Yes indeed. As a gravestone carver I dont want anyone coming along and wire brushing my stones or any other ridiculous things! Please subscribe and enjoy other videos along the way if you wouldnt mind! Thanks for your encouragement!

Yes it’s pricey but you get what you pay for. I paid $50 for mine years ago and never regretted it. I agree though, for the casual interest, it may be too expensive

Thank you very helpful

What about granite?

Thank you Maam! To God be the Glory!

Amen!

There is a lot of well meaning people out there that unfortunately hurt these stones. Lynette's book is still the best resource. You can likely get it at your local library, or buy one. Best money you will spend! Thank you for the kind words!

@@pumpkintown I will look into it. I'll be taking the next class with the local Society for Cemetery Conservation.

@@Nicolemh1813 Also consider joining the Association for Gravestone Studies!

Thank you for watching to the end! You are very kind!

Thank you kindly!

Thank you so much!

Thank you Ami please subscribe and share to help this channel out as well!

Indeed! Thank you so much!

Hands off means generations of people will never remember who is there, no one carries a mirror when just viewing head stones

Yes many do not realize they don’t even have the lawful right to be touching these stones, or “restoring” them. They are still owned by the family, even though many are not cared for.

Thank you

Bob, yes sir we saw a lot of stones in Scotland as you describe. If it was carved it slate it would hold up much longer. If you ever want me to carve a replacement in slate just let me know. I would leave the original where it is and put the replacement up as the footstone.

@@pumpkintown Thank you for your kind offer. I first saw it in 1980. It was in pretty rough shape at that time. It was approximately 14-15 years later that I got to see it the second time. At that time I wrote down the inscription, as it was so worn by weather as to nearly be illegible and did not photograph well. Both times I took pictures, but that was back in the days prior to digital cameras and smart phones, so I would have serious searching to do to find them. That's one promise I've made to myself-get my photographs organized and digitally converted. I don't know when we'll again return. I hope we can make one last trip. It'll be just my sister and myself and we would need to work out all arrangements with the locals who maintain the cemetery. Thank you again.

@@boblinda1738 I hope you get to go back! Thanks for the feedback. Try teh mirror trick if you do get to go back that is in my other video! I wish I knew a stone in Scotland that were to my family! What a blessing!

@@pumpkintown Unfortunately my great grandparents were buried in paupers graves in Glasgow. The grave and marker I mention are that of a spinster aunt and uncle who took care of my grand father for a short time after his father passed away (Cause of death-kicked by a horse). He was a coachman. The aunt and uncle lived on a croft ( a 2-3 acre parcel of ground) where they paid rent to the king of England (shades of Braveheart). The stone and thatch-roofed house was very small with a dirt floor and was also called a croft. I got to see the remains of it in 1980 (actually 1986). The stones from the croft were used to build a "chalet" as the district registrar referred to it. According to her, her ancestors cared for the elderly aunt and in turn the registrar's ancestors were promised the croft/land as compensation. Think is, the land was supposedly own by British nobility, so they would have had to petitioned a deed be drawn up. My father had a cousin who always claimed to have the deed, but he never produced it, as he never had it. I would have loved to have acquired the croft, but it would have meant a modern day feud between the McGregors and the Crawfords/Clan Lindsay. I had my William Wallace claymore and my handmade targe ready to take over, but lol, no way was the airline going to permit me to carry them on board and no way was I going to put them in with our checked bags. Fond memories from longer ago then I sometimes care to admit, or think about. Actually the registrar McGregor was a very pleasant, accommodating and forthcoming person with information on our relatives.

Glad you enjoyed it!

You won’t regret it!

You may be right

I have been binge watching your videos all day. You have inspired me to try my hand at this. Thanks for your help. Can you recommend a book that will help me with the dimensions and design of colonial markers and also any books on carving. I spoke to the slate yard I just have to determine the size stone I want. So now I am researching the proper size and proper installation as well as the carving of the stones. Any help would be greatly appreciatedd

You can do it brother

Thank you Becca please subscribe if you would like!

Indeed! Common sense is becoming less common these days as I am sure you have seen! Thanks for watching and being interested Brandi!

Thank you you too! I subscribed and love your channel!

Excellent!

If you take d2 and Spray it only and dont abraid the surface of the stone with anything, you shoudl be fine. Spray and walk away/ Come back in a few weeks and spray again if needed. If the stone is a modern granite and sandblasted you can lightly scrub with soft bristle brush. Hand carved letters are shallower and need to be treated more delicately.

@@pumpkintown thanks!

Verona, thank you kindly! I hope to get back to Gravestone videos soon! Stay tuned!

@@pumpkintown My family has a cemetery over 100 years old. When I say that, it is a community cemetery but over half has family buried there. My 2x Great-Grandfather donated the land & helped to build the church on site. The doors still remain unlocked for those who seek solitude. We get together once a year to clean up the grounds & do necessary repairs etc. I have been researching the safest ways to clean Gravestones so that future generations can visit & learn about their roots. My next project is to start writing down the stories of the family members there to preserve their memories. We were supposed to have a family reunion last August with over 900 people attending but Covid stopped us. We are a large family & we have amazing communication with each other. The original land is just down the road & he also donated part of it in front of the lake now named in his honour so that the families in that area always had access to the water & could fish etc. There is a community hall on site & it’s used often for family get togethers. My contribution to preserving our family history is the best way to honour my 2x Great-Grandparents. Show us some more preservation techniques. ♥️

@@veronamartin5285 Amen! You are doing a valuable deed! Please keep up the good work!

Ideally, one who is endorsed by the Association for Gravestone studies. Otherwise, You will have to be the judge of that sir. The main question should be asked " Am I a professional?" Thanks for the question

You're welcome! Thanks for watching

No sir I am just a stone carver who just happens to be learning about model As! Love every minute of working on them! Stones and model as!

Thank you kindly

Thank you for watching!

Your videos are awesome. Your credentials are flawless. Id love to see a video of clips of you starting with the raw stone and going through the steps of creating a headstone.

@@SarahYellowtail Thank you Peggy!

Have you seen my other 2 videos on how to read illegible gravestones? This one may help you with the flat ledger stone see this link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJeqn66n35bOhqM.html Also send me pictures to my email at david@pumpkintownprimitives.com

Thank you!

Shhhhh it’s starting to woo me as well…

No sir. Trade secrets!

I will send you a FB Message with that info!

Ill have to look it up! That sounds very agreeable to me

Tina Utter of East Guilford NY she is on Facebook

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D2 or nothing is only recommended

@@pumpkintown I have seen other videos where other supposedly safe products are used, but D2 seems to be the only one everyone agrees upon.

Thank you Yes! The best News! Praise His Name!

When we look at death, how can we not consider to where is the person's soul? The shell they lived in on this earth is buried in the ground, but their soul lives on. Those who have been born again, live on to eternity with God by grace through faith. Some have gone to a place separate from God. It is good to take care of this issue before one dies. God is the God of the Living. I am glad that one day death, the last enemy of Jesus, will be put under Jesus feet. See 1 Corinthians 15. We will one day be changed, mortality, putting on immortality, for the glory of God. And evil will be destroyed, and God wins through the Lord Jesus Christ. God bless and keep sharing so all may know.