In this video I complete the process of making a stone transom for a window. Watch as I'm given drawings and a piece of stone which is made into a valuable piece of architectural masonry.
Part 2 of the masonry window transom is completed with the usual precision and attention to detail that underpins all of your work Tom. Nice to see the use of the cavetto reverse mould and also great advice on the technique to avoid damaging the adjoining fillet region while forming the cavetto profile. One always learns and is inspired from your masonry videos - most grateful for that!!! One question: Can you explain how your pneumatic chisel bits are retained in the tool- i.e. do they have an SDS type slot at the upper end which keeps them (locked) in the tool, or is your hand pressure and grip on the shaft of the bit required to stop the chisel ‘escaping’ while in percussion mode? Many thanks as per usual!!!
Hi Jeff! Thanks for the great comment as always. So the pneumatic chisels are literally just held into place. no locking mechanism. There is just a straight 12.5mm shaft on the chisels and a straight barrel on the air gun. I will do a pneumatic video in time which will fully explain it.
Thanks, I was working for a firm on Portland, Dorset for my apprenticeship. great place to learn from some highly skilled masons. I was very lucky to have the apprenticeship I did.
