Am I the only one that likes to hear Dan play the "Stone Xylophone" when he is working the feather and wedges ? I love that sound !

@amandasutherland626

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same!!!

@michaeljones3974

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, so awesome!

@glendadalejones3753

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps hel knock us a tune next time 😃🙌

@beansdad70

2 жыл бұрын

Love that ping-boing! I bet he’s good at wack-a-mole too.

@fungusfinder

2 жыл бұрын

Someone make a Feather and Wedges song!

It's so fun watching how you mine. I'm used to just picking rocks on beaches and what you do is so different. Thanks for sharing your beautiful part of the world!

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome, and thank you!

@johnbuck5181

2 жыл бұрын

Michigan Rocks! Nice donation! Like your channel too!

@wyomingadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here Rob! I want to buy some of this for tumbling. Fingers crossed.

@MichiganRocks

2 жыл бұрын

@@wyomingadventures I was going to buy some too. Shipping from Canada made it way too expensive. I think it was going to be $75 for a pound.

@robertgorney9408

2 жыл бұрын

Rob, happy to see you here. I love your videos. I hope to be up in your neck of the LP this Fall. Dan is awesome to watch. Such great techniques

This may be a goofy geology nerd idea, but it seems you could print a small-scale topographic map of just your claim area and mark each vein/outcrop you can find with its Strike and Dip like on a geologic map - basically, a short line showing the angle of the stone layer from vertical and which direction it is running. Once you get a lot of those mapped you'll be able to trace the veins of stone as they run back into the hillside or head toward grassy slopes where you can't see them yet. Google strike and dip, it's interesting when you see what it can do. Just a thought!

@markpashia7067

2 жыл бұрын

You might also consider paying some young healthy folks to do that lifting for you. DO NOT OVER DO THAT HEART DANG IT. Day labor is cheaper than that hospital bed any day even with Canadian healthcare!!! Down time is costly!!!

Dan you earn my subscription with every video!

@nicklasschmltt6959

2 жыл бұрын

Me too,

@RICDirector

2 жыл бұрын

Me three! They should have a category for 'I love this channel so much I subscribe EVERY TIME'

Do remember to re-dress those wedges on a grinder or with a file. When the ends of drifts get flattened over like that (like the end of a badly hammered fencepost) small slivers of metal can spall off them when hammered. They can be travelling fast enough to cause a nasty injury.

@markpashia7067

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, especially good reason for eye protection. I am finding eyesight a problem in old age and cannot stress protection enough. It is really limiting. Losing my driving privileges would end me where I live. And one of those bits of metal at the wrong angle or spot could be major.

@Hellsong89

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah just last week grab cold chisel from bottom drawer of dead relatives garage and didnt pay attention much... first couple hits went fine, then one little bit in the angle and peace yeeted off like god damn bullet, hitting metal beside me and left nasty mark on there.. After that realized condition of it and grinded it down so it wont happen again.

Thank you both for taking us along on your venture! That's some beautiful rocks you've freed!!! Now they can show off their beauty to all!!

You are such a jolly person, you remind me alot like Santa Claus working his summer job. The world needs more happyness just like yours. Thank you for your love.

The mostly white specimen looks amazing and it would work extremely well for making a scene where there's fog that rolled in and exposed only a few areas of ocean!

I have purchased a chip bag, a slab, and a large specimen, of this beautiful gemstone, and I couldn’t be happier. Every piece is unique! And I love them all! I wish I could afford to buy more!

Just bought some of this stone for a Christmas gift. I was amazed when I first saw you work this claim. This stone is so unique. Thank you. Your videos are a great source of info and entertainment.

Dan, You are a very unique man. It is nice to see that you found a very unique wife to enjoy the adventures of life with. It would be nice to see a day of processing at your home shop. Dana (I hope I spelled her name correctly) going through all she does to keep the family business going. Thanks for the enjoyable videos you make.

@alexa1085

2 жыл бұрын

Her name is Dayna😉

@morelanmn

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexa1085 Thank You!

Awesome specimens. Just a word of warning, watch out for mushrooming wedges and chisel heads. It seems harmless but those chips can fly off when struck with a hammer. They have enough velocity to go through jeans and hit arteries, eyes and do all sorts of nasty things! Just grind the burrs off as they form and it'll be a lot safer. Keep up the fantastic content 👍

@FangBlah

Жыл бұрын

The same goes for metal stakes, like those used for concrete forms, only in that case the softer metal of the stakes get hammered into a mushroom head with razor sharp edges that can slice you open with ease.

I love watching you expose the geological formations you look at. Really very beautiful and interesting

I used to watch you on ...fb...but I don't venture there anymore so I'm glad I found you here.

I have just discovered you recently and you have COMPLETELY SPARKED THE FRASER RIVER ROCK HUNTING FIRE IN MY HEART! Thank you!!!!!!!

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcmoe

You are having way to much fun.Im jealous.oh well i guess ill just have to watch.Thanks Dan for bringing us along.

Wow...that's amazing.. greetings from the digger of Indonesia's natural resources..🇮🇩

Hi Dan! Beautiful blue. I’m just amazed at what this earth has created. Just received my piece of black jade from you today. This rock is gorgeous!!! Thanks so much, from Texas.

There is something so satisfying about watching you hammer the wedges and seeing what is hiding underneath. Keep it up Dan!

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@markpashia7067

2 жыл бұрын

If he keeps this up, he is going to have some amazing "guns" with time!!! There is an exercise rhyme that I cannot remember that starts out "biceps, triceps, ......"

You r always so cheerful n happy...enjoying nature n digging some beautiful rocks...thanks for showing..amazing rock colours..wow😊😊

Watching your channel has reignited my interest in panning. I live in Vermont so there isn't much placer to be panned but, supposedly VT gold is some of the purest you can pan. I first panned when I was a teen. I lived next to a river, that unknown to me at the time, was fed from a known gold bearing stream. I found enough to be interesting but very low volume/size. No pickers but, enough to snuff up.

I love your diggy-diggy-digging adventures, fun. You -go- Dana !

Well helloooo Dan & Dana - you always make me smile!!! I am glad to know you have the only mine for this stuff as i had never heard of it before watching your channel - super happy for the Hurd family to have this great claim!!! The crack is such a fun sound..... Oh wow the piece under the generator...wow just wow - so happy for you. FYI totally worth the minimal price you are charging!!

I really enjoyed the "prospecting" portion of the video where you were hunting for new seams! Showed the difference between a prospectors spirit and the rest!

Hey Dan, I love all the nature scenery and wildlife there. Those premium material is soooo beautiful, the range of blue tones 🤤🤩🤩. Thanks for sharing this with us. Rock on 🤘

It's been a while since I used feather and wedges. Back in the old days I had to use wood and then pour water. It was really slow until I got some metal pieces and the it was off to the races comparatively. Love the stone and hope success for a long time. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

Super excited to see you and some of that beautiful ocean picture stone at the Rock and Gem show next week! Great video as always.

Absolutely incredibly beautiful blue picture stone Dan.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Best wishes sent to you and yours 🙌

Another great video! Wonderful to see Dana out and about. Thanks for sharing.

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Dan I've been watching your show for a few years now, I'm never disappointed. New Zealand.

The nature is beautiful.Thank you for great views !

Some of those pieces look like paintings by Van Gogh. So beautiful. I even think that a lot of the white specimens that you think are substandard are beautiful. Your videos also have such gorgeous scenery and examples of the great outdoors. You really know how to make videos, and we appreciate all the hard work you put into them. Thank you for letting me live vicariously through your videos.

@markpashia7067

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I could picture an jewelry artist making carvings like a cameo out of that white stuff or a bead artist cutting that up and tumbling to round it and drill for beads. It has a beautiful quality. Maybe not pictures, but useful and usable for other purposes. Imagine all the shapes you could cut before tumbling to smooth the edges. From dice to balls to eggs to multifaceted stones and then polish edges or tumble. Mix some whites, blues and other shades of pieces to alternate when stringing. Just saying that none of it really should go to waste unless it crumbles.

I love liking at differnet sites,I stumble upon your site,so I guess I have learned a lot by just watching, plus your narritive is really great, reminds me of years past of some of the teachers I had.. Keep up the great work.

Just discovered and subbed to your channel a few days ago. I’m really enjoying it! I love your energy and enthusiasm, and you’ve found lots of interesting things to explore and talk about. I think that a wife that supports and participates in your passion is possibly the greatest treasure you have ever found! Looking forward to watching more of your great videos.

Well done Dan , this stones locking so beautiful 👍👍👍

I think it's awesome that you and your wife work together!!! You two are so cool!!!

Dan, you rock. I love watching you

I am happy that you found the ocean in the BC region, it’s a very important ocean that doesn’t flow anymore.

Uncle Dan congrats with the new discovery. Hard work pays. Love from South Africa.

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏 Thank you for sharing your date day with us. Such beautiful specimens you found.

I have bought from ya twice for the picture stone! It’s so beautiful and would love more! Keep it up!

that was fun! those were some awesome looking pieces! thanks again for bringing us all along! 👍

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Dan, Nothing is forever, enjoy what you find now while you have regained health. What’s most. Important is your wonderful wife and family. You have uncovered nature,s beauty in that unique seam, sharing it with the world Is the real benefit! Cheers, Rik Spector

always love Dan's videos ! I almost feel like i'm out there prospecting 😅

Wow . I can see the ocean in these stones. Very nice 👌

Such beautiful peices! I could probably mine for it all day and just be amazed by the color and random design

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

Totally!

@markpashia7067

2 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd Yeah, kind of like ALL YEAR and it still amazes at times!

I only came across your channel recently but I'm already hooked!

You're living the dream! Nice little quarry there. BTW video is even more awesome at 1/4 speed.

Love it!! so beautiful!!🌞💕🙏 love the snow! it's in the 90's here in the desert sw!🌵🏜️☀️

Awesome beautiful stones. God bless and thank you for sharing 🙏🥰👏👍💖

I love the tones you hear when you are hitting those wedge things. Its like music. 😅😊

OMG!! Gorgeous find.

Well done Dan, watching from the UK and loving your channel

Nice to see you and your truck last week on the way past YLW!

Hahaha Love the first few mins of skit. I'm hooked on your knowledge sir. Thank You.

Wow the blue is so beautiful.

You are sweet entertainment, both you and your wife too. Love that blue stone. I just started learning jewelry making and hope to get into lapidary soon. That beautiful blue stone makes me want to get into it sooner than ever. Thank you both for sharing your talent and joy of mining❣️😁🌸

These stones are so beautiful.

Waiting to get paid then I'm buying some slabs from you. I'm so excited. Wish I had enough to buy the large specimens but maybe one day!

Love your videos and enthusiasm

When you pull it off, to me it reminds me of very rough Seas bashing up against rocks. You show it cut also it’s not the same, doesn’t hold the same look to me…thanks for sharing 💖💖🇦🇺

Looking forward to following this claim's story Dan!!

Nice Work, Dan ! I'll have to get a piece of the BC-OPS. The Mine Forewoman looks to be cracking the whip ! Good Vid.

Those white and blue stones are actually gorgous!

i like that in this video i dint have to wait till the end to see how the rocks turned out.

That blue is outstanding !

You’re wife is awesome! Happy Mother’s Day to her.

Such beautiful chalcedony! ♥

Great day out fam. Keep on having fun. Gold Squad Out!!!

Dan Hurd ASMR! The tapping is satisfying lol

Time to put in for the permits Dan! If the deposits left can see you through this spring, maybe you can use bigger machinery by NEXT spring if you get the permits!

Love the video and the specimens, even the lesser quality ones, I wouldn't mind buying one online. And the scenery was spectacular.

Happy Mother’s Day to Dana!

Dan is your quarry a glass half full or a glass half empty I think it’s half full just gotta keep searching it’s definitely there your site is huge I am looking forward to the show just 8hrs to wait

@jakeeasterwood3204

2 жыл бұрын

He found the “mother lode”… now it’s time to find the “grandmother lode”.

Hi Dan, huge fan I actually got into prospecting watching you and Pauly over the years today I was metal detecting at a local beach and found a Dimond ring it felt so good. I'd LOVE to come meet you maybe do some work for you, watching you guys over the years and getting into it I've had more time with my wife and kids witch makes it all worth while not only that the knowledge that comes with it I'd just love to thank you and say your videos really made an impact on my life I absolutely love your videos hope all is well and can't wait for more

@2phonesjones899

2 жыл бұрын

My wife lost her diamond ring at that same beach man , please send it back to us !

Its an amazing blue ! Andy you and your wife are so nice energetic people

It is fantastic looking stone Dan gorgeous colors in it 😍 👌 😀 👍

nice thank you for sharing the adventure.

💙BC Ocean Picture Stone is gorgeous beyond words💙 😍🥰💖

Kicked it up a notch in this one.

I know you’re looking for that gorgeous blue but, please, that darker and especially the white material is BEAUTIFUL and you should definitely harvest it if possible! It’s all precious 😍😍

Hi dan love the colour blue on those stones but for a moment i was enjoying the beautiful music u were making hitting those pegs.. i hope to order some of those..love what u doing man.. just love it soo relaxing...👍👍👍👍👍

Love seeing Dan Hurd on Sundays. Always enjoy the videos. My Stanley Cup bracket has my Carolina Hurricanes meeting the Oilers in the finals. A 2006 rematch. See your team in the Finals!!! LOL

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

Dayna is an Oilers fan, oilers better win! Happy wife = Happy life!

@FiveStringCommando

2 жыл бұрын

@@Danhurd If my Canes don’t make it and your Oilers do, they’ll have my support. 👍🏻

Stihl makes a chainsaw that I use to cut 24 inch thick concrete retaining blocks or bin blocks. It has a diamond tipped chain and a water hose connection to keep dust down and prolong chain lifespan. They are pricey and the saw is heavy enough to make its own downward cuts. Thought you might be able to use one while you were waiting on your permits to be approved. Love your videos and your enthusiasm, very inspiring.

We love your videos Dan! Just bought a van to travel around mining crystals and hopefully coming up your way to do some gold panning!

Dan this is an awesome video don't worry too much you have a great claim and it looks good thank you for sharing five stars sir

That reveal at 19:40. Oh ho ho, what a rock!

I NEED to buy some, its amazingly beautiful!!

It gonna lie if you could get enough material cut to piece together a countertop that would look amazing, just polish it then give it a epoxy surface and you’d have the most unique and extraordinary counter

@shaynehofstetter2869

2 жыл бұрын

If I were a millionaire I would buy enough to pave a driveway with it just so beautiful!

I think the white pieces are beautiful. Especially the one with a lil blue in it.

Sorry I missed the "Live". Getting ready for a road trip to go see my mom for Mothers Day! Happy Mothers Day Dana! love the Ocean Picture Stone! What a fun day!

@Danhurd

2 жыл бұрын

Next time!

Watching you boinking those wedges got me smiling and thinking of the good old days when you could play with dynamite. Thanks Dan, thanks Dayna (sp?).

Thanks Dan 😊

19.44 I think thats the nicest piece I've seen yet. Excepting the Dana blue. Got a nice chunk from you in Courtenay a few weeks ago, havn't done anything with it yet. Sits on the corner of my desk where I can admire it. When the slab saw at the club is repaired, will definately be looking to see what's in it.

great show dan

That is the most beautiful color. I wish I could afford to buy one.I have been a Rockhound since I was a kid. Mostly agates.

I will have to keep an eye out for those mostly white pieces today at the show, I didn't see them yesterday!

They are some awesome colors

Beautiful!

Congrats!