An old rockhound told me many years ago... "Some of the ugliest rocks on the outside have the greatest beauty on the inside... Always cut an ugly rock to look inside".

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

100%

@lisahart5682

11 күн бұрын

Like people. Except the cutting of course! Lol

I love rocks ! This rock you cut was beautiful to me BEFORE you cut it. Now the inside is beautiful too!❤

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I think this is beautiful. My mother loved rocks and tumbling them. She bought pieces everywhere she visited. My daughter loves them, too. All of us would love this piece.

@kathrynwilliamson8631

8 күн бұрын

Not all who wander are lost, some are looking for cool rocks!

That’s beautiful! As a little girl I used to sit in the driveway with my dad’s hammer cracking rocks just because it sparkled on the inside. lol wish I could have found something like that. Nice!😁

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

That is awesome!

@k.t.rabbit9552

16 күн бұрын

As a little girl, my niece did the same. She would spend hours smashing rocks with a carpentry hammer, hoping to find geodes. (Not too many of those here in NH, sadly...lots of granite, though.) She ended up chipping her father's spare hammer pretty badly, so for her 9th birthday I gave her a geologist's rock hammer, a pair of safety goggles, and stern instructions to NEVER use the former without the latter. We had some great rock-hounding field trips!

@freeleonardpeltier4148

13 күн бұрын

Come to upstate ny! You can mine Herkimer diamonds here!

@candieschonauer4083

11 күн бұрын

I love this seeet sweet story

In Oregon we have a lot of agates that we find but they’re called crazy blue lace agate and they’re beautiful. They look real similar to that.

@brendacorrigan8947

7 күн бұрын

I'm in Southern Oregon and agree we have some spectacular rocks here. A huge variety my boyfriend said he has never seen such a variety in such a small area.

I held my breath watching those fingers so close to the saw blade. Be safe. It takes nothing to lose those fingers.

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Check this video out on saw safety: kzread.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

@zerowhite2286

15 күн бұрын

I know! I was mentally dressing him in some chainmail gloves and lending him my kitchen pincers.

@madeleinegombert661

15 күн бұрын

I also held my breath watching.

@joshbrowne1768

13 күн бұрын

Theses are not actually saws. They are just abrasive wheels. There is virtually no danger of cutting yourself.

@AndrewKazmierski

12 күн бұрын

@@joshbrowne1768 Thanks I'm new to those saws and I've been using carefully but I heard that as well!

Who else has anxiety watching him cut that rock? His fingers😮

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

This video should help with that: kzread.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

@barbarablink5951

14 күн бұрын

I sure do!

@RockhoundingLife

14 күн бұрын

kzread.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

@STR8L8CED

10 күн бұрын

It's not a wood saw. Different type of blade.

@joannac9194

6 күн бұрын

Crazy

Wow!!!! I've seen those here on my property but never thought to cut into it.....and I never thought KZread would have rockhounding channels!!!😍😍😍😍😍

If you think there is opal there shine a black light at it. Opal glows under a black light.

@avariea6004

2 күн бұрын

agate also fluoresces under blacklight so sadly that wont help much >_

Showroom shine!

This rockhound is sooo envious!😍

What an absolutely gorgeous find! ❤

You just talked about a rock for 10 minutes…. And I loved every second!

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

😄

@colleenobryan720

9 күн бұрын

I did too

Beautiful ❤

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

You could make a few great cabs from this! Very nice, I love finding agates like these!

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Definitely!

Beautiful! I collected rocks as a kid and would continue. What's not to love about them when you find out what's inside! Kudos to you!

@RockhoundingLife

14 күн бұрын

Right on!

Love seeing the inside out outside. Thanks

I know nothing about rocks/stones which was proven when you picked up the bluish rock instead of the white/red one which was adjacent. I loved seeing what you did with the blue one but I can’t help but wonder if the white/red one would be equally beautiful. Ignorance is not always bliss. 😊

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

The white/red one was a piece of limb cast. That beach is full of them. I have so much of it i dont pick up the smaller ones anymore.

Thanks for showing us the delight you can create. Much appreciated..

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Truly enjoy watching your videos. You always show the amazing world of rock hounding. Thank you for making these videos.

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Glad you like them! And thanks for coming back to watch!

Beautiful rock and a nice polish. Thanks for sharing.

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

As a Cab cutter myself I have encountered quite a few agates both banded and like yours. I learned a trick you might enjoy on agate nodules that show light centers sometimes I flip the Heel end of the nodule so the light color sawn face will become the back and the darker blue skin will become the face of the Cabochon. Sometimes you may prefer the darker skin color of the nodule. Have been cutting cabs for over 50 years. Have fun !

@RockhoundingLife

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

You clearly enjoy your hobby.

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

I do!

I love watching people collect, cut and polish rocks. As a kid my parents, brother and I would go to the UP of Michigan and rock hound. My dad created a pond, with a waterfall and rock gardens with all the rocks

They are so beautiful.

It's beautiful.

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Blue Chalcedony is so lovely. I used to buy my M'ma whatever David Yurman had made using blue Chalcedony at Christmas time. My Neiman's Associate friggin loved to see me walk in that place. LOL

It was a surprise inside. I wondered if it could have been Irish. It is so beautiful.

You always seem to find gems in the most non- obvious rocks! Good eye sir😀

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@tsugima6317

16 күн бұрын

Must be years of experience.

Ellensburg blues look like that.

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Yes! I used to have a big 3lb ellensburgh blue that my grandfather collected back in the 70's.

WOW!! I am always excited to see that beautiful blue chalcedony on the beach. I have collected a bunch and I always assumed that it was just clear blue throughout! I am so excited to get a saw! 😄

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

So cool!

@janeenutley3167

11 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this , Wow it turned out Beautiful! I love that color of Blue! I'm a Rockhounder & I'm from MI. & have been finding & collecting (mainly in MI.) & I started out at 5 yrs old looking for the Petoskey stone From Petoskey MI. & of course now there is the Yooperlite, that Glows under a black light, they are pretty cool , & I have also found some pretty amazing Geodes from Arizona & the G. Canyon . I love that you found this strange looking specimen in your neighborhood, & it turned out so beautiful, I wasn't expecting that, I kind of thought it was going to look like a geode on the inside, but I was still pleasantly surprised! Thanks again 4 sharing 🪨💎

What a great score!!!

Gorgeous 😍

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Very cool find I’d say it’s very unlikely that white is opal considering how hard it was to cut…opal would have cut like butter

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

Opal is harder than people think. It definitely doesnt cut like butter. Opal is a 6 on the mohs scale which is fairly hard. But i agree with you in this case. It was extremely hard and the blue and white was blending. Probably chalcedony.

Almost a geiode cavity, nicely done.

Nice!

That's not an ordinary rock 👏🥂 CA USA 🌲

@warshrine8635

17 күн бұрын

That's what I said it's obviously an agate you could tell from a distance

LOVE the blues! My favorite color. Well done on the polish.

@RockhoundingLife

5 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very beautiful stone thanks for beautiful sharing

@RockhoundingLife

2 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Would hhave loved to see the polish in entirety. Likke a beautiful pool of ancient water. ❤

That is a breathtakingly beautiful specimen! Each face is unique and special,thank you for sharing!

@RockhoundingLife

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Beautiful. ❤ The slab you we're holding up to the light you should put over your phone flash light. I do that with the rock's I find. 😊

I’m so glad that you shared this with us, thanks.

@RockhoundingLife

11 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

We have blue & purple & green rocks like this here in Ky. The archeologist i took them to said they are Slag. Slag is what formed on top of the boiling pot of ingredients that made steel. Slag is found around an old furnace where steel was made. About 160yrs old or more. I have buckets full of it. I wire wrap each rock to make pendants..its truly beautiful.

Very unique and beautiful! 💜

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

That one turned out stunning! I can’t wait for my saw to get here hopefully this next week so I can start getting surprised by the insides of rocks as well. I am still so so jealous of that flat lap. That’ll be a future purchase for sure. After the hospital bills of course. Haha. Gotta be an adult still😛. Loving these videos and so glad to have found a lot of good rock hounding KZreadrs to follow while I was in the hospital. Can’t wait for more as the weather is finally getting better!🤘🏻🤘🏻

What a lucky find!! So beautiful !! I'm rather envious 😉

@RockhoundingLife

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Just magnificent!

Nice !!

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Gorgeous, never seen anything like those. Thank you for sharing 🎉

@RockhoundingLife

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Look at that!!❤😊

Oh wow what a nice stone how cool

What a find!

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Awesome!!

So beautiful

Beautiful!!

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

what an awesome looking agate

Always glad you still have your fingers by the end of your video, lol. Beautiful.

@RockhoundingLife

11 күн бұрын

No worries! I always will: kzread.infoqf8abF5eVbU?si=WQtS1DLjjxpF92PS

@ageorgiapeach9442

11 күн бұрын

@@RockhoundingLife well, thank you for sharing that short with me on the blade. That’s a big relief!

So cool!

So pretty. I have hundreds of agates from Malibu. Nodules and some big boys too. Can’t wait to get a saw

That is so cool! I wish that I could find something like that.

Wow!!!💙

It's beautiful

Sweet!

Beautiful !

@RockhoundingLife

7 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

You could do a tourist camp and take people to find rocks, cut them for them and send them home with treasure. I'd pay for something like that.

@RockhoundingLife

13 күн бұрын

🤔

Way Cool 👍

That's a nice blue chalcedony, I have a 10lb one

Awesome !!!

@RockhoundingLife

8 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Found a few of those myself on scotsbay beach few years ago. Surprised to see there still are some left.😮

I have found several rocks like your but not as much of that blue rock is exposed. I knew it had to be something special, but I don't have a saw like that, I would like to cut mine open, but I knew they were weren't ordinary 💖😁

A good option is connecting up with Jason KZread Flour Gold Wizards (Wisconsin, Lake Superior) and all of the many stones they have there, plus yooperites, ... and a lot of leaverites .... So many types of sedimentary, banded, igneous, and diverse metamorphics in that area.

Smoke of the Ancients.

Lovely! Great video!

@RockhoundingLife

9 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

😮❤🎉GORGEOUS USUALLY THE UGLY ROCKS HAVE GORGEOUS CENTERS NOT YELLING ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND CAPS HELP STAY SAFE AND BLESSED EVERYONE ❤

That’s a gorgeous agate!❤❤❤

Excellent video, I know nothing about the subject but you made it very easy to understand and enjoy the process. Bravo!

@RockhoundingLife

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Around Frame 5:06 When you hold that just right, it looks like a shadow of a crown.

Great video!

Beautiful

@RockhoundingLife

11 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Blue Agate, I have 100's of them from Oregon.

Niceeeeee !

My hero, I named both of my twins Elon, well they aren't really twins but they're very similar in appearance. one hangs a little lower than the other.

A thinner slice is required to show an iris effect, if any.

I would have loved seeing the largest residual piece cut as a low cabachon .

Wow 😍absolutely gorgeous❤👋🇫🇮

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

That's great, thx. Just a suggestion, make a little hole at the back and fit a little LED, it will backlight nicely I reckon. I am sure you have done this but if you haven't give it a try ? could look good as a nightlight........thx again.

@RockhoundingLife

4 сағат бұрын

Cool idea!

Beautiful stone.

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

I think so too!

Awesome pieces. Wonder what it would look like if you had thinner sections. As I was writing this, you showed a thin section that you had cut. Beautiful , all of them!

Nice

Look like a fantasy crt screen

Proof that for some of us, no rock is ordinary 😉🥰 And then I looked over at some rocks on the counter, wishing for a saw and polishing wheel and a living space that I could have them in... Followed by the thought I would have to let my family know where to look if I disappear for a while 🥸

So how will you make pendant out of rock?

@RockhoundingLife

16 күн бұрын

We havw many videos showing our process

Nice 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️❤️❤️

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Very nice!

@RockhoundingLife

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Interesting

Looks like a blue lace

The kinda black rock I like is the ones you can smoke in a stem. 🤣🤣

The first half you shared looks like Washington state!!

@RockhoundingLife

15 күн бұрын

It does!

Will you show us your collection, some time soon?