for rocks, would this be the one?!? Just your opinion!!! Your video was excellent! Reading your comments from viewers, you were a hit! You are in my book! I'm noticing you are getting more relaxed in your videos and I feel it's because you feel your viewers/subscribers are your friends! That is a compliment! It's not that you weren't relaxed when you first started, (I'm putting my foot in my mouth!), you are talking to us with sincere on wanting us all to understand/learn your subject on the video in a relaxed atmosphere! That is neat! 🤗
They’re more than friends, they’re family! They are everything with this channel ❤️ my saw is the 10 inch from hi tech Diamond and it should be linked in this videos description box.
And I was nervous when I started 😂 no denying that!
Awesome interesting, always learning about rocks 😊💙, thank you for sharing 😊💙
I got a good amount of the stuff when I went to Lake Superior
Doesn’t tumble well
I bet not lol glad you have some though!
Splendid!
You need a Xrf Analyzer For Mineral will tell any elements in the rocks and is expensive like a new car .
Feel free to donate one to our channel
I like to buy one too and the rocks saw .
I just got one, i. Bought some.gear as well. Hardly wait ti polish it. Great video
Awesome material!! So it would be called a amigdaloidal porphyritic basalt eh, that's a mouthful. 😂
Need a separate book just for the name hahah
Well that was super interesting. You popped up on feed so i watched, lol.
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@AgateDad oh i did, so i subbed, lol
Those guide books look handy, until recently giving it to my bro I've been using a ancient field guide to Rocks and Minerals - Pough the color photos in it are film photoprints laminated onto the page 😁
I found simular ones but mine has most agate banding in them some green some red
Nice!
Really cool Taylor! I’ll have to get better at not having saw marks in my cuts😂
lol it takes practice, I still get them sometimes
Amigo donde conseguiste esa cortadora de piedras .ami me encanta el jobi de las piedras .gracias por tus videos .do de compraste esa cortadora
new blades need to be broken in, in order to fully expose the diamond grit. we usually cut a couple pieces of junk rock before we cut anything we're actually interested for that reason. sort of like breaking in a new pair of boots
Glad I cut my small and lesser pieces first! Lol
How do you polish the large surfaces?
Not sure yet 😆
Cool video. I went up the shore north of Duluth a couple week ago . Picked up a few of these rocks . Gonna b cool to cut them . I have a question: have you ever polished any of it ? Will it polish ? Maybe a future winter video ??
Keep rockin!!👍😎
I’ve heard it polished well and mix review of if it tumbles well
Epic!
Simply amazing ❣️✌️
The reveal after you separate the slabs 😮 WOW ❗
Love that part :)
Great slabs bro and do you use water in your saw while cutting or mineral oil or a mix?
Just water
I have indoctrinated my grandson into the world or rock lunacy. He is 12 and is now a member of our local club. Shout out to Searchers Rock and Mineral Society from Anaheim CA, anyway, I was helping him out with the trim saw, he was a little frightened by it, which is a good thing. I demonstrated the reasonable safe trim saw by basically the same thing you were doing. What I did try and emphasize was that it is a safe saw but RESPECT THE SAW! If you were to slip you could still do damage if you forced your finger into the blade it would cut! You have heard the saying that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one! I'm sure you realize this, thank you, good video.