The world moves so fast these days, it's really nice to watch a craft like yours, where slow and steady wins the race. Thanks for taking a few minutes to explain what each tool does to help you. It's fascinating!
I bought some feathers and wedges and was satisfied splitting the stone for my greenhouse. Alfred really is very grounding and a joy to watch his craftsmanship.
Howdy VT, I would absolutely say successful. Having some 1/2-3/4' solid rod and getting under the block will help you immensely. If you don't have a bull set and trace from T&W I would get them, though it's a two man operation with them. A super magnets mount on an old stick or golf shaft, kicks ass in recovering feathers and wedges! The Chinese make good feathers and wedges at a fraction of the price and hold up well. I subscribed, lots of fun!
Now that was impressive! I live in Gloucester MA and walk through the abandoned quarries frequently, often wishing I could just observe the quarrymen back in the day. Their discards and off-cut piles contain better stock than is available at stone yards today. It was a huge industry on Cape Ann that just about disappeared overnight.
Wow ,that was ambitious but you made it happen ! cutting stone that large is a labor of love,as I watch your videos I am breaking stone with non of the good chisel and wedges you have ,no stores nearby sell them unfortunately ,but thank you I am learning a lot from your techniques !
It’s a pleasure watching you at your trade to relief my issues. Dealing with lawyers. But the good news is that I am going to need stone. Looks like I am headed to Topsham. Keep up the good work and see you at the end of the muddy season.
I have a dumb question. You said you plan to cut it up into smaller pieces. So why not just take smaller pieces off? It seems like the risks of what you did might outweigh the benefits. I have never split a pebble, so this isn't a criticism. Just looking to learn
I've found, and conventional wisdom holds, that it's generally easier to split a block more or less in half, this generally results in a better split. I was able to plan my splits ahead of time and attained the desired size cap stones by continously splitting the piece in half
Your videos makes me feel good ❤. Excellent four our hearts ! I can assure that is a kind of visual and sound healing experience for me . I love Bossa Nova . Greetings from da Terra do Samba , Brasil . Happy New 🎉 Year ! Best wishes, thanks for your nice video ❤
Wow! I never thought you could do what you did. I thought you should have broken off a much smaller piece. If you want to move that massive thing more you will need to take the excavator and dig out the dirt in front of it. I think it will move for you then. You didn't say what your plans were for using the granite you get from it. All I can think of is tombstones or granite walls.
Nice job getting that initial split done by yourself! As I was watching, I was thinking 'dang...I wish I lived close by your quarry site' because I'd be able to share some 'tips' I learned using plugs and feathers and some self-made bigger wedges to help drive that stone apart. One 'tip' I can share is get yourself some Dawn dish detergent - the thick stuff - to lubricate the 'plugs' when hitting them. Look forward to the next video! Cheers...
You are a good and talented man, Alfred and apparently very good buddy too, as I have discovered by following another good and talented man on RU-vid. I know nothing about this, but I am 'all in' with fascination watching you do this. More videos please!
Our buddy Alfred casually lifting the side of a mountain with a bottle jack, as one does. You might want to look into hydraulic air compressors if you have heavy machinery up there already, might even get away with an air powered drill that way. Also that jack needs a longer lever... Do you have any regular check in / dead mans switch set up when you're working such big jobs by yourself?
Fasinating ,ive watched yhen cute marble in italy in vids . Nice cute .thankyou for sharing . I found you due to Gold shaw farms . Your vid came up on my feed .
Be watch falowing you now for a while, its odly relaxing watching you work so hard. some time talk a bout what you can sell the stone for, have no idea. if your going to start doing work this size you are probobly going to have to step up a numatic hamer drill 3/4 fethers and wedges and drill the holes deper that gust what you need for the wedge. But cungrats, also did 4 by 4.5 X 10 X 170 lbs per cu ft 30600 lbs you nailed that
This is fascinating - a single human being being able to split such a huge boulder! I would love to know long that took you. Watching from Germany by the way!
TY for taking us along. I'm in the 11th hour, but I am sure you don't mind I am late to this party. I enjoyed seeing how you split a mostly even face away from the mtn.
Hey brother im a fellow granite lover and usually work stone everyday. Splitting boulders putting in walls making beautiful art. If you ever come to Sault ste marie On let me know id love to talk hammer n trowel with you pls. I bring home boulders everywhere i go
Enjoyed the video -- good music, great camera work, but, what if you had been injured? Who knows where you are? Do you have your phone in your pocket? (Yes, I am somebody's mother.) Looking forward to the next one!
Hey - what an interesting video! Thank you! The 2nd half music was interesting - some of the sounds I thought was the granite splitting ... I had to listen really closely - also, what was the vegetation growing on the side? It looked like leaves but stuck to the granite.
FWIW my 18v Bosch blower has a nozzle for blowing out holes, if you think that would be a helpful solution for you. Also, there has got to be a way to get a hydraulic cylinder/jack that can run off the hydraulics of you excavator, no?
