What's Inside A BIG ONE: Slabbing a 7-pound Montana moss agate rockhounding lapidary
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2020
- Kate finds another giant agate in her rock pile and cuts it into slabs. Montana agate is famous for its beautiful ribbons and inclusions, and this one doesn't disappoint. Every slice is different and has its own special beauty. Special bonus feature: cats and mail!
#thefinders #rockhounding #rock hunting
![CAMPปลิ้น | EP.79[1/2] แก๊งไทบ้านพาบุกเมืองบั้งไฟโก้ ยโสธรรรร!!!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ldr3_fvTEXk/mqdefault.jpg)
I think I could watch videos of you cutting open Montana agates all day long. Loved it! More please.
I'll work on it - I certainly have lots to cut! :)
I can’t speak for everyone else, but I never get tired of looking at rocks! It always amazes me that you can look at a rock that is so dark on the outside and be fairly sure it will be cool on the inside. To me, a lot of them just look like dark rocks... I guess it comes with experience. Also enjoyed the kitties. 😻
Yes, many hours and hours of scouring the riverbanks, and many hours more of slicing them up. Sometimes the dark ones are the most beautiful!
I loved the katydid shell Theo carved!!!! Stunning 😍
So interesting....🐱 Meow meow in background & music relaxing.....fantastical rock slabs😍😘
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
I love hearing your cat's commentary!
They always have an opinion. :D
Fabulous rock! So awesome to see it cut 🤯. Those chunky chunky rocks are so cool to find 🤩.
Thanks for sharing.
Stay Crystal 💫
Thanks for watching! :)
Super video! Love the pieces, your 4 maine coon cats are fab AND love the gift you got!
:) I love them too - AND the gift!
Beautiful slabs Kate! I would just put the slabs on tripods and place them on windowsills to catch the light. They are so gorgeous just the way they are!
Excellent idea - although the cats may have other thoughts. :D
Great video! I love the carving of the Katydid from Theo! Very special!
It was such a sweet thing for him to do! Theo is a great guy.
thank you for sharing, Katy 🐰🌹
You are so welcome! Thanks for the flower. :)🥓
@@KatyDidRocks you're welcome 🌹🐰
Great video! those Moss agates are amazing! The jeweler in me is drooling right now 😂 Man, I want a slab saw so bad!!😭
I suspect that could be arranged. :D
Theo, did you see the interlude with the cats and then me opening your wonderful package?
@@KatyDidRocks how did I miss that!? That must have been the one minute that I had gotten up to grab a drink! 😂 I'm so glad to hear that you liked it!
Wow !!! beautiful parallel galaxies in a translucent space all inside a Montana Agate!!! Speechless.....
You have FOUR beautiful spoiled cats!!! And a beautiful adventurous dog!!! And a special family!!! Blessings of God!!! Thanks for sharing with us such a beautiful rock!! ❤️❤️❤️
And thank YOU for seeing all those things. :) Peace, Ayda.
What beautiful kitties you have! Nice agate, too
Thank you! 😊
That is a awesome agates. My son and I liked the video. 🤗
I'm glad! I saw Agate Dad giving your channel a shout-out. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but be sure I will. :)
Your kitties loves the rocks!
They love getting in the wya. :)
Beautiful! Thank you.
:) Thank you for watching.
Back ground music, guitar, banjo, cat meowing and was that the dog eating? Loved the video.
Heh, it WAS the dog eating! :D
@@KatyDidRocks quite the quartet.
Oooohhhhh....🤗 I just watched this one. I am drooling over your slab saw..... aaannnd the those incredible slabs. 😉Do you polish, break up and tumble, or cut and polish fractured slabs? Now, I'm about to watch "The Montana Agate Story". ⚒💞⚒
Nice! Enjoy - it was fascinating to research. :)
This was such a nice agate very nice cuts .
Thank you!
Love the meow meow in the background. That is a beautiful agate. Thank you for all you do. Great job!
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful cats!
:D They agree!
Thank you for sharing your cuts! The inclusions make each a different art piece. Awesome!
It really is remarkable. Some stones have even more variety than this one, depending on which direction you cut them. Thank you for watching, and stay safe!
I love how thin you got the slabs. Great job! Thanks for sharing!
:) Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching...
I had no idea that's what it would look like inside! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it!
It was so cool to see the inside of the agate!! Love it! It’s like opening a gift!😀👍
It really is! Every one is different.
Oh my!!! It’s so beautiful. I would have never guessed it would be so amazing. 👍👍👍
I am so glad you enjoyed it. Montana agate truly is surprising - every single time. :)
Love your cats. I have one that is my grandson’s cat, but she lives with us. 19 years old. Have 2 small dogs, one is mine, and the other is my Son’s, but stays with us when he works. Poor thing has serious separation anxiety and can be left alone. I seems to end up with pets when family pass, just can not let them be put down because of grieving. They just need time to grieve just like people do.
:) My cats are hilarious. We're thinking of adding a "Furry Friday" video that features the pets with voiceovers... eventually!
My goodness, what amazing beauty! There certainly was a lot of metal going into the formation of the Montana agate. It's fascinating that the process of forming inclusions has to do with a gradual seeping in of the mineral. However it happens it sure is gorgeous! Thank you for an in depth look at one of your humongous agates!
I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. :)
This is gonna be GOOD! Can't wait....but I will.
:D You're going to have to wait at least a little while! See you tonight...
@Jack Richardson That IS weird. I'll look it up too. Take care!
That was fun!
Glad you could join me. :D
Those turned out lovely, the geometry of magnesium inclusions is really neat. Exactly what I needed after something that massively spiked my anxiety, thank you. :)
I am so glad I could help! Be well...
I am just loving the different views on this Montana agate! Beautiful work! I am surprised it stayed together with all the fractures. Will be curious to see what comes of it. My dog helps find rocks.
Sometimes the fractures "self heal," which helps hold them together. They are still weak spots, though.
That's the kind of rock saw my local lapidary has. We have stacks of wedges to use we can get in the tightest position.
Lucky you that you get one for home.
I just have a wet tile saw at home. Good things happening in your world.
Thanks for sharing.
Ps. That's the part of seeing people bust them with a hammer or bashing them together. The fractures are available in some cases...
Are the wedges wood? I think it would be handy to be able to wedge stuff - sometimes there are rocks that make it hard to put them in the vice. :)
@@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 Also, it drives me crazy when people smash rocks with a hammer. :(
@@KatyDidRocks yes they are wooden some 2×6 some with carved out edges and slant cut to help fitting them in tightly.
And I totally can't understand smashing rocks. However most people don't think about wet saw or otherwise like your saw..
Too impatient to cut and then they are destroyed
@@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 I mean out in the field! People use their rock hammer to see if they want to take the rock home. I'm constantly finding their leavings. :(
Going to make some beautiful cabs.
Yes, I think so. I think I will stabilize some of them with epoxy and see if I can do something with them...
Thank you
You're welcome!
This was fascinating. As you were holding the pieces up to the light, I thought how pretty it would be to make a mobile out of the slabs and then hang it in front of a window. They're so pretty and unusual. Thanks for sharing! (Pretty kitties, too! I have one that looks almost identical to the grey and white one.)
:) Thanks! A mobile would be quite lovely, I agree. And the gray and white kitty is the NAUGHTIEST one. :D
Love the dendrites
Me too!
truly spectacular
It was really beautiful! Even with all the cracks, I expect I'll be able to use it somehow.
Love your channel Kate! Thank you for being such an inspiration :) Love your energy. Thank you!
I'm so glad you are inspired. Having this channel has actually been a real inspiration to me too - reminding me to KEEP ON DOING! :)
Beautiful! But I don't think the cats are as impressed as we are.
Oh, I think they absolutely were not impressed. :) Maybe next time I'll try catnip.
So beautiful so you do use a vise to help to keep the rocks steady on while using the wet saw just considering getting one and little sensitive about my fingers:-)
The blades are actually very safe - you can touch it while it’s rotating without getting hurt. You CAN cut yourself one a tile saw - but you would have to work at it.
Awesome slabs! This is jewelry grade.
I think it's going to have some beautiful stuff. I'll keep you posted.
You may already know this but here goes: My rock club in Vegas buys mineral oil that is rejected. It is much cheaper. You can drop those cut slabs into some oil absorbent (cat litter works) then wash them with Dawn. Fast and easy. That is such a beautiful stone. You did good. Havagudun to you.
How does one go about buying rejected mineral oil? Currently it costs about $100 per 5 gallons, which lasts me a little while, since I drain the sludge into a paper sack and let the clean oil seep back out - but I'd love to pick some up cheaper. :)
@@KatyDidRocks It will be a couple of months before I am back there but I will see how they buy it for you. Also, they buy 55 gallons at a time. They have 7 big saws and 2 trim saws so that may be the only way to buy it. . I would guess they buy it from a food distributor.
@@EDLaw-wo5it Maybe I'll check with the rock club in Billings. It's only 125 miles away, and we're almost out of lockdown. :D
had a good beach wak today.. found some nice jasper .. some agates i think.. lol ill get a saw late in summer for next fall
Nice!
I've been waiting for this since you posted the first mentioning of cutting it!.. it's absolutely amazing!!!...are you going to sell some slabs of it??..if so put me down for 1!!!..I'm in!!!!.. great job Katy!!!..good show!
:) Thanks, Wil. I am working on setting up an Etsy store for rocks, slabs and wire wrapped jewelry - keep an eye out for an announcement. :D
Dark snowstorm!
Ooooh goody!
:)
Katy, to use some Australian vernacular, that is 71/2 lbs of " Bloody Awsome" rock. Nothing much more I can say.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
:)
"Only 7 pounds..." Geeze, excited to find one that big and heavy lol, came close but not yet. Very beautiful. Did you purposely cut it like that due to certain reasons and long ways? Sorry im bombarding you tonight, lol enjoying your vids. Thank you, Chris
I actually rediscovered an agate I found years ago that was 9+ pounds. I cut it the way I did because that was how it fit best in the saw. :'D I am glad you enjoy the videos - be sure to sub if you haven't!
Was that one of the big ones from the rock pile? Thanks for showing something cut.
How odd, I actually thought I responded to this! This is a rock that was found 20-odd years ago, when I used to go rockhounding with my kids on the river. I hope to do"What's INside" more frequently - I know people want to see it. Thanks for watching...
I can't help thinking that if those agate slabs were stabilized and cut into specific shapes, a stained glass artist could turn them into a beautiful window or lampshade.
Oh, yeah, for sure! I wonder if epoxy would work...
@@KatyDidRocks I believe I would try the thinnest version of Hot Stuff brand super glue on the fracture lines on both sides of a slab, gluing and then spraying each side with a blast of NCF Quick spray to set the glue instantly. And then grind/polish each side to remove any excess glue.
I agree would make a beautiful light structure?! I've thought of placing slabs on a plexiglass with some type of resin or adhesive to show off the beauty in the stones.
@@gonefishing3644 I wonder if a simple epoxy would work... I have a couple gallons of two-part epoxy left over from table-making...
@@KatyDidRocks Does the epoxy become yellow with age or exposure to UV light? I know that the Hot Stuff brand of superglue is supposed to be non-yellowing and is designed for lapidary use. Maybe an experiment with the epoxy to see how well a slab does over time with exposure to sunlight?
They look like butterfly wings or some of those exotic orchids. Thank you.
They do! Thanks for watching, and be well.
what is the thickness? you said 4 turns of the handle would that be a 1/4 in. or a 3/8th. in.? them are the two thickness i use for cabs. THEO sure made that" KATYDID" insect BEAUTIFUL! and it fits you to a T!! great video
I have found that 1/4" is actually 5 turns, 3/8 is 6. And yes, he did a great job!
I keep seeing skulls in the forms of the slabs.
Have you considered seeking professional help? :'D Just kidding, there are LOTS of images in there...
@@KatyDidRocks THAT response got me laughing! You keep picking, I will keep watching.
Is that a tiny bug , kinda pale yellow ⁉️ it's beautiful ‼️
Maybe? What's the time stamp?
@@KatyDidRocks 9:56. 10:12 . Looks just like a tiny bug with large, for bug size, black eyeball 👀 😁. Thank you for taking time to reply. Love your videos and enthusiasm.
@@marylousallette1817 LOL, I think you are right about the bug! :D Thanks for watching...
Jackrabbit at 12.59 ;)
:D Maybe?
12:59 is the end of the video... :)
That’s what I get for binge watching!
Imagine a stained glass window of cut agate slabs???
Someday!
Yay! The cloud analogy is so true! Pictures and patterns in every turn.👍👍
Exactly. It's fun to try to see the images.
hiiiiiiiiii
Hellooooooooo!
@@KatyDidRocks good morning
Great video Katy! I've got a great idea for the cuts you made today. If you've got an email hit me up. Thanks really enjoy your channel.
Glad you like it! You can reach me at katydidrocks@gmail.com.
@@KatyDidRocks I emailed ya let me know what you think lol
I've started watching all Rockhounder's pre-video ads in full so that they get paid! If you are reading this comment you should do the same!
AA, me too. :) Thanks for the heads up.
Yup, me too, except for the ones that are 40 minutes to an hour long!
@@gwynnfarrell1856 LOL, that IS a bit much!
@@gwynnfarrell1856 Way to go!!! I literally just learned that today. I'm gonna start preaching the word!
Same here! Always watch ads on my favorite channels!
Am I the only one who sees feathers
Probably not the ONLY one. :)
Not moss agate..its dendritic chalcedony
:'D Technically this is true. However, in Montana, dendritic chalcedony is called Montana moss agate. It's even the state gemstone.
Ah ok..now i understand..thanks for the info..great video i really appreciate
Ok o