How to dress stone: Lessons from a Master stonemason.

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5 ай бұрын

Bill shows us how to turn an ordinary piece of sandstone into a punch faced walling stone. This video shows the tools you need and how to use them.

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@worldtraveler930 28 күн бұрын

It's always a Pleasure to watch an Operative Mason at his craft!!! 🤠👍

@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 12 күн бұрын

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@lukes5461 Ай бұрын

Thank you both for taking the time to document this 🙏

@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 12 күн бұрын

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@theKluck 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing the wisdom of a craftsman.

@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 12 күн бұрын

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@davebloggs Ай бұрын

He makes it look easy which is the true mark of a craftsman very nicely done.

@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 12 күн бұрын

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@dhb572 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your skills.

@drystone-tv 5 ай бұрын

cheers for watching!

@EJ.Quarry.Dweller 26 күн бұрын

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 👍

@atruefreethinker1944 4 ай бұрын

how whimsical he nails that side and it's beautifully perpendicular.

@jacobmiller5834 Күн бұрын

Need a whole series with this chap.

@willbee6785 27 күн бұрын

That 50 year old hammer has had 3 new handles and 2 new heads. It has lasted well.

@user-bu4qo4si1r 27 күн бұрын

Hahhaha alright Dave

@EssubW 4 ай бұрын

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!

@drystone-tv 4 ай бұрын

Hoping to find some granite this year and do some videos on it!

@mariapierce2707 2 ай бұрын

This is facinating to watch. Respect

@ts109 13 күн бұрын

I love it when chips are flying

@craigmurrayauthor 16 сағат бұрын

he is doing a thing that echoes through history, very little has changed in 5000 years. Better tools, but the skill remains the same

@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 12 күн бұрын

Nice Work & Video 👍

@PraxZimmerman 5 ай бұрын

What a delightful and informative anime this is.

@j-lizgriffith6391 4 ай бұрын

I’m so happy I found your channel! I love your work and I’m learning so much! Thank you!!

@drystone-tv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BlackheartCharlie 29 күн бұрын

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. :-)

@clashcityrocker1367 Ай бұрын

Wonderful! Watching and listening to a craftsman at work. Thank you!

@lukehewitt7123 5 ай бұрын

Mr Booths stone is very tough but looks very pleasing once dressed keep up the good work 😊

@drystone-tv 4 ай бұрын

Very hard and very heavy! makes a mighty wall when its done though.

@hudaverdiagalday8228 2 ай бұрын

Ustam çok faydalı oldu teşekürler

@audegottoeaudegottoe363 Күн бұрын

Have @Wonderful New Year's !//thanks

@halfwayfarmsandoutdoors3550 29 күн бұрын

Love it!! Would like to see a multi-point Crandall Hammer used to dress the sides. Like an 8 or 12 point hammer.

@ModernPracticalStonemason 29 күн бұрын

Would you be able to get him back on? Amazing watch.

@Jessie-ev2th 3 ай бұрын

The dog in the tractor 😊

@davehawes8177 4 күн бұрын

Now you've got the basics sorted can you give us a hand with a Sphinx? 😊

@timb350 Ай бұрын

This is one job that AI will NEVER replace.

@pheenix42 Ай бұрын

The sound of a working man from several thousand years ago.

@edwardpriestley2747 Күн бұрын

Have you ever tried a mallorcan hammer has the same square end with the dimple on one end the other end tapers to a point works great for dressing New Hampshire granite!!!

@shawnbottom4769 15 күн бұрын

The mushroom on that chisel though....

@ptonpc 5 ай бұрын

It's nothing something I will likely ever do but this is still fascinating. Thank you. Your doggy supervisor is working hard :)

@drystone-tv 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Rowler the dog keeps a close eye on us

@plainsimple442 5 ай бұрын

Is this the rustication for the face of the stone?

@453421abcdefg12345 5 ай бұрын

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.

@drystone-tv 5 ай бұрын

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!

@453421abcdefg12345 5 ай бұрын

@@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

@bratty00 17 күн бұрын

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

@msgillingham 26 күн бұрын

Gifted

@andrewbiggs3750 4 ай бұрын

What weight punching hammer do you prefer?

@stemack1975 18 күн бұрын

Beutiful Accent

@gnito72 26 күн бұрын

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 18 күн бұрын

If this page ever takes off I'll buy a good camera, for now it's the smartphone/go pro combo

@gnito72 16 күн бұрын

@@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 !!!

@johnmcdyer1573 25 күн бұрын

The master

@scottemery4737 5 ай бұрын

At about the 6:00 mark, look how mushroomed that chisel is. It certainly has a lot of use on it.

@drystone-tv 5 ай бұрын

Should probably tidy that chisel up!

@markopolo5695 27 күн бұрын

Great accent

@andrewatkinson5570 5 ай бұрын

He made that look too easy

@willbee6785 27 күн бұрын

👍

@hankmeg1 5 ай бұрын

Stop it you’re killing him!😂

@drystone-tv 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's always difficult for me to try and translate the techniques into instructions that people can follow!

@CageLawyerMinion 28 күн бұрын

Master stoner

@AtlasRathbane4346 Ай бұрын

Sadly these techniques don't work on my local stone. We have hard asf sandstone

@felixwalton6227 Ай бұрын

Lol what fo ypu think this is

@wetrock2766 Ай бұрын

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.

@aurktman1106 27 күн бұрын

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.