Porphyry Cut Open w/ Lapidary Saw // Feldspar Crystals inside!

Join along on a fun rock cutting adventure where we grab a bunch of raw chunks of porphyry to open up and expose their inner goodness! These are some of my favorite stones to cut because, just like agates, are absolutely unique and no two are the same! I am using my 10" lapidary saw from Hi-Tech Diamond, check out their info below!
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[@AgateDad]

Want more rock cutting?? Check out this video where I cut open a bunch of agates from AFRICA kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6ecn5J6j9OUgLM

[@cuarzorojomichoacan7050]

Hi you Want see my video Black and White rock

[@kathymiller3649]

I have never seen this before everyone laughs at me iam always picking up rocks cant cut them though yours are beautiful

[@BolinFoto]

That's not long that's pretty quick. My great great grandfather worked at the Porphyry mine in Älvdalen Sweden and back then it took them one whole day to cut och drill 1 mm of Älvdalsporfyr :D

[@maria1965rodriquez]

No

[@rightsideupupsidedown1512]

Seriously I agree I wonder if he still has eight fingers and two thumbs this was a year ago never know

[@j.r.r5863]

Am I the only one who gets nervous for his fingers???

[@janekokoszko7525]

I can see that he has thoroughly read his health and safety manual. The least that he should do is to find something that pushes the stone through the saw blade in the same way that woodworkers do.

[@Wriwnas1]

@@janekokoszko7525 yes, plz! This is crazy scary dangerous!

[@geneticdisorder1900]

@@oldladyfarmer7211 Meh, it’s just a diamond wheel, not like he’s using a 12” carbide rip blade. On another note, I wasn’t expecting the inside of the rock, to look like the outside of the rock. Thought for shur a prehistoric chicken would have been inside one of them. Sadness level 2.79. 🫠🫠🫣🤣

[@catibree1]

I kept waiting to see tips of fingers flying off here and there.

[@smack9835]

I've been cutting rocks for decades.Thiis guy is going to lose a finger tip ala Johnny Depp.

[@cynthiaguthrie8303]

Porphory is underrated by many. Nice that you appreciate it's beauty

[@AgateDad]

I agree and happy to share its beauty

[@GrandTreasureBay]

Agate dad's just over here saving the geology game on KZbin 🙌🔥

[@AgateDad]

You rock! Trying my best to spread the love for this beautiful hobby ❤️❤️❤️

[@majdali1929]

very true

[@sandmaker]

They were all cool. I liked the first one that had the starburst pattern show up, but all were really good. Thanks for sharing! Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@zanescents3986]

Omg as a geology major student this is a dream! Pure beauty 😍also from Lake Superior area

[@AgateDad]

🙏🤘🤘

[@dianarose4122]

This video so relaxing to watch. The cuts you made turned out very interesting to say the least. Some of the designs to me, looked Far Eastern. I loved that look. So different. Thanks for sharing!!

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

Those were all beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us. Single handedly making everyone fall in love with porphyry!

[@CityRockhounding]

Right, nobody shows this awesome stuff besides Taylor!

[@AgateDad]

Haha that’s the goal!

[@AgateDad]

It’ll make its way into others lives ❤️

[@waynelacroix8870]

Those are very common out here in California. We have found some that weigh over 60 lbs. They call them flower stones because of the flower pattern that show up. Depending where you are agates should show milky white and rusty red. Some are even light blue and green. Good luck to you and keep searching!

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

Where about in cali?

[@mousemeat1352]

Wonderful vlog, most of us don't have a clue about the beauty we take for granted. Will never say it's just a rock again.

[@AgateDad]

🙏🤘🤘

[@donnabeaudin9114]

I think they were all really pretty! A couple possibilities for 4:17 may be Tectonic Breccia or Orbicular Granite.

[@AgateDad]

Thanks!

[@elaynebrant6842]

I'd be terrified of cutting my fingers off.

[@ZeldaRosenthal]

I think the one you don’t like so much is fantastic. Thank you for the video! 😁

[@dustbunny3824]

I know I'd be looking for the various letters, stars, flowers etc. The strong contrasts are best. Nice.

[@snort5203]

I wouldn’t mind having a kitchen counter, made out of that last one or any of them!

[@arongstone]

Very beautiful video. That's awesome to see the insides of rocks, And i also like them, its look different inside color too.

[@reeree6682]

The first and second ones were the most diverse.

[@leonacrowley164]

All of those rocks are really beautiful

[@novallasuter5265]

The exterior is so beautiful. I can't wait to see the inside.

[@berjo77]

Always nice. Your vid’s have encouraged me to invest in a small tile saw. It really expands the hobby. Nice!

[@AgateDad]

awesome! Which one?!

[@berjo77]

@@AgateDad just the smallest one sold at Harbor Freight. It’s a lightweight, but it cuts. Waiting on warmer weather with a dozen or so waiting to be cut (my shop is an unheated garage).

[@dianapearson1771]

Wow! I see you have all ten fingers!!

[@elishahankin6465]

Those look like something under a microscope...so cool! ❤

[@veronicaperkins8315]

I find beauty in every rock...thanks for sharing these beauties❤️

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I enjoyed collecting and working porphyry. Some people don't care much for it but I see these little crystals and inclusions as nature's hand writing. A mysterious geological language to decipher and understand. Mathematics, chemistry, physics, and nature's artistry made solid.

[@bigbeardog99]

I was already intrigued with the rock cutting then you mentioned the North Shore, my uncle lived 1 or 2 miles north of Gooseberry Falls. He too was an agate hunter. I still have a belt buckle he made and a few nice pieces he polished. I've had these a long time, he passed away in 85.

[@rosemarienin9823]

Those stones could be cut thinner and used to lay them all out like a jigsaw puzzle, place a form around them, and pour some epoxy to create a fabulous table top. The thought of it makes me salivate.

[@trixieleigh7912]

Thank you for the bucket zoom 😊

[@calvinhobbs1761]

How cool, 15 minutes ago I did not even know what lapidary was, now I want one!

[@AgateDad]

Welcome to the community :)

[@ravynalexander1895]

Thank you so much for all of your videos! Even though I am in Colorado, I am learning so much and having so much fun going on these adventures with you! I really appreciate you showing us how you cut the stones too, so when I do get to that stage, I will have your videos to reference 😊 stay safe and keep having fun!

[@janetcastellano4141]

Loved the rocks they are beautiful. Even the big one . Thank you for sharing.

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

Beautiful rocks. Liked. From Jordan

[@susantipsyhealy7655]

Oh wow, I had never heard of this mineral. I need to research it more. That you for teaching me my daily lesson.

[@beckyh1369]

I am fascinated by porphyry. I love it! Thanks for letting us watch you cut some! I thought they were all beautiful, each in its own way! The soft one seemed to be more sedimentary in nature.

[@patriciakaufmann2229]

I think they are all cool!!!

[@kajifar1257]

Im just scared u accidently cut your hand 😂😐😑

[@elizabethlewis3509]

Love learning about new specimens to look for in my hunts.

[@MrKzane]

Of all things, I found a huge South American ruby on a beach in Deleware. That was my pinnacle of my rock hounding hobby!!! I still wonder how it got all the way up to north america...

[@thatmeanpersononlineoffend9376]

South American like Brazil? Or southern United States?

[@MrKzane]

Brazil. I still don't understand how it worked itself up this far north. Looking at currents the time of year etc made absolutely no sense. Now, I do remember there was a huge hurricane the week before I found it, but if anything, the storm would have pushed it more southward...definitely not northward. I'm as mystified as most of how it made it to where I found it. Stranger things...

[@thatmeanpersononlineoffend9376]

@@MrKzane Did you have it tested to determine it was from Brazil? The reason I ask is because there are many places in the US that have rubies, even states close to DE. Another explanation could be the ruby washed out of granite that was brought up from Brazil. Many granite boulders are hauled out and used along beaches. It's not a stretch to think one or more could be gem bearing. I've seen ones in South Carolina that went from property lines all the way down into the water. The granite had feldspar all throughout it and small bits of black tourmaline.

[@MrKzane]

@@thatmeanpersononlineoffend9376 Ironically I'm at the beach right now lol, and you should see some of my finds. I'll take pics later and send them to you. Yes was determined to have been from Soith America, most likely Brazil (which would make sense), but not assessed by a grading company. I sold it years ago, so unfortunately now we will never really know 100%

[@thatmeanpersononlineoffend9376]

@@MrKzane I'd love to see them. I don't really have a social media, but I have an email that I don't mind posting though.

[@joang.cavanna2046]

Awesome! I like the first one the best. Thanks for sharing.

[@annemariemayr3576]

They are all nice looking, somebody will have them too. I always was thinking to live in States with a big fireplace in house, could look great to have few there 🙏👍💖

[@toniwilton4531]

Those were really pretty; especially th smaller ones! Thanks for sharing

[@AgateDad]

❤️❤️

[@MrsCynfuller]

I have never seen that stone before. But then again I’m in Texas. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful

[@bettygoldsmith5192]

You make me sooo nervous watching you cut open these rocks with your hands so close to that blade! Omg! Thanks for sharing! I want a saw now!!!

[@smorgasbroad1132]

Ha! This channel just popped up. Fun to watch for an old rock collector. I don't know a thing about which is which, if I think they're pretty I keep them. I do have several nice Petoskey stones, though. Going to keep watching. Never too late to learn something. Today I learned what Porphyry is. 👍 Subscribed.

[@AgateDad]

Welcome to the channel! You’re exactly right, never too late!!

[@badapple65]

Rock Star! There must be a cool art project of sorts to do with many rocks cut in half.

[@debbiemeyer6396]

These rocks are beautiful even without agate in them. I can see some great cabochons coming from them.

[@Lindaraylong]

They all looked cool.

[@dsanders755]

So glad i found your site. Very cool and interesting. Thank you. Blessings

[@AgateDad]

Happy you made it 🤘🤘❤️

[@sandmaker]

Yhere is just something mesmerizing cutting rocks to see what treasures they hold. You gor a good batch there. Thanks for sharing the treasures. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@hannahknight3272]

I just said "lapidary saw hell yes" out loud I'm so excited to watch this video

[@Quetzaluki]

That porphyry is very pretty on the inside! I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did.

[@patrickpuzzo416]

I love the cutting that you do on these rocks. The porphyry are surprisingly cool to me. Not a dazzling as agates. But they have their own beauty. I had one last week that I thought was cool. I set it on the window ledge and found out the next day my son threw it across the field across the street frome our house..... oh well, maybe next time. He was practicing his baseball pitching 😂

[@joanrieser2580]

Porphyry is beautiful.

[@AgateDad]

I agree 😊

[@patriciakaufmann2229]

ALL PRETTY VERY INTERESTING!!! AT LEAST 2 OR THREE I THOUGHT WHERE, BEAUTIFUL!!! THANK YOU!!! I ENJOY ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS YOU HAVE EACH SHOW!!!

[@aliencat11]

So very pretty! I can see why you like it so much. Thanks for sharing!

[@IbrahimTV-eo3kf]

Wow amazing colors of porphyry

[@thundersnow8648]

Excellent, Soo Kool!

[@judypyle6336]

I think those rocks are so interesting looking before being cut.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Porphyry is so underrated. These were some amazing cuts.

[@AgateDad]

It truly is!!

[@memauch]

Really interesting! Actually the first time I've seen stones as they're being cut open. I find so much jasper an quartz here in CA. They decorate our yard in raw form.

[@craigmoore-wc8pd]

REally informative, thank you

[@dianapearson1771]

Very cool! I've never seen anything like this before!!!

[@soniak2865]

These were the best yet!!!

[@Tigerbearwolf8600]

This is becoming a favourite to watch. Would you ever do a live or real time of the cutting and polishing process?

[@patriciamckean4186]

So nice to see all those cut.

[@darylvogel8991]

Amazing to see wonders inside...

[@Mr_blue_7777]

Some cool looking stones i love watching them get cut 😎👍

[@rockhounderonthesheild1530]

Ooh!!! My favorite!! 😀 very beautiful

[@obieobrien5883]

They’re all cool looking!

[@Linda-nl6co]

Those are really beautiful 👍🙂

[@wojciechtreffler2204]

Wow. These stones are beautiful but what they have inside is just amazing. Greetings from PL 👋

[@annevanner8209]

Love 'em!

[@marywrigjt7614]

Some looked like outer space, a couple looked like cave drawings or letter carvings. 👍👍

[@marygronert6757]

Now that these rocks were sliced the long way, could you polish them? And show us what they look like after the fact? I'd love to see how they turn out?

[@AgateDad]

Yes and I will when I do 😊

[@irenedavo3768]

@@AgateDad never heard of these! You Tube recommended

[@irenedavo3768]

@@AgateDad been lovely made into small coffee table with Resin?

[@irenedavo3768]

@@AgateDad like Butterflies the two halves

[@irenedavo3768]

Where did you find them?

[@gracemccoy1970]

I really like the porphyry!

[@rogerchurch3804]

those rocks are so amazing I used to collect rocks I had so many no space for them I've seen alota rocks in my time never like those wow it's almost like they caught a little piece of the stars in them hundreds thousands of years ago kind got interested in rock collecting again .

[@maravish2070]

I have a few porphyry stones in my collection but I can’t lie, they don’t give me the same thrill as when I find agates lol, still they are nice too look at and different than anything else out there

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Beautiful amazing patterns and colour

[@AgateDad]

I agree!

[@sandybeck9192]

We are going to the North Shore this summer and to Moose Lake to look for rocks. This was very fun to watch!

[@AgateDad]

Good luck when you do!

[@billyjacksimmons9947]

great looking rocks

[@kitakitzFarm]

Thank you. They are Beautiful! Watching and sharing from the Philippines

[@dorothygomes4654]

Outside and inside awesome 👍

[@seashoremudlark3916]

Nice work! Luv the greens and oranges together

[@mjoyparks]

So much fun!

[@allinforjesus]

I just cringe watching fingers so close to a saw blade. can't make some kind of jig to hold those rocks? love the show

[@SwampDonkey64]

That blade won’t cut him, he’s to soft. Really it won’t.

[@alfaalfa9764]

They are excellent gemstones I like it the transformation outside to the inside

[@nadasasa6570]

I like all of them , so beautiful

[@dennisklotz2114]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@theresaherrrera8224]

Those came out pretty cool 😎👌❤

[@michaelboros9834]

Very cool

[@jmcgovern6454]

Your disappointment “no” on that one rock was felt virtually. I was rooting for it to be “that one”. Still beautiful cuts ❤

[@AgateDad]

Sometimes it happens lol sad when it does

[@jmcgovern6454]

@@AgateDad Keeping it real with each cut and reveal makes me want to get out there and hunt. Too much snow and more to come hinders all chances. Summer can’t come fast enough.

[@MNpicker]

Oh my!! I almost missed this one😬 glad I didn't!! Those are some very cool looking Porphyry!! I have some I found In a farm field.. at least I think that's what it is🤔🤷🏼‍♂️ The crystals are more square.. IDK..

[@jeanettewolfenbarger1256]

I like the one that did NOT have the brown for the host rock, the one you weren't to sure about, It was my favorite

[@edwardmcmurray9764]

Amazing !

[@AgateDad]

🤘🤘

[@darrenbenson2606]

The first few were the best, but they are all pretty cool.

[@marygronert6757]

Beautiful rocks even before cutting them open. Would Love ❤ to see jewelry made out of some of these rocks. Oo lala.

[@akiktvalamaceh4108]

Unik and beutiful👍♥️

[@juliapolley1627]

I would LOVE to have a counter top of those ❤

[@cobyshort3742]

Porphyry….. my new favourite 👍🏻

[@AgateDad]

Heck yeah 🤘🤘

[@patrickbutcherine142]

Those would be awesome guitar picks and even potentiometer knobs

[@CityRockhounding]

Awesome video Taylor. That's cool to see the insides, I also like that each one was different from the next. The contrast and colors are awesome! Thank for the inspiration man! Thanks for settling a question I had about cutting the one I found, done and done, going to cut it!

[@CityRockhounding]

For some reason I love the patterns that are created when water vibrates! Like in your bucket there when the saws running. Water can do some crazy things.