My dad was Stone Cutter. I spent many hours in the shop he was foreman of helping prep the stones by cleaning them, then applying the stencil rubber with the glue after frosting the right areas. He would do the artwork on paper and then transfer it with carbon paper. Out came the scalpel and he would cut the artwork, then the lettering. Sandblasting the stones by hand (no automation until he had been there twenty years) and cleaning out the sandblast booth between stones. Stripping the stencils after applying lithichrome to the lettering and imprints. Then peeling the rubber and cleaning off the glue. I was about five when I first started going to the shop with him. My brother too. We would help set the stones at the cemetery and at Memorial Day we would help with the rush. Cemetery lettering in the summer. I spent many a warm day on the grass watching my dad blast the dates into the rock. He is gone now and I visit his stone and grave often. He taught me so much and loved all of us. No better tribute to a person than a monument to their life and humanity could be made. Thank you for letting me revisit my childhood one more time.
I have seen this done at a cemetery but not in store. Educational. Loved when you said worked for your father in law five years..put in your time to get a wife.🥰
Great work❤ i am a monument maker, engraver in India, and was doing manually decades back.nowadays i am doing by sand blast method. So glad to see you doing at a great level. 🎉
Great work, I happen to do it differently when it comes to frosting an area. I engrave the names etc, paint the engravings then let dry. After with some mud I fill in the engraved parts that I will be frosting making sure to clean the images or panels to just leave the mud that is filling the engraved. After with light pressure I lightly sandblast the polished areas to remove that polish. Once done not only do I have the panels and areas/images frosted their also painted and ready to peel stencil off for cleaning.
remember 40 yr ago when a was slating a chapel roof in the church yard, watched this fellow during my break do all this cutting by hand, he had a hessian sack full of tools placed the sack on the grave sat on it cross legged, got out his pencil and he wrote old English inscription to match the old victorian inscription, cold chisel and wooden mallet, cut it out beautiful, a thought he was all done, got his little had drill out started drilling holes in the lettering, then he had strips of lead beating into the letters, it was perfect, a said how long have you been doing this kind of work, he said I was trained the old school way off my dad when I was 14 yrs old, I asked what age are you 70yr old, he was retired and done it for a bit pocket money, I said your skilled, he said semi skilled, to think the Egyptians Babylonians , etc could cut granite with bronze chisels by hand a think we have lost a lot of skills since the introduction of electricity, its all about mass production now, the fellow was finished job in 3 hours
Impressive stuff. How was this done say, 100 years ago? We have an old family plot in a western Chicago suburb. Its a granite Celtic cross that sits on a limestone base - installed sometime around 1900 and roughly 7-8 feet tall. I can imagine making, transporting, and setting a monument of that size wasn't easy!
We won’t have stones. We’ve chosen not to be buried. But I would like to think that if we had made a different decision that the person doing, our work would be as conscientious and professional as you are. Nice job.
@@vashon100 so we just watched this beautiful video and instead of “complementing “the man who took the time to film it, edit it and post it on RUclips for all of us to enjoy ,the only thing you can say is correcting his vocabulary? I swear ,people these days! You must not be fun to be around.
Most of the time we do that work right in the cemetery but if it’s a larger job, we bring it back to the shop. Look at my cemetery lettering playlist for more info on that.
I worked in a glasses bevelling company in Phoenix, I was the sand blaster on afew table tops either the whole table or did a design the hardest part was creating the depth in a picture.
Good video thanks for sharing! Nice looking stone the top was smooth and the ends or corners if you will were radaias I spelled that wrong but you know what I mean. I like the process of bluing the letters to contrast and applying clear coat nice touch I saw that process on one of your previous videos thanks!
I had no clue that sandblasting was involved, I guess I imagined someone with a chisel going at it for a week, if not more. Then the fact that sandblasting can go that deep into the stone( and the text staying so sharp ) without going through the paper, I wasn't expecting that ether. Very cool process.
It can still be done by hand with pneumatic chisels but the cost is way way more people don't want to pay for it. Also if done correctly the sandblasting is very effective.
Great Job. Very careful with your work... I purchased my father a single headstone called Bahama blue for $3000 dollars... It was perfect... I went to the cemetery the other day and noticed small pieces of the putty sealer laying on the ground, as if his stone had been moved for some reason. After further inspection I could see very small hairline cracks in the stone. Almost like spiderweb cracks.... Come to find out the cemetery workers moved my dads stone in order to get through the cemetery to set another large stone behind my dads plot... I told them about the cracks and they said that they were just small hair cracks that followed the grain of the stone. They said that they should never cause a problem... But I'm afraid that moisture will get into the cracks and then freeze causing it to chip or crack more... I'm also wondering if they broke the seal under the stone and didn't seal it back. There use to be a fine bead of putty that looked as if it had squeezed out when new. Now there is no bead of putty around the bottom edge of the stone....
All granite will soak in water that is normal its wont hurt the stone. I would have to see the cracks to know if its just part of the stone grain or damage made by moving the stone. It does sound like the setting compound was disturbed, That should be addressed it needs to have complete seal between the bass and die.
That was a lot more work than I ever imagined. I never knew how the engraving was done. Sadly I thought it was done with chisels. And to add a name and birthday and date of death of another person you do it on site or take the stone back to the shop?
Your more than welcome. We have a cousin who does shape carving on memorials. We're familiar with the process such as the sandblasting... Having to watch it go back and forth just in case it gets stuck or another issue arises. It's a very honorable profession. Thank you for sharing. God bless you 🙏
We always frosted the panels after cutting the lettering. We muddied the lines and lettering after painting them, frosted the panel and washed the mud out. Have you ever tried doing it like that?
Important job Need considered it I’m surprised it’s not put deeper into the stone. Seems like deeper cuts would make the stone hold up longer but I know nothing about this
I forgot to ask what the hand tool was for installing the setting compound. Looks like a versatile tool. I am trying to learn to do repairs and maintenance on a small cemetery. Thank You.
I’m curious why a fully automated advanced CNC machine isn’t used to make these, I do appreciate the art of what you do, it’s just with technology now one machine on its own, could cut that all out and finish it without the excess labor.
Find me one I can afford and I will use it. I don't know of any that would do what we do to the standard we dot it. I do believe its coming my guess is that the industry is to small to afford the R&D for it right now. As tec gets more affordable I think it will happen.
Bluing is just sandblasting with dust at the end of the engraving process. Here is a link to a video where I talk about it. ruclips.net/video/kumAk8Sk-h4/видео.html
Hey guys I was wondering where you got the tool that you use to set the die onto the base. I work at a cemetery and we set most of our uprights. We use a pry bar that I modified to work but has its risk. So any info would help thanks in advance. If you see this and can respond, I would appreciate it
Greetings what is the name of the blue Jack you were using? or if you don't mine telling me where you purchased it.Me and my son will be doing our first setting this weekend. I'm looking for a the useful tips I can get.I really enjoy you page .I take a lot of notes.
Its called the Stone Pro Stone Setting Tool. I attached a link for it. Glad your enjoying the channel. How did your first setting job go? www.milessupply.com/product/stone-pro-setting-system/
I have a question for you. My Dad has an inground headstone that has his information and his then wife's information. She moved away after my Dad's death. She passed and was cremated and ashes spread in Florida. How much would it cost to have her name taken off my Dad's stone and a new name put on?
@@-gravestonepros I live in Illinois and all the monuments are set with compound under the base and most have a 4" margin around base foundation. I love your work though.
Hello,i am looking to get into end date engraving but im having problems finding information on which plotter i should try and find..is there any advice you can give me?
I was at a place that made stones I saw a bunch of stones in the corner I ask what was the deal on those, they told me they were sold but the owners didn't want them for different reasons, Divorce etc. I ask if they could not remove the names and dates and use them again they said no, it looked like a waste
We did it by had for many years the yellow auto blaster was only a few months old when this video was done if you look back at some of the vides before summer of 2022 it was all hand blasted.
@@-gravestonepros thank you for taking the time to answer my question, really means a lot. I feel very called to this type of work and considering volunteering at a local momument company on the weekends I don't work. I'm an artist and find this type of work to be very beautiful. God bless you for putting your family secrets on the internet for others to learn. Take care!
Does not look to me like the headstone is secured to the plinth that we'll, would of thought they would use like a sort of cement, same goes for the plinth, it looks like just plonked on the ground, looks like if I gave it a little push it would fall down, or am I missing something.
It would take a lot more than a little push and remember you have 1000 pounds a Granit there. We use the industry standard setting compound. It’s kind of like clay. It is not a cement.
Yes you can but we are tying to keep as much dust out of the big blasting pot as we can. We will build a bluing booth this winter that will be inline with the rollers.
Enjoyed watching the process but the soundtrack was not needed. Surprised that people are still purchasing headstones. So many cemeteries use those flat to the ground plagues.
Thanks for watching! Sorry about the audio I did not do a very good job with the soundtrack. Around me very few people do the flat Plaques but I know its very popular in lot of places in the USA.
It can be done but its about 10x the price most people don't want to pay for that. Definity lots of respect for the old hand cut letters. We have only gotten to do a little bit of that kind of work.
So we spend our entire lives consuming resources and now, even when dead, consume further resources. It’s appalling when you really think about it. I’m just happy to give something back and feed a few worms or be used as tree food.
we had a place when I was kid , I would go down there and actually watch them hand do every headstone - not computer make this crap for money , you should be ashamed
Ashamed of what? We put out a great product and I'm very proud of what we do. People do not want to pay for hand done letters, we do offer it if people ask but the last guy that quoited it did not get it done.
i have no issue with the subject of teh video I do wonder if you ever listen to your video after you have finished it you voice is at one volume and the music comes in 5 times louder... so for that you got a dislike
My dad was Stone Cutter. I spent many hours in the shop he was foreman of helping prep the stones by cleaning them, then applying the stencil rubber with the glue after frosting the right areas. He would do the artwork on paper and then transfer it with carbon paper. Out came the scalpel and he would cut the artwork, then the lettering. Sandblasting the stones by hand (no automation until he had been there twenty years) and cleaning out the sandblast booth between stones. Stripping the stencils after applying lithichrome to the lettering and imprints. Then peeling the rubber and cleaning off the glue. I was about five when I first started going to the shop with him. My brother too. We would help set the stones at the cemetery and at Memorial Day we would help with the rush. Cemetery lettering in the summer. I spent many a warm day on the grass watching my dad blast the dates into the rock. He is gone now and I visit his stone and grave often. He taught me so much and loved all of us. No better tribute to a person than a monument to their life and humanity could be made. Thank you for letting me revisit my childhood one more time.
Hey, very cool I grew up very much the same working in the shop with Dad. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and that it brought back good memories.
Thanks interesting 👍
❤😂
It has long been my wont to see how headstones are engraved and set. Thank you for this video!
Your welcome!!
Love seeing the process from start to finish!
Ya its fun to see it all in one sitting.
Thank you for posting this video. It answered alot of my questions. God Bless you
Glad it was helpful!
The cardinals are a pretty touch. We finally got my sister's stone made, so pretty cool to see how that would have been done.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
WONDERFUL VIDEO!!!! Love you guys and your work….. keep up the awesome and amazing work!!!
Thank you! Will do out best!!
I love this! I did monuments for 8 years it was interesting work.
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s a interesting profession.
I have seen this done at a cemetery but not in store. Educational. Loved when you said worked for your father in law five years..put in your time to get a wife.🥰
:D
Great work❤ i am a monument maker, engraver in India, and was doing manually decades back.nowadays i am doing by sand blast method. So glad to see you doing at a great level. 🎉
I love India I have not been there in many years now.
I love your hard work I subcribe!
Great work, I happen to do it differently when it comes to frosting an area. I engrave the names etc, paint the engravings then let dry. After with some mud I fill in the engraved parts that I will be frosting making sure to clean the images or panels to just leave the mud that is filling the engraved. After with light pressure I lightly sandblast the polished areas to remove that polish. Once done not only do I have the panels and areas/images frosted their also painted and ready to peel stencil off for cleaning.
I know lots of people use the single prosses I just like the Double better.
Yes we mud
If only the automatic I use ran as smooth as that one you have I could get more done in a day lol yall do great work
Thanks.
Loved the video all around! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Will do!
My dad's headstone is made out of the same rock as this. Beautiful stone - very glossy - and pricey.
I love this stone its one of my favorites.
there is just something satisfying about weeding vinyl or masking, Great Video!
I have been back in the shop the last few days and man do I miss my days weeding!!
Great job! Very well done and I am so glad it made it to RUclips:) keep up the good work...
You know we will.
So good to see Mel and Norma! So glad they let you have a wife. Heheheh.
Us too!
Did that for many years so many different kinds of ways to carve headstones and markers.
Yes there is. Thanks for watching.
Great job , 👍👍👍
Thank you!!
remember 40 yr ago when a was slating a chapel roof in the church yard, watched this fellow during my break do all this cutting by hand, he had a hessian sack full of tools placed the sack on the grave sat on it cross legged, got out his pencil and he wrote old English inscription to match the old victorian inscription, cold chisel and wooden mallet, cut it out beautiful, a thought he was all done, got his little had drill out started drilling holes in the lettering, then he had strips of lead beating into the letters, it was perfect, a said how long have you been doing this kind of work, he said I was trained the old school way off my dad when I was 14 yrs old, I asked what age are you 70yr old, he was retired and done it for a bit pocket money, I said your skilled, he said semi skilled, to think the Egyptians Babylonians , etc could cut granite with bronze chisels by hand a think we have lost a lot of skills since the introduction of electricity, its all about mass production now, the fellow was finished job in 3 hours
Very cool story. I wish the old guys had made Videos.
Wow!I didn't know that it took that much work.
Lots goes into each stone.
Impressive stuff. How was this done say, 100 years ago? We have an old family plot in a western Chicago suburb. Its a granite Celtic cross that sits on a limestone base - installed sometime around 1900 and roughly 7-8 feet tall. I can imagine making, transporting, and setting a monument of that size wasn't easy!
I have only a small clue how they used to do it back then. But a lot more hand work with hammer and chisels.
8:54 Beautiful hair. I’m so jealous!
The joys of being young
LOL he has more then enough he could share.
We won’t have stones. We’ve chosen not to be buried. But I would like to think that if we had made a different decision that the person doing, our work would be as conscientious and professional as you are. Nice job.
That is a very nice complement thank you!!
@@-gravestonepros compliment vs complement
uh oh look who showed up@@vashon100
@@vashon100 so we just watched this beautiful video and instead of “complementing “the man who took the time to film it, edit it and post it on RUclips for all of us to enjoy ,the only thing you can say is correcting his vocabulary? I swear ,people these days! You must not be fun to be around.
@@frenchustube You just wasted your time.
Nice. How do you add names to stones that are already set? Do you remove them and take to the shop?
Most of the time we do that work right in the cemetery but if it’s a larger job, we bring it back to the shop. Look at my cemetery lettering playlist for more info on that.
I worked in a glasses bevelling company in Phoenix, I was the sand blaster on afew table tops either the whole table or did a design the hardest part was creating the depth in a picture.
Sandblasted art can be kind of flat some times.
I would very much like to see the sight prep before the stone arrives.
Sylvan We need to get a better video of that Maybe we will next spring.
Good video thanks for sharing! Nice looking stone the top was smooth and the ends or corners if you will were radaias I spelled that wrong but you know what I mean. I like the process of bluing the letters to contrast and applying clear coat nice touch I saw that process on one of your previous videos thanks!
Ya we love to stay away from the black or white paint as much as we can around here.
I had no clue that sandblasting was involved, I guess I imagined someone with a chisel going at it for a week, if not more. Then the fact that sandblasting can go that deep into the stone( and the text staying so sharp ) without going through the paper, I wasn't expecting that ether.
Very cool process.
It can still be done by hand with pneumatic chisels but the cost is way way more people don't want to pay for it. Also if done correctly the sandblasting is very effective.
Great Job. Very careful with your work... I purchased my father a single headstone called Bahama blue for $3000 dollars... It was perfect... I went to the cemetery the other day and noticed small pieces of the putty sealer laying on the ground, as if his stone had been moved for some reason.
After further inspection I could see very small hairline cracks in the stone. Almost like spiderweb cracks.... Come to find out the cemetery workers moved my dads stone in order to get through the cemetery to set another large stone behind my dads plot... I told them about the cracks and they said that they were just small hair cracks that followed the grain of the stone. They said that they should never cause a problem...
But I'm afraid that moisture will get into the cracks and then freeze causing it to chip or crack more... I'm also wondering if they broke the seal under the stone and didn't seal it back. There use to be a fine bead of putty that looked as if it had squeezed out when new. Now there is no bead of putty around the bottom edge of the stone....
All granite will soak in water that is normal its wont hurt the stone. I would have to see the cracks to know if its just part of the stone grain or damage made by moving the stone. It does sound like the setting compound was disturbed, That should be addressed it needs to have complete seal between the bass and die.
That was a lot more work than I ever imagined. I never knew how the engraving was done. Sadly I thought it was done with chisels. And to add a name and birthday and date of death of another person you do it on site or take the stone back to the shop?
Back in the 40s sandblasting took over. We do some of that work on site and some we bring back depending on weather stone size job size.
Very Good!... #65 ✝ {11-2-2023}
Thanks Carl!!
Huh I always wondered how they make those it’s very interesting and cool like it
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed.
@@-gravestonepros your welcome
@@philliplee980 :)
Thanks!
Your welcome thanks for watching.
Pretty neat. Did you epoxy the top to the bottom first? I didn’t see it if you did. I only saw the setting compound around the edge. Thanks, Tom
We don't use epoxy.
Wow, you could have put down the butal tape before setting and relifting the head stone down.Amazing.
Not sure what you mean by butal tape?
Nice video! Do you use stainless steel pins between the base and the headstone? 🤔
We do if its a much taller thin stone. Stone like the one shown are set with compound only.
@@-gravestonepros Thanks for answering my question. 👍🏻
That’s beautiful work, how much that would cost to do?
Lots of different factors but around 4 grand for something like this.
Thank you
You're welcome!!
God bless 🙏
Thanks.
Your more than welcome. We have a cousin who does shape carving on memorials. We're familiar with the process such as the sandblasting... Having to watch it go back and forth just in case it gets stuck or another issue arises.
It's a very honorable profession.
Thank you for sharing. God bless you 🙏
I wish you could make our stone. It’s good to know the process when buying a stone. Thank you.
Hey I'm Glad if this can help. We can ship stones if you want to look into prices send me a email.
We always frosted the panels after cutting the lettering. We muddied the lines and lettering after painting them, frosted the panel and washed the mud out. Have you ever tried doing it like that?
We much prefer the double process. It doesn’t have any rounding to the letters and gives you much crisper letter edge.
Could you explain how these were made in the 1800's?
Hammer & Chisel.
Important job
Need considered it
I’m surprised it’s not put deeper into the stone.
Seems like deeper cuts would make the stone hold up longer but I know nothing about this
If you use a good granite, which this is, you could go a quarter this deep, and it will last for hundreds of years.
I forgot to ask what the hand tool was for installing the setting compound. Looks like a versatile tool. I am trying to learn to do repairs and maintenance on a small cemetery. Thank You.
We just lay the setting compound in by hand and use a knife to cut the excess.
@@-gravestonepros Blue lifting tool made the job look easy.
@@robertklinkhammer9269 This is the link for that tool its the best. www.milessupply.com/product/stone-pro-setting-system/
looks great but i think i saw a crack at the end!
Thats never good!!
I’m curious why a fully automated advanced CNC machine isn’t used to make these, I do appreciate the art of what you do, it’s just with technology now one machine on its own, could cut that all out and finish it without the excess labor.
Find me one I can afford and I will use it. I don't know of any that would do what we do to the standard we dot it. I do believe its coming my guess is that the industry is to small to afford the R&D for it right now. As tec gets more affordable I think it will happen.
Excellent.!!!
Thanks Wayne :D
Great job! I always thought it was pait being used. What's bluing?
Bluing is just sandblasting with dust at the end of the engraving process.
Here is a link to a video where I talk about it. ruclips.net/video/kumAk8Sk-h4/видео.html
@@-gravestonepros than you
@@FlowNeppets Your welcome Did that video help?
@@-gravestonepros Very much so. Keep up the good work!
What is the name of the blue tool you used to lift one side of the headstone whilst putting in the setting compound ? thanks
Link in the discerption.
Please help me with stone, what compound do you use to put together two pieces? Thank you 🙏
Its called setting compound and its like a clay.
What do you use for setting compound?
Set-Rite from Miles Supply.
Nice rubber didn't have a computer cut had a press with letters
we used to have an old press with scotch cut letters.
What’s the nomenclature of that blue hand jack you’re using??
Stone pro setting system. Like in the description.
Thanks for the video. I don’t understand’ the dates .Did they both died on October 8, 1967? Also, what kind of stone is this?.Thank you.
The date inside the heart is the wedding date. Its called North American Pink.
@@-gravestonepros one more question if I may. You don’t put rods between the base and the stone to prevent it from falling?
Hey guys I was wondering where you got the tool that you use to set the die onto the base. I work at a cemetery and we set most of our uprights. We use a pry bar that I modified to work but has its risk. So any info would help thanks in advance. If you see this and can respond, I would appreciate it
Hey We have a link in the description for it its well worth the money. Miles Supply sells it.
15:01 Has that device ever slipped? Yow! Thanks for the informative video. Who’s responsible for the spelling and punctuation?
It has never slipped the way its made the larger the stone the stronger the grip it has. We love it.
Isn't there some way to make them deeper into the ground so that vandals can't knock them over?
Not really necessary.
Great work. What program, plotter and stencil do you use?
We use Anchor Stencil, Omega Composer software and ADSI plotter.
What is the stencil material used, that the sand blasting does not destroy?
Its a rubber compound. The sand blasting would eat it up over time but if you keep it moving it will last plenty long to blast the stone well.
Greetings what is the name of the blue Jack you were using? or if you don't mine telling me where you purchased it.Me and my son will be doing our first setting this weekend. I'm looking for a the useful tips I can get.I really enjoy you page .I take a lot of notes.
Its called the Stone Pro Stone Setting Tool. I attached a link for it. Glad your enjoying the channel. How did your first setting job go?
www.milessupply.com/product/stone-pro-setting-system/
What's that blue tool in the thumbnail and where can I buy one?
Link is in the description.
What sandblasting vinyl are you using now since 3m got out of the game?
Anchor, Its not as good as 3M but its ok.
@@-gravestonepros anchor 211 med tack with anchor 125 seems to hold up well. I'd like to switch.
Why don't you use a CNC machine for engraving??
I use what I know.
Am a mason in uk. Where do you get the lifting jack from at end of video?
Its linked in the video description. Your talking about the blue setting bar?
Can you explain what bluing is and why you do it instead of paint? Thanks
Hey I have lots of videos talking about this. This weeks video will talk abut it more toon Friday at 6 for more about bluing.
What media so you use in the bluing process? I have only ever seen Lithochrome used.
Bluing is just sandblasiting with the stone and sand dust.
What is the name of that tool / bar he is using to lift the headstone?
There is a link in the description for the blue setting bar. I believe its called a set-right tool.
I have a question for you. My Dad has an inground headstone that has his information and his then wife's information. She moved away after my Dad's death. She passed and was cremated and ashes spread in Florida. How much would it cost to have her name taken off my Dad's stone and a new name put on?
Most of the time you can get a new stone stone for less then taking the old name off it sounds like a smaller stone.
And to think my great-grandfather who was a tombstone maker for all of his adult life did it with a hammer and chisels.
Very cool. I bet he could have thought me a thing or two.
What kinda jack is he using to lift the stone
I’ve got a link in the description
Why no setting compound under the base?
No need to I have never seen it die like that.
@@-gravestonepros I live in Illinois and all the monuments are set with compound under the base and most have a 4" margin around base foundation. I love your work though.
Hello,i am looking to get into end date engraving but im having problems finding information on which plotter i should try and find..is there any advice you can give me?
We use a ADSI 315 gts hope this helps.
What stencil are you using. I am using a chinese stencil and it is terrible.
We have been using anchor since 3M stopped making it.
I was at a place that made stones I saw a bunch of stones in the corner I ask what was the deal on those, they told me they were sold but the owners didn't want them for different reasons, Divorce etc. I ask if they could not remove the names and dates and use them again they said no, it looked like a waste
Yes most of the time once the engraving has been done there is not much that can be done to reuse the stone.
What holds the stone to the base?
Gravity its over 1000lbs.
Wow
:)
Does anyone do the deep blasting by hand? Is it possible for a trained professional?
We did it by had for many years the yellow auto blaster was only a few months old when this video was done if you look back at some of the vides before summer of 2022 it was all hand blasted.
@@-gravestonepros thank you for taking the time to answer my question, really means a lot. I feel very called to this type of work and considering volunteering at a local momument company on the weekends I don't work. I'm an artist and find this type of work to be very beautiful. God bless you for putting your family secrets on the internet for others to learn. Take care!
@@jensenacklese3049 you’re very very welcome!!!
You guys are pikers, my father was in the business back in the late 40’s and had to hand cut the rubber and design the wording by hand..
Lots of changes in the last 80 to 90 years.
As a concrete truck driver I would have to haul the concrete to the cemetery for the footers..
I know a lot of lager cemetery's do that. Keep up the good work.
Does not look to me like the headstone is secured to the plinth that we'll, would of thought they would use like a sort of cement, same goes for the plinth, it looks like just plonked on the ground, looks like if I gave it a little push it would fall down, or am I missing something.
It would take a lot more than a little push and remember you have 1000 pounds a Granit there. We use the industry standard setting compound. It’s kind of like clay. It is not a cement.
What the hell is a plinth.
@@brandon18054 the lower square slab at the base of a column
Why take it out side to blue it, can't you do it in the booth?
Yes you can but we are tying to keep as much dust out of the big blasting pot as we can. We will build a bluing booth this winter that will be inline with the rollers.
Enjoyed watching the process but the soundtrack was not needed.
Surprised that people are still purchasing headstones. So many cemeteries use those flat to the ground plagues.
Thanks for watching! Sorry about the audio I did not do a very good job with the soundtrack. Around me very few people do the flat Plaques but I know its very popular in lot of places in the USA.
Blimey, if you made one for each of the six billion people on the planet, where would everyone else go?
Interesting question.
Would have been a better video without the music.
Yes not the best Video but it got more views then the rest lol thanks for watching.
Es bueno pero entiendo en inglés porque no lo traducen en español
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Sorry no espanol.
They should use a hammer and chisel like the real men did originally!
It can be done but its about 10x the price most people don't want to pay for that. Definity lots of respect for the old hand cut letters. We have only gotten to do a little bit of that kind of work.
What if all the dead people rise up on them graves what are all these people going to think about that
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No wonder these fall over not a single pin holding anything
I will talk about this in an upcoming video.
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Interesting video! The music however, totally inappropriate!
Ya not my best work.
Gravestone ho down
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So we spend our entire lives consuming resources and now, even when dead, consume further resources. It’s appalling when you really think about it.
I’m just happy to give something back and feed a few worms or be used as tree food.
It sounds like you’ve picked an option that will work well for you.
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Good video, get rid of the horrible music...
This is a popular sentiment. Sorry the final edit was not as good as it should have been. I will not be making this mistake again.
Interesting process spoilt by awful music.
Hey thanks for the feedback.
we had a place when I was kid , I would go down there and actually watch them hand do every headstone - not computer make this crap for money , you should be ashamed
Ashamed of what? We put out a great product and I'm very proud of what we do. People do not want to pay for hand done letters, we do offer it if people ask but the last guy that quoited it did not get it done.
i have no issue with the subject of teh video
I do wonder if you ever listen to your video after you have finished it
you voice is at one volume and the music comes in 5 times louder... so for that you got a dislike
Fair this is not my best edit.
Music is a bit much.
Yes it needs to be mixed better.