btw... Native tribes of Oregon, here in the U.S., called them "thundereggs" because they thought that thunder spirits that lived on the nearby mountains threw them at each other, and that made the rumbling noises in storms. The name stuck throughout the U.S., and then to other countries to identify anything that's a Chalcdedony/Agate nodule inside a Rhyolite egg. *The More You Know!
Yvonne Sebastian Haha! Nah, I like remembering that I’ll always like having something to learn. These rocks keep me on my toes, keep me wondering and never fail at reminding me of how much of a rookie I was, am, and hope to always be 😉😉😉 big love from Aus! Mav 😉
Michigan Rocks Thank you mate. Went through a whole series of a podcast 🤣🤣🤣 you know how it is 😉 I didn’t realise that over in the states the call it water level. That’s so cool!
Thanks for another great video. I cut my fist rock a few weeks ago after watching you use your table saw. I'm having the same problem trying to figure out which way to cut. It seems to be luck from what I can tell. I see you commenting on me miner. It's nice to learn from people all over the world. Oh by the way the dogs barking was no problem, I love dogs. 🐕🐾
Simone Villeneuve Oh yeah, luck is a big part of it. From luck finding them, to luck getting the right cut 😉 The more I do it, the luckier I get, honestly 😊
All of your stones turned out beautiful, but I really liked how you shaped and finished the thunder egg. Leaving the outer host rock on part of the outer edges really makes it stunning. Thanks again for sharing your treasures with us. It's always an adventure watching. Blessings
I love your bravery to try new things. They always seems to turn out great. You have a natural intuition! Yeah!!! Keep on rocking! I enjoy watching so much!
Excellent and so jealous of the rocks you find. HaHa I am ready to buy an orbital sander and polishing discs now. Last winter the price of grit more than tripled and I couldn't buy it. Kind of depressing but this summer it went back to the regular price so I bought enough to last all winter. Now I'm excited about getting the sander and pads and starting tumbling again... and polishing.
Hey mate! I know right, we are spoilt for nature’s treasures out here. I’m glad they brought the price back down to normal for the grit, it’s so depressing when it’s so expensive. I need to do another tumble real soon. I hate not hearing the soft soothing rumble sound coming from the garage 😉 Oh man you are gonna love the polishing pads. It takes a while but well well worth it. Happy polishing my friend!!
You did amazingly epic. You have come into your own. It has been a pleasure plugging into the site. Australia sure has a lot of beautiful rocks and minerals. Congratulations, you made it.!!!
I always get the shaky hands after hours on the orbital too, but it's still better than running a gas powered weed trimmer for the same amount of time. My whole arms and hands used to shake for a half hour straight. Lol
Oh man I hear ya! I used to do days on end brush cutting/weed whackering and yep, I’d even get numb finger tips at times. The sander is way better, and you get a polished beauty at the end so it’s a win too hahaha!
great camera work and editing, lots of work ,besides the stone work, thanks for all the hours not seen, and for loving your labors while you do. stay strong !! H.H. !
Quest for Details Thank you dude, you know the grind is real 😉 no to be honest, I just love both hobby’s, the rocks and the video making. It’s like an outlet for my busy brain 😂 But genuinely thank you dude. I see the same love for your labor’s in your videos. Hope your doin well my rock brother, and mega H.H. To you too!!!! Keep being rad Nate!!!
I found out that there is a special yellow labradorite in springshure Queensland. I read that it was on private property but a 5$ permit per car could be had from local hardware store seems like a digging shaking through screen operation but very interesting yellow crystal was abundant in pics I saw maybe you guys should check it out.👊
Yeah man! That looks rad, it’s a fair drive away but while I was looking I found a place in NSW that had it too, and it’s only a 2 hr drive. Man I think that’s gonna have to be explored fo sho! Thank you for that Trav 👍👍👍
@@Rookie_Rockounding those totally look like the Oregon sunstones we got out here people go nuts for those I got a clear chunk myself but I had to buy it cheers🍀
Hello from Florida, I love how they turned out. I have a question about a rock that I found. It's hard, it's kinda shiny, it has 1 solid white line going thru it all the way around. And I can't find out what it is! It's driving me crazy. Can you help?
I wish I could drink a beer with ya to cheers to that m8!!! 🍻 That was awesome! I love your facial expressions. Especially when you look so surprised at how well you did. I hope you start to realize what a rockstar you are! 😊 anyway, You know I love the waterline agate a lot💕 The thunderegg couldn't have turned out better!😃 I mean...that second window you cut...unbelievable! I am in awe my friend👌 Absolutely amazing🤤💕 BUT I am so in love with the basalt with the little vugs of agates inside. Each agate different in its beauty. Can you imagine how that was created and shaped over millions of years! Each one it's own little masterpiece trapped inside another stone...just spectacular!😍 Love love love it Jesse! Keep on rockin dude and good luck on your next adventure! 🙏😎🏞
Marlaina Atkins Hey Mar!!!!! Oh man I wish I could share a beverage or two with you guys also. I genuinely wish teleportation was real haha! Then we could all hang out! Ahhhh yeah!!! I absolutely loved that baby agate keeper 😉 just amazing how unique those little ones are. Mind blowing honestly. I’m gonna be picking up more of them for cutting for sure. If where you find your chalcedony has Basalt around, keep an eye out for them. You will not regret cutting one and seeing them firsthand. Just beautiful works of art! I hope your weekend and week ahead treats you and your family well my friend! Always love sharing these with you guys. It just makes me happy inside 😊✨🐺
@@Rookie_Rockounding oh man if teleportation was a real thing I wouldn't have a home because I'd be teleporting all over the world! But seriously Australia is on my bucket list. I only hope someday I get to witness the beauty in person. I was hunting the other day and found a basalt rock with little vugs of some kind of mineral I think is datolite. I'll email you a picture of it, it's pretty cool. Reminded me of yours but it's not agates...ah snap 😄
Paul Flynn Thank you brother, you know they’re gonna keep coming. Had a great day out there gettin it done with ya mate. Those are the days that will stick in the memory for so so many years to come dude.
😄💖 That was so pleasurable.❤ I especially appreciate the time and effort you spend bringing forth the extreme beauty captured in each specimen. I enjoy your expressive artistry!🌞🌻
Yay, been looking forward to my next ‘Frookie’ time. Love what you did with the thunder egg 🥚. It turned out amazing 😉. That A(not even going to attempt spelling that first part) basalt was so cool with all those little agate nugget nodules. I can’t figure out if it is your gentle nature, or your enthusiasm about the rocks, but I could watch you for hours. P.S. love the editing in the beginning to remind us of when you actually found the rocks you were about to polish. Very nice touch. Have a great weekend. Hope you get to go find more beauties.
Haha! Yeahhhhhh! Frookie time 🤣 My girl and I loved that term when you first mentioned it. 👌 I wish my hands weren’t shaking so much when I was filming that bubbly baby agate basalt because it was so pretty inside. I’ve walked over them for years now but not now! I love seeing what they turn out like. Oh that’s rad! I wondered if anyone had noticed why I popped the hounding bit at the beginning. It’s cool to see them plucked from the creek in the same vid. Thank you heaps and I hope you have a brilliant weekend my friend!
Jess your babies are beautiful! When the thunderegg module came off. I'm like no way! The carnelian bit almost looks like tube agate formation. These are great cuts! Thank you for sharing!
gina lanning Heyyyyy sis! It was just so much fun making this video. Every part of it just brings me joy. But to know genuinely good people like yourself are able to enjoy it just makes my day. You guys are treasures. Thank you my friend. Have a brilliant week ahead!!!
Yesssssss!! Checked every day for this! Blown away by that thunder egg! Found a few on my hunt last week, but I’m doubtful they’ll be that gorgeous inside! I love the stuff you do here my man. I’m buying a tile saw next week to start cutting open some of my finds and it’s all because of your channel! My daughter and I look forward to future videos and her 5 year old self has begun saving up for our trip to Australia hahaha.
Tyler Cannon Ohhhhhhh that’s way too cute!!! That gives me goose bumps dude. Just so happy people are getting joy from what we get joy from. You’re going to love looking inside your Rocks first hand! Happy cutting my friend and if you have any questions on anything just let me know. Oh and say G’day to your daughter dude 😁
Beautiful!.......WONDERFUL job, my wife wants to buy one of your beauties. They came out beautifully, and hey the ones I work on takes hours too, that's what's rockhounds do. We love making our rocks turn into ( gemstones) they're not rocks they're stones, 😉 your doing a great job. The one with red in it is so beautiful, it looks like candy. Sum rock candy but you can't eat it.😂 I hope you have a great day and weekend mate. Cheers!
Yeah the hounding is so much fun and then the act of turning what you’ve found into even prettier pieces of shiny “candy” is what makes staring at them on display so rewarding hey. I’d love to share these rocks with everyone, so I’m hoping once I get on top of some return packages, that I can do some give away son the near future. I hope you and your wife have an awesome weekend mate!
Wow!! Those were absolutely amazing. Beyond beautiful. You did an amazing job of bringing out the hidden beauty. Great job and a great video. Can't wait for what you have for us next. Thanks, Davin
You had an AWESOMELY LUCKY day with the cuts in the stones! Wow just beautiful for what you were able to remove and reveal the lovely interiors of the stones! Just so a amazing what is made and hidden from view for hundred thousands if not millions of years, you were the first! Thank you for sharing.
Hey Sare! Yeah, suuuuuuuper lucky 😳 Honestly if I’d cut slightly different I reckon I could have missed what the volcano 23 million years ago created. It’s just nuts and I always just feel grateful to be the lucky one to see inside it’s creation. Thanks again my friend and have an awesome week ahead!
We were digging in a dry creek bed in Mason, TX I found a big piece of Llanite. Because I was digging down into the bed, it was damp....saw the llanite and saw lots of light blue-ish purple spots and thought I had maybe found some opal! Hahahaha way off, but it is a nice big stone I found. Rock hounding always turns into a competition for us, either who finds the best stone, the biggest or who finds the most pounds of petrified wood! I usually win ;)
Haha yeah it’s like a competitive sport hey 🤣 we always want to be the one who has the best find of the day right. But no matter who finds it, it’s always a great moment for each of us. It’s always so much fun with others.
Rebecca Levy It’s always so much fun and it’s genuinely a pleasure to share these times with you good people 😉 Haha yeah, nothing like a well early cold beverage 😊 See you next video 😁
Ahhh yes, thunder eggs. You found natures treasure and great specimens! You did good with the cutting and polishing. I understand Australia is rich in thunder eggs, because of the volcanic activity 60 million years ago. Keep at it, you might find some opals some day! :)
Where have you guys been all my life? Just found the channel and I love it. I live in Iowa, USA and we find Lake Superiors in the middle of vast corn fields thanks to the last glacial age. Happy Hunting friends!
Just wondering. Why don't you make a little blade guard for your trim saw? I have one similar and I had to make the blade guard from an old piece of tin and it saves water and I am not wet anymore.LOL Good vid as usual. Glad you made it. Havagudun Bud.
E. D. Law Hey friend! I used to have a blade guard on there but had to take it off to get wonky shaped stones on there. But I do like staying dry and it would be good to save water though, 😉 Happy cuttings and rock times and hope your week ahead is awesome 😊👍
Ohhhh thank you mate. That really means the world to me. You’re a good man OG, and a skater! Just a genuine good dude man. Thank you honestly so much. 👊
@@Rookie_Rockounding check out this youtube video on Jackson's Crossroads mine: th-cam.com/video/Uhvw_Q8Jl0/w-d-xo.html Hope you can see it....the gems are just littered all over the place
Raw Dawg Pendants Oh dude it’s funny you mention that, I took a nice little gouge out of my thumb with the edge of the polish pad 😳😬 But had to keep the momentum and get them done haha! So yeah, me too mate.
Totally! In my "modified setup" video, right after I stopped filming I caught my fingernail on the disc and it about ripped my nail off. Started bleeding but eh, the rocks way more important 😆😜
Oh wow. You cut them just perfect. My fav is the basalt with the tint agates. That one just blew me away. Thank you so much for sharing. Can hardly wait to go hunting with you on your next video.
Darlene Bromberger Thanks Darlene, yeah, it’s so beautiful seeing all those baby agates inside. Such a work of art from nature hey. Can’t wait to take you along next video 😉
Thank you for sharing and making the videos. They are lovely and inspiring. Went out in the heat and humidity today and found a creek about 30 miles away with a gravel bar. Lots of quartz, not sure about what I’ve found until I clean and maybe cut some (still need to get a tile saw). A little bit at a time .... (first tumbler load is running now).
Dilly Dally Dale Yeah I know hey, I need to set myself up with a proper work area... someone suggested some saw horses and making a bench cause I’ve gotta do it outside. The girlfriend would kill me doing this in the garage haha!
Nice job m8! Those all turned out great! I love the thunder egg, but at 2:17 I was a feared for your toes! When the dogs were barking I imagined you yelling "ASTRO!" like Sam the Cooking Guy....
Rookie Rockhounding , same to you and never worry about responding late. I just appreciate you responding at all! Always looking forward to your adventures! ( we all have busy, personal and private lives to attend to, Maverick ) . I understand this very well. 😉☺️
Hey Bro, awesome video and yeah I get the cutting it straight the first time lol. I had one that I spent so much time polishing and when I was done I still had scratches and have to redo right from scratch. I'm going to fire up my 14 inch saw, just have to get a proper clamp for my rocks and a good blade. I appreciate your videos even more now that I moved 1000 km from my rock picking grounds. I have to get back there next year or maybe a vacation in Queensland lol. Have to get a map from you😏😁. Anyways take care friend and keep on rockin😁
TheStraightPath Hey brother!! Oh man I know right. Just a slight saw ridge from a double cut and it can take so long. I almost had to do that Waterline twice! 🤨 haha! Always learning 😂 Oh man I’m scared of if I ever have to move away from this area. I hope it never comes to that. I feel for you dude. Buuuuuuuut if you ever do make a trip through Queensland or northern nsw, give me a hoy! I’d love to get out there with ya.
Dakota McMichael Oh I would love to see that! I think I’m going to start sending some of my finds around the world eventually to let others have fun with them. I just have to send some packages to people I’ve received stuff from which I’m hoping will be soon. 😉 Just subbed and I’ll have a watch of you videos and craft as soon as possible 👍😊
When i watch your videos i get this big smile on my face that i dont even know is there until the video ends. BTW....Im from Oregon,home of thundereggs and the legend of mountains making thunder by throwing the rocks is spot on. We also have a legend of a giant thunderbird. I used to think they laid thunder eggs😄
That’s so cool! That makes me so happy Winnie 😊 Yeah I only just read another comment that said the same thing about the thunder eggs. How cool of a legend is that. Thanks Winnie
I have been watching your videos, and am a rock hounder in MT USA. I wanted to share a video of a new way I came up w to display my agates, but im not sure the easiest way? I could text or email it to you?
For sure mate I would love to see it. If you leave your email address in a comment from one of my old videos I’ll grab it and send you an email from my address and then delete where you wrote it. If that’s cool?
mark ruffner Thanks mate, yeah I’ve gotta do a vid on my cabinet of rocks one day. The collection is growing but I want to share them with people. So I’ve got a few return packages to send off to some generous friends and then I reckon I’d like to do some random give away a of what I do. One day hopefully 😉
Nice job, well chosen cuts, nice finishes , excellent description and terminology, correct identification of mineral types, that's it , all done, no longer a rookie, no longer my apprentice.
No!!!! But I still wanna be an apprentice! I’m sure that in all that Symon wisdom I will be needing training in the future mate. I really have appreciated all that you’ve helped me with mate. Oh like that Amygdaloidal Basalt! I wouldn’t have thought to cut it had you not suggested it to me a number of videos back. Just thanks mate.
Great stuff. Have u done a vid on what sort of saw blade u use in that tile saw. Cuts looked damn clean for a tile saw. If not what do u use. Goin to watch your polishing vids now. 💯👍🏻
Heyyyy cool mate. So I don’t have a brand I’m really using, just what I could find from the hardware store but they’re called a continuous diamond impregnated blade. The “continuous” means there’s no gaps or theeth type thing. I run a red brick through mine a couple times when it starts to cut slow and it cleans it up a bit better. Take it slow and steady and if you turn the tile saw around and pull the rock towards you, it’ll keep you dry and and I reckon gives better control sorta thing. I hope that helps. At the end of the video I popped a link to a how to cutting video.
Anna Martin Thank you Anna, I don’t sell anything but would love to share these with people sometime soon. Just gotta figure out how to get it set up properly. For now, just love sharing the journey. But can’t wait to share the rocks eventually
I do SO LOVE your sculptural shapes that you cut! These are little ART pieces, not simply cuts & slabs! Very beautiful and also very refreshing & unique shapes! You are after the Soul of these Rocks and you GET THAT!!
Ohhhhh Sally! That’s so cool to know that you liked it. I love how you worded that. I’m definitely “after the soul of these rocks”. Honestly such a really cool way of saying it. 😊✨
MATE!!!! Take a bow!! they turned out absolutely magnificently. Its been great watching your work progress since the saw and polisher arrived..Good on you and thanks for another great watch..
Mate thank you dude!!!! I honestly for some reason, got super lucky with the cuts. Super lucky!!! Nothin like a good day in the creek, a good day over the saw and a good result in polishing. Fingers crossed I’m able to keep it up haha! Thanks again mate!
I've just started looking for agates and other things, found some beautiful agates down here in Tassie. Can I send some pics so I can get proper identification, rookie myself. Love the videos bro
Hey tazzy is where I started! I didn’t find agates just some pretty rocks in the river in Hobart but still, that’s where I caught the bug 😉 I don’t have a way of receiving pics but if you go to an old video and leave your email, I’ll see it and email you mine so you can send them if you’d like.
@@Rookie_Rockounding yeah I never thought that I'd love rocks haha well that's what I'm unsure of, whether or not they are just nice rocks or not haha. Will comment on an old vid thanks
I'm going to put a video up so you can see what I've collected over the past week or so, sorry for the quality and what not, only using the phone so see how it goes
Bro, I don't know how I missed that close call @ 2:12 the first time I watched this, but I think my heart skipped a beat! 😮 A freshly broken and somewhat heavy chunk of chalcedony could probably do a nasty number on your toes. 🙈 Glad it didn't get ya!
Love all your videos ! Do check out Roger Spurr at Mudfossil University, your finds maybe more interesting than you think. You are my wife's favourite !
Hey mate! Thank you! Yeah I’ve watched a few of his videos. I love his passion for what he’s doing. I’m still getting my head around it but such a cool idea hey. Ohhh that’s so cool, say G’day to your wife for me mate. Hope you’re both having a great week Richard. 👍👍👍
I didn't realize that you could cut the harder stones with water - my trim saw has oil, and makes a horrible mess. :D I was lucky to inherit my slab saw from my dad, who built it in the 1970s. They cost a bundle. I really enjoy watching your adventures. :)
My love of stones of every kind i can hear in your voice too! Its so hard for some to understand!!!!! I think my family gets it....the all love collecting. Peace
I hope you know that your videos are a wonderful distraction to people like me with a disability that cannot take part in this kind of activity. Your enthusiasm is a big reason for your success.
Oh Kirk mate, thank you so much for sharing that with me bud. I’m humbled to be able to be that distraction for you brother. I wish there was a way you could get out there. Thank you man. Honestly.
btw...
Native tribes of Oregon, here in the U.S., called them "thundereggs" because they thought that thunder spirits that lived on the nearby mountains threw them at each other, and that made the rumbling noises in storms. The name stuck throughout the U.S., and then to other countries to identify anything that's a Chalcdedony/Agate nodule inside a Rhyolite egg.
*The More You Know!
Heyyyyy that’s cool! That’s where it comes from. Thank you man!!!! What a rad legend.
@@Rookie_RockoundingI've found so many of them that knowing the origin of the name was kind of necessary. :)
I love that, somehow it makes them cooler. Lol
Great video .. soon we might have to take the rookie name away .. have a great weekend
Yvonne Sebastian
Haha! Nah, I like remembering that I’ll always like having something to learn. These rocks keep me on my toes, keep me wondering and never fail at reminding me of how much of a rookie I was, am, and hope to always be 😉😉😉 big love from Aus!
Mav 😉
Your skills keep improving. I like that water level agate the best, with the thunder egg being a close second. Cool rocks, cool video.
Michigan Rocks
Thank you mate. Went through a whole series of a podcast 🤣🤣🤣 you know how it is 😉
I didn’t realise that over in the states the call it water level. That’s so cool!
The subscriber count keeps raising!!! Nice work 👍🏼
SaltySalmon
Yeah, I’m always super surprised. But am just grateful for the connect with good hearted rock people 😉
That last one looks like you've captured a butterfly!
Tom Shively
It totally does doesn’t it! That’s cool!
@@Rookie_Rockounding Good work!
You see the absolute natural beauty and show us inside and out. Absolutely beautiful...Thank you. I know you love what you do.
What a beautiful comment, thank you Aleta 😉
Your dog also appreciating yours job sir.
Thanks for another great video. I cut my fist rock a few weeks ago after watching you use your table saw. I'm having the same problem trying to figure out which way to cut. It seems to be luck from what I can tell. I see you commenting on me miner. It's nice to learn from people all over the world. Oh by the way the dogs barking was no problem, I love dogs. 🐕🐾
Simone Villeneuve
Oh yeah, luck is a big part of it. From luck finding them, to luck getting the right cut 😉
The more I do it, the luckier I get, honestly 😊
All of your stones turned out beautiful, but I really liked how you shaped and finished the thunder egg. Leaving the outer host rock on part of the outer edges really makes it stunning. Thanks again for sharing your treasures with us. It's always an adventure watching. Blessings
Thank you Sue, yeah I really got lucky with all those cuts on the thunder egg guy. It’s just so much fun doing these.
I love your bravery to try new things. They always seems to turn out great. You have a natural intuition! Yeah!!! Keep on rocking!
I enjoy watching so much!
I absolutely love these videos! Makes me think I need to work on polishing some of my finds this weekend
pagosapig
Yeahhhhh do it brother, it’s always good gettin your shine on mate 😉👍
Beautiful... love seeing the finished results❣️
Just amazing as usual. Love your videos.
Karen Sparozvich
thank you K 😊
Excellent and so jealous of the rocks you find. HaHa
I am ready to buy an orbital sander and polishing discs now. Last winter the price of grit more than tripled and I couldn't buy it. Kind of depressing but this summer it went back to the regular price so I bought enough to last all winter. Now I'm excited about getting the sander and pads and starting tumbling again... and polishing.
Hey mate! I know right, we are spoilt for nature’s treasures out here. I’m glad they brought the price back down to normal for the grit, it’s so depressing when it’s so expensive. I need to do another tumble real soon. I hate not hearing the soft soothing rumble sound coming from the garage 😉
Oh man you are gonna love the polishing pads. It takes a while but well well worth it.
Happy polishing my friend!!
Wow, very cool, nature at its best with a little help from man✌️💞🎶
You did amazingly epic. You have come into your own. It has been a pleasure plugging into the site. Australia sure has a lot of beautiful rocks and minerals. Congratulations, you made it.!!!
Thank you so much Diana for your lovely comment 🙏
Nice work.
Thank you 😉
In the words of bob ross “ there are no mistakes, just happy accidents” love watching your videos. Thanks
Haha! Ah good ol’ bob ross 😉
Yeah man, happy mistakes. Cheers brother
Craftsman!!
Razil 1 🙏 ohhhh thank you, just playing with the rocks 😉
freakin awesome!!
I see your cutting uour rocks
The safe way now.😉😎😷🎧🛠💧✂
Ha, yeah, safety first 😉😉😉
I always get the shaky hands after hours on the orbital too, but it's still better than running a gas powered weed trimmer for the same amount of time. My whole arms and hands used to shake for a half hour straight. Lol
Oh man I hear ya! I used to do days on end brush cutting/weed whackering and yep, I’d even get numb finger tips at times. The sander is way better, and you get a polished beauty at the end so it’s a win too hahaha!
great camera work and editing, lots of work ,besides the stone work, thanks for all the hours not seen, and for loving your labors while you do. stay strong !! H.H. !
Quest for Details
Thank you dude, you know the grind is real 😉 no to be honest, I just love both hobby’s, the rocks and the video making. It’s like an outlet for my busy brain 😂
But genuinely thank you dude. I see the same love for your labor’s in your videos. Hope your doin well my rock brother, and mega H.H. To you too!!!! Keep being rad Nate!!!
I found out that there is a special yellow labradorite in springshure Queensland. I read that it was on private property but a 5$ permit per car could be had from local hardware store seems like a digging shaking through screen operation but very interesting yellow crystal was abundant in pics I saw maybe you guys should check it out.👊
Woah! Really!? Dude I’m gonna check that out ASAP! Legend brother thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah man! That looks rad, it’s a fair drive away but while I was looking I found a place in NSW that had it too, and it’s only a 2 hr drive. Man I think that’s gonna have to be explored fo sho! Thank you for that Trav 👍👍👍
www.frostysaussieadventures.com/Fossicking/NSW-Casino-Labradorite.html
cool man sounds fun hope you have a good time always the best
@@Rookie_Rockounding those totally look like the Oregon sunstones we got out here people go nuts for those I got a clear chunk myself but I had to buy it cheers🍀
Well done my Brother, the post-cut polishing turned out great, you are getting to be a real craftsman. Keep hounding and cutting!
Steven Perry
Thank you brother 😊
And mega happy hounding to you also from Aussie land
Hello from Florida, I love how they turned out. I have a question about a rock that I found. It's hard, it's kinda shiny, it has 1 solid white line going thru it all the way around. And I can't find out what it is! It's driving me crazy. Can you help?
I forgot to say it was solid black other than the white line
I wish I could drink a beer with ya to cheers to that m8!!! 🍻 That was awesome! I love your facial expressions. Especially when you look so surprised at how well you did. I hope you start to realize what a rockstar you are! 😊 anyway,
You know I love the waterline agate a lot💕 The thunderegg couldn't have turned out better!😃 I mean...that second window you cut...unbelievable! I am in awe my friend👌 Absolutely amazing🤤💕
BUT I am so in love with the basalt with the little vugs of agates inside. Each agate different in its beauty. Can you imagine how that was created and shaped over millions of years! Each one it's own little masterpiece trapped inside another stone...just spectacular!😍 Love love love it Jesse! Keep on rockin dude and good luck on your next adventure! 🙏😎🏞
Marlaina Atkins
Hey Mar!!!!! Oh man I wish I could share a beverage or two with you guys also. I genuinely wish teleportation was real haha! Then we could all hang out!
Ahhhh yeah!!! I absolutely loved that baby agate keeper 😉 just amazing how unique those little ones are. Mind blowing honestly. I’m gonna be picking up more of them for cutting for sure. If where you find your chalcedony has Basalt around, keep an eye out for them. You will not regret cutting one and seeing them firsthand. Just beautiful works of art!
I hope your weekend and week ahead treats you and your family well my friend! Always love sharing these with you guys. It just makes me happy inside 😊✨🐺
@@Rookie_Rockounding oh man if teleportation was a real thing I wouldn't have a home because I'd be teleporting all over the world! But seriously Australia is on my bucket list. I only hope someday I get to witness the beauty in person.
I was hunting the other day and found a basalt rock with little vugs of some kind of mineral I think is datolite. I'll email you a picture of it, it's pretty cool. Reminded me of yours but it's not agates...ah snap 😄
Hey mate nice polish jobgret video again keep em coming
Paul Flynn
Thank you brother, you know they’re gonna keep coming. Had a great day out there gettin it done with ya mate. Those are the days that will stick in the memory for so so many years to come dude.
😄💖 That was so pleasurable.❤ I especially appreciate the time and effort you spend bringing forth the extreme beauty captured in each specimen. I enjoy your expressive artistry!🌞🌻
Loving Nature
Oh thank you so much LN, that just makes me happy hey. Have a beautiful weekend!!!!
Yay, been looking forward to my next ‘Frookie’ time. Love what you did with the thunder egg 🥚. It turned out amazing 😉. That A(not even going to attempt spelling that first part) basalt was so cool with all those little agate nugget nodules. I can’t figure out if it is your gentle nature, or your enthusiasm about the rocks, but I could watch you for hours. P.S. love the editing in the beginning to remind us of when you actually found the rocks you were about to polish. Very nice touch. Have a great weekend. Hope you get to go find more beauties.
Haha! Yeahhhhhh! Frookie time 🤣
My girl and I loved that term when you first mentioned it. 👌
I wish my hands weren’t shaking so much when I was filming that bubbly baby agate basalt because it was so pretty inside. I’ve walked over them for years now but not now! I love seeing what they turn out like.
Oh that’s rad! I wondered if anyone had noticed why I popped the hounding bit at the beginning. It’s cool to see them plucked from the creek in the same vid.
Thank you heaps and I hope you have a brilliant weekend my friend!
Thank you SO much for your wonderful, informative and inspiring videos!!
David Noll
It is genuinely literally a pleasure mate. Always 😉👍
Sending you a big thank you!! Watching your video & your beautiful rocks is a great way to start a long work day.
Tina De La Luz
And an amazing day I hope you have Tina!!!!!! That makes me smile inside and out 😉😊
Awesome video. Love your passion for rocks and their inner beauty!!
Rock & Fly
There’s just so much to love about rocks 😊😉
Super! In one piece, many little sonnies.
Jess your babies are beautiful! When the thunderegg module came off. I'm like no way! The carnelian bit almost looks like tube agate formation. These are great cuts! Thank you for sharing!
gina lanning
Heyyyyy sis! It was just so much fun making this video. Every part of it just brings me joy. But to know genuinely good people like yourself are able to enjoy it just makes my day. You guys are treasures. Thank you my friend. Have a brilliant week ahead!!!
I just love the way you light up when seeing the newly cut rocks.
Linda Wolff/Kashmir27 😊
It never gets boring, I just love it so much!
I love how excited you are when cutting and polishing
realmms
Haha, yeah I genuinely just love playing around with the rocks 😉
So many lovelies... 🥰✌❤🧘♀️
Bro you are getting so good at this. It's been quite a fun and exciting journey. Thanks man, I'll stay tuned. Enjoy the well deserved beer m8!
Thanks mate, I’m also very lucky with the cuts and even more so with finding these beauties. Cheers brother! 🍻
Beautiful stones! Thank you for sharing.
Yesssssss!! Checked every day for this! Blown away by that thunder egg! Found a few on my hunt last week, but I’m doubtful they’ll be that gorgeous inside! I love the stuff you do here my man. I’m buying a tile saw next week to start cutting open some of my finds and it’s all because of your channel! My daughter and I look forward to future videos and her 5 year old self has begun saving up for our trip to Australia hahaha.
Tyler Cannon
Ohhhhhhh that’s way too cute!!! That gives me goose bumps dude. Just so happy people are getting joy from what we get joy from. You’re going to love looking inside your Rocks first hand! Happy cutting my friend and if you have any questions on anything just let me know. Oh and say G’day to your daughter dude 😁
Rookie Rockhounding will do brother!
Beautiful!.......WONDERFUL job, my wife wants to buy one of your beauties. They came out beautifully, and hey the ones I work on takes hours too, that's what's rockhounds do. We love making our rocks turn into ( gemstones) they're not rocks they're stones, 😉 your doing a great job. The one with red in it is so beautiful, it looks like candy.
Sum rock candy but you can't eat it.😂 I hope you have a great day and weekend mate. Cheers!
Yeah the hounding is so much fun and then the act of turning what you’ve found into even prettier pieces of shiny “candy” is what makes staring at them on display so rewarding hey.
I’d love to share these rocks with everyone, so I’m hoping once I get on top of some return packages, that I can do some give away son the near future.
I hope you and your wife have an awesome weekend mate!
Wow!! Those were absolutely amazing. Beyond beautiful. You did an amazing job of bringing out the hidden beauty. Great job and a great video. Can't wait for what you have for us next. Thanks, Davin
Davin Kates
Thank you Davin! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. And love being able to share with you guys 😉
You had an AWESOMELY LUCKY day with the cuts in the stones! Wow just beautiful for what you were able to remove and reveal the lovely interiors of the stones! Just so a amazing what is made and hidden from view for hundred thousands if not millions of years, you were the first! Thank you for sharing.
Hey Sare! Yeah, suuuuuuuper lucky 😳
Honestly if I’d cut slightly different I reckon I could have missed what the volcano 23 million years ago created. It’s just nuts and I always just feel grateful to be the lucky one to see inside it’s creation.
Thanks again my friend and have an awesome week ahead!
We were digging in a dry creek bed in Mason, TX I found a big piece of Llanite. Because I was digging down into the bed, it was damp....saw the llanite and saw lots of light blue-ish purple spots and thought I had maybe found some opal! Hahahaha way off, but it is a nice big stone I found. Rock hounding always turns into a competition for us, either who finds the best stone, the biggest or who finds the most pounds of petrified wood! I usually win ;)
Haha yeah it’s like a competitive sport hey 🤣 we always want to be the one who has the best find of the day right. But no matter who finds it, it’s always a great moment for each of us. It’s always so much fun with others.
GREAT JOB!!!!! They are all beautiful specimens. The small chalcedony looks like a sneaker on the table, COOL.
Thank you mate 😉👍
That's some awesome specimens...
Thanks for taking the risk and sharing with us.
Enjoy the cold beer!
Looking forward to seeing the next.
Rebecca Levy
It’s always so much fun and it’s genuinely a pleasure to share these times with you good people 😉
Haha yeah, nothing like a well early cold beverage 😊
See you next video 😁
Ahhh yes, thunder eggs. You found natures treasure and great specimens! You did good with the cutting and polishing. I understand Australia is rich in thunder eggs, because of the volcanic activity 60 million years ago. Keep at it, you might find some opals some day! :)
Cedartree 1325
Yeahhhhh I love them rocky eggs 😉
And opal 🤤 one day my friend, one day 🤞 haha.
Where have you guys been all my life? Just found the channel and I love it. I live in Iowa, USA and we find Lake Superiors in the middle of vast corn fields thanks to the last glacial age. Happy Hunting friends!
Heyyyyyyy!!!! Welcome to the channel Drew 😉👍 oh man to find lsa in corn fields would be so awesome! Happy hunting to you also my friend 👍👍👍
Holy crap, Jesse! Those are some fine stones.
hahaha and how long until it's "Rookie Lapidary"?
I saw that light go on. HAHAHAHA
Hahaha! I should just call it rookie rocks and stuff 😂
Nice job! Everything came out amazing! It's always awe inspiring to watch your vids. Cheers!
Hu Keas
Oh thank you so much Hu Keas. Thank you for enjoying them 😊
Very Nice Work friend👏👏👏 i find beautifull agates here... 👍💪
Obrigado friend!
They were great, love your enthusiasm 👍
That thunder egg looked amazing,great job.
Thank you mate!! 😉👍
BELISSIMAS PEDRAS ROOKIE!! NATUREZA PERFEITA!
Just wondering. Why don't you make a little blade guard for your trim saw? I have one similar and I had to make the blade guard from an old piece of tin and it saves water and I am not wet anymore.LOL Good vid as usual. Glad you made it. Havagudun Bud.
E. D. Law
Hey friend! I used to have a blade guard on there but had to take it off to get wonky shaped stones on there. But I do like staying dry and it would be good to save water though, 😉
Happy cuttings and rock times and hope your week ahead is awesome 😊👍
I'm subscribed to a few rockhounding channels and I have to say that your channel is by far my favorite, ( dont tell my Canadian friends) .lol.
Ohhhh thank you mate. That really means the world to me. You’re a good man OG, and a skater! Just a genuine good dude man. Thank you honestly so much. 👊
Linda Pedra Already Enrolled There Goes That Super Like Give Back If You Can
Wow and wow! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures and your craft. Truly incredible what Gaia can do.
It’s absolutely my pleasure and I’m the lucky one who gets to play with such beautiful creations 😉
Wow impressive your getting really good fantastic cuts and polishing up beautiful pieces way to go thanks for doing the video be safe big guy
Thank you mate! Have a great week ahead 😉
Also check out JACKSON'S CROSSROADS AMETHYST MINE in Georgia, epic!
I’ll check that one out for sure. Man I wish we could find amethyst out here like a see in those videos. They’re just stunning
@@Rookie_Rockounding check out this youtube video on Jackson's Crossroads mine: th-cam.com/video/Uhvw_Q8Jl0/w-d-xo.html Hope you can see it....the gems are just littered all over the place
Love your videos. Anyone else cut themselves while working with stones and continue working leaking or not? Me too.
Raw Dawg Pendants
Oh dude it’s funny you mention that, I took a nice little gouge out of my thumb with the edge of the polish pad 😳😬
But had to keep the momentum and get them done haha! So yeah, me too mate.
Totally! In my "modified setup" video, right after I stopped filming I caught my fingernail on the disc and it about ripped my nail off. Started bleeding but eh, the rocks way more important 😆😜
Oh wow. You cut them just perfect. My fav is the basalt with the tint agates. That one just blew me away. Thank you so much for sharing. Can hardly wait to go hunting with you on your next video.
Darlene Bromberger
Thanks Darlene, yeah, it’s so beautiful seeing all those baby agates inside. Such a work of art from nature hey. Can’t wait to take you along next video 😉
so beautiful, amazing colours, great job and most of having fun in the sun!!!!! thank you
manny paraskevas
Yeah it’s always a good time working on rocks 😉👍
Thank you for sharing and making the videos. They are lovely and inspiring. Went out in the heat and humidity today and found a creek about 30 miles away with a gravel bar. Lots of quartz, not sure about what I’ve found until I clean and maybe cut some (still need to get a tile saw). A little bit at a time .... (first tumbler load is running now).
Love your work mate
Q Wiggy
Thanks Q! 😉
Crazy cool stuff! Keep the videos coming!
Thanks Weasel 😉 will do my friend 😉
Sitting for that long doing that definitely deserves a beer! Nice Job again bro👍
Haha yeah brother! And it was soooooo good. 🍻
Mount the angle grinder in a vice. Then you can use two hands properly
Dilly Dally Dale
Yeah I know hey, I need to set myself up with a proper work area... someone suggested some saw horses and making a bench cause I’ve gotta do it outside. The girlfriend would kill me doing this in the garage haha!
@@Rookie_Rockounding Be safe and always wear eye protection
the thunderegg one was cut nice really captivating almost looks like a butterfly inside! Awesome vid
Thanks brother, super lucky cuts with him. I’m just glad my chisel rap went well haha! Have a solid weekend T rav!
Nice job m8! Those all turned out great! I love the thunder egg, but at 2:17 I was a feared for your toes!
When the dogs were barking I imagined you yelling "ASTRO!" like Sam the Cooking Guy....
Thirst Fast
Haha! They’re called “Aussie safety boots” 😉🤣
@@Rookie_Rockounding Hahahaha~ All the protection is down under!
Maverick, wonderful job on exposing the beauty of the rocks you've collected! 👏👏👏👏☺️
Thank you Lizzy 😉 so sorry for the late response. I hope your week is being kind to you 😊
Rookie Rockhounding , same to you and never worry about responding late. I just appreciate you responding at all! Always looking forward to your adventures! ( we all have busy, personal and private lives to attend to, Maverick ) . I understand this very well. 😉☺️
Hey Bro, awesome video and yeah I get the cutting it straight the first time lol. I had one that I spent so much time polishing and when I was done I still had scratches and have to redo right from scratch. I'm going to fire up my 14 inch saw, just have to get a proper clamp for my rocks and a good blade. I appreciate your videos even more now that I moved 1000 km from my rock picking grounds. I have to get back there next year or maybe a vacation in Queensland lol. Have to get a map from you😏😁.
Anyways take care friend and keep on rockin😁
TheStraightPath
Hey brother!! Oh man I know right. Just a slight saw ridge from a double cut and it can take so long. I almost had to do that Waterline twice! 🤨 haha! Always learning 😂
Oh man I’m scared of if I ever have to move away from this area. I hope it never comes to that. I feel for you dude. Buuuuuuuut if you ever do make a trip through Queensland or northern nsw, give me a hoy! I’d love to get out there with ya.
@@Rookie_Rockounding that would be awesome and thanks dude
You know
You can send them to me and I’ll make jewelry for you!
Dakota McMichael
Oh I would love to see that! I think I’m going to start sending some of my finds around the world eventually to let others have fun with them. I just have to send some packages to people I’ve received stuff from which I’m hoping will be soon. 😉
Just subbed and I’ll have a watch of you videos and craft as soon as possible 👍😊
Great video they cut and polished up amazingly each piece has so much character great finds.
Wildcat Nation
Thanks wildcat 😉
I'd always thought they were called thunder eggs because they were "layed" by a volcano
Ah that’s a cool idea actually. Makes sense to me 🤔👌
When i watch your videos i get this big smile on my face that i dont even know is there until the video ends. BTW....Im from Oregon,home of thundereggs and the legend of mountains making thunder by throwing the rocks is spot on. We also have a legend of a giant thunderbird. I used to think they laid thunder eggs😄
That’s so cool! That makes me so happy Winnie 😊
Yeah I only just read another comment that said the same thing about the thunder eggs. How cool of a legend is that. Thanks Winnie
Great video you find such beautiful rock's
Ross Graveley
Thanks mate, yeah very very lucky 😉
I have been watching your videos, and am a rock hounder in MT USA. I wanted to share a video of a new way I came up w to display my agates, but im not sure the easiest way? I could text or email it to you?
For sure mate I would love to see it. If you leave your email address in a comment from one of my old videos I’ll grab it and send you an email from my address and then delete where you wrote it. If that’s cool?
@@Rookie_Rockounding fishingartist@yahoo.com
More great finds. I hope you show your displays some day.
mark ruffner
Thanks mate, yeah I’ve gotta do a vid on my cabinet of rocks one day. The collection is growing but I want to share them with people. So I’ve got a few return packages to send off to some generous friends and then I reckon I’d like to do some random give away a of what I do. One day hopefully 😉
Nice job, well chosen cuts, nice finishes , excellent description and terminology, correct identification of mineral types, that's it , all done, no longer a rookie, no longer my apprentice.
No!!!! But I still wanna be an apprentice! I’m sure that in all that Symon wisdom I will be needing training in the future mate. I really have appreciated all that you’ve helped me with mate. Oh like that Amygdaloidal Basalt! I wouldn’t have thought to cut it had you not suggested it to me a number of videos back. Just thanks mate.
Rookie Rockhounding
You are very welcome my friend.
Great stuff. Have u done a vid on what sort of saw blade u use in that tile saw. Cuts looked damn clean for a tile saw. If not what do u use. Goin to watch your polishing vids now. 💯👍🏻
Heyyyy cool mate. So I don’t have a brand I’m really using, just what I could find from the hardware store but they’re called a continuous diamond impregnated blade. The “continuous” means there’s no gaps or theeth type thing. I run a red brick through mine a couple times when it starts to cut slow and it cleans it up a bit better. Take it slow and steady and if you turn the tile saw around and pull the rock towards you, it’ll keep you dry and and I reckon gives better control sorta thing. I hope that helps. At the end of the video I popped a link to a how to cutting video.
Rookie Rockhounding Thanks. 👍🏻💯💯
Hi there , rocky keep your distance from basalt no good idea
Hi, love your videos. From the UK, woudering if you sell any of your stones slices??
Anna Martin
Thank you Anna, I don’t sell anything but would love to share these with people sometime soon. Just gotta figure out how to get it set up properly. For now, just love sharing the journey. But can’t wait to share the rocks eventually
@@Rookie_Rockounding thank you for tge reply, you collect amazing stones. I hope one day i can be honoured, to wire wrap one of your stones.
I do SO LOVE your sculptural shapes that you cut! These are little ART pieces, not simply cuts & slabs! Very beautiful and also very refreshing & unique shapes! You are after the Soul of these Rocks and you GET THAT!!
Ohhhhh Sally! That’s so cool to know that you liked it. I love how you worded that. I’m definitely “after the soul of these rocks”. Honestly such a really cool way of saying it. 😊✨
MATE!!!! Take a bow!! they turned out absolutely magnificently. Its been great watching your work progress since the saw and polisher arrived..Good on you and thanks for another great watch..
Mate thank you dude!!!! I honestly for some reason, got super lucky with the cuts. Super lucky!!!
Nothin like a good day in the creek, a good day over the saw and a good result in polishing. Fingers crossed I’m able to keep it up haha!
Thanks again mate!
Great job! I agreed with all your cutting decisions. Lol They did turn out beautifully!
Ah sweeeeet! Thank you Sue 😉
I've just started looking for agates and other things, found some beautiful agates down here in Tassie. Can I send some pics so I can get proper identification, rookie myself. Love the videos bro
Hey tazzy is where I started! I didn’t find agates just some pretty rocks in the river in Hobart but still, that’s where I caught the bug 😉
I don’t have a way of receiving pics but if you go to an old video and leave your email, I’ll see it and email you mine so you can send them if you’d like.
@@Rookie_Rockounding yeah I never thought that I'd love rocks haha well that's what I'm unsure of, whether or not they are just nice rocks or not haha. Will comment on an old vid thanks
I'm going to put a video up so you can see what I've collected over the past week or so, sorry for the quality and what not, only using the phone so see how it goes
Nice :) , the thunderegg looks like a dolphin :)
Bro, I don't know how I missed that close call @ 2:12 the first time I watched this, but I think my heart skipped a beat! 😮 A freshly broken and somewhat heavy chunk of chalcedony could probably do a nasty number on your toes. 🙈 Glad it didn't get ya!
😳😳😳 I didn’t even see that! Haha!!! Oh gosh! Yeah I need to watch the toes when doing the breaking hey 🤦♂️ haha!
Love all your videos ! Do check out Roger Spurr at Mudfossil University, your finds maybe more interesting than you think. You are my wife's favourite !
Hey mate! Thank you! Yeah I’ve watched a few of his videos. I love his passion for what he’s doing. I’m still getting my head around it but such a cool idea hey.
Ohhh that’s so cool, say G’day to your wife for me mate. Hope you’re both having a great week Richard. 👍👍👍
Beautiful pieces ! !! Congrats !
Thank you Elise 😊👍
Wonderful
I was about to file a missing persons report on your butt XD you're getting pretty good at cutting yeeeees?
Hahaha! Yeah I’m still here, I’m not going anywhere 😉
Just been editing like a madman haha
@@Rookie_Rockounding and it shows your videos usually looks spotless!
Dude - you need a slab saw! O.o Love that you use what you have. Is that a water cooled tile saw?
I know right! One day hopefully. Yeah it’s a water cooled tile saw 😉
I didn't realize that you could cut the harder stones with water - my trim saw has oil, and makes a horrible mess. :D I was lucky to inherit my slab saw from my dad, who built it in the 1970s. They cost a bundle. I really enjoy watching your adventures. :)
My love of stones of every kind i can hear in your voice too! Its so hard for some to understand!!!!! I think my family gets it....the all love collecting. Peace
Yeah kjo, it’s something that once you catch the bug, it’s so hard to explain to others just how much they actually mean hey. 😉👍
love it😍😍😍😍
Thank you Mary Grace 😉
Just watched your awesome vids last week now I'm collecting agates myself and found a new hobby.
Oh that honestly makes me so happy! So so happy June! Thank you for sharing that 😉 and happy hounding 😊👍
I hope you know that your videos are a wonderful distraction to people like me with a disability that cannot take part in this kind of activity. Your enthusiasm is a big reason for your success.
Oh Kirk mate, thank you so much for sharing that with me bud. I’m humbled to be able to be that distraction for you brother. I wish there was a way you could get out there.
Thank you man. Honestly.
I loved the piece that looked like a mirrored image (left and right) of white feathers in the clear rock. Would be pretty with light behind it.
Yeah it’s pretty amazing what was inside that one. ✨😳😉👌
Isn't nature so beautiful in what it creates