Thank You. 🙂 I worked really hard on the videography for that video. I tried my best at the time to blend my steady cam and and drone footage into a cohesive shot. Everything was filmed within 10 miles of home. Welcome to the channel and thank you for subscribing.

This hunt was on the Rogue River. The rogue is north along 101 at Gold Beach. Gold Beach is a short 30 minute drive from Brookings. Most of my videos are filmed on the rogue. The south bank of the Rogue has a few dozen publicly accessible gravel bars. Thank you for watching. It means a lot to us that people like what we're doing.

I'm constantly surprised by what I find here.

As is typical with your generation, you think your way is the only way. The ENTIRE purpose of the video is to show how to prepare and polish an irregular shape stone. Character over homogeny skippy dipstick. ;)

@@DavidBriggsAdventures No need to be an ass about it. A tumbler is easy and quick, thats all.

@@laszlosoltesz3772 You should follow your own advice gaslighting projector dipshit.

Turn off your irritating voice Karen.

Sure. Feel free to look up sold listings on ebay

Looks like a little less smart mouth is needed when someone is teaching you something Karen. ;)

The great lakes region is full of awesome rockhounding spots. It's just hard to resist the lure of the wild rivers coast. There's just something about ice blue water flowing over quartz boulders and the impossibly vibrant green of an old growth forest in the rainy season. Every part of the country has a place that connects on an emotional level for someone. I've come to love where I film. No matter how tough my life is as a cancer and memory caregiver, I can find a sense of peace in the forest. I get out into nature to deal with the emotional trauma of what I do. It's a bit heavy but we all have a story. That's my life. I see people through their last struggles to survive and be present as they meet their creator as they leave this expression of life.

If you have a water drip going then you can crank it up. If not, then medium speed and frequently wet the stone to keep it cool.

An agate is a type of quartz that forms in layers of varying chemistry to produce a banded effect when the stone is cut or chipped.

Your face makes people puke too much. Stick to housekeeping for the blind

I've had a few attempts but my health is failing me. I have trouble with arthritis from falling off a debris pile at ground zero. I'm doing the best I can. I want to try cutting to continue my channel but it depends on my health.

@@DavidBriggsAdventures I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks for replying to my comment. I just spawned as a rockhound not long ago- I'm hooked! I'm sure you have plenty of rocks to cut, but if you want some, let me know. I live by Salem, OR, not sure where you are, I think I saw on one of your videos it mentioned Curry County. Love that area. I especially enjoyed your carnelian agate video, that is my favorite rock to find right now. They sure are beautiful. Question: with the banding, I know ever rock is different, but if a rock in sliced on the banding, is there a chance the banding is thick enough for the banding to be on more than one slice?

The banding is a lot like the layers of a jaw breaker. Imagine coating the inside of a jug with colored paint and letting dry before adding a different color and letting it dry. Repeat the process until the inside of the jug is filled. That's how agates are formed, except with chalcedony in a void in a rock.@@jasond6770

@@DavidBriggsAdventures Amazing, thanks! I think that is why I'm so facinated by the banding, it is so unique on each stone, not two banding patters are the exact same that I have seen. Thanks for the information. Did you learn this on your own, or did you study geology?

it is. its also needed for that type of material.