Cutting “Lightning Stones” open! Premium Septarian nodules revealed!

[@AgateDad]

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[@shandykeehn4574]

🤣 as soon as I saw you I thought, “ what on earth did he do to his face?” The end has me in tears 😂 and that lightening stone that lit up pink had my gast flabbered !

[@coventrywildeheart7108]

You are hilarious Taylor. You always seem to come with something that is funny as well as providing great content for we rockaholics. Thanks.

[@missharry5727]

To a European eye they look like aerial views of little villages with winding streets that crisscross each other. Charming!

[@AgateDad]

Love it!

[@nsas54]

I thought the same thing. Particularly the one light gray stone. So unusual!

[@watchingthewheelsgoround260]

What a beautiful picture. 😊

[@khills]

Exactly what they made me think of, too - could visualize all the little hedgerows of an English countryside, too!

[@Slightly_Classy]

Your production value is constantly going up! Keep up the good work 🥰

[@AgateDad]

Thanks so much!

[@mitchellgerich7134]

Beautiful work! I just collected a few of these rocks today in Fennville, MI and polished my first ever lightening stone on my 8 in Cabking. Turned out great. I understand what you mean about how fun they are to polish due to ther softness.

[@NickAcker2019]

Great showmanship! Your shop is looking great❤

[@tinagoforth4379]

You seriously just keep getting better and better with these videos! 🤣🤣 I hope you get an award for AWESOMENESS 👏👏

[@jandelport8953]

Ah man! The handlebar jokes!

[@jodownhour11]

Your "new look" gave me flashbacks of the 70s! 😂

[@AgateDad]

😂 right on

[@jodownhour11]

@@AgateDad 😂😂😂

[@Jeppesen76]

That’s a more appropriate response than mine. It gave me “blue oyster bar” instead 😂

[@astro-dk]

Lightning stones are awesome. 😎

[@AgateDad]

Yes they are!

[@adiahull3264]

you are SO FUNNY and before the video even starts i press like😭 i love you agate dad!!!!

[@Angela_Newburn]

😂 the last part! Beautiful lightening stones! Each one is so unique! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@pammccarthy7776]

Thank you for once again letting us join you on a fascinating trip into Lapidary land! So fun!

[@Doug-xx3eh]

I watch about twenty lapidary platforms, and you have the best shop by far.

[@AgateDad]

Thanks!!

[@denisepatterson7834]

Ditto !❤

[@pamg5865]

OMGOODNESS, the UV light on that Septarian glowing pink, blew my mind!! 😮😮

[@ebybbob]

Bringing that hulkamania vibe to the lapidary arts!! About time ❤

[@denisepatterson7834]

Your so much fun to watch Taylor!! Those lightning stones are so awesome!! Love your videos.

[@denisepatterson7834]

And the uv light showing the pink and blue just blows me away! BEAUTIFUL

[@elisedennis7870]

That black light effect was amazing!!!! My nephews and I love watching your videos when they get home from school. They have created quite a collection of rocks on my porch.

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

I love your sense of humor! I won't let my husband shave his mustache cause our grandkids would be scared of him if he did! Those lightning stones are so cool! Nice job on them! 😊

[@GailSchneider-lj6wn]

Looks like you need to start planning the next display shelf. 😊 With these new additions, you're running out of space. Beautiful thunderstones

[@deniseview4253]

My one son & his wife go rock hunting up farther then we are in Michigan and they go across the bridge. They picked up some lightening rocks but, not that big! The slices are so pretty.

[@meg2831]

The"HANDLE IT" right when we see your handle bar mustache was great timing lol Honestly you rock it. Edit: lol i just got to the end...womp womp 😅 🤣

[@cynthiahappel3697]

These lightning stones are beautiful cut and polished!

[@AgateDad]

Absolutely!

[@amberandrews6842]

Gorgeous!!!

[@TheRealBambihooves]

Rocking your new look and rocking your rocks, too. 🎉 Awesome video! ✨️

[@sovereignviper90]

Ya!!! Brotha!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Love lightning stones!!

[@rhiannonthomas9923]

Oh my goodness you are so much fun so silly I just love it! Wish I could have seen your wife’s face when she saw yours! lol😂 I thought you were rocking the new look! But anyways loved those lightening stones! They were very beautiful polished! Always so much fun watching your videos. Thank you for being you! 😁

[@jimdutcher6678]

What an amazing video, Taylor. Besides the great cutting and lightning, the UV light show amazed me. Thanks for teaching us about Michigan septarian lightning stones in all your related videos. And thanks for getting muddy, buddy😊

[@Peaceful_Rayne]

Dude! Nice rocks AND nice stache!

[@Livnin5D]

🤣...love the shaving of only half of your mustache...would have been great to see your wife's face when she saw you 🤣🤣🤣

[@AgateDad]

😂

[@just-one-more-rock]

Hey buddy. I really appreciate you getting this video out. I woke to it and I was motivated to get out to cut my lightning stones. I did smaller ones but they sure are fun. Also thanks for the education. I don't know these rocks. I'm from the PNW on the West Coast. I just happen to buy a mystery bucket of rocks from Michigan and now working with them. Always enjoy your vids 👍

[@coffee19837]

Very beautiful and stunning lighting rocks. Hope you have a wonderful bless day and weekend. Thank you for sharing your video

[@michaeltrimble7680]

I get to go hounding tomorrow and I’m so excited! Those are sweet stones!

[@AgateDad]

Good luck!

[@sandmaker]

Beautiful stones, beautiful cuts, and beautiful polish. Well done sir!

[@KCgirl-s1g]

Oh man, wish you did the UV light at the end to show all of them. The ones you did show were cool.

[@diannapedersen9065]

lol beautiful cuts today. I’m in agreement with your wife, I could not handle the bar you raised 😂😂😂

[@AgateDad]

😂😂😂

[@TheTytyguy83]

You just keep getting better!! I love it!!

[@_Its.Just.Felix_]

I always panic when I see people throw down the rocks, and then I remember ... they're ROCKS 😭

[@jamesblake7338]

Your having to much fun 😂great video!

[@leslietheriault8821]

I absolutely cannot 'handle' it.

[@AgateDad]

🤣🤣🤣

[@janehelbert7551]

2:33 is nice!

[@kathleensutherland6505]

❤🎉😊I love lightning stones. I at first thought don't cut the big stone Boy I was wrong. Calcite has a fascinating pattern. Glow in the dark. awesome and it's pink.

[@jimdutcher6678]

Can't wait to see the reveal of the double cut😊

[@AgateDad]

It’s crazy

[@1959jrmcgovern]

We a family of rock hounds can you tell me about your Lapis equipment❤

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@JerridCook]

Another really cool video! I really liked that one with the glowing pink calcite! That was almost as kickass as that moustache you were rocking! Should've kept it!

[@AgateDad]

😂

[@girlonaswing9439]

I wonder why it showed up pink? I liked the mustache😎

[@AgateDad]

Thanks!

[@LauraNielson-b3g]

Those were some great rocks🎉

[@skookumlife4610]

Omg that stash idk. Kinda has a pro wrestler from the 90s vibe. I don't want to like it but you're pulling it off! Lol love your vids bro keep up the awesome work

[@Незабудка-ф9я]

Hi, Taylor! The stones are great. Though not so great as your moustaches.😅👍

[@chrissiejundt9867]

Marvelous

[@chrissiejundt9867]

I bet it is nice to have your table at the right Hight.

[@debradavis9331]

Too cool

[@kelleydavis1228]

🤩🤩😍😍 Ooooo! 😮 that's a very interesting stone you have there. 😮😍😍🤩🤩

[@AgateDad]

Oh yes!

[@gabiilleslajosne363]

Nagyon jól néznek ki.

[@janehelbert7551]

10:25 is my favorite!

[@fionaongers3349]

The 3rd last piece you cut. When you open the stone & hold the two pieces together there is an animal face there, like a dog or wolf.

[@cherylpearson-gu7in]

The first stone you cut looks like a turtle shell.

[@JuliePascal]

I thought your Hulk Hogan Stash was awesome. LOL! I grew up in Minnesota. Winter is coming. You should at least get to cover your face with hair for the winter. 😂

[@AgateDad]

It’ll grow back 😂

[@marywalterman3696]

Good morning everyone! Can't wait to see the results of these cuts!❤

[@MelW123]

I love septarian! I have a rather large one that is cut in half. It's full of gold crystals. It's soooo beautiful. It's the only one I have with crystals in it. The rest are normal 😂

[@judyjones2727]

😅😅😅 Gorgeous pieces ❤

[@michaelc6817]

Nice looking stones and way to stretch that 10" saw!! Did you hit those stones with all three wavelengths of UV, 254, 365, and 395? Those wavelengths get different reactions out of minerals. It's quite interesting.

[@ambergriffes6122]

Soooo awesome!!!!

[@AgateDad]

Glad you think so!

[@patriciamckean4186]

They are abundant here. Ice job.

[@AnnDGilreath]

Just think about it, when this rock was created it was created with you opening it in mind.

[@AgateDad]

Absolutely ❤️

[@518hs]

So cool and pretty!

[@leannaerickson9745]

Thanks from a septuagenarian for the septarian adventure. Will humidity affect the mud portion of these nodules? Do you give them some protective coating to help preserve them?

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Actually, really digging the 70s facial hair😂! Also, Septarian is one of my faves!

[@chrisbgifford7387]

Looks like petrified ant tunnels.

[@ghostbride2003]

Nice!!

[@amykrumbholz6446]

That las piece you showed almost looked like bat wings when you put them side by side.

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

5:55 looks like a kidney dissection with renal artery and renal vena cave. Awesome 👏🏼

[@Lil_Noot]

5:56 looks like a scarab beetle, crazy cool

[@JulesUS8386]

I got the perfect one from you a couple of years ago! Calcite covered on both sides!❤

[@AgateDad]

Glad you liked it!!

[@KDbbasm]

Your Collection........may we see your collection in a future episode?

[@AgateDad]

Probably!

[@Kiddly3000]

the first one looked like a turtle shell inside I like that even though the rest was good too but for some reason I am drawn to the first one

[@LauraNickolai-yb8id]

The ones with empty spots look like tangled roots.

[@Boynebound]

Great. Now another rock I have to hunt for. 😢

[@adventures-with-joe]

I couldn't 'handle' the high 'bar'... Curious what your wife thinks about it 😁

[@cicelybega5419]

Beautiful! I have a big Septarian egg. Some of the thicker veins look like they have yellow quartz? And they are UV reactive. I’ve never known much about it, but it’s so cool!

[@sethbopp]

I don't know if this would work on a lightning stone, but where I live, our rocks "grow a calcitey limestone crust on them, and if you hit it with a UV light, it reacts as usual, BUT, if you shut the UV light off, it glows green for just a few seconds in the pitch black! But usually I dump acid on that stuff so I can see the outside of the rock I brought home 😂

[@jasonsummit1885]

So, you don't use the canvas pad with 50,000 mesh diamond paste at the end of your machine to buff after final polish?

[@AgateDad]

Nope! Just 3000

[@janehelbert7551]

What is the best place in Michigan to find lightning stones?

[@DavidCurtis-ec9do]

Have you ever cut flower stones from Vancouver Island?

[@kayelle2u]

How do I find your store and what is the long white sharpening tool you use to sharpen your blades. One more question: How long do the blades usually last cutting rocks?

[@ladybiscuit80]

I did not see you prep (spank) all of those stones like u said to do initially

[@AgateDad]

😂

[@KYFLUTEMAN]

calcite reacts better with shortwave u.v

[@AgateDad]

Reacted pretty sweet with a few pieces!

[@juliadagnall7103]

Noooo 😱 don't shave your beautiful tash off Taylor ❤

[@AgateDad]

🤣 I had no choice

[@pamstevens6991]

You are too funny. Stones are beautiful

[@kittyr6534]

Do they have Movember in the US? When I saw your mo at the start of the vid I thought “ok….. but maybe he’s growing it for Movember, I’ll give him a pass” 😅

[@Mel-hs2ez]

I'm so pleased you removed the hair lol. Not a good look. The lightening stones were cool.

[@kimdedominicis6893]

You have 2 cab kings. What is your second one? I assume you have 6 different wheels in it?

[@AgateDad]

Ones just smaller

[@kastah]

Yeah, liked the finished result

[@AgateDad]

Same!

[@missInsane3]

Hahaha I love your wife 😜. Men with facial hair can look great but handle bar moustaches look absolutely ridiculous IMO.

[@dawnwilkinson8717]

Looks like some of them could be dinosaur skin.

[@LizDenmark]

♥

[@abelcompany]

I left when you shaved.

[@AgateDad]

Most people probably did since it was the end lol

[@laurajames8071]

To me, the calcite looks like roads or rivers.

[@PerformanTV]

Hermosas🎉

[@valeriemcclelland8120]

I see Mickey Mouse!