Amazing Stonemasonry

[bosatsu76]

Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are 10's of thousand retaining walls built from Basalt rock... Some are mere rubble piles pushed against the bank, but some are well fitted and beautiful to look at...

I've been looking for video training in fitting basalt stone. It's hard as granite (maybe harder) with no fracture planes... Yet some walls from our early road building days in the 20's and 30's are 20' tall and stunningly put together...

Any help in finding a video would be appreciated...

[panzerKO]

Could you please explain exactly why you consider a comment on the current US economy to be venomous?

[draftersecret]

nice

[montaukirish]

great job stone man,as is said in ireland you are a hardy buck.10 out of 10 fella

[panzerKO]

@montaukirish buíochas a ghabháil leat go mór, mo chara.

Respect from Brasil, comrade! Ain´t no tougher people than the Irish in this great world of ours, mate. I´ve had the honor of meeting Irish immigrants when I spent some time in the US and I can truly say that you are the Brazilians of Europe, Family oriented and hard workers just like your friends down south.

Fad saol agat!

A great big hug and long live the Irish resistance.

[kinahelpyou]

LOL i tried this method & my thumb ended up looking like my elbow cause i kept on hitting it..... i ended up having my wife hold the chisle ma nezzle..

[panzerKO]

@kinahelpyou should´ve asked your mother in law to hold that chisel

[prespa78]

The only thing he is doing is just hitting in the same place for 2 hours,what did u think would happen in the end?

[panzerKO]

@prespa78 it was just for a minute. Give it a shot, why don´t ya?

[Soundgarden8497]

fuck tradition. embrace technology, this method causes unnecessary fracturing in the stone, go live in your cave monkey.

[panzerKO]

@Soundgarden8497 you just don't get it, my friend. But it's alright, it's not your fault you're from the US. You should be more worried about your country going down the shitter, eh?

[Soundgarden8497]

@panzerKO actually not from usa, but i guess you'd be happy to see usa fail wouldnt you.

[poosaypirate]

@panzerKO amazing how Ignorant , venomous anti American Rhetoric can creep into every of the Internet, Even a fucking video on stone masonry isn't safe from the power of stupidity

[Dannyisgreatful]

you gotta be the marble! :D

[panzerKO]

@Dannyisgreatful there is no spoon and there is not marble

[Chivalryaintdead]

That's pretty amazing. What type of stone was that?  I used to be a hod carrier, and worked with stone, bricks, and blocks.

[panzerKO]

@Chivalryaintdead Thank you so much, my friend. Honestly these stones are rather common in the area, but I couldn't really tell ya what kinda stones they are exactly. However I can say that they are typically used in crib walls (retaining walls) a bit similar to basalt

[panzerKO]

@Chivalryaintdead or maybe gnaisse

[heygeno1951]

wow........ no glasses or gloves...... I hit my hand too many times ! That was great !

[119407738]

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[badback22]

The planes of cleavage must have been apparent or how could you know it would split perfectly in half? Does granite have planes of cleavage? It looks like granite. Interesting, Thx for post!

[panzerKO]

@badback22 thank you, my friend. This is not granite per se, but it is originated from granite, we think it is gnaisse. It is really common around here, but I couldn't tell ya what is exactly.

[panzerKO]

@badback22 answering your question, it does if fact have apparent veins and an experienced worker can pinpoint the main vein

[badback22]

@panzerKO Thanks very much. His experience is obvious and it is wonderful to watch! I will try this someday. I want a house of stone, however I hear they can be cold because of this!

[jfstarr]

Holy Arthritis!

[mynorstar]

nice work making a hole for that wedge. is that granite?

[guydecervens]

Nice work

[benj1500]

flip flops and nothing on the peepers! ballsy, as for the the grinder comment being a stone mason myself theres nothing like working with the stone the old fashioned way. Much more rewarding

[CONCRETE13]

@benj1500 Agreed. Not too mention a grinder would never cut through that stone. You'd need to fire up the gas saw and cut through it.

But then your stuck with a flat face on the stone and the cut marks, and where is the beauty or skill in that?

[benj1500]

@CONCRETE13 exactly, anyone can cut a block with a saw thats not stone masonry. Hammer and chisel! thats stone masonry.

[Ironboots123]

@benj1500 Man, your comment made me laugh ....... thanks for the chuckle. I agree, keep the art in the artisan alive!

[sandroac34]

muito bom, quero aprender a fazer isso aqui em casa!

[panzerKO]

@sandroac34 Muito obrigado, meu amigo. Não conseguiria chegar nem mesmo até a segunda batida! A velocidade com que os "pedreiros" trabalham é incrível, racham as pedras e levantam um muro de arrimo (Estruturas de Contenção) em questão de dias, não sai barato mas o resultado final é muito bonito.

[DesertEa9le]

this guy isnt scared to smash his fingers?

[SoccerDJRob]

@DesertEa9le check out my stone video

[viper8red]

Christ man! EYE PROTECTION!!!

[GreenTeaGoku]

1 person hit his hands trying this at home

[chaosopher23]

If we forget the old ways of doing things, we will eventually have to reinvent the wheel itself and learn how to create fire. We're spoiled with dynamite and Zippo lighters. It wasn't long ago that I used wooden stakes to split an oak log that was easily 2 feet in diameter and no less than 14 feet long. I was rather tired afterward, and no one taught me how to do it.

[Routanne]

What kind of stone is it, and how are the peices he is working on extracted from the quarry?

[celticgerman]

what stone is that

[dicentrarcuslabrax]

my grandfather do this about 80 years agò in a granite quarry in LA MADDALENA(italy) our granite can support 2453kg for square cm!!! our granite is now under the feet of "lady liberty"in usa and in tousands other places in the world.

[Sativa7Art]

wow

[sunharvester]

no OSHA involved in this country i'm guessing?

[panzerKO]

@sunharvester Well, Brazil has pretty tough Occupational Safety Laws and regulations, just like any country, but these laws sometimes don´t reach every single construction site out there, I´m sure that happens else where too. I filmed this in my own backyard, we invited the gentleman to cut these rough blocks the traditional way.

[sunharvester]

@panzerKO very interesting seeing old school techniques still being used. Thanks for sharing the video. I am a stone mason so it has alot of meaning to me!

[Routanne]

@panzerKO

Your right, safety laws are broke all the time EVERYWHERE.

Damn that guy has skill, its almost like hes dancing with the hammer. I Bet he is decently strong. This is something I would be interested in doing.

If thats the traditonal way, what other methods are used?

[PLPolishPowerPL]

@sunharvester check out my stone mason video its even better

[svenp]

Good lord, that would hurt to miss the chisel. COol.

[eshpayman]

why not use a grinder instead of chisling it down????

[panzerKO]

the whole idea is to keep this ancient tradition, dummy. Certainly, there are countless methods to cut rough blocks, however the point here is simply to keep the old ways alive.

[walterbeech]

Good for you, I enjoyed your vid and also think it great your keeping these old methods alive, please keep it up!

[andrewloyd67]

@panzerKO

A grinder doesnt create a rock face to be used. It leaves an unnatural stone look. :)

[boomboom2005]

@eshpayman the same reason why you dont start grade 12 instead of grades 1-11 first! i'm a stone mason and had to learn basics before proceeding to machines.

[panzerKO]

@eshpayman tradition, man... it is all about tradition, there are hundreds of other ways to break those things, but none of them resemble what their ancestors used to do.

[uni000ver000sal]

@panzerKO That is why all the ancestor are dead

[ryanmb23]

@eshpayman Well a grinder does work alot better but the real skill comes from chiseiing.

[EmbrunFalcon91]

geeze you need a good aim to be swinging the chizel liek that and hitting it everytime.

[saintvitus69]

amazing. though he chooses to not wear eye protection

[panzerKO]

haha! he seems to get some in his eyes, he ain´t too fussy =]

these are hardy immigrants! thanks for watching

[celticgerman]

its mad but y is he wearing "pluggas"

pluggas=thongs=flip flops

[panzerKO]

he ain´t too fussy =]

these are hardy immigrants! thanks for watching

[hardsteen]

tik tik wie ben ik.

leuk gemaakt

[aberhan78]

he seems a expert for this job.Which country is there ? Are you an Armenian ?

[panzerKO]

Thank you for watching, my friend. This was filmed in the city of Jundiaí, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jundiaí received contingents of italian immigrants, so I wouldn´t be surprised if this gentleman was of italian descent . Although Armenian immigrants in Brazil gathered mostly in and around the city of São Paulo, where there are churches, cultural centers, and even a subway station named Armenia, I am not an armenian myself, sir. However I find the armenian culture simply amazing.

[kootenayskye]

no safety goggles, you are very brave, very nice beat with the hammering, cool

[panzerKO]

haha! true, the gentleman over there sure seems to get some in his eyes, but I reckon he ain´t too fussy =]

these are hardy immigrants! thanks for watching

[erok2020]

Amazing.... thanks!