Slabbing and Cabbing (step by step) GORGEOUS West Texas Agates

[@roman11469]

Dang, son! That first agate you cut!

[@johnnynephrite6147]

Texas agates are still relatively rare and unknown. My understanding is that its because most of the land in Texas is privately owned, and very little public land has them. These are awesome, thanks!

[@SylviaLeDoux]

Great video 🌟✨🌟 Beautiful agates and nice work. Since you asked I’ll give some suggestions. That freeform has a pretty good dome but especially on the triangle, shoot for less round on the edges and more round on the dome. Two reasons… a dome is easier to get the scratches out than in a flatter top, especially on a cab king. Also the light reflection is making a big white spot as opposed to a narrower line if it was more domed.. you’re losing the beauty of the face of it in both the front of the stone as well as on the over curved sides. Look at cabs online. I made the same errors when I just got started. Luckily I had an old timer mentor. Another thought is some of the slabs seem to have cut the tops off plumes. A 90 degress cut to that may show the whole plume. I’m still learning how to figure that one out . Aaron can give some suggestions. Keep them coming! I enjoy watching! Cutting rocks to see what’s inside is like Christmas year round!

[@keithcunningham7925]

Wow those cabs turn out great love that color and that first one you cut was my favorite it was amazing 😍🤩

[@TexasRocks]

Mine too 😊

[@telessiajones7041]

Those are so beautiful. Love them.

[@CedarStoneCreations]

Very cool stuff, thanks for sharing. I keep finding out about different things from Texas and you guys have so much diversity down there I never realized.

[@TexasRocks]

It truly is such an untapped area for rockhounding (but we kinda like it that way 😂).

[@MariaMaria-cl9tg]

Incredible Agates!

[@craigmoore-wc8pd]

Great lapidary of our local rocks) Or at least look like the rocks downstream. Smile Great video!

[@spwinaustin]

Great job with the cuts and the cabs! I hope to see you out there again the West Texas.

[@TexasRocks]

My goal is to be back out there in Jan or Feb! Great seeing you out there, I'm sure it will happen again soon.

[@yelenalastovkina5681]

Beatiful work !

[@cindybright5902]

Aaron and James are the best I try to go once a month when they are having hunts. I am hoping I get to go on the last weekend of the year at the Kokernot 06 ranch

[@TexasRocks]

They are AMAZING! Incredible knowledge, and that ranch is just loaded with awesomeness.

[@roman11469]

Ooooo…That Autumn colored one! I need to do some ranch hunting. Typically, in Texas, I do road cuts or river hunting on the Rio Grande when I am down there for work.

[@TexasRocks]

The ranches are definitely where it's at!

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

Hiya, awesome video and beautiful stones. Your cabs came out beautiful. Agates are hard to polish, they are as hard as quartz to polish. I do lapidary myself, and your right on about the stages, you can't miss any scratches or they will show themselves in the polishing stages, and you will have to redo. Keep up the awesome work. I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya! 😺🐟 out!

[@TexasRocks]

It's a labor of love and few people fully understand the work that goes into these little beauties.

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

@@TexasRocks i fully agree with you on that, I hope you have a awesome blessed day.

[@cheekosuave304]

Those are truly gorgeous. Some of the nicest slabs I’ve seen In a long time. I had no clue Texas was the sleeping giant for picture perfect agate. I’m in West Virginia. Every state surrounding us has something special it offers. N we have!! Well we have coal :(

[@TexasRocks]

Well, look at it this way, without your coal it would be a lot more difficult for any of us to get to all those other amazing states! 😂

[@lourdesmorales987]

Demasiado bella!!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@henriettavanderfloof8104]

The size of your saw! ❤

[@Master-n-Teachvirgo8557]

🙂

[@Metal-Detecting-Texas]

Where did you say you found these?

[@Metal-Detecting-Texas]

Where is the shop you are slabbing these?

[@CrisSerrano-l2e]

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