Making agate jewelry with a stone I found in a Scottish river

Join me on an adventure at a local river to look for agate gemstones, then see how I make a piece of jewellery with my finds,
Rockhounding, lapidary, jewelry making and nature are some of the things you will find in this video, I try to portray this in a relaxing and enjoyable way that’s interesting to watch and also informative
Do please sit back and relax as you watch the process of turning a rock into jewellery from beginning to end
#Silversmithing, #lapidary, #relaxing

[@TimSchmidt]

Can't wait for more of your videos! Very inspiring and relaxing to watch. (Sometimes more than once 😄)

[@Faodail925]

Really pleased you enjoy them, hopefully have time next year to make more 😃

[@DeeHopper]

I have just found your videos today, so I have had a lazy Sunday afternoon watching them all. Your work is amazing and I really enjoy the walks in the countryside too. Thankyou for sharing

[@Faodail925]

That’s an amazing comment thank you very much and really happy you’re enjoying them 😊

[@chanik6102]

Awww first impressions this video is look like the movie 🎬 👍👍👍

[@Faodail925]

Woww thank you 🤩

[@icatz]

Wish i was with you. I miss the UK. I live in the desert and it'll be 105 today. Or 107. Whatever. That agate is superb. Your metal work is, too. TFS ❤️🎸🏏

[@Faodail925]

Thank you, and I feel your pain I used to work in the Australian desert, on a particularly hot day I watched soda cans explode when left in direct sunlight! I never experienced heat like that 🥵

[@JoshSand-bl3wi]

Hanging on the fence post was excellent close to this video I was impressed with this whole video

[@Faodail925]

Thanks, it come out quite well on the turntable, the light was good that day 👌

[@shirleycirio6897]

I love the journey.😊

[@Faodail925]

Thank you, many more journeys to come 🙌

[@lesleycreevy56]

Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. So professional ❤

[@Faodail925]

Thank you 😊

[@ThomasNeighbour-td1oy]

That was beautiful

[@Faodail925]

Thank you 😊

[@peterhendry120]

Excellent silver work and designs for ur cabbing skill.All the best from U.S.A

[@Faodail925]

Thank you very much 😊

[@scottpeters5624]

Stunning video start to finish, your garden /workshop and country side are all amazing, Your creativity, vision and skill are off the chart, even the final reveal, superbly crafted, exquisite prices placed in cracks and hanging on a log, Just amazing. And, I'm totally relaxed after watching and in awe. Edited to add I forgot to say thank you 😅

[@Faodail925]

Thanks so much for such a nice comment! And I’m happy you feel relaxed watching it I’m really going for that effect 🙌

[@scottpeters5624]

@@Faodail925 well sir,, you have achieved hitting your targets , Looking for to your nx video 😁👍

[@susanneighbour-kq3do]

Beautiful pieces and fantastic filming

[@Faodail925]

Thank you 😊

[@mankamankowska]

Perfection ❤

[@Faodail925]

Thanks 😊

[@JustOneKnight]

Beautiful . Thats an art i wished i could have learned

[@Faodail925]

Thank you 😊, if I can do it anyone can just takes time and practice to learn

[@jaderene]

Another beautiful piece!!!! I absolutely love watching you searching for gemstones and crystals and then going back to your studio to make Jew out of them!!!!🤯🤍💕

[@Faodail925]

Thank you 😊 really happy you’re enjoying the videos, plenty more on the way 🙌

[@jaderene]

@@Faodail925 you’re welcome!!!!

[@upsidediy3945]

Ive seen a similar thing. Someone was looking for agates, and passed on a basket ball sized rock, with quarts golf balls in it.

[@Faodail925]

Ahh yes this sounds like some agate nodules embedded in the volcanic host rock, some are almost perfectly round just like golf balls!

[@stephenlong1536]

Just found your channel and I absolutely love it. Where did you get your equipment? I'm just starting my journey but finding it difficult to find lapidary tools in the uk

[@Faodail925]

Thank you very much 😊, in regards to equipment in the uk that’s the hard part, some of the machines I built myself not so hard with some tools and know how, some I bought second hand from searching gumtree, eBay and marketplace over the years I believe a guy called Brandon Edward’s (hint of stone) of Facebook makes a range of units for sale here in the uk. But generally the uk has a severe lack of lapidary equipment available, good tutorials on KZbin of home built equipment

[@igorkostiyn6435]

Привіт з УкраЇни! Дуже гарна робота та спосіб життя, як і у мене! Успіхів у творчості та житті!

[@Faodail925]

Thank you from Scotland 🙌

[@erizabesu87]

Amazing work! I just wonder did u glue it in? I am just a beginner 😊

[@Faodail925]

Yes this is traditional jewelry inlay

[@cassysisler3067]

Is there a finishing polish/wax you find better than others? I’ve tried ZAM but I find it extremely hard and doesn’t give the shine.. thanks in advance, your work is beautiful!

[@Faodail925]

For silver/metal I use jewellers rouge and for agate/stone I use cerium oxide, I herd zam works well for some stone but not all, I haven’t used it before