Knowledge is not only what you know, but where you can go to reference what you need to know to do do your job or task. Mike, your knowledge is great and library so to say, is deep... That you share this freely shows that you are a true Master Mason... Thanks for all you do for us DIY folks. God Bless... Ernie USN Ret.
That's a fantastic video Mike. I've been watching your channel for two years now and I really enjoy your passion for the older traditional craft methods. Very interesting and educational.
I'm a machinist and we have a planer like this at work. It has a 20' long table and was originally used for planing steel but milling machines are used more now in modern times. We still use this planer to cut large internal keyways sometimes up to 36" deep by using a bar mounted to the planer that goes back in the bore as the table moves.
Thank you for this great video, including the book resources too! Seeing this answered a lot of questions I had. The hand precision blows me away; the carvers ability to keep a straight line and also a straight curve. Also the accuracy of the setup. It's amazing to me. I hope to study more. Thank you very much for taking your time to this with us!
Amazing! I almost forgot to breathe watching this video. Not sure why I was more nervous watching powerful machine at work. The manual hand carving was a total nail biter until machine started running through that stone. I don't even do any masonry at all. So glad I found this channel. So thorough, informative, educational with amazing camera angles and fabulous editing. Can't wait to watch more from this amazing library of videos. So very addictive... THANK YOU!!!
@@MikeHaduck Love that you kindly acknowledged message. Hope it is really "the" Mr. Haduck responding and not an auto reply. In any case, I am so glad I can express appreciation directly to you! I'm actually binge watching as I just discovered you also have travel videos. Wish they were hours in length! Truly wish you were my neighbor!!! I want an Uncle Joe bird bath, a fire pit, flagstone paths.... well, anyway, just loving your videos. You are truly amazing! God bless you.
Mike, thanks for the plant tour, they appear to be "top notch craftsmen". It was very enjoyable! I found the two books and downloaded them for my future needs, which should be non-existent!....lol. I'll enjoy reading them anyway! Thanks for the video. ....13
They look like Trow and Holden air chisels if you haven't heard them look them up on RUclips. Also, thank you so much for showing this I really enjoy seeing the how all the different trades do their job. it's really interesting. Thank you for all the vids!
Very interesting, I thought those pier caps were poured. The machining of those caps is called broaching I've seen thousands of engine blocks go through something similar.
I am a machinist and broaching generally refers to shaving out holes like the keyway in a pulley hub or the rifling in a gun barrel. The machine shown shaving the decorative geometry is very similar to a machine used to machine very large flat surfaces on metal parts.
It's amazing how easily that limestone can be shaved right off. I think I figured out why the mason hand chiseled the returns on the caps. I am guessing that had he not done so, there might have been a risk of a chunk of stone tearing off the corner at the end of the stroke.
We used to buy from a stone co. like Tomassetti Stone called Argyle Stone. They would use An Indiana limestone that was White not the one with the grey tone. The last recession put them out of business. They did arches just like in the books you showed. Always be very careful handling and setting limestone because it chips then you have to patch it with Dugan patch.
Sad but if nobody buys your product you can't remain in business. I think from the video they would not have met new standards of OSHA concerning silica dust. They would of had to spend a ton of money on upgrading the factory to capture the deadly dust.
Limestone is calcium carbonate and or magnesium carbonate. No silica, not deadly. Granite, colored marbles, sandstone, quartzite, and concrete dust contain silica. Your body can process the limestone dust unless you inhale massive amounts at one time. Still, the g'vt is forcing the wet process on the entire stone industry but the limestone industry should be able to get by with better ventilation but resperators would be overkill. I wear a resperator when I have to-- Silicosis is a bad deal!
Yea that's why people got "stone cutters cough" before they knew what to call it. Any foreign crap in your lungs is bad. Hook me up to the scientific link on your claim thanks
Yeah, probably have that but I smoked also. Never claimed to be a doctor though maybe "deal with" would be a better way to state what I meant. I dont have scientific data but know what my physician told me. If that isnt good enough, and if it interests you enough, I suggest you look into the effects of calcium carbonate dust on the lungs yourself. NEVER did I claim it was good for you. Just not deadly... meaning limestone dust...and most dry process carvers will tell you that it is addictive. I certainly enjoy it. Different kinds of limestone taste different. My favorite is also the best to carve- go figure.
I searched and searched and couldn't find a link for a free PDF. I'm fascinated with the information, especially geometry, to apply to an outdoor wood-fired oven and grill. I'd love to gain his perspective.
Another great video Mike thank you. Real artists, total respect. The limestone seems very workable and nice stuff to work with, does it stand up to weathering ok?
Do they heat treat that limestone before they work it? Seems really soft compared to limestone I’ve seen, Ive been flint knapping arrow heads for many years so Ive always tested rocks, thanks.
Those look to be Dallett hammers. Thomas Dallett made them in Philledelphia, went out of business in the '50s or so. Trow and Holden which made the first air hammers own the rights to make the Dallett tools. These are long stroke hammers suitable for "soft" stone. T&H also make their original line of "Barre" short stroke hammers for the hard stone. I highly reccomend Trow & Holden. Call them and tell them what you are carving. The air hammers made in Italy and elsewhere in Europe are NOT superior... they are knock-offs marketed as prestegueous. Beware of the cheap ones from asia. They use much more air and will destroy your hands - they run so rough. A 1 inch tool for heavy carving and either a 1/2" or 3/4" for detail or lighter duty carving.
I can feel my hands tingle just watching that, do those guys suffer from "White Knuckle Syndrome" I used to use a Jack Hammer but I was only allowed to use it for 20 mins and with special anti vibration gloves on, then I had to rest before restarting, made an half hour job take 90 mins bloody health & safety
@@MikeHaduck fair enough, glad their on most of the time though! Also thanks for the videos mike! I’m a landscaper who occasionally does masonry retaining walls and paver patios and your videos have helped me a lot.
Hi Mike, My meaning is I was amazed to see tremendous amount of effort and time indeed, I am leaning about lime stone masonry now for my project, thanks.
Knowledge is not only what you know, but where you can go to reference what you need to know to do do your job or task. Mike, your knowledge is great and library so to say, is deep... That you share this freely shows that you are a true Master Mason... Thanks for all you do for us DIY folks. God Bless... Ernie USN Ret.
Thanks Earnie, God bless also, Mike
Thank you Mike for sharing this and your wealth of knowledge. God bless you and Mr Tomasetti.
That's a fantastic video Mike. I've been watching your channel for two years now and I really enjoy your passion for the older traditional craft methods. Very interesting and educational.
I'm a machinist and we have a planer like this at work. It has a 20' long table and was originally used for planing steel but milling machines are used more now in modern times. We still use this planer to cut large internal keyways sometimes up to 36" deep by using a bar mounted to the planer that goes back in the bore as the table moves.
Thank you for this great video, including the book resources too! Seeing this answered a lot of questions I had.
The hand precision blows me away; the carvers ability to keep a straight line and also a straight curve. Also the accuracy of the setup. It's amazing to me. I hope to study more. Thank you very much for taking your time to this with us!
Thanks, Mike
Amazing! I almost forgot to breathe watching this video. Not sure why I was more nervous watching powerful machine at work. The manual hand carving was a total nail biter until machine started running through that stone. I don't even do any masonry at all. So glad I found this channel. So thorough, informative, educational with amazing camera angles and fabulous editing. Can't wait to watch more from this amazing library of videos. So very addictive... THANK YOU!!!
Thanks Sylvia, mike
@@MikeHaduck Love that you kindly acknowledged message. Hope it is really "the" Mr. Haduck responding and not an auto reply. In any case, I am so glad I can express appreciation directly to you! I'm actually binge watching as I just discovered you also have travel videos. Wish they were hours in length! Truly wish you were my neighbor!!! I want an Uncle Joe bird bath, a fire pit, flagstone paths.... well, anyway, just loving your videos. You are truly amazing! God bless you.
Thank you Mike for the tour, and the education!
Thanks Len, mike
Now that is a great talent and video thanks for posting!
As a guy traveling around New England working in a lot of these old mills I enjoyed seeing the stone mill keep them coming Mike!
Thanks john, Mike
Thanks for posting this. Had no idea about those planing machines.
Thanks Greg, mike
Great tour! Wow! the details with making the Caps! Thank You for sharing Mike!
thanks Jaime , your the man, mike
that's a true craftsman right there . great video
Hi Pslycho, those guys know their trade, thanks mike
Priceless information! Thank you!
Thanks Nunya, Mike
Wow, total eye opener into masonry stone carving .
thanks Mr B, it is one of my favorite videos, thanks mike
Idk why, I’m not doing stone work, I can’t stop watching these videos of mikes.
Thanks Shane, I appreciate it, mike
Wow! watching them work with the air chisel is incredible...
Hi Gyppor, I agree, it is one of my favorite videos, thanks mike
Thats really cool!!! I alwayed assumedit was mostly all precast stuff now a days. They mill it just like wood!
Hi Ben, yeah most things are precast nowadays, But when they’re restoring or matching buildings that’s what they do, thanks Mike
Mike, thanks for the plant tour, they appear to be "top notch craftsmen". It was very enjoyable!
I found the two books and downloaded them for my future needs, which should be non-existent!....lol. I'll enjoy reading them anyway!
Thanks for the video.
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thanks 13, when I found the book at our library the last guy to take it out was 1953. so I copied it then, thanks, mike
They look like Trow and Holden air chisels if you haven't heard them look them up on RUclips. Also, thank you so much for showing this I really enjoy seeing the how all the different trades do their job. it's really interesting. Thank you for all the vids!
Hi brad, I will have to look them up, thanks for the comment mike
Vermont Tool sells that stuff
absolutely incredible ... I am mesmerized by the effort and precision
Thanks Thor, Mike
very cool to watch. i look forward to seeing more. thank you
thanks jay, I appreciate it. mike
Great video as are your others,very informative and easy going down to earth.Thanks
thanks James, I appreciate it. mike
Really interesting video Mike
Thank you very much
I really appreciate it
greetings from flooded Spain
Thanks Paul, I wish you well. mike
Good video, very informative an entertaining.
Thanks Wayne, Mike
Looks great 😁👌🙏
Thanks Lizza, Mike
Marvelous piece of tool
Love it! Thanks so much. The machine is just like an old shaper. You'd have to be a machinist, black smith, stone mason and lay out tech.
Thanks,very true, mike
Very interesting.
Thanks Woody they know their stuff, thanks mike
Quality work. Thanks for posting Mike
thanks justy, I appreciate it. mike
Great video Mike!
Top class work . Very very interesting mike .
Mike Mason.... interesting....thanks for sharing..... Greeting from another Mason
Thanks Ben, I appreciate it. mike
thanks for sharing mike
Tomassetti a real craftsmen
they are the best around , thanks mike
Nice video tkanks video
thanks ouchen, I appreciate it. mike
Very interesting, I thought those pier caps were poured. The machining of those caps is called broaching I've seen thousands of engine blocks go through something similar.
Thanks Henry, Mike
I am a machinist and broaching generally refers to shaving out holes like the keyway in a pulley hub or the rifling in a gun barrel. The machine shown shaving the decorative geometry is very similar to a machine used to machine very large flat surfaces on metal parts.
It's amazing how easily that limestone can be shaved right off. I think I figured out why the mason hand chiseled the returns on the caps. I am guessing that had he not done so, there might have been a risk of a chunk of stone tearing off the corner at the end of the stroke.
Thanks, Mike
great video mike !
thanks land, I appreciate it. mike
We used to buy from a stone co. like Tomassetti Stone called Argyle Stone. They would use An Indiana limestone that was White not the one with the grey tone. The last recession put them out of business. They did arches just like in the books you showed. Always be very careful handling and setting limestone because it chips then you have to patch it with Dugan patch.
Hi Meno, it is a rare art for sure, "Dugan patch", I got to check that out thanks mike
Sad but if nobody buys your product you can't remain in business. I think from the video they would not have met new standards of OSHA concerning silica dust. They would of had to spend a ton of money on upgrading the factory to capture the deadly dust.
Limestone is calcium carbonate and or magnesium carbonate. No silica, not deadly. Granite, colored marbles, sandstone, quartzite, and concrete dust contain silica. Your body can process the limestone dust unless you inhale massive amounts at one time. Still, the g'vt is forcing the wet process on the entire stone industry but the limestone industry should be able to get by with better ventilation but resperators would be overkill. I wear a resperator when I have to-- Silicosis is a bad deal!
Yea that's why people got "stone cutters cough" before they knew what to call it. Any foreign crap in your lungs is bad. Hook me up to the scientific link on your claim thanks
Yeah, probably have that but I smoked also. Never claimed to be a doctor though maybe "deal with" would be a better way to state what I meant. I dont have scientific data but know what my physician told me. If that isnt good enough, and if it interests you enough, I suggest you look into the effects of calcium carbonate dust on the lungs yourself. NEVER did I claim it was good for you. Just not deadly... meaning limestone dust...and most dry process carvers will tell you that it is addictive. I certainly enjoy it. Different kinds of limestone taste different. My favorite is also the best to carve- go figure.
I searched and searched and couldn't find a link for a free PDF. I'm fascinated with the information, especially geometry, to apply to an outdoor wood-fired oven and grill.
I'd love to gain his perspective.
Hi Paul, I know it is there,, I appreciate it. , mike
Another great video Mike thank you. Real artists, total respect. The limestone seems very workable and nice stuff to work with, does it stand up to weathering ok?
Hi David, it is not as hard as marble or granite, but deoening on the weather, not bad, Thanks mike
BY HAND??? He’s using a laser level and then chiseling it out by hand?!! Incredible!
Thanks Amber, Mike
Another great video, but I was wondering what they do with the lime stone dust? Thank you for your time and effort.
Hi MrB, that, I do not know, thanks, mike
this video gives me a competitive advantage!
thanks, I hope it helps, mike
Mike,
Is there any chance that you might show how to build a chimney? There doesn't seem to be much available on youtube.
Thanks.
Hi Fred, not many building chimneys anymore, everything has changed with new heating systems, thanks mike
Can they use the powder dust leftover for a cement ?
Hi Sean , I would have to be processed, thanks, mike
Is that possible to mix limestone mortar and mould it into shape?
I just use Portland and sand for that, thanks mike
why does he start the corners of the cap stones by hand and not straight through the planner?
Hi Jig, I would imagine it would break the corner pieces off, my opinion, thanks mike
Nice
Do they heat treat that limestone before they work it? Seems really soft compared to limestone I’ve seen, Ive been flint knapping arrow heads for many years so Ive always tested rocks, thanks.
Hi Shane, no I never seen them heat treat it, thanks, mike
Can you give the name,brand, model of the pneumatic tool he is using in the video? thanks
call them or ask Vermont Tool they sell some stone working tools.
Those look to be Dallett hammers. Thomas Dallett made them in Philledelphia, went out of business in the '50s or so. Trow and Holden which made the first air hammers own the rights to make the Dallett tools. These are long stroke hammers suitable for "soft" stone. T&H also make their original line of "Barre" short stroke hammers for the hard stone. I highly reccomend Trow & Holden. Call them and tell them what you are carving. The air hammers made in Italy and elsewhere in Europe are NOT superior... they are knock-offs marketed as prestegueous. Beware of the cheap ones from asia. They use much more air and will destroy your hands - they run so rough. A 1 inch tool for heavy carving and either a 1/2" or 3/4" for detail or lighter duty carving.
You know they're craftsmen when they make it look easy, second nature.
But I know that's difficult work to make such precision.
Thanks Paul, Mike
I can feel my hands tingle just watching that, do those guys suffer from "White Knuckle Syndrome" I used to use a Jack Hammer but I was only allowed to use it for 20 mins and with special anti vibration gloves on, then I had to rest before restarting, made an half hour job take 90 mins bloody health & safety
I set granite curbing form. Julio in 70 and 80
hi libby, I bet it was just after the flood, He would be glad to hear that, thanks mike
I will I call every few years
That sone appears to be soft compared to the stuff down in Branson Missouri
Maybe, Indiana limestone, mike
Coooooool
thanks arlington, I appreciate it. mike
What artists. Do they have apprentices that want to learn or is it a dieting art?
O shitt . I have never seen this tool , before
Thanks Shawn, something to see, Thanks mike
I have those books that are real and many others I have collected over the years.
Mike . . . . Can you get this same information at "Honest Mike's Masonry Book Depot" website? ;o)
hi GSM,,,, yepl honest mikes book store, opened yesterday , lol thanks mike
Beutiful...
thanks zem, those guys know their stuff, I appreciate it. mike
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Thanks, Mike
Wow that's some tedious work even with machines.
Hi bonan, yep a lost art for sure, thanks mike
Mike Haduck Thank you, for bringing those treasured books back to life. not to mention this glimpse into how these stones are made. Very Nice.
thanks again bonanzatime, I appreciate it. mike
The machine cuts it like "butta".
Hi Tiger, now it’s getting to be like all computers cutting it, the old days it was by his sight and feel. Thanks mike
Looks a bit ify at 6:16
Thanks David, mike
Even by using machines he been able to fuck them up
Thanks, Mike
8 . 40 books
Thanks, mike
looking at a book from 100 years ago?
Hi Reuben, that’s when they were building things to last, thanks Mike
I see you too have the wonderful D shaped clouds.
Sry,off topic...
Thanks, mike
i hope everyone in there was wearing a respirator
Hi Sam, can't talk well with a respirator when filming, but the do. Thanks mike
@@MikeHaduck fair enough, glad their on most of the time though! Also thanks for the videos mike! I’m a landscaper who occasionally does masonry retaining walls and paver patios and your videos have helped me a lot.
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Thanks, Mike
Hi Mike, My meaning is I was amazed to see tremendous amount of effort and time indeed, I am leaning about lime stone masonry now for my project, thanks.