Clean & Cut Chalcedony • The Beauty Inside

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Heya! So first off any info I give in this video about how these guys are formed is not gospel, I’m still a rookie, but it’s more what my mind is trying to figure out about how the rocks get their characteristics. I hope you enjoy and I really really want to thank you all again! I just love doing this. Thanks for your part in it all. Without ya, I’d be boring my family to no end 🤣

[@KS-jm9uo]

So very cool!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@helenrockhounddiggity1036]

OH man! Loved watching your video. I got so excited to see some of the rocks you cut. I wish I had a place close enough to me to find these types of rocks but I do not. Thank you for posting! I just started tumbling rocks with a national Geographic tumbler I got for christmas. I am very new at doing this type of thing but I"m gonna document it on youtube. It's nice to see other people on the internet who geek out about rocks like i do. LoL. Bless you!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thomas DoubtingWatchtower Hey bud! Thanks for helping identify that beauty! Plume Agate, that’s awesome! Im not sure if it is malachite in there but it’s a very similar colour for sure. 😳😁

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Helen RockHoundDiggity Hey that’s awesome! Tumbling these guys is just so much fun! I’ll keep an eye out for your videos for sure! 😁 all the best and have fun geekin out over the rocks, it’s the best hobbie!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

K S Thank you K S !!! 😁👍

[@arowrock]

Absolutely beautiful! fascinating and mesmerizing , each cut opens a door into an astonishingly beautiful never before seen world! love it so much! No artist who has ever lived or ever will can match mother natures masterpieces. Thank you for sharing with us, Rock on Brother!

[@369dusty]

You have the most amazing rocks I have ever seen...anywhere !! I have been looking for agates and quartz for 63 years now, and it just amazes me what you and Benny find. Keep up the hard work. People don't realize the time spent on hunting, cleaning, cutting and organizing....... and then there is still video to edit. I for one, appreciate all of it ! Thank you for your excellent videos and commentary as you are showing me things I will never be able to see in person.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ohhhhhhhh! No! Thank you Don Deusterman, for the genuinely kind comment. I hope to continue to bring you rock videos for many more years to come. It is only a pleasure my rock friend. Inlay always a pleasure. 🙏😊

[@carolarnold9916]

Bonus cut reminds me of the colors in the Arizona desert. Beautiful🇺🇸✌❤

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Carol Arnold Ha that’s awesome! Seriously pretty hey 😁🇦🇺👍

[@garystrickland3873]

That bonus cut was stunning love that rock

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

It’s still one of my favourites that one 😉😁✨

[@MsSandraCGL]

Man!!!!! That mossy one is outstanding!!!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

I didn’t realise it when I made this video but it’s probably one of my best agates. I didn’t know what it was really haha!

[@susanbrookman2133]

Susan here, I'm jealous. It's winter here, Wisconsin, USA. Can't get out and hunt so I watch your channel. They absolutely glow. Keep up the good finds. Good luck ❤

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Susan & Doug Brookman Oh that’s awesome Susan & Doug! That makes me so happy that you enjoy em. Thanks for the lovely comment! Hope it starts warming up for you guys soon! 😊👍

[@MsSandraCGL]

I love these before and after

[@suejarrard2221]

Oh my goodness! So awesome. Thanks for sharing. Blessings

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Sue Jarrard Absolutely my pleasure, literally, I get so much joy out of hounding and all the rock times that it would be wrong not to share it 😁

[@sueerickson4849]

Love the bonus cut!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Sue Erickson Haha! That’s awesome! I couldn’t leave that one out 🤓

[@torilynne647]

That druzy agate one is so awesome! 😍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Tori Lynne Just beautiful pieces of nature hey 😁

[@sarejen6868]

Even an "ugly" rock can be a beauty! Did some good choices for cuts to show the secrets within them. Thanks!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

SareJen It’s pretty crazy how the “ugly” ones can look amazing inside hey. It’s changed everything really, just so much fun 😊👍

[@19mychaellee71]

6:09 is a GORGEOUS Moss Agate! Wow! It's like a murky little aquarium. I love your jaunts, Jesse. So many of your stones look just like what I find around here. I love your channel.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you mate. I really appreciate the positive comments. That rock totally looks like a murky aquarium hey 👌😉 Thanks for your support brother!

[@sueerickson4849]

Very cool! Good job! Thanks for the video!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Sue Erickson Thank you Sue! 😁👍

[@thirstfast1025]

May Your Cuts be True! I *LOVE* IT!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thirst Fast YES!!!!!!! Someone saw it! I wasn’t sure if anyone would notice 😉👌

[@lisapfeiffer3807]

That was amazing! I have never seen chalcedony as big as what you collected. And the stones you cut....holy smokes they were beautiful!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Lisa! They always surprise me what’s hidden inside 😳😊

[@CityRockhounding]

Very cool, I really like how clean your saw cuts. The colors in the bonus cut rock is my favorite. Like you said, some that looks like that has such a beautiful inside. Thanks for sharing these! Positive energy and vibrations man! I love your humor!

[@crystalbailey6553]

Awesome, I love them. Have a great weekend 🙌🙌

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Crystal Bailey Thank you Crystal! Have a brilliant weekend times 😊👍

[@round51]

Just like a box of chocolates, never know what flavor your going to get... Love it man.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you round51! It’s so much fun seeing what’s inside 😁

[@gracieosornio9291]

Thank you for sharing! loved, loved the bonus cut & my fave was the boogeriness !

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

gracie osornio Thanks Gracie! Yeah those two turned out to be gorgeous on the inside. So glad you enjoyed it 😁👍

[@denisweimer8791]

The stone at 6:08 - around here, we call that a plume agate or a moss agate depending on the arrangement of the inclusions. Not really moss, but has the appearance. I would love to make a cabochon of that on the grinder and see exactly how those inclusions are shaped down inside. Those kinds of inclusions are the real fun of cutting stones. Very nice surprise!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Denis Weimer Oh wow thanks dude! I’ll be keeping my eye out for more of these guys in future, tit turned out amazing, and I’ll be leaving it as is until I get the means to create a cab. I reckon it’d be stunning 😁👍 Have a great weekend mate!

[@1.4142]

The name of rocks and minerals are sometimes interchangeable and have fuzzy definitions, so there can be some confusion.

[@ZeroCoolAndru]

I love your collection of rocks and great vids , keep em coming 👍🏻😁

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

ZeroCoolAndru Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me 😁👌

[@MultiCrackerjacker]

Smashed the like button and subscribed! Awesome cuts. 🇨🇦

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

MultiCrackerjacker Ohhhh! Thank you so much my Canadian kin! So glad you enjoyed!!!

[@wayne1959]

The beauty within never ceases to amaze..thanks for sharing mate.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

wayne bonham It’s totally my pleasure mate, what good is lookin inside rad rocks without being able to share it with others 😉👍

[@wayne1959]

I wish I had your video editing skills mate@@Rookie_Rockounding

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh dude, I edit as a hobby, i love doing it but it’s weird, sometimes it just falls together just right. I get lucky with the rocks and videos haha

[@milesnn]

Some fantastic pieces you have there 🙌🏻👍🏻 and a little geode cool I bet some of your clear ones cut into thin units and polished up would make nice wind chimes and more way to go big guy

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

milesnn Hey now! That’s a great idea!!! They’d sound pretty too! Thanks for watching miles!! Have a great weekend!

[@kolleraranka6204]

Igen csodálatosak!Nagyon szeretem a köveket de ezek gyönyörűek!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

annyira szeretem őket, a természet kincseit 👌😊

[@laurawoodruff3484]

Love your channel Keep it coming...I’m hooked

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Laura! So glad you enjoy it!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@tinadelaluz3197]

Love the videos. From a rock lover in New Mexico. Great job👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you Tina!!!! I’m so glad you enjoy them 😁

[@dorkelf001]

That included agate is the star of the show. Hope you find more like that! :)

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

dorkelf001 It certainly is hey. I’m just glad I picked it up 😂👍 Got lucky with that one 🤓

[@KerstenSaffordArt]

I love your editing good job!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

KerstenSafford Art Thank you so much Kersten! That really means a lot hey. 🙏😊

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Ok, that's it..not only do I want a mini cement mixer. I now need a saw...That bonus cut..wow! can you imagine if that was big enough for a coffee table..so cool...just beautiful..

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Yvonne Sebastian Hahaha! I still wanna hear how that mini cement mixer tumbler goes, I reckon you’re onto somethin there 😁 Oh god could you imagine how amazing a coffee table size one of them would look like! 😳🤓😁👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thomas DoubtingWatchtower I’ll check that vid out after answering the comments, thanks for sharing bud 👌

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

@Thomas DoubtingWatchtower OMG! guess I'll be adding to my list...so beautiful..next to rocks..trees are my love! thanks for sharing

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thomas DoubtingWatchtower Holy massive petrified wood slabs of serious goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing dude! 😳 next on my list of tools hahaha!

[@katherinedoughty839]

LOOK AT THAAT! 👀 LOL Nice...luv the Underwater reef one...1 half of it anyway!😄😃😂 👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ha! Yes! It’s like an underwater reef! “One half anyway” hahaha 🤣😁👍

[@breeannasullivan3877]

I live in the USA in utah and I find TONES of this (every room has at least one large mixing bowl full) I love it! They are so beautiful ❤ I hot a really big piece of light pink chalcedony that weighs about 3lbs. It's really the best

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ohhhhhh woah! I love the pink! I only ever found a teeny tiny piece but wow it gorgeous! Nice find Bree!

[@mandyeastwood8022]

BreeAnna Sullivan what area? I’m from Utah and one day I will get out hounding instead of just hiking.

[@breeannasullivan3877]

@@mandyeastwood8022 just outside of kamas ut, it's about a 20minnut drive. If you know where soapstone pass is it's all over the campgrounds up there! I usually find the most in the wash out on the side of the dirt roads!

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

I've been subscribed to your channel for awhile now, and I'm embarrassed to say that I'm just now watching this video. My gosh, what amazing rocks!! Your videos are always so much fun to watch. You have a very likeable demeanor and the rocks you find are top notch. I've been collecting rocks for a long time, and I'm no where near as fortunate as you are at finding rocks. Keep up the great work mate!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

G’day Fayde! Oh mate thank you for the rad message. I’m glad you were able to find a vid you hadn’t see yet. 😉 Massive cheers and happy hounding out there 👍👍👍

[@howieharkema8576]

Awesome rocks thank you

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you dude!

[@nikitovitch5113]

Amazing keep up the good work wish u all the best luck on ur next finds and on ur channel

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Nikito Vitch Thank you so much Nikito! That really means a lot! 👍😊

[@stewartthomas2642]

AWESOME vid love your stuff kick on love it

[@travisguide4516]

Looks like some moss agate to me. nice to come across a great pattern noooicee!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Travs Guide Awesome thanks captain! Got lucky with that one man

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Haha, what are rocks without nutters like us to enjoy em 🤣🤓😂

[@paultherockhound7277]

Great vid as usual the last one and the 3rd last slabthem they look cool

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Paul Flynn Thanks mate!!!!!!!! And was rad houndin with ya today, probably gonna put together a vid in a few weeks with the finds as well 👌👍

[@TheWalterfullick]

please do more i find them absolutely amazing, its very inspiring for me, because i too even though i live in Englan i too want to become a rock horder

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Walter Fullick Oh man thank you so much for your comment. That really makes me happy dude. And do it, rocks are so worth hoarding 😉👌

[@stellamartinezwood1927]

Hello I just wanted to share every weekend me and my husband go Agate hunting along the coast my favorite place is bow Creek there's quite a few places along Oregon Coast. Sometimes the agates stick out like a sore thumb it's very exciting. I don't think me and my husband will ever stop looking exciting Treasures.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Stella Wood/ Daiz That’s awesome! It’s such a great hobby! Nature and treasure, what else could anyone want 😁👍

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Must be Friday cause we got new awesome rock fun with RR. Thanks for sharing the joy! Love finding out what's inside. So much fun to be had and watching your delayed gratification was super familiar. haha The moss agate you opened up had a nice "plume" affect to the moss growth with lots of good color, the thunderegg core was a cool cut and the druse geode was a nice find. The jasper/chalcedony piece is super beautiful, im a big fan of multicolored stones and jaspers can have some of the best blends of bright colors to them. Keep up the good work sir! Really appreciate the post and hope you have a great weekend ahead~ Talk again soon.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Backcountry with Shaughn You know it Shaughn! I love Friday’s, it’s sharing the rock love time in my household haha! I just love this whole new world of cutting and opening a gateway into these little treasures, it’s seriously so frikin cool! Have a seriously sweet weekend my friend!!!!!

[@suesykes2985]

I see pendants, pendants and more pendants. So beautiful 😍I do , however, keep expecting the glass tabletop to crack, only needs one rock at the wrong angle and oops 🤭 Keep Rockhounding and I’ll keep watching. Greetings from North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@zachturner9554]

Awesome vid, makes me wish I still had so many of my finds from the last few years, would have loved to have cut some of them open, never even thought about that to be honest, some of they are so stunning on the inside!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Zach Turner Oh man I wish you still had them also dude! Im sure there’s still many out in the creeks waiting with your name on em bud! Cutting them is like opening a door into another world, just so different. Talk soon mate 😊

[@MsSandraCGL]

That is cool

[@sunitasurendran2001]

Was searching for rock tumbling videos in my mind & your video popped up & now wanted to see rock cutting & this one landed on my watch list..& your channel is a great find ..Lovely stones..Gems must say..Hope it's all fine over there. for you & your family were you live in Australia..Seeing that these are older videos..Take care 👍🙏

[@BackYardGardeningTip]

Nice rocks. My saw is in the garage and it's -16C with -27C windchill. I won't be doing any cutting until the temperatures get back to about freezing. I got my saw just a week or two before freeze up... so I am itching to get a chance to use with a new blade. I was going to drive to the beach for a walk this morning where I can still pick up rocks but when I walked around the corner of the house to start the car that wind hit me right in the face... I just turned around and came right back in. Not a day to be walking on the beach.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

James Mann Thanks James! Oh damn dude! I saw this on the news the other day, America is getting smashed by coldness, like serious coldness. I hope it warms up for you soon mate, cutting has made me feel like a kid again, and all the rocks are new little treasures 💎🤓

[@BackYardGardeningTip]

@@Rookie_Rockounding My son has a heated hoodie I borrow for days like this. It's amazing the difference it makes. Even has heated pockets although I can't use the pockets with my winter coat on too. :) As long as the wind isn't hitting my face I do alright. I do my tumbling in the basement... It's bloody cold down there to as it's not heated but no wind, no snow and no ice down there. The price of grit has just about tripled in the last two months so I can afford any of that so I have collected fine sand that washes up on the flatter rocks. It seems to do step one pretty good and I have been saving used grit. Hopefully that will keep me entertained until it goes down in price or I figure out another way to smooth and polish them. Have a great weekend.

[@symonsheppard5519]

James Mann Hi James, Interesting comment and sensible, economic thinking, trust me I have tried just about everything as an alternative for buying new grit, the cost can outweigh any benefits and if it's a low budget hobby grit is low on the list of needs. Salvaged grit is good but this is what I found , starting with 80 grit silicon and changing after two weeks or less was the same as leaving what was in there with a slight dilute and some 220 grit, ditto for the next. Final grit, pre polish, polish and burnish all have to be by the book with great attention to avoid cross contamination. Sand will work on some rock but breaks down easily and in no time at all. Never tried black sand as it's not readily available to me but it would be worth a try on step 1&2 . I have had success to a certain extent with rock sludge from my lawtone sump, the residue from cutting resembles mud and when rubbed between your fingers it is possible to feel single particles of grit among the sludge, I wanted to try the sludge. By filtering in the easiest way possible I filtered some mineral sludge and it worked reasonably well, if filtered more I'm sure it would also be useful for pre polishing, these are my findings and not recommendations so tread wisely. I filtered through a metal container from a cappuccino maker after mixing the sludge with clean water to make a very thin gravy, kept it agitated while allowing it to filter through, never forcing anything through and rinsing out when the flow slowed down, laborious but strangely satisfying. I hope this has helped you and given you food for thought as well as possibly saving you some money. Stay warm.

[@BackYardGardeningTip]

@@symonsheppard5519 Thanks. We have two beaches that have black sand beaches but it's winter here and much harder getting to these places. I have been happy with the regular beach sand from our stoney beaches here in Step One tumbling. We have red rock layers on a couple of the beaches I love walking. I noticed one that the rock is kind of flat in places but sloping towards the shore. My first sand collecting had various size material but the sand that was on these flat sloped rocks was sifted like they down when panning for gold. I was really impressed with using it for step one. I have also saved the remains of grit I have already used but forgot to label the contains... Brain Fart... I used some of that as a stop two and it seems to have worked great but I think I just got luck on that one. I am not trying to keep better order of what I am doing. Thanks for the tips.

[@symonsheppard5519]

James Mann My pleasure, I like helping where I can. Totally jealous of you being close to a beach, the only thing I'm close to is photos of where I would like to be,

[@googyeyes110]

I really enjoyed ur videos and the music u use.. 👍

[@OK-OK]

Sou fã de natureza e pedras de qualquer parte do mundo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@rawdawgpendants5490]

Just a tip, if you window the big ones you get an idea of whats inside with the whole stone intact. And you can get a clear view of lines or layers, and angle cut to reveal more from your slices.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

jason genaw Ahhhh yes, windowing, thanks dude. I think until now I’ve been too excited and haven’t even thought of that but I’m gonna do it. Saves any wastage and makes for better cuts. Thanks man! 👍👍👍

[@abuzaeentoagaet5585]

Lovely

[@jonathanelewis9134]

I dont own any chalcedony, but these are beautiful! Well done. ☆Jonathane

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Jonathane Lewis Thank Jonathane! Got lucky with the finds and the cuts 😁👍

[@docbarrera]

Beautiful moss agate

[@mitchelldeandre124]

Man I wish I could find material like that! Jealous but inspired!

[@tonibgood2000]

Las Cruces NM has many also of different mineral content.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Mitchell DeAndre Oh that’s so good that it makes you wanna get out lookin for them, you never know what minerals are in your area waiting to be picked and admired 😉👍

[@VintageTimeGems]

That one with the "mossy look" inside is a ripper. Don't worry about a few cut marks they will easily come out.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Vintage Time Thank you mate!!! How pretty was it, it looked like a whole different world, like under the sea, or above the clouds. Thanks for watching dude!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kolleraranka6204]

Ílyenkor látszik, hogy milyen szépek!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Köller Aranka csak csodálatosak, nem!

[@savannahrossy2405]

Thanks for your help! Most of the chalcedony round here.. At least that's whAt I think it is!!..😅..I find already rounded.. They shine on the gravel payment against the rain and street lights.. !

[@Bizz420]

I’ve learned to stand to the side while cutting so not to catch the rooster tail of spray. I have a similar style saw where water is fed from under you could get an tiny circulation aquarium pump from any pet store and have water feed from above flowing down on the closest to you side of the blade. Helps heaps

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Grassguy 420 Dude! Yes! That’s a great idea! Both of them haha! I’ll try standing to the side next time and I’m gonna look into a small aquarium pump dripping from the top, cause the reservoir underneath empties to the minimum water line mark really quickly. Thanks heaps brother!

[@rawdawgpendants5490]

I get excited to see whats inside your stuff. I cant wait to get my saw out again. Im trying to get the wife to let me set my saw up in the shower but shes like omg really?

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

jason genaw Bahahahaha! Dude that is the best idea for winter rock cutting times! I love it Jason!

[@todtiger]

great vid

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

todtiger Thanks mate 👍😁

[@Elly2024-f9o]

Cada uma mais linda que a outra😍😍😍😍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Eliana Maria Obrigado Eliana! 😁👍

Very good rhe CHALCEDON!!!!!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Alê Garimpo de Pedras Preciosas Obrigado!!!!

@@Rookie_Rockounding passa no my channel

[@abuzaeentoagaet5585]

Good job and good luck..... from Iraq

[@mackyshub5313]

Next is lapidary steps???? Hope to see that one soon..... Hehehe

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Michael Aboodie Lumapas Hahaha! It will come, but I’d say at a bit later date, but when I get the machines someday, I’ll be sharin 😁👍

[@ovansovyan8354]

😱,,the rock U cut in my country the name Calcedony is " kecubung karang " dude,thats awesome 👍

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh that’s so cool to know! Thank you Ovan! 👍👍👍

[@OK-OK]

Brasil ✌️bealtiful 👏👏👏👍

[@DisVietVetUSA]

The Man and his Saw

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Richard Wooster Haha! Bliss 😁

[@jessicakramer4643]

Looks like an abstract painting.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Jessica Kramer Such a different world in there isn’t it. Could look at it for ages. 😂👍

[@travisguide4516]

bonus cut is rhyolite the holes on the skin kinda reveal it. nice how chalcedony came in and filled the holes making for some sweet slices! I call it silicated rhyolite or (rhyolite jasper usually)

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Travs Guide Oh wow! Really! That’s frikin awesome dude, it turned out stunning hey 🧐

[@symonsheppard5519]

Moss agate and a very nice one, it's those sort that are more sought after for cabs and can produce some of the best and prettiest pieces. Nice clean cuts on those, the clear one with a single band isn't classed as agate. The one with the crystal Druze hole is a geode. Right again, jasper/ agate mix possibly with some moss included. Be careful, remember what I said, bright torch to see inside when possible and finally, when you cut what is an unknown entity, cut enough off the end that could be used for tumble or cab so you make a window for assessment, then make a second cut if needed, some are so nice that you don't want any waste. Good video yet again, thanks brother.

[@thirstfast1025]

Great assessment Symon! I'd like to add to your remark about the clear one w/ single band not being an agate. I agree, the piece isn't an agate. It would be a 'multiphasic sedimentation', during which only the very first phase produced agate banding. The rest of the space was then occupied by a non-banding phase. Had the nodule been larger, or the clear phase introduced less fluid, it would have been a geode, just like the other multiphasic piece that *was* a geode. So RR could say that this area "tends to have multiphasic nodules characterized by outer banding and inner clear-to-geode phases..."

[@symonsheppard5519]

Thirst Fast Thank you, I try to keep any explanation as basic as I can, it's been my experience that most individuals are only interested in the rock type by it's given name, some ask for more details but not often.

[@symonsheppard5519]

Thirst Fast My bad, I've just realised that It's you from Hawaii, we have spoken before.

[@thirstfast1025]

@@symonsheppard5519 Indeed we have! I often agree with what you have to say. I am, however, from Canada! I only took a Christmas vacation to Hawai'i a few years back. :)

[@symonsheppard5519]

Thirst Fast Again, my bad, hope you had a good vacation, Hawaii has always seemed like a holiday destination for a once in a lifetime trip for me.

[@v7i5k2t5o7r]

Perfectly

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thank you thank you!!

[@LawofMoses]

6:25 that looks like a moss agate bro Very nice Looks like a bud trapped in there lol

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

TheStraightPath Thanks dude! Miss agate, I wouldn’t have guessed it from the outside. I’m so glad I picked it up!

[@rizwanrana5110]

I have lost of this taip agat ston.

[@ginalanning5303]

Hi Rookie! I was wondering if you and Benoit have been to the agates beds? Have you seen Liz Kreates videos? Hope I'm not stepping on any toes here. But she's from your country and knows where a lot of different types of minerals and gemmies are located. Great video man. Love watching your reaction and excitement. That's the same way I feel. I got a small saw. I've been picking the local landscape materials for a mix of stones. I gotta say, I'm hooked. I love opening the stones and seeing what's hidden inside! Thanks for sharing. Until next time. Keep on Rocking!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

gina lanning Heyyyyy Gina! Oh god, not stepping on any toes at all! Liz and Wal are like my inspiration! So the agate fields they went to in their last few videos is about 8 hrs drive from us I think. Give or take an hour or so, but damn she found some stunners, even just in the throw away pile she was looking at in her latest video. Hounding with those two would be a dream come true! Inside the stones is magnificent even when there’s not much goin on, it’s just so much fun! So glad you enjoyed it Gina! Have an awesome week!!! And happy houndin!!!!!!!!!!!

[@virginiaphillips3946]

I wish I could make my own youtube series, just so that I can have an excuse to meet Liz and Wal (and now you and Benny.) :) My dream trip is spending a month in Queensland with my best friend, fossicking everywhere we can go. We'd fly into Brisbane, rent a caravan, buy a mess of tools and gear, then drive a long, big loop clockwise through QLD. We'd sell all of the equipment at the end, and ship home anything we find that won't fit in our luggage. Saving the money to make it happen...

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh that sounds like a brilliant idea! If you end up doing it, let us know! I would love to meet Wal n Liz one day also. They just seem like genuinely rad people. Even if just for fun (which is why I started sharing my videos), you should try and film something and pop it up on here. I love watching others share their vids, and you can even use your phone to video. As long as it’s not shaky, and has good sound, most people would like it. I’d encourage anyone to try it out. I’m having so much fun throughout the whole process. All the best with everything and the trip planning!

[@ginalanning5303]

@@Rookie_Rockounding oh FYI MeMiner sent me a silver slab. Now that was rad. I'm going to be posting a video after I get everything polished and finished up. Thanks for the suggestion

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

No way!!!!! That’s great Gina! I saw the video and I really wanted to send something to him but I honestly couldn’t think of anything to do, I completely drew a blank. That’s so rad! Congratulations! And I can’t wait to see what you do with it! I’ll be keeping an eye out for sure!

[@pacaroabdullah3904]

Nice

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

chhabra lang Thanks chhabra!!!

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

NICE DUDE! Well personally I have never found a ugly stone.

[@rawdawgpendants5490]

#1 Catfishunter Miller lol i have. Thats like saying there are no ugly babies. Lmfao.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

#1 Catfishunter Miller Haha, you make a very good point my friend. Brings new meaning to that old saying, “It’s what’s on the inside that matters” haha!

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

@@Rookie_Rockounding that's right, just like you can't judge a book by it's cover. And you find some beautiful stones, and when you cut and polish them......they become gemstones.

[@LawofMoses]

You should grab some diamond pads for a grinder from the hardware store. They have packs with all tbe different grits for polishing. The grits from 150 all the way to 3000. They are usually about 4 inch.😊 Shalom

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

TheStraightPath Dude you read my mind haha! That’s next on the list of what I wanna get and try next for sure! aleichem shalom!

[@spectrumofcreation5679]

Bonus cut 2nd half has a ninja face in it.....

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Ah the hidden images in them is so cool 😉

[@garystrickland3873]

The one with the little Jersey cave I think that one's a desert rose

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh woah thanks mate 👍

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

If you have the one shown at 10:27 for sure identified please post. My wife wanted a cab to work like that to work up. You sure have a nice saw. We ae always curious what is inside. LOL havagudun mate.

[@mikemcdonald2755]

I'm pretty sure your bonus cut is petrified wood that has turned to agate, with some jasper, and a little opal in it!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh hey it actually could be?! I’ll have to give it a closer look 👌🤓

[@pedraspreciosasdoBrasil]

Like yes good you Chanel

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

pedras preciosas do Brasil Obrigado 🙏😁👍

[@quebrapedras5542]

Good vid

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

quebra pedras Obrigado!!!!

[@LawofMoses]

1:45 There is a fella on facebook BC rockhunters who calls that orange a disodero agate and figured he is the only one in the world with those colors lol. Very nice

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

TheStraightPath Oh wow, haha! We find them a fair bit here, but that’s a cool name for em, I wonder what it means... hmmmm Google time!!!!!

[@MarlainaAtkins]

Too cool dude! I'm wondering if the green, in what some are calling the "moss agate", is Prase??? Totally not sure. Just looks possible. Nonetheless...A trip to Queensland is on my bucket list 😁

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Marlaina Atkins Heyyyy! Oh wow, Prase, I haven’t heard of that yet but I’ll have to look it up and see. Thank you Marlaina! You gotta do it, Queensland is beautiful, well, all of Australia is really 😄

[@MarlainaAtkins]

I reckon you're right. I haven't seen a bit of Australia that I didn't think was amazingly beautiful. I'm sure if you dropped me out of the sky, wherever I fell I'd be happy. As long as it's not on a poisonous spider! 😂 Anyway, Prase and Chrysoprase are a green chalcedony. Definitely look it up! Beautiful mineral. I'm still learning loads and have a ways to go...but I love studying these beauties. You know you got it bad when you're dreaming of rocks at night😆

[@MarlainaAtkins]

And...I'll be getting a saw next month. Extending the obsession! Can't wait!!!

[@rorycrane1630]

Bro have you tried to polish those faces by hand using Wet or Dry Sandpaper? They would turn out awesome. Love the videos and keep up the great work

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thanks Rory! Yeah so I’ve got a tumbler and I’ve tumbled most of the ones in this video. They turned out beautiful. And I also use diamond polishing pads now too. Some of the results are beautiful 👍

[@myrthagunter4141]

I thought that ugly Rock looks like petrified wood . I like ugly rocks too, any thing different. Enjoyed ! P.S. cut some of your larger rocks lengthwise . Just a thought!

[@harrisonclub]

I wondered if it was petrified wood too?

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Myrtha Gunter Oh wow, it maybe could have been pet wood... I’m not too sure. I struggle with identifying petrified wood, but I think it would look similar though. Oh yeah, lengthways is a great idea! I’ll give it a shot with the next longer sort of one. Thank you Myrtha!!! Have a great weekend!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Love love Kawaii Heyyyyyyyy Kawaii! I haven’t forgotten to email you back, I’m gonna do it this weekend I promise 😅

[@barbarawisdom56]

oooo prettyyyy

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Maaaan ! Weeh !

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Typical RockHound Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww!

[@typicalrockhound9887]

@@Rookie_Rockounding ;)

[@LawofMoses]

I stopped cutting them with a little saw because they don't cut straight and it makes it very difficult to polish the gouges out after. The blades wobble a bit as they are only for tiles not beautiful agates/chalcedony lol. The best if possible always is one true cut.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

TheStraightPath Yeah I can see what you mean, I think for now it’s such a cool exciting novelty but eventually I would love to get a proper lapidary saw. One day... there’s so many machines on my “one day” list 🤣

[@hardyakka6200]

Okay nice gibbers, but you do realize that those agates and thunder eggs have been exposed that long that the outer casing has worn off. Thunder eggs have to be cut on the right angle to make them look their best. That knobby bit you cut was the inner core of a thunder egg. A lot of those rocks need to be tumbled

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

hard yakka Thanks HY, yeah I was thinking it might have been a Thunderegg vertebrae. It was totally cleaned of any host stone from the creek. I’m planning on tumbling soon but gotta order some more grit. Thanks again mate 👍🇦🇺

[@abuzaeentoagaet5585]

6:55 Pictorial agate (tree), and the last stone is gondash agate(Blood stone)

[@harrisonclub]

Good work Rookie! Just a thought but look up 'moganite'. Similar but different to chalcedony? I've thought it might explain some of the transluscent near transparent stuff like the beauty at 6.10?

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Love love Kawaii Heyyyyyy friend! Thank youuu! Oh Moganite? I’m gonna have to get my google on and see what it is. Sounds interesting though, thank you!!!!

[@harrisonclub]

@@Rookie_Rockounding No worries Rookie! Sometimes I get worried I'll come across as a wannabe 'know it all' so I hope I don't sound that way because I am absolutely not I really am just bouncing ideas around because I'm trying to figure it out myself. I'm doing a whole life reflection thing atm. I actually feel quite sad that I didn't think that loving rocks could be a career. I missed my calling and I've only just worked it out. Why didn't I think of doing geology, goldsmithing and gemology. Why didn't I think that a fascination with rocks could be a path into doing what I love. (Gonna drum it into my kids though not to feel awkward about what interests them!) What I really appreciate though is how your videos have brought together a lot of like minded people who find nothing boring about pondering the formation of a stone picked out of 1000's of other stones in a creek bed!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Love love Kawaii Oh hell no, I like to think that this space is an open forum for people to share anything! I was actually saying to a mate the other day that if I had known about geology as a career path I would have chosen it. But at the same time, I like having rock appreciation as a pass time, it makes it so much more enjoyable, and makes working so much more funner because you know that when the weekend comes the hobby is waiting ready for more good times. I have read your email, holy can’t wait to talk about what you mentioned in there, but I’ve been out doing barefoot bowls this evening with friends so I didn’t have a chance to respond but I will! Have a great week Kawaii!!!!! Talk soon mate!

[@lisapfeiffer4053]

Is that moganite or morganite?

[@sreenivasy7869]

Very nice . can i use oxalic acid to clean agates and chalcedony .?

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

👍👍👍 yes you can. Just follow the instruction and use bicarbonate soda (baking soda) diluted in water after the acid bath. It neutralises any acid left on the rock 😉 and use all your safety stuff. Goggles, mask, gloves etc.

[@ohnojodie5074]

Would you recommend using a Dremel to polish stones,?

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Hey Jodie, yeah of course, I’ve seen a lot of people do it and they get amazing results from it! But keep the stone wet by dipping it a lot or by having a drip above where you’re carving.

[@ohnojodie5074]

Awesome! Thankx Rookie!

[@liamredmill9293]

Hey down under,hope you preaching respect to the environment to your young viewers,in beutifull queensland.i noticed at 2,40 you had what looked like red fossil sponge material ,which is mostly unrecognisable.my amature focus in London is making that agatised fossil material presentable in the matrix.i am 1year ahead of you with cutting,and wondered if you could find and prepare material that shows the agatised fossil material more clearly in the matrix,as I am aiming for.within a year you will have so much cut material,you won't know what to do with it,I recommend you learn crazy hollow wall building,with strengthened chicken wire,holding the agates,and a LED lighting system in the grouted up wall

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

liam redmill Thanks so much Liam for your suggestion and insight. And that is a great tip, reminding people to respect the environment, Mother Earth deserves no less. That hollow wall with lights sounds like an amazing idea! Thanks again buddy

[@LawofMoses]

The bonus is def jasper Call is galaxy jasper dude

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

TheStraightPath Galaxy jasper! That’s rad!!! More google time again!!!

[@haynerbass]

That blue toilet cleaner you squirt up under the rim is a great acid. Put your rocks into water first THEN add the acid. Acid into water not the other way around.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Oh wow! That’s a cool tip! Thank you!!!

[@haynerbass]

Happy to help. Keep up the good work.

[@thirstfast1025]

Just curious, is your shirt getting wet because you're standing in front of the direction the blade is spinning? Is there any way you can turn the table part around, or does it only go on the one way because of the arm for the guard? That just seems weird to me! I'm always sitting on the side of the saw that isn't getting sprayed! Great stuff though, as always m8!

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Thirst Fast Ah yeah, haha, I’m standing right in front of the blade while it’s spinning towards me. The table doesn’t move apart from to change the angle of the cut but I think I’m gonna try and stand to the side a bit and see if that keeps me a little bit dryer. It’s hard though cause sometimes when cutting a second cut after flipping a bigger one through the top I like watching the blade to make sure it’s lined up right sorta thing. Thanks again brother, hope the goal keeping is goin rad!

[@gregh4284]

Can you tell me what the acid wash accomplishes? TY

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Of course. I just use it to clean the stones because some stains on them won’t come off with normal cleaning products.