Stone Dressing Tools 

Big ups from a Letter cutter/memorial mason, South Wales 👍

Thanks for sharing! Always nice to see the tools of the trade!

Thanks for sharing the insights. This is clearly a trade of skills as opposed to technology. Production quality is improved. Audio much clearer! Cheers!!

That hammer though 🥹

Can’t beat watching a man show off his toys.

I have gone and lost my 3-inch Riley pitcher this week, I think it's under the patio flags I laid last week. On the search for a new one unless I get hold a metal detector and locate it under the flags, haha. Long story short, where are you buying your Riley pitchers from? They seem hard to get hold of now unless willing to spend over £200+ for one, something I won't be doing as mine is rarely used apart from dressing corners occasionally. A place local to me in Brighouse used to make them, but checking Travis's site it seems they no longer sell them. I have always thought my pitcher was 100% tungsten, but after seeing yours, I am not thinking it was just hardened steel. It was a genuine Riley, but it was not tipped with tungsten. Mine definitely does not get used like yours does, had mine going on 30 years and it's pretty much like new, never mushroomed the head of it.

I didnt realise how thick the pitching chisel is James. Going to have to find a video of you using it. I dont understand it 😅 Lovely selection of tools mate ❤

great video, one tip I would give though is with your wooden handled hammer I would give it a couple of coats of boiled linseed oil especially on the top grain, it will stop the wood from shrinking and the head becoming loose, plus it makes it look nicer :)

How are you sharpening them please and what angle? I might investment in one of these

Very useful, but where are able to buy these tools? I can’t find anything online

Can the carbide blades be replaced once they are worn? If not then do you just chuck them away? Thanks.