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Thank you so much, you're very welcome! I do have a video about what I do with my agates: th-cam.com/video/-9MklQpXOPA/w-d-xo.html I'd love to tumble some of them, that'd be a great video! Hopefully some day. 👍

Aww thank you so much! I do get pretty excited haha. 😂 I've thought about opening a shop, I just need more tools. I'd like to turn some of them into necklaces, face polish others, cut open a few probably. You're not the first to ask, so maybe one day! Thank you for watching. 😄

Oh yeah definitely, there sure is a lot in this area. When it's warm out there's a bunch of people here.

That'd be interesting to know. Do share thy knowledge if you wish!

I can see why, for me it's how there's many colors, types, banding/no banding and the combination of all these things. They're all unique and different.

That is awesome, those first agates are especially exciting! The Oregon coast is a great place to find them, it's also just so beautiful out there. Keep on hounding!

Thank you for the lovely comment! Comments like yours definitely motivate me to keep making videos. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I'll see you in the next one!

Thank you for your great comment! I couldn't have said it better myself. I love how every area has its own unique geography with its own treasures to be found.

I don't currently sell them, but thank you for your interest!

Yeah I think so too. It's pretty uncommon for them to be opaque like that here

Thank you!

You say don't say it depends but it depends incredibly on the individual agate. It varies from 1-5 dollars per pound for basic chalcedony/carnelian with no banding to up to 1000 dollars per pound for an insanely banded, high quality agate. Location where it was found also plays a massive role, like a Lake Superior Agate or the very rare Fairburn Agates. Color is also a factor - some colors are more rare than others. Then there's also a subjective value to it - one collector might be willing to pay far more than another. I can't imagine the ones I find are worth much, which is completely fine since I have no intention on selling them, that's not my goal of these videos.

@@DutchmansAgates Thanks so much for the reply. You are the only agate channel which answered my question ... so you get a sub :)

Water line agate is a term used within the hobby. Look it up. This is a hobby, I'm always learning. However, I'm not a geologist, nor am I pretending to be one. These agates don't have any value worth talking about, I'm also not in it to sell them either. So if removing host rock so it reveals more of the chalcedony/agate, why not.

Some of them yes, I am pretty picky about what I'd tumble. Like the find of the day I wouldn't tumble. It'd lose too much of its character in my opinion.

I like the banded chert at 34:14 and the carnelian.

I absolutely love looking for rocks. Most people don’t have the patience.

It's relaxing also and takes you to beautiful places to top it off.

Hey there Tish & hubby, currently I clean them, give them an acid bath if needed (citric acid and/or Iron Out), rub them in some mineral oil and then display them in glass jars infront of a window. Once I have a cabbing machine I'd like to face polish some of them, and tumble others. All a work in progress!

It's most likely opal, from what I read. It could also be opaque chalcedony, which makes sense to me.

@@DutchmansAgates I wish I knew how to get it off. I have found many agates that would be so much cooler if they weren't partially covered by it.

@@Rufferto12 It'd have to be ground off somehow, either through a tumbler or a cabbing machine would be my go to's.

That's a good idea, thank you for sharing.

Thank you! Yeah, I'd definitely get another trip in before the river gets too crazy. As I'm sure you know, it does get so high and more importantly; fast flowing.

Sure, I can definitely do that. It's neither of those things though, I wish I had a cab king 'cause I'd like to face polish some of the agates I find.

I haven't yet, when there's doubt I should, just to confirm.

If you look at Damon Point on Google Maps, you generally walk the bottom of the Point, not the top, if that helps at all. The gravel "travels", sometimes it's in one spot sometimes another. I usually walk the whole length of it finding where it's at today. It's quite a walk, between 2-3 miles to the end. Hopefully you have better luck next time!

Thank you for the interest. I'm not currently selling my agates yet, maybe in future as I get too big of a collection!

Ja zeker, voel me lekker thuis, bijna als ik weer in Nederland ben met dit weer! Geen klachten hoor. Krijgen morgen bliksem, dus Groetjes terug uit een stormig WA State!

Just collect currently, I've thought about opening a store once I get a saw and cab machine. I live in WA state. It'd be fun to do a meet and greet in the future sometime, if you see me on a beach somewhere feel free to come up and say hi!

Where in Wa

We live in the Port Townsend area

This was a surprise storm honestly, but I love it. Our temperatures were pretty mild, thankfully. 40 degrees Celsius is no good!

Thank you for watching!

Thank you, it's so much fun! The hobby takes you to beautiful places, a nice bonus for sure. This is Damon Point, by Ocean Shores.

Je suis d'accord, je pense que c'est du beau temps pour ça. Cela rend le tournage difficile!

Good luck and have fun!

Yeah, the bands make it an agate, as opposed to it's base rock which is either chalcedony or carnelian.

Definitely, get out there if you're able! If not, people like us making these videos hopefully satisfy the rockhounding itch a little bit as well.

I always try to be careful and aware of where the tide's at. In that particular timestamp I'm not close to the ocean. I've always lived close to the ocean, pretty much anywhere in the Netherlands you're no more than 2 away from the coast. But you're right, I didn't grow up in a house with the beach right out the front door. How I wish.

True!!! It was so faarrrr though, haha. 😂

@@DutchmansAgates 😂✌️ have a great weekends