Watch as he skillfully crafts his old world trade at 86 years old. He doesn't have a helper... no he doesn't need a helper. They just get in his way! Ha!
it's a precise craft, it's all about taking your time to get the right cuts, while doign withina certian time frame he would have been faster but never would have rushed it
Ikr... I seriously need one of those "The Science Behind" videos on this. Theres just so much going on here. He just stands in front of it right until he breaks the last little piece... Only two missed strikes, and those were both foot placement issues, wha? He gets all his spikes free using, his spikes. And what is that dog in the background looking at? We may never have the answers.
the amazing part is watching him pull out the unneeded wedges...he knows EXACTLY which ones are no longer wedged tight and can be pulled loose...he's not even "testing" by pulling on them at all...he just grabs them out...the DECADES of experience and expertise that speaks to is truly that of a Master of his craft....
No need to analyze it so much...when you are truly at one with your skill it becomes an extension of your soul, mind, and body. You can “feel” every bit of your senses, but could do it blind and deaf all the same. The dude knows his stuff, like any true master knows his trade. There is a humble pride in it too.. missing in today’s world. I try to get that into the heads of people today, who accept manual labor as a lowly badge of “well, that burnout never went to college...” this guy’s spirit could teach us more about physics than a year at MIT, and still be home in time to split a few tons of granite.
According to the History Channel, any work of engineering before the 20th century had to be the work of Aliens. There's no way a rock cut could be this perfect without the use of heavy lasers. Arnaldo is in fact an alien shapeshifter, for sure!
The people of the ancient world were by no means dumb but very smart. its foriegn to us because a lot of anciet skills and knowledge have been lost over time. just look at colonial technologies/knowledge are becoming lost to the ages because very few pass it on or even knew of it. you can make things very precise given enough time with manual tools. then as technology and skills/tricks of the trade things become more efficient and thus done faster!!
This is from Portugal and this man is Portuguese, he actually cursed a lot and said that it didn't turn out that great, he was expecting a better cut. Briliant work from an expert.
TK Shakur, he saying "assim, vá", that means "that's it, go on" But that's no doubt, those man are talking Portuguese with the north accent! "pronto está feito" ;)
I think we're out of spoonerisms; gotta for for anagrams. Let's see... "sucked old rod?" "ducks drooled?" "cold red kudos?" "dork duels cod?" Nah, it's just not the same.
I met a old master mason in Philadelphia. He worked in polished black shoes, black pants, and a white shirt. He had two helpers running block to him, and they were *running!* At the end of the day, his clothes were as spotless as the moment he showed up. Not a speck of mortar or dust on him. Mind-blowing skill.
Been Savage I think he just meant it out of respect, he wasn't implying he was born in the US. But he is human so who cares in the grand scheme of things
Giggidygiggidy12 dude my family owns a business and we hired a bunch of white americans and there lazy as fuck we are mad behind we usually hire Hispanics who are hard working and get the job done instead we hired a bunch of lazy fucks who get paid the same smh
It always looks amazing when a man using simple tools can split solid blocks of stone, but itt's actually a craft based upon thousands of years of experience. If you watch stone cutting today using machines, you are watching the same craftsmanship only using more modern power tools to speed up the task. It's all about understanding stone and it's grain structure and planing your moves ahead of time. Watching this 86yo man reminds me of the old stone cutters who used to live in my town, they considered building with concrete to be a sin!
Thanks for sharing this great video! I didn't realize at first how thick that piece of stone was! I hope he still doing the same thing today! From Texas
fermin benedetti, it may take him more than a second to get to you though. Joking apart, I hope I will still be hitting with a hammer like that when I am 80 odd years old.
The first thing I thought when the stone cracked in half was-he was just standing to the right of the stone a moment ago. If that chunk fell at that time, his lower body could have been crushed. He really is accurate with his understanding of the structural integrity of the stone.
Just awesome!! Shows what a lil work can do. Some bit of time and you can make some great stuff. No drilling needed. Just a whole lot of hard work right there. Plus he does it in a suit.
He now has a straight edge. Now you do the same thing and break off 3-4" chunks for table tops, walk ways etc. i have tried this it takes much experience and patience.
stufoo yer but there is nothing like old fashioned masonary the sound the smell and the skill id much rather watch than a screaming loud wet saw. But I'm biased towards the old way.
Questa persona ci da una lezione di vita, non bisogna arrendersi di fronte a nessuna impresa ritenuta frettolosamente impossibile. This person gives us a lesson in life, we must not surrender in the face of any hastily impossible enterprise.
Good example of the human skill. People think of aliens etc. when they look at extraordinary buildings. Actually it is just the skill, patience and strength of man.
@@matteouccellani9657 No sir, he's portuguese. The fact that he's talking portuguese and this was filmed in Portugal and the fact that i actually knew him once probably makes me right. Just "probably".
I have a lot of respect for anyone 86 years old working as a stone mason. I don't know anyone 86 years old still working such a physical strenuous job. I bet this man is as mentally sharp as men 1/3 his age. Hard work keeps you young, if you work from the shoulders up as well as from the shoulders down.
keith cunningham at over 80 you are using skill and muscle memory to do manual tasks, strength is something useful when you're younger. My father is this age.
I had 6 boulders in my house that I got out this way (with a modern drill) and it is quite some work I tell ya. Being 86 and doing this is simply just amazing.
I worked in a Limestone Industry for a big part of my life here in Indiana (Limestone Capitol of the world) and have done that a few times. Amazing you are still able to swing that hammer,I've seen young men fall over doing what you did,maybe it was swinging the hammer all day that did them in. Either way,Kudos and thanks for sharing!
Probably so,SentByHim. I don't believe its Limestone but I have seen blocks that were Grainy like this. Hard to tell for sure. Either way,the blocking method is the same except we would drill a 100 ft. by 5 foot block then block the lenths into whatever the job called for,sometimes 14' and some less.
It´s granite, easy to see it, quite harder than limestone, and I´d say the country is Portugal, probably in the north, where it´s the main rock in the ground.
Men like this are a damn dying breed!! Not many hard ass working people like this left! I respect the hell out of a man that works hard. Rock on Mr!!!!!!
Gente maravillosa, que sean muchos más. Gracias por la enseñanza y alentarnos a vivir, viendo una persona mayor haciendo semejante tarea. Abrazo desde Argentina!!!
Wow this guy is a tuff old bastard. He's done this a lot of times, a true master of his trade. It is such a perfect clean cut, almost no finishing work needed, incredible. cheers man
"Ora bem agora vai já embora. Pronto tá feita. Cortou mal como o caralho. Andava a cortar só que estraga meia pedra como o caralho. Tá feito." Simply poetic
At first this video was off to a rocky start, I thought the old guy was just stoned and this was just a bunch of rubble, but now I see that he is quite the quarry craftsman.
Sharkfat He is not 34 ......He hits like a old man and his beard is fully white let alone his back look hunched like a old man ...stop it with your shit
That wheezing is more than likely silicosis, a common prognosis for people that have spent years being exposed to concrete or stone dust. I have a great deal of respect for that old man and his skills, in his younger days I bet he was a freaking animal! The fact that he is still working such a hard job at his age, speaks volumes about his character!
The Art of Cantaria from the North of Portugal back in the 40s & 50s a lot of this Men emigrated to America to build Churches & Museums.....my father is also a stonemason and is actually working right now in the Statue of Liberty!
Estuve viendo el enorme trabajo en los bancales del río Duero (Douro) en la región vinhateira de Régua y me quedé sorprendido, está gente tiene que ser muy muy dura!
@@aire667 make no mistake, Portuguese work in the fields till they're 90... All dried up from the sun, with shit pay because the government robs us off. But the 90s and up gen of Portuguese... Soft as shit. Specially the women... Who are trying so hard to cling onto every Western political movement due to their lives having no meaning...
@@aire667 - That's a very good example that's been done until today. Although today is normal to see machinery helping out. In the old days was pure hand labor and lots of sweat. ;-)
I ran a little quarry part time for few years. We had hydraulic splitter. Hardest work I've ever done. But when my first wife died 10 years ago I said I'm not buying a headstone. Grabbed kids and went to the old quarry and built our own came out amazing. Mounted bronze plaque Brenda Rae Coleman, five feet tall, red hair and attitude. Kids will always have that memory of helping, no college can teach that.
This old man is a Superman. I'm only 46 and I don't think I could come close to doing what he's doing with that sledgehammer and he only missed only one time that's very impressive.
Ze Nuno Nothing for Portugal Huh? Does Portugal have it's own Flag? Because if the USA didn't stop Hitler, and Japan Portugal would either be flying swastikas or rising suns. And the choice of the two wouldn't even be yours to choose! Have a nice life.
