I have got to tell you my wife had a learning disorder all her school life. She just told me that if she had a teacher like you who made it interesting and fun as you do she would have never had the learning problem she had. Thank You Mr Hurd we just love you!
Dan, I love to watch you !! I'm 74 years old now, and disabled, but when I watch you, I'm right there with you. And its such fun. I've learned so much,thank you for the escape,I wish I was young again so I could go searching around Seattle where I live, so I'm watching from Seattle what kind of minerals are around here ???! God Bless you and thanks again !!!!
My mother is going to be 76 this year and now lives in Oklahoma she once live in WASHINGTON st. near Seattle . Wish I was there exploring as she had such wonderful stories of the area. I am a rock hound.
Dan, a few years ago I stumbled across a video of a weird guy digging for gemstones on the side of the road with his boys. It was a beautiful example of family time well spent. I subscribed to your channel right then and I have never been disappointed. I think you are a wonderful person and the people you share you time with are lucky to have you.
This is for you,♥️ and well deserved matter of fact. I think sometimes TH-cam creators become immersed in their ongoing and without a cyber team it becomes hard to respond and recognize all commenters but I think your comment is very heartfelt heart warming and it's cool to hear how someone from TH-cam could impact someone else's life in a positive way we need more of that in the world. I can only dream to have the amount of followers as him but I don't put as much time and effort because of my ongoing is in life. but will be trying to make a point to reach out to people like yourself it's a beautiful thing go team Good💪🏼♥️🤳🏻
LOL nice claim Dan,i just watched this with an old friend he is a retired geologist it was so funny watching him squirm as you pounded into the ground with the kangol,made my day so it did ;)
Dan, watching this and I am so incredibly jealous of what you get to do. I don't even know how you get or find all these claims but everytime I get a new video from you it's either gold or a really cool gemstone. So encourage by what you do. Thanks
Love your enthusiasm the joy you have in your elements makes me jealous not to be in your circle of friends & living in such beautiful country. If a person is feeling down....going thru hardships....they just need to watch Dan Hurd among mother natures enjoying her many gifts...! How can anyone feel down when around Dan Hurd...!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for Sharing, Dan.....glad your heart surgery went well you are still here & doing what you love. My area of expertise was in medicine & I want you to know this & you tell this to your loved ones for so often heart patients are not told about this. If you ever start having heartburn that persist 3 days or more....nothing is easing it....TO THE ER RIGHT THEN NO WAITING....WHILE BEING DRIVEN THERE A LOVED ONE ON THE PHONE W/YOUR CARDIAC DR/SURGEON YOU DO NOT PUT THIS OFF, DAN....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saved my brother in law when he had cardiac issues My Sister called told Me his symptoms I got him in w/the best Vascular Surgeon & the right tests done.....for as we know there are those who will do unnecessary tests etc just to drain insurance & our bank accounts. He had several more years but did pass away. At the time our life paths separated us....when he died & I learned about what happened before he died.....so unnecessary. For over a week he complained about heartburn that just would not go away & not anyone knew what this was alerting to. Very sad that something like this happens. so Dan.....plz leave me a response that you read this your family knows.....share this info w/others because so often too many don't know what this dangerous symptom is announcing. Take Care Dan & Fam'
Whilst digging, keep your left hand grip on the shovel with pinky closest to the spade (not changing grip to weaker hold to throw the material) . Your left wrist will thank you!!
In a world gone mad, it's just relaxing to watch you uncover these gems and see the finished cuts of them......such beautiful stuff....right from my chair and screen in SoCal ......
Thanks for bringing us along, guys and gal! Nice haul, Dan! There are gonna be some beautiful pieces made out of that agate. I'm gonna have to learn about where and how to look for geodes and agate...✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Not entirely sure how this channel showed up in my recommended a few weeks back but I have been binge-watching the heck out of your videos lately, I gotta say Dan, your excitement, general love of what you do and your wonderful personality on camera bring me a lot of joy, definitely earned my subscription and I look forward to new videos every week!
Just subscribed, this content is great to inspire my niece. I gift her my broken jewelry from buying/selling jewelry trade, she loves gemstones and getting dirty. Update: You’ve inspired my sisters to consider mineral hunting 👍.
I'm sure Dan knows the difference between Makita and Milwaukee but it's still fun to be couch gremlin and correct him anyway. That drill's a Makita Dan! Very satisfying.
You did it Again! And see, Bryson has the gumption to dig out places for you and setup your next move for good finds. He’s a motivated prospector. Just a fabulous dig with your friends Sarah and Bryson! Yehaw, BC Miners!
I really enjoy it when you turn your skills to the other shiny rocks (not gold) =) The gold spots here in Australia are hit pretty hard by detectorist but the gem spots you have a fairer chance of a nice find. Big thanks for all the wonderful knowledge you share
I don't know if it's an Aussie thing but my inner child was giggling pretty strong when you said "once you find the big knob you will find the big round agates underneath."
Hi Dan. Love your vids. I learn so much. Saw your vid about commenters. Please ignore them. They don't have the knowledge experience or personality that you do. You are a star. You inspire me as an amateur rock hound.
i use to fossick for agates like that near me but ours are blue. anyway the host rock they are found in here is hardened volcanic ash and i was told the tear drap shape has to do with the way molten material was flung through the air and then landing in the ash creating the pockets. im kind of curious if your bed rock is actually an ash layer over ancient soils.... dont get me wrong ive seen petrified ash falls over 40m thick. PS they look like ancient hand axes
It's actually hardened mud and the agates your picking out were once mussels and clams and other once living things. Permineralization is the term. Great finds btw
Dan, that Agate would make an absolutely fantastic set of wedding dishes you know like Fine China except for made out of agate! Especially if the couple in question, or Rock hounders! Think about it! Maybe little dishes for salads or a moose Bouche or something to do with a dinnerware set one so Elite and special as to be virtually unfindable! Do it do it do it! All my love to you and your family, blessings and peace, Sachi
Glad you are recovering!! I messed up my foot over 2-4 years ago and I’ve been in pain and last year they found out my foot was fractured and my Achilles was messed up. So I was in a cast for 6 weeks and a boot for another 6 weeks. My Achilles healed but my Fracture didn’t. So I have to wear my boot for 3 weeks from the 6 weeks I said.
Dan may fiance and I have been watching your videos for over a year now. We want you to know that you are truly inspiring. We would love to go out and find some gems but the closest thing we can find is gems at our county fairs. We do have a nice little collection but only the gems we have paid for at the fair. One of these day we would like to come out and find some raw materials with you. Keep up the good work brother you are absolutely amazing. 💯 👏
At 24:20 in the video there is a starfish shaped pattern. I assume that out one point a long time ago this agate would have been a geode and I'm thinking that that star shape pattern is when the geode was closing so it would be continuously solid. Any comments?
I was down in Texas one year and stumbled on a big cut of lava stone along a piece of highway with a no stop order. I could se a whole wak of white nodules on the black rock. I went into the next town and grabbed some milk crates. I stopped on the highway and filled 3 crates in a flash. I got back to Canada and opened one up. So nice. From white to a dark caramel brown, swirled like butterscotch ice cream. Keep your eyes open Dan. Cheers.
if there was one person i could ever meet from youtube it would have to be dan. He is so knowledgeable about all these minerals and such i could learn a ton
Hi Dan, all of those agates are nice, those bigger ones however are just awesome. Glad you took the time to show us the cut pieces, it gives us a better appreciation of the pieces that you took out. An older specimen miner I spoke with some time back told me once you find a good piece “dig away” from the specimen, his suggested that however big (diameter) of the rock or specimen is then that is the distance you start away from it, then work your way back towards it, he said it minimises stress fractures in good pieces even though it takes a bit longer. I have not done any of this kind of digging so I don’t know if this is correct. I would be interested to know if you think this would apply to those big clunkers, or if this would be more suitable to more fragile specimens. Great video though, kept me enthralled till the end. I found myself considering the old miners words while watching you dig out those bigger pieces and wondered if he was giving me good info or just his personal digging method. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin & you keep looking after yourself.
Fantastic find Dan!! I wish I was part of a club that had awesome claims like this, I would love to make some jewelry from the finds you come up with! I'd love make a big old man's ring with a massive agate faceted and centered in it, a ring that everyone goes "WOOOOW!" when they see the stone! You know the exact kind of ring I'm talking about a ring so big that only a man with huge hands can get away with wearing it!
Well after watching a few of your videos the last few weeks Mr. Dan you have earned my subscription. You've also peaked an interest for me. I spend a lot of time outdoors but never doing what you do. I've always been somewhat interested but it's a lot more informative to see how it's done to get an idea of what's in store.
I have thousands of hours on this tool doing this in this type of rock.. I know when to push, when not to and when to do things people would not expect. I have a LOT of experience doing this.
Thank you Dan My wife and I would love to find an adventure finding things that you find. We love rocks but live on a giant sandbar on the mid Atlantic. We actually vacation in the mountains when everyone comes to our home to vacation on the beach.
I wonder if it is possible to drill LED sized holes in the agate? I think it would make a nice LED display using red, green and or multicolored light changing LED
Sure, it's fairly easy to do with diamond bits. They make twist drills, spade, and hole saw type bits with a sintered diamond coating just like the rock saws used to slab the agates. Find a stable area without cracks or defects and go slow with light pressure, use lots of water to keep it all cool, and keep the bit straight and centered. Be prepared for the agate to break though, sometimes there's a weak spot you can't see that'll cause it to split. The thicker the slab, the less likely they are to break. Alternatively, an agate split in half can be illuminated from the back with multiple LED's drilled through the rind. Position your LED's in the hole or holes you've made and either use epoxy or hot glue to seal it up, then run the wires through a wooden base or frame supporting the agate to a battery pack or plug. Most of the pretty agates aren't all that great at transmitting light length-wise due to the banding though...sometimes it'll light up great at the base but hit a band that'll essentially stop the light from traveling any further, leaving the top unilluminated. Occasionally you'll find agates that transmit light really well but they don't have the most interesting patterns and banding. Large chunks of chalcedony (basically the same as agate, but no banding) are ideal for that sort of thing. Another light to try is UV, many of the agates I've found have been quite UV reactive and show banding that is otherwise invisible.
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Dan .I was wondering..how long after your surgery..could you return to a shovel...i am just healing from a qaudruple bypass ..and am your age..i watch all your video productions..thank you..it seems we like the same things..God Bless
I liked the way the slice of the huge one was yellow when light is shined through it but bluish gray when it was lying down flat on a surface that's fascinating I would have expected it to be the same color only brighter when lit from behind.
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I've seen a pump head attachment for a stihl kombi. But I guess it's just as easy to bring an electric pump since you have a generator. I'm in BC too, in the lower mainland. I'm looking into gemstone hunting and geode hunting with my daughters. any tips?
Dan, I’m pretty sure you are the Bob Ross of the mineral world. Always positive and enjoyable to watch.
No! Hes the Dan Hurd of prospecting 😀
Agree!
LOL Although Bob Ross was an old Air Force Master Sergeant/First Sergeant. (Like me) Dan prospects in areas with happy little trees.
And I always appreciate how he "invites" you to subscribe "if you enjoy his video". Such a polite, charming man ❤
I know he's awesome 🥰 👌 👏
I have got to tell you my wife had a learning disorder all her school life. She just told me that if she had a teacher like you who made it interesting and fun as you do she would have never had the learning problem she had. Thank You Mr Hurd we just love you!
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Dan, I love to watch you !! I'm 74 years old now, and disabled, but when I watch you, I'm right there with you. And its such fun. I've learned so much,thank you for the escape,I wish I was young again so I could go searching around Seattle where I live, so I'm watching from Seattle what kind of minerals are around here ???! God Bless you and thanks again !!!!
My mother is going to be 76 this year and now lives in Oklahoma she once live in WASHINGTON st. near Seattle . Wish I was there exploring as she had such wonderful stories of the area. I am a rock hound.
Thanks
Dan, a few years ago I stumbled across a video of a weird guy digging for gemstones on the side of the road with his boys. It was a beautiful example of family time well spent. I subscribed to your channel right then and I have never been disappointed. I think you are a wonderful person and the people you share you time with are lucky to have you.
This is for you,♥️ and well deserved matter of fact. I think sometimes TH-cam creators become immersed in their ongoing and without a cyber team it becomes hard to respond and recognize all commenters but I think your comment is very heartfelt heart warming and it's cool to hear how someone from TH-cam could impact someone else's life in a positive way we need more of that in the world. I can only dream to have the amount of followers as him but I don't put as much time and effort because of my ongoing is in life. but will be trying to make a point to reach out to people like yourself it's a beautiful thing go team Good💪🏼♥️🤳🏻
LOL nice claim Dan,i just watched this with an old friend he is a retired geologist it was so funny watching him squirm as you pounded into the ground with the kangol,made my day so it did ;)
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Dan, watching this and I am so incredibly jealous of what you get to do. I don't even know how you get or find all these claims but everytime I get a new video from you it's either gold or a really cool gemstone. So encourage by what you do. Thanks
It's always a pleasure to watch you unearth gorgues gems and metals with a positive attitude while informing us too, and GREAT FINDS 😁
Love your enthusiasm the joy you have in your elements makes me jealous not to be in your circle of friends & living in such beautiful country. If a person is feeling down....going thru hardships....they just need to watch Dan Hurd among mother natures enjoying her many gifts...! How can anyone feel down when around Dan Hurd...!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for Sharing, Dan.....glad your heart surgery went well you are still here & doing what you love. My area of expertise was in medicine & I want you to know this & you tell this to your loved ones for so often heart patients are not told about this. If you ever start having heartburn that persist 3 days or more....nothing is easing it....TO THE ER RIGHT THEN NO WAITING....WHILE BEING DRIVEN THERE A LOVED ONE ON THE PHONE W/YOUR CARDIAC DR/SURGEON YOU DO NOT PUT THIS OFF, DAN....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saved my brother in law when he had cardiac issues My Sister called told Me his symptoms I got him in w/the best Vascular Surgeon & the right tests done.....for as we know there are those who will do unnecessary tests etc just to drain insurance & our bank accounts. He had several more years but did pass away. At the time our life paths separated us....when he died & I learned about what happened before he died.....so unnecessary. For over a week he complained about heartburn that just would not go away & not anyone knew what this was alerting to. Very sad that something like this happens. so Dan.....plz leave me a response that you read this your family knows.....share this info w/others because so often too many don't know what this dangerous symptom is announcing. Take Care Dan & Fam'
Whilst digging, keep your left hand grip on the shovel with pinky closest to the spade (not changing grip to weaker hold to throw the material) . Your left wrist will thank you!!
Dan!! Please use the kangol much further away - the vibrations work at a distance and you’ll stop breaking so much (experience here 😂🙈)
Dan, sei la persona più solare che abbia mai conosciuto! Simpaticissimo è pieno di vita, sempre sai trasmettere quello che ti fa la vita più bella!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support!
A new word for my vocabulary....
Ah-mig-dah-loy-dull Amygdaloidal... love it 😀
In a world gone mad, it's just relaxing to watch you uncover these gems and see the finished cuts of them......such beautiful stuff....right from my chair and screen in SoCal ......
This is my first comment ever on any of your videos and I watch all of them. Those pieces are absolutely gorgeous I love it
Thanks for bringing us along, guys and gal! Nice haul, Dan! There are gonna be some beautiful pieces made out of that agate. I'm gonna have to learn about where and how to look for geodes and agate...✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
I'm impressed by his accuracy hitting the bucket when he tosses the little ones.
Not entirely sure how this channel showed up in my recommended a few weeks back but I have been binge-watching the heck out of your videos lately, I gotta say Dan, your excitement, general love of what you do and your wonderful personality on camera bring me a lot of joy, definitely earned my subscription and I look forward to new videos every week!
Just subscribed, this content is great to inspire my niece. I gift her my broken jewelry from buying/selling jewelry trade, she loves gemstones and getting dirty.
Update: You’ve inspired my sisters to consider mineral hunting 👍.
Dan your great!!! Next time tho id leave that electric drill at home😂😂
I'm sure Dan knows the difference between Makita and Milwaukee but it's still fun to be couch gremlin and correct him anyway. That drill's a Makita Dan! Very satisfying.
You did it Again! And see, Bryson has the gumption to dig out places for you and setup your next move for good finds. He’s a motivated prospector. Just a fabulous dig with your friends Sarah and Bryson! Yehaw, BC Miners!
Always enjoy Bryson on your vids!! Sarah was a lovely addition! Thanks so much Mr. Hurd for ALL you do!!!
These guys are definitely a hyper active aspect of the biosphere. Doing their part and more in the rock cycle.
Oh hey, 23:41 sunstone! The vikings used these to navigate at sea when it was overcast.
I really enjoy it when you turn your skills to the other shiny rocks (not gold) =) The gold spots here in Australia are hit pretty hard by detectorist but the gem spots you have a fairer chance of a nice find. Big thanks for all the wonderful knowledge you share
Hey Dan! The most precious thing in your video today is Sarah! What a cutie pie! 🥰💖✌️
Those are gorgeous nodules and slabs! The color may be on the grayish side, but I also see amazing blue. And up at the sunlight? Wow! That's gorgeous.
Woohoo it's Dan Hurd prospecting
Like she said - that is the biggest agate I ever saw!!! They are amazing when opened up like that. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I love the Chanel👍I’m from Indiana and my grandfathers home town is littered with geodes and fossils 😁keep up the good work sir!
I don't know if it's an Aussie thing but my inner child was giggling pretty strong when you said "once you find the big knob you will find the big round agates underneath."
A Brit here. I was giggling away too 🤣
Hi Dan. Love your vids. I learn so much. Saw your vid about commenters. Please ignore them. They don't have the knowledge experience or personality that you do. You are a star. You inspire me as an amateur rock hound.
Just bought some ocean picture stone!!!! Can’t wait for it!! Thanks for the entertainment! My 7 yo daughter is now a rock hound thanks to you!
i use to fossick for agates like that near me but ours are blue. anyway the host rock they are found in here is hardened volcanic ash and i was told the tear drap shape has to do with the way molten material was flung through the air and then landing in the ash creating the pockets. im kind of curious if your bed rock is actually an ash layer over ancient soils.... dont get me wrong ive seen petrified ash falls over 40m thick. PS they look like ancient hand axes
Thanks for sharing Dan, Bryson, & Sarah.
It's actually hardened mud and the agates your picking out were once mussels and clams and other once living things. Permineralization is the term. Great finds btw
not even close!
Dan, that Agate would make an absolutely fantastic set of wedding dishes you know like Fine China except for made out of agate! Especially if the couple in question, or Rock hounders! Think about it! Maybe little dishes for salads or a moose Bouche or something to do with a dinnerware set one so Elite and special as to be virtually unfindable! Do it do it do it!
All my love to you and your family,
blessings and peace, Sachi
Glad you are recovering!! I messed up my foot over 2-4 years ago and I’ve been in pain and last year they found out my foot was fractured and my Achilles was messed up. So I was in a cast for 6 weeks and a boot for another 6 weeks. My Achilles healed but my Fracture didn’t. So I have to wear my boot for 3 weeks from the 6 weeks I said.
Dan may fiance and I have been watching your videos for over a year now. We want you to know that you are truly inspiring. We would love to go out and find some gems but the closest thing we can find is gems at our county fairs. We do have a nice little collection but only the gems we have paid for at the fair. One of these day we would like to come out and find some raw materials with you. Keep up the good work brother you are absolutely amazing. 💯 👏
"I found the big knob!" Someone watching from the UK is just dieing right now.
Don't joke. I almost spilled my cup of tea!
I mean he called Bryson a knob. He was in on the joke you knobs.
'Black Adder, my lord, I've found a nugget of purest green, the size of a watermelon' - 'Yes Percy, that's just great, pack my bags'.
Dan, you need t shirts that say ‘I lick rocks’ 😂
LMAO! For sure!
2:52 got to love them blue Milwaukee tools
I just made a mistake, I have both, just a slip of the tongue. Sorry I know I should be perfect and not make mistakes.
@@Danhurd Dan your a treasure it was a fantastic video.
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken!
Take care please, we need your positive vibes. More than ever.
Great one uncle Dan. Love your energy and spirit. Lots of support from South-Africa.
That's some awesome agates excellent video thank you for sharing five stars
At 24:20 in the video there is a starfish shaped pattern. I assume that out one point a long time ago this agate would have been a geode and I'm thinking that that star shape pattern is when the geode was closing so it would be continuously solid. Any comments?
Always enjoy your energetic, positive vibe! Good luck! Keep prospecting!
I was down in Texas one year and stumbled on a big cut of lava stone along a piece of highway with a no stop order. I could se a whole wak of white nodules on the black rock. I went into the next town and grabbed some milk crates. I stopped on the highway and filled 3 crates in a flash. I got back to Canada and opened one up. So nice. From white to a dark caramel brown, swirled like butterscotch ice cream. Keep your eyes open Dan. Cheers.
Just found your channel today and I'm probably about 3hours into your videos! I really love that you're goofy, engaging, and informative. Thank you!!
Always love to see Sarah back in your videos! Her quirkyness perfectly accompanies your childlike fascination of everything mineral related. :D
Ready for the show. Hello from London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.
if there was one person i could ever meet from youtube it would have to be dan. He is so knowledgeable about all these minerals and such i could learn a ton
Awesome Agates Dan. Especially that watermelon Honker one. Just beautiful!
Your a good man Dan. Still teach the young folks.
Awesome video, loved the agates, the blues are beautiful. God bless, take care and thank you for sharing 🙏🥰👍👏❤️
One of the few channels that I can watch from start to end 😄
Dan you are a blessing
Nice little haul there. Agates are beautiful.
Wow Dan, never seen anything like that here. What a great moment, thanks for sharing!
2:54 You need new glasses. It’s a MAKITA rotary hammer.🤣🤣🤣
Just beautiful Dan. That watermelon sized agate cut is stunning in color.
Great!.. at 2:53 you said "milwaukee rotary hammer", we see it is (makita rotary hammer). Thanks a lot
God bless you, and your family, Dan.
I love your videos!
Holy cow that's some big agates. Nice job my friend. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
HOLY COW! Idk what I would do if I saw that! PROBLY FAINT! They are beautiful!!! Wow!!
Hi Dan, all of those agates are nice, those bigger ones however are just awesome. Glad you took the time to show us the cut pieces, it gives us a better appreciation of the pieces that you took out.
An older specimen miner I spoke with some time back told me once you find a good piece “dig away” from the specimen, his suggested that however big (diameter) of the rock or specimen is then that is the distance you start away from it, then work your way back towards it, he said it minimises stress fractures in good pieces even though it takes a bit longer. I have not done any of this kind of digging so I don’t know if this is correct. I would be interested to know if you think this would apply to those big clunkers, or if this would be more suitable to more fragile specimens.
Great video though, kept me enthralled till the end. I found myself considering the old miners words while watching you dig out those bigger pieces and wondered if he was giving me good info or just his personal digging method.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin & you keep looking after yourself.
Your enthusiasm drew me in, and the great information you share made me decide to subscribe!
Fantastic find Dan!! I wish I was part of a club that had awesome claims like this, I would love to make some jewelry from the finds you come up with! I'd love make a big old man's ring with a massive agate faceted and centered in it, a ring that everyone goes "WOOOOW!" when they see the stone! You know the exact kind of ring I'm talking about a ring so big that only a man with huge hands can get away with wearing it!
Unlike all those "I want more Gold or more Gem type finding people" all of your videos are great. Continue the awesome work.
Well after watching a few of your videos the last few weeks Mr. Dan you have earned my subscription. You've also peaked an interest for me. I spend a lot of time outdoors but never doing what you do. I've always been somewhat interested but it's a lot more informative to see how it's done to get an idea of what's in store.
holy crap, what an amazing claim!!
Don't put mutch pressure on the drill. weight of machine is perfect and will work better. Hamer can make larger hits.
I have thousands of hours on this tool doing this in this type of rock.. I know when to push, when not to and when to do things people would not expect. I have a LOT of experience doing this.
Amazing finds! Great to see Bryson and Sarah again!
i subscribed as soon as i saw how enthusiastic and friendly you were at the start everything else was a treat for me :)
He's also got a wonderful community that he's built. We all love and support him =)
@@Jerakk30 aww glad to be apart of it thank you
How to find out where there are available claims?
These pieces are just amazing Dan! Really enjoyed watching this😀Looking forward to the next⛏🏴
Love your videos hope to see more of them, so I hope there isn't a Nick in your cord there hanging in the water. Zap Zap lol.
Thank you Dan
My wife and I would love to find an adventure finding things that you find. We love rocks but live on a giant sandbar on the mid Atlantic. We actually vacation in the mountains when everyone comes to our home to vacation on the beach.
I wonder if it is possible to drill LED sized holes in the agate? I think it would make a nice LED display using red, green and or multicolored light changing LED
Sure, it's fairly easy to do with diamond bits. They make twist drills, spade, and hole saw type bits with a sintered diamond coating just like the rock saws used to slab the agates. Find a stable area without cracks or defects and go slow with light pressure, use lots of water to keep it all cool, and keep the bit straight and centered. Be prepared for the agate to break though, sometimes there's a weak spot you can't see that'll cause it to split. The thicker the slab, the less likely they are to break. Alternatively, an agate split in half can be illuminated from the back with multiple LED's drilled through the rind. Position your LED's in the hole or holes you've made and either use epoxy or hot glue to seal it up, then run the wires through a wooden base or frame supporting the agate to a battery pack or plug.
Most of the pretty agates aren't all that great at transmitting light length-wise due to the banding though...sometimes it'll light up great at the base but hit a band that'll essentially stop the light from traveling any further, leaving the top unilluminated. Occasionally you'll find agates that transmit light really well but they don't have the most interesting patterns and banding. Large chunks of chalcedony (basically the same as agate, but no banding) are ideal for that sort of thing. Another light to try is UV, many of the agates I've found have been quite UV reactive and show banding that is otherwise invisible.
I agree with the previous comment. Keep smiling. It is infectious.
Beware of this guy Drake Milly, folks. He's either a sleaze or a scammer. He focusses on women and has used the usernames David Henry, William Rob911, Walter E piatti, morrisonscott429, Henry William, Robert William, and now Drake Milly. Take a scroll through the comments and check his replies...
What a great day. Just watching made my day better
You are my roll model. sincerely, the wowed kid at the rock show.
Dan! What a rad way to find agates! I would love to try this!!! I love their almond shape!!!! And the blue is BLUETIFUL!
Mannnnnn the size! The colour! The good times! So so good!
18:03 haha! I lick rocks too!!!! It’s how my nanna taught me 🤪😉
18:26! Let’s go! Get it girl! That’s a big ol beauty!!!
20:39 dude… no way… this is gonna be amazing! Sorry for the comment overload but I like commenting as I go 😬🤘 can’t wait to see this one!
WATERMELON AGATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow,***amazing to watch***Dan has some knowledge******
Looks like you are totally on the mend, and your beard is back!! Glad to see this!!
What's with all this heavy music ?? Hahaha love it! Dan can pass as a metalhead with that beard ! Baha start back at 2:22 lmfao!!!
Ready to see! Love the content brother! You got me into rock hounding! I can honestly say it's some of the most relaxing hard work I've ever done haha
Glad you enjoy it!
Incredibly steady my brother 👍👍, success always for you,,, greetings Arsenio Gold Hunting gold seeker in the traditional way from INDONESIA 🇮🇩🇮🇩 ️🔨⚒️⛏️🙏🤝👍🔔☕👈🙋❤️🌹
Dan .I was wondering..how long after your surgery..could you return to a shovel...i am just healing from a qaudruple bypass ..and am your age..i watch all your video productions..thank you..it seems we like the same things..God Bless
I liked the way the slice of the huge one was yellow when light is shined through it but bluish gray when it was lying down flat on a surface that's fascinating I would have expected it to be the same color only brighter when lit from behind.
Some very nice finds, and you've got some real gems of friends there too. Keep at it Dan!
2:48 Ensures we know it's not a jackhammer. Called it a Milwaukee ....
I have found those on Red Top Mountain, WA. . a great agate of blueish quality too
lol when you said Druzy I initially thought you meant something like it's so juicy you're drooling over it.😂
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Those agits? Is thay flint. Like what was used in flint. & black powder guns? Or was used for arrow heads back in the days???
Years ago I had a cousin that used to cut agate slabs and he made wind chimes out of them, they were really cool and made beautiful music.
I've seen a pump head attachment for a stihl kombi. But I guess it's just as easy to bring an electric pump since you have a generator. I'm in BC too, in the lower mainland. I'm looking into gemstone hunting and geode hunting with my daughters. any tips?
Hey there Dan at the 5:08 mark when you fliped over that rock. what is the blue in the rock?