Cutting and cabbing Ellensburg Blue Agates, plus testing agate hardness

I'm the guy that talked to you about ellensburg blue at the rock shop place

Cool video Chris! I like your little trim saw.

Fantastic vid! Thats a healthy collection of rough E blue.

Hey, was watching your video, and I'm going to first creek Saturday if you wanna come along with me! I have am excellent spot up there.

I bet i have a few that test in the 8. I need to get the tools to do it. I can always tell the real hard ones when i pick em up, they are much less nicked up and more waxy looking.

I guess it comes down to matters of personal taste but I am one of the apparent few that just doesn't get that revved up about the Eburg blues. Sure they are pretty, when well done, though I have seen some awfully mediocre stones where you had to rely on imagination to see the blue. It is a classic case of rarity and a successful marketing approach that has established this stone. I marvel at the buying taste of the public....there are some blues, in my opinion that rival Eburg's beauty such as Holley Blue, Malawai blue chalcedony, Namibia Blue Lace, an unnamed source of chalcedony over along Hwy12 on the west side of the state, Larimar (blue pectolite), B.C. Ocean Rock ( the solid blue areas) and Owyhee Blue Opal yet those stones do not draw the same commercial attention as sought after jewelry items, at least not to the extent of Eburg blues. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me I much rather spend time sourcing and working these alternatives to Eburg, because they are affordable, good quality gemstones that can be readily sourced.

I have lots that were passed down to me I have never done anything with just gave them away but It would b cool to make something out of them. They are so beautiful.

This be about the 4th time we've seen this video...

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I'm not sure how this video flew under my radar, sorry for being late to the party. I put the notification bell on so that doesn't happen again. Why do you think there's more misinformation about Ellensburg Blue agate than any other rock? 10:00 I like that saw, I like that your table is in line with the center of the shaft which means you can make some really square cuts, is that just a 1750rpm motor? Have you seen any XRF or XRD profiles of Ellensburg Blue agate?

Can you cut the blue part with the lapidary trim saw and then polish it with a vibratory tumbler or you need a cabbing machine in order to polish it without taking the blue off?

If I were you I would take off the hoodie with the draw strings, the long drawstrings. Because, I don't think that is too safe if you are working around that kind of equipment. I like the lapidary stuff too, I just think with how those arbors and wheels spin, at such a high rpm, you could get tangled up and hurt working around that kind of equipment.

God.... another ellensburg blue video??? 😆 LoL

That blue is interesting but it's not Gem Silica? It's a light blue not that aquamarine blue. It's like a light Holley Blue then maybe. I've been a Lapidary 40 years never seen that blue agate as you named it.

'Ellensburg Blue' is definitely the most overrated, over hyped enigma in the rockhounding world that I've seen to date. Give me the forts, bands and crystal pockets everyday!

Do you live in Ellensburg

Hey, this stone for sale?