Unveiling the Hidden Beauty: Cutting BOTSWANA Agates Open from Africa!

Let's cut open and slice some beautiful African gems - Botswana agates! I use my 10" Hi Tech Diamond saw to cut and slab a bunch of these amazing and banded minerals. I had a ton of fun working these stones and cannot wait to get to work on polishing some of the cut nodules as well as those banded Botswana agate slabs!
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In this video, we'll be unveiling the hidden beauty of BOTSWANA agates. These beautiful stones are located in Africa and can be cut open to reveal their intricate designs.
If you're a fan of natural gemstones, then you'll love this video. We'll be revealing the hidden beauty of BOTSWANA agates, and you'll be able to see the intricate designs inside the stones! This is a unique and interesting video that you won't want to miss.
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[@AgateDad]

I appreciate you watching! If you enjoyed, help support this video by liking, commenting and sharing! ❤

[@lachlanadderley2001]

#excited... Im also a gem collector and fossicker but from australia!! Always love your content buddy.. Im legit staying up till midnight just too watch the stream 🤣🤣 thanks for all of what you do!! Love seeing ur content❤

[@LonelyFarmerScythe]

I recommended your videos to my sister who has a 5-yo boy. A cold, cold winter day, tired only parent, and very active 5-yo. He really enjoyed your videos. He is getting into rocks.

[@als8326]

The second one you cut for the cabochons is the first one I’ve ever seen that actually looks 3-D. It looks like you can look right into the stone

[@AgateDad]

It does!!!

[@jaderene]

These are probably one of my favorites that I’ve seen you cut so far!!!!🤯🤍🙏🏽❤️

[@Acerheart]

I'm in love with those quartz dominant agates believe it or not! The first one looked like so spacey with the quartz egg and black agate ring around it. Or like a crystal dino egg. Love it! Also loved the bonus cuts. Your son has great taste in rocks. Thanks for sharing dad ❤

[@icatz]

Botswanas rarely fail. I used to buy beads when I made jewelry. So eye-catching. You did a great job on those, Taylor. ❤️🎸🏏

[@AgateDad]

So good!

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

Those rocks look so beautiful on the inside. Great video. Great rocks. And great channel. Liked. Thanks for sharing. From Jordan

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Beautiful material!!! Love these slabbing videos!

[@wiesia1396]

Dziękuję💚 Każdy z tych kamieni ma w sobie coś wyjątkowego.

[@patriciamckean4186]

Love the kiddos sounds in the background. Good Dad cutting for the kiddo. Botswana are nice! Can't wait to see the cabs. Thanks for sharing your passion for rocks.

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

Wow! BEAUTIFUL! No dudes in that batch! Also, love the way you get your kiddos interested! 😊

[@meg2831]

Those slabs were all so pretty! And omg that second rock you cut was gorgeous and perfect! I can't wait to see that polished up.

[@BeverlyManzer]

The one with the beautiful bands would be beautiful earrings ❤😊

[@largent45]

Beautiful cuts! Those botswanas were amazing! Those perfect nodules were awesome as well as the little slabs to be cabbed at a later time! But those perfect agate nodules were just amazing! Thanks Taylor!

[@roggiehappel2665]

You make it look like cutting this Agates is so fast and easy. I spent hours on it to cut and then polish slabs

[@roggiehappel2665]

Check Bula-Africa Agates and Diamonds

[@MrTurtleMontana]

I love this video! Every day, we are reminded of how good you are with agates ... and this video reminds us of how good you are at being a dad! ❤

[@AgateDad]

Being a dad is the best above all in this earthly realm. I have something fun to tell you, shoot me a message if I don’t send one first!

[@janicemarszalkowski4938]

I think you should cut some bonus rocks that your kids pick out more often. It’s really cute and we get to see what’s inside just regular rocks from the back yard.

[@keithcunningham7925]

You are such a good dad for cutting those rocks for your kid a future rock hound there lol and those Botswana are amazing your favorite was my favorite too

[@Stambo21]

I am thinking about ordering the 10" high tech diamond saw. I want to start cutting my favorite lake Michigan rocks from the Milwaukee area

[@AgateDad]

Do it! Let me know if you have questions or need a discount code for accessories!

[@izzywizzy416]

😍 Botswana agate I can’t get enough of these beauties my favourite is also your favourite it’s absolutely stunning and looks like a moth when put together. Gorgeous bands 😍

[@user-kk5vv2ks5r]

They are all awesome! If I had to choose it would be the agate with the eyes!🤩🤩

[@sandmaker]

I liked the matched set of butterfly wings 😊. It's nice the kidos are involved. Keep having fun. See y'a next time

[@tr654tr2]

I love these! The "perfect", but also some of those cab slabs...beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@gemstonejudy5900]

That 2nd one was phenomenal!

[@dawnwilkinson8717]

Wonderful - mistakes can end up being great too. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@E.o.t.4637]

All are stunning!!! I really don't think you could go wrong with any of them. Any agate is good in my book!😁

[@AgateDad]

I think so too!

[@cynergy4]

Love Botswanas! Thanks for sharing these beauties

[@AgateDad]

Glad you like them!

[@JnVrockhounding]

Nice cuts. Some of the tumble slabs were stunning.

[@glf2424]

Have you ever thought of making some of those into beautiful unique buttons? Those would be beautiful on a nice coat or even dress shirt.

[@meg2831]

Hearing the kids in the background was funny 😂

[@melindaschluter1669]

So beauriful! ❤❤❤

[@rykieart3213]

So perfect... I wish to find some nice spots here in South Africa where I can go "rock hunting". Hopefully soon. I'm obsessed, but not experienced.

[@janehelbert7551]

My favorite was the second rock you slabbed!

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

Thank You For Sharing Beautiful Creations.

[@AgateDad]

My pleasure 😊

[@LonelyFarmerScythe]

The tumbled agates just didn’t show their true beauty until you cut them. Then, mind-blowing results.

[@chrissettles4127]

You can make a nice silver ring or pendant out of those polished ones with the depth.

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

I really like the little slabs and I'm so happy that you're making free form cabs from them. That method makes the most of the rock I think. (What do you mean, "it's just a bug?" While weeding a flower bed today I got hissed at by a weird green and white striped beetle thing! Thought it was a snake! 😆)

[@JenTibbi7023]

It was a lovely episode 🧡 Thanks so much 😊

[@r.awilliams9815]

I've been through 25 pounds of the pre-tumbled Bots...most of them went straight into the tumbler, but some were big enough to cut. Got some spectacular tumbled stones out of the lot, including an almost solid black stone with faint banding and a pink eye in the middle. Thinking about ordering another 25 pounds while they still have them.

[@dianequince8761]

They were beautiful!👍👍

[@lynnrandal317]

So many Botswana agates 🤣 and they all have beautiful bands😮

[@Joseph_Hovsep]

Thanks, dad

[@JenTibbi7023]

I'll be there 😀🧡

[@Mike-br8vb]

Cool to watch!

[@alexm495]

Maybe that quartz bomb w eyes would be good to try + grind the husk to make a polished / partially polished eye agate?.. not sure how tricky that is. Some of my favorite Botswanas are thin flat nodules w the flat sides polished, especially w eyes 👀

[@Barbara_Schulz]

Nice pegmatite! I find loads in CT

[@jayburkhart1781]

that last Botswana one looks like there is wood trapped inside it, such a smoky color. question. are agates found in all 50 states? if so, do you have that kind of collection? awesome fun you get to have. you rock

[@darrinwilliams5715]

Great video Taylor 😎😎

[@mragatetv]

nice agate after cut ❤

[@stacy-northernauroratreasu4120]

very cool agats . Beautiful. 💜

[@jananabanana3180]

WAY COOL....LOVE your content....WATCH YOUR THUMBS....!!!😊

[@AgateDad]

They are good :)

[@aidairis2996]

Parabéns TAYLOR...Belíssimas pedras

[@lovefaith1794]

Rockin episode. Cant wait to see whats in the etsy shop

[@AgateDad]

☺️

[@amandajo1013]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

[@Charl-Viljoen]

Hi Agate Dad. awesome video.

[@AgateDad]

Hey, thanks!

[@ryokothenecromancer83]

Those flies need to leave those boys alone lol

[@AgateDad]

They’re vicious 🪰

[@elainelear4982]

GORGEOUS

[@Gatorslug17]

I might be the only one but it would be kind of fun to see a vid of you just cutting random rocks from your yard! Although something tells me your kids already make you do that off camera 😂

[@AgateDad]

😂 not a bad idea

[@kattiew1133]

Thanks for always very interesting videos! I have a question to you.... on the fractures agates. Is it possible to fix them with Opticon? I know it is used to repair different kind of gemstones...

[@elizabethbates7553]

You Rock big time!

[@AgateDad]

You do!

[@oldgoat7856]

Have you done Yangzee river ageta's? I have a few and don't have a saw.

[@kastah]

Yeah, they are beutiful, I have bought some of them

[@nitawynn9538]

❤❤❤

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

Those are my second favorite rocks except for lakers.

[@obake84]

I see you have been using your Hi-Tech saw for a while. Im using a tile saw from Home Depot right now which isnt ideal. Im thinking of going for it and getting a saw from Hi-Tech. I cut a lot of agates from AZ from quarter / dime size up to golf ball and baseball size, is the 8in enough?

[@glenn5903]

It kills me waiting to see what is inside!!!😅

[@northernrocks543]

Where did you get the Botswana agates from? Those are really beautiful.

[@AgateDad]

Online :)

[@-hw-]

very pretty

[@mcvein355]

I'm from mn,i also do a lot of rock hunting and go to rock shows. I have a lot of uncut rocks, I was thinking of getting a saw what one do you recommend. I was thinking about a Dimondback 10",also what is the best blade?

[@AgateDad]

I haven’t used that model but I use the 10” from Hi Tech Diamond with the thin and thick sintered blades linktr.ee/AgateDad

[@argentinacruz5978]

👏❤️waim colecção love to rock

[@dakotahorn9358]

What do you charge to cut aggots apart ? I think we have several large ones that need a larger saw than I have.

[@AgateDad]

Send me a message with pictures ☺️

[@philstover2422]

Can you recommend a source for botswana agate nodules?

[@AgateDad]

Try Etsy or eBay

[@v7i5k2t5o7r]

👍👍👍

[@erdalkuscu9667]

Kardeşim bu kesim motorunu nasıl temin edebilirim.Yardımcı olurmusun

[@TuanTran-hz6by]

do you have a spotlight. ????

[@susanmorseart4984]

At least i didn't hear limonite staining!!!!

[@AgateDad]

Not a fan?

[@chrissettles4127]

Your sons rock was prettier than your granite table top.

[@ppcc9379]

응원합니다. 파이팅!

[@AgateDad]

🙌