How to dop rocks (LAPIDARY) for beginners!

In this video I am going to show you how to dop rocks. We are using a dopping station, dopping wax, dopping sticks, different stones, some water, and random tools to help with the lapidary prep process of dopping. The reason we dop rocks or minerals is so that during the polishing process, with whatever kind of lapidary equipment you are using, it is easier to handle. Sometimes the rough agates are a little small or awkward to handle or the cut and slabbed stones are too thin. This process fixes that! You can find the complete dopping station I am using in this video here: https://hitechdiamond.com/collections/dopping-supplies/products/dopstation-complete?aff=22 Don't forget to use code AGATEDAD to get 10% off this unit.

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*TOP 5 ROCKHOUNDING VIDEOS*
Unexpected Find at New Rockhounding Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmmDeS3A1M&t=142s
Finding Lake Superior Rocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQpaJV-Fkfg&t=561s
Finding a BIG Lake Superior Agate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6dL-SkRI6I&t=431s
Rockhounding an Unpicked Beach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZVz104W-sk&t=666s
Finding Amethyst on South Shore beach (WI): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m74kOskcAM4&t=118s

*TOP 5 LAPIDARY VIDEOS*
Are These Agates?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1eX-X8myA
What's Inside Porphyry??: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2ayOj5yjw&t=43s
Cutting Galaxy Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRSVG-iSzQ&t=31s
Slabbing RARE Bullseye Jasper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip_H05Ibxi0&t=315s
Cutting Agates w/ Tile Saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1n0YCUeUVg&t=193s

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I hope you all enjoyed this lapidary prep video, we dopped a bunch of minerals, including some Lake Superior agates, that I cannot wait to polish! We will have some fun polishing videos coming out in the future as well as some rock cutting and other gemstone related videos! Cant wait to share all of it with you!

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