Beautiful a shout out from a fellow stone mason working Limestone off of the Niagara escarpment Door County Wisconsin.Some people pay to go to a gym and workout Instead we get paid to workout and leave behind a beautiful project 👍
8:05 He mentions different techniques for working with granite, it would be nice to learn more about that. Most of the stone around here is more or less rounded granite ranging from almost unusable large grained and crumbly to very small grain and extremely hard. Thanks for the videos, very good stuff for learning!
Great video - thanks for posting ! I have the greatest respect for skills like those, learned over decades of hard work. It will be a long time before any robot/AI can do this. :-)
Just wondering if you ever you use lime mortar for your coping stones...cement isnt vapor permable so the stone can spall due to the freeze/thaw cycles
Very many thanks for posting this excellent tutorial! Is the cutting of hard limestone very much different to this? The strata layers are different I find when cutting, but it is of course much softer than this hard sandstone you are cutting here. Would you recommend using a Scutch for facing, or would that give too much cutting surface and not chip out the waste? Chris B.
There is so much variation in stone that it would be difficult to comment without seeing the material you are using first hand. And it all depends on what finish you are aiming for - whether you want to see the chisel marks or not. We don't use scutch chisels just because we don't like the marks they leave, if we ever use a claw tool (which is similar to a scutch) then we go over it with a broad tool. This is the way I was taught on banker masonry courses at The Orton Trust. Probably worth doing a video on the whole process!
@@drystone-tv Yes there is variation even in stone from the same area I think it is due to the amount of weather exposure, both heat and cold, and yes, I find the scutch leaves a very "modern" type texture, where I want to end up with a more traditional look
Great that you filming old knowledge - this split view is great, but could you use good cameras - so this kowledge wont be lost... ...thank you very much !!!
@@drystone-tv Take a good Chinese-Cam, they are much cheaper than a GoPro and they are at least "Pro" as the Go's (they pay just a lot of PR) AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE GREAT CONTENT !!!
The harder the stone, the longer the carving will last though, correct? Some sandstone that has been chiseled over here in the US is eroded in less than 100 years and no longer has its shape/features.
It's always a Pleasure to watch an Operative Mason at his craft!!! 🤠👍
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Thank you both for taking the time to document this 🙏
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Beautiful a shout out from a fellow stone mason working Limestone off of the Niagara escarpment Door County Wisconsin.Some people pay to go to a gym and workout Instead we get paid to workout and leave behind a beautiful project 👍
Thanks for sharing the wisdom of a craftsman.
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That 50 year old hammer has had 3 new handles and 2 new heads. It has lasted well.
Hahhaha alright Dave
He makes it look easy which is the true mark of a craftsman very nicely done.
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how whimsical he nails that side and it's beautifully perpendicular.
Thank you for sharing your skills.
cheers for watching!
8:05 He mentions different techniques for working with granite, it would be nice to learn more about that. Most of the stone around here is more or less rounded granite ranging from almost unusable large grained and crumbly to very small grain and extremely hard. Thanks for the videos, very good stuff for learning!
Hoping to find some granite this year and do some videos on it!
This is facinating to watch. Respect
Nice Work & Video 👍
I love it when chips are flying
Great video - thanks for posting !
I have the greatest respect for skills like those, learned over decades of hard work.
It will be a long time before any robot/AI can do this. :-)
I’m so happy I found your channel! I love your work and I’m learning so much! Thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
Wonderful! Watching and listening to a craftsman at work. Thank you!
What a delightful and informative anime this is.
Mr Booths stone is very tough but looks very pleasing once dressed keep up the good work 😊
Very hard and very heavy! makes a mighty wall when its done though.
The mushroom on that chisel though....
The dog in the tractor
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Would you be able to get him back on? Amazing watch.
Love it!! Would like to see a multi-point Crandall Hammer used to dress the sides. Like an 8 or 12 point hammer.
It's nothing something I will likely ever do but this is still fascinating. Thank you. Your doggy supervisor is working hard :)
Thanks for watching, Rowler the dog keeps a close eye on us
This is one job that AI will NEVER replace.
Gifted
Just wondering if you ever you use lime mortar for your coping stones...cement isnt vapor permable so the stone can spall due to the freeze/thaw cycles
Is this the rustication for the face of the stone?
What weight punching hammer do you prefer?
The sound of a working man from several thousand years ago.
Very many thanks for posting this excellent tutorial! Is the cutting of hard limestone very much different to this? The strata layers are different I find when cutting, but it is of course much softer than this hard sandstone you are cutting here. Would you recommend using a Scutch for facing, or would that give too much cutting surface and not chip out the waste? Chris B.
There is so much variation in stone that it would be difficult to comment without seeing the material you are using first hand. And it all depends on what finish you are aiming for - whether you want to see the chisel marks or not. We don't use scutch chisels just because we don't like the marks they leave, if we ever use a claw tool (which is similar to a scutch) then we go over it with a broad tool. This is the way I was taught on banker masonry courses at The Orton Trust. Probably worth doing a video on the whole process!
@@drystone-tv Yes there is variation even in stone from the same area I think it is due to the amount of weather exposure, both heat and cold, and yes, I find the scutch leaves a very "modern" type texture, where I want to end up with a more traditional look
The master
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He made that look too easy
At about the 6:00 mark, look how mushroomed that chisel is. It certainly has a lot of use on it.
Should probably tidy that chisel up!
Beutiful Accent
Great that you filming old knowledge - this split view is great, but could you use good cameras - so this kowledge wont be lost...
...thank you very much !!!
If this page ever takes off I'll buy a good camera, for now it's the smartphone/go pro combo
@@drystone-tv Take a good Chinese-Cam, they are much cheaper than a GoPro and they are at least "Pro" as the Go's (they pay just a lot of PR)
AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE GREAT CONTENT !!!
Great accent
Master stoner
Stop it you’re killing him!😂
Thanks, it's always difficult for me to try and translate the techniques into instructions that people can follow!
Sadly these techniques don't work on my local stone. We have hard asf sandstone
Lol what fo ypu think this is
I have hand cut 27 tons of sandstone for my house 32 years ago, the stone from a quarry in southern Quebec is even harder than this one.
The harder the stone, the longer the carving will last though, correct? Some sandstone that has been chiseled over here in the US is eroded in less than 100 years and no longer has its shape/features.
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We needed more female representation in masonry, I think it's incredibly sexist and appalling. Have you no shame
? My sister is in half of my videos. What are you on about?
Concern troll.
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