CARVING LETTERS IN LIMESTONE (Mike Haduck) 

“As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another man.” Prob. 27:17. Sincere thanks for all the sharpening I have received from you. I think the thing I respect most is your humbleness; it’s a rare trait for these strange times in which we live.

This shows the strength of a man who can step outside of his skill set and do a task that ...."is no big deal" Mike H... Then invited a friend with that skill set to demonstrate what really needs to be done.... Mike again you show yourself to be a true tradesman and a great person... God Bless

Lol.... sorry to tell you mike. THOSE ARE NUMBERS! HAPPY NEW YEAR

When I was an undergrad in geology I took a class that had a field trip to an old cemetery with limestone headstones. The professor explained how the erosion rate for the locally sourced rock could be easily measured with the dated stones. Your video reminded me of this.

Sending a prayer blessing to you Mike from the Lord God.

Happy New Year Mike. A video from you is a nice way to start 2021. Paul

Carving letters is character building.

Excellent video to start the new year. God bless you mike and may 2021 smile upon you.

happy new year, mike! learn something new everyday. thank you much!

This was fantastic video Mike Haduck. Very educational

Thank you Mike 🌸🌸🌸

You started the year with another great video. Happy New Year Mike.

Amazing amount of history in your state. Thanks Mike.

Love it!.... I started using a dremel tool with diamond blades....some very hard cooked stone where I am....

Cheers Mike. How we all learn. Excellent. Don.

Happy New Year, you chiseler! Nice to learn something new on the first day of the year. Hope 2021 is a great year for you. Cheers! ;)

While it is possible to carve a date or a few letters in soft stone for the past hundred plus years pneumatic tools and sandblasting has been used to carve lettering on gravestones and monuments. When you need to add a date to a gravestone, a rubbing just as you did is taken to copy the style of the lettering IF you don't have the stencils in the same font to lay out your own. A piece of rubber is glued to the face of the stone and the new lettering is transferred over to the rubber. Then the lettering to be added is cut out with a sharp knife. The letters are then cut using grit blasting. Holding the gun at an angle lets you carve the sloped V-shaped profile of the letter in the stone. The same can be done when carving flowers or logos into stone. Using a technique similar to silk screening where you uncover different areas to blast them then replace the cutouts to protect that area during the next blasting session. Your process will work well for making a cornerstone for a DIY project or to add a personal touch to ones home. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-amf7KqXYVu4.html Happy New Year Mike and keep your videos coming, I enjoy them all.

It’s like carving wood...only different...Happy 2021 Mike 🎉

Thanks always Mike! Also ty for telling us about Wayne.

Happy New Year Mike. Thanks for your video posts.

Looks great for a first attempt. Some better tools and a little practice goes a long way, it's all how much time you want to spend. It's a relaxing hobby and you end up with some neat stuff. Thanks for all the masonry videos. Have a great New Year.

rewatched this vid today again 2021. and it's a perfect vid to share with people that want to understand how this works

That takes a lot of patiences , nice video Mike have a happy new year .

Mike you're a man of many talents Happy New year!!!

Mike and Wayne, thank you for the Christmas/new year's gift of a free lime stone craving lesson!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Wayne, WOW, Mike you did a very respectable job for a first timer.

Fascinating thanks Mike

This is in my saved videos. I have to make a headstone one of these days. Job I've been putting off for years. Better do it before I need my own.

Happy New Year from Down Under mate!

Great video Mike, I saw some carved lettered stones over at Sullivan Falls beside Rickets Glen and I wanted to do this at my house with the house number on it. I’m going to give it a try myself. Don’t need no trophies! Thanks!

Nice video, always good info. Thanks.

I really like watching your videos Mike.

Wayne is awesome thanks for posting

The real deal .Love the channel awasome

Happy New Year Mike!

Happy new year mike. Love your videos keep them coming. Godbless you. From a fellow mason here in uk. Best regards rocco

Happy new year Mike

Bravissimo. Happy new year Sir.

Hi Mike, the way you adjusted the spacing of the 1 is a process they call Kerning in the print / design world - its "the process of adjusting the spacing between characters to achieve a visually pleasing result". Fun to see it in one of your videos, does show design happens everywhere.

Cheers to 2021!!

As you know most lettering is done by sandblasting, CNC or insomar machine but you can't beat hand cut. One tip Mike, you might like to invest in a Vitrex VITGO200VT grout removal tool, very cheap but is perfect for small lettering with its hammer action tungsten tip. As always excellent presentation and Happy New Year to you.

Thanks guys very interesting from wales uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pretty groovy stuff

Good stuff again Mike. I used to walk in a Cemetery. Wonder if Family will pay for a decent cleaning of the stones.

Bravo

Happy new year

happy new year 🎊

Interesting and not your usual type if work, hope 2021 is better than 2020 was.

I like your optimism. Carve 2021 in stone. 2020? Carve that in cardboard.

Thomas, Frank and William send their approval

i find the screwdrivers work the best, then sharp wood chisels. cold chisels seem to be good for breaking things.

Interesting...not a bad job with the tools you had :-)

Hi Mike. I'm looking for a deal on a tombstone. Let's talk. Happy New Year, brother! Brian

Happy New Year's Mike 🎉 Good riddance 2020.

Okay- try shaping and polishing granite with only copper

Ask the cathedral guy, how do you carve a letter when you can't spin the stone around,? Can he demonstrate how to hold the chisel when carving the curve in the 2?

Ain’t no big deal 😎😎

HNY!

Mike, you forgot to carve the rest... 2021: ABANDON ALL HOPE

This is the video on how not to carve letters. Needed to start with scrubbed centre line

Hey, Mike, do it again it's 2023.

Happy New Year Mike. I'm lazy, I'd use a rotary tool. My neighbor has one good tooth left in his mouth, I wonder if he'd let me have it to carve limestone with?

It was totally Aliens. The history channel said so, with their experts.

I use wood chiesel, end of file to scrape, cuttin into marble..Granite is very hard. ...carvin me gravestone...shhh.. ya suppossed to be spendin big bucks to a proper person to do that.. The Egyptians usin copper to carve stone is an assumption we believe...If they used some super instrument outta this world, would we really be told that?

This is cool, thanks. But it bugs me he keeps saying letters not numbers LOL

Scientist against myths channel just bored a hole through rock with a sheet of copper

He says he is carving letters, but its all numbers?????

They are numbers not letters

Happy New Year's Mike!

Happy New Year Mike!