Hey Brian, love your work. I’ve never seen a punch used like that before, amazed the tool can take that kind of treatment. I apprenticed as a traditional stone carver in my youth over here in Ireland, the quarry forge where the old boys tempered their tools had fallen into disuse with the onset of carbide tools but the technique for punch work came down through the generations of stone cutters and carvers using tempered carbon steel which had a tendency to fracture when abused. The technique I was taught (mainly through observing the stone cutters) which appears to be a lot more efficient plucks the stone from its bed. The posture is very relaxed harnessing the weight of the hammer and gravity to apply force and allowing it rebound to raise it back into striking position, conserving as much energy as possible with the maximum output. Often the punch is repositioned on every blow in a tic tack rhythmical manner which is why the tool was often referred to as a shifting punch.
Amazing videos! Thank you 🙏 I’m a landscaper and aspiring stone mason. Can yo please recommend all the tools for building dry stack wall. Hammers and chisels ? Thank you!
Tools required to shape stone will very based on stone type along with desired outcome. A field wall with field stone should require minimal tools or non. A quarried stone at a high end estate may require extreme shaping or due to the nature of the design...ie corners...wallheads...caps Making good choices and picking the right stone type for the desired outcome is key. Shaping reduces production but may also increase points of contact stone to stone. My go to tools are, - Rebit 3/8th carbide pointer (as shown by Brian) - Spartan 1 1/2" carbide tracer 7/8th" handle. - Trow and Holden Chisel Wizards a MUST HAVE! (as shown by Brian) - 2 Pound Estwing Drilling Hammer - 65 ton splitting force custom tow behind stone splitter. Because tennis elbow sucks! Not every pallet of stone is worth what you paid! Honestly the $8.00 @ Walmart Hyper Tough TH50006A 2.5 Pound Hand Sledge Hammer W/ Sure Grip Handle Model: TH50006A Walmart # 553165621 Can shape, bust up stone and so much more! Happy Walling! Mark Jurus Specializing in the Craft of Dry Laid Stone Construction! Certified: DSWA Instructor, Dry Stone Professional Waller Level 2 Journeyman DSC - Dry Stone Conservancy US Level 3 Advanced DSWA - Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
If you are looking for the Tools in this video, I believe they are from Trow & Holden Company Trow & Holden Company Carbine Bull Point with Chisel Whizard ($ Trow & Holden Company Carbine Stone Buster - Vertical Trow & Holden Company Carbine Stone buster - Horizontal
What is the make and model of the hammer you start talking about around the 7:00 mark? I hear you say it, but I can't quite make out what you're saying. Thanks in advance.
First of all - this is why poor people sometimes live in ugly places; this work does not come cheap - to the laborer and the by extension the service consumer. Secondly there has to be a course at every Community college where you can learn the basics of work like this in 3 months. Surely there's a curriculum already. I'm a software developer trying to make the leap into stone masonry - as a hobby but also who knows, might love it so much I quit my job
Exactly! Find a stone that fits rather than making a stone fit. There’ll be no stone left if they keep smashing it. My Granda built many straight square walls with only a pair of gloves.
If you need all those tools for dry stone walling you are not walling properly, look at your stone and use what fits. Why waste time wearing yourself out when you could be walling.
I strongly disagree. The tolerance of the joints and the fineness of the finished face depends on many factors. As a general guide the further away the work will be viewed the coarser the finish and the wider the joints. I think it is wonderful this man is sharing his knowledge, especially as the level of masonry throughout the modern world is absolutely dreadful. No matter what level of masonry is required I will always cut accurate quoins for structural integrity - the aesthetic follows, which in granite and many other breeds of stone requires at the bare minimum a pitcher, punch and lump hammer. As Ferdinand Porsche said “form follows function”.
dry stone walling is as much about patience and connecting with the stone, and it can be done with very few basic tools. it's not a race. trust americans to reduce it to a marketing opportunity.
Thats fine if you are messing around in the backyard. After 25 years of walling and hardscape its as much about making a living as it is the romance. Daily production, experience, and the right tools will allow you to make a buck while staying competitive and connected
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Hey Brian, love your work. I’ve never seen a punch used like that before, amazed the tool can take that kind of treatment. I apprenticed as a traditional stone carver in my youth over here in Ireland, the quarry forge where the old boys tempered their tools had fallen into disuse with the onset of carbide tools but the technique for punch work came down through the generations of stone cutters and carvers using tempered carbon steel which had a tendency to fracture when abused. The technique I was taught (mainly through observing the stone cutters) which appears to be a lot more efficient plucks the stone from its bed. The posture is very relaxed harnessing the weight of the hammer and gravity to apply force and allowing it rebound to raise it back into striking position, conserving as much energy as possible with the maximum output. Often the punch is repositioned on every blow in a tic tack rhythmical manner which is why the tool was often referred to as a shifting punch.
Please find people who can still do this and upload a video, if you personally can't record a demo that is
Wow -- 30 years of flagstone stacking in Colorado and I never imagined a chisel with a handle.
Amazing videos! Thank you 🙏
I’m a landscaper and aspiring stone mason. Can yo please recommend all the tools for building dry stack wall. Hammers and chisels ? Thank you!
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Tools required to shape stone will very based on stone type along with desired outcome. A field wall with field stone should require minimal tools or non. A quarried stone at a high end estate may require extreme shaping or due to the nature of the design...ie corners...wallheads...caps
Making good choices and picking the right stone type for the desired outcome is key.
Shaping reduces production but may also increase points of contact stone to stone.
My go to tools are,
- Rebit 3/8th carbide pointer (as shown by Brian)
- Spartan 1 1/2" carbide tracer 7/8th" handle.
- Trow and Holden Chisel Wizards a MUST HAVE! (as shown by Brian)
- 2 Pound Estwing Drilling Hammer
- 65 ton splitting force custom tow behind stone splitter. Because tennis elbow sucks! Not every pallet of stone is worth what you paid!
Honestly the $8.00 @ Walmart
Hyper Tough TH50006A 2.5 Pound Hand Sledge Hammer W/ Sure Grip Handle
Model: TH50006A
Walmart # 553165621
Can shape, bust up stone and so much more!
Happy Walling!
Mark Jurus
Specializing in the Craft of Dry Laid Stone Construction!
Certified:
DSWA Instructor, Dry Stone Professional Waller
Level 2 Journeyman DSC - Dry Stone Conservancy US
Level 3 Advanced DSWA - Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
@@RockinWalls mark … thanks for that … how to make contact with you ?
@@bouncer2005 Everything is on my channel. Ty
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Do you have a list of tools and the suggested brands and websites to look at?
Oh does he!!!
Not a waller but I've done a few small repairs in limestone, which is easy. Your technique seems like a lot of work though. Where is this?
7:00 '"...a 'different' kind of carbide'..." And then shades Trow and Holden... A little more clarification on that please...
If you are looking for the Tools in this video, I believe they are from Trow & Holden Company
Trow & Holden Company Carbine Bull Point with Chisel Whizard ($
Trow & Holden Company Carbine Stone Buster - Vertical
Trow & Holden Company Carbine Stone buster - Horizontal
What is the make and model of the hammer you start talking about around the 7:00 mark? I hear you say it, but I can't quite make out what you're saying. Thanks in advance.
I caught that he said it's from Sweden. Micon is a Swedish maker of masonry tools, including tools with carbide tips. Maybe that's the brand?
It's a Rebit point in a Trow & Holden Chisel Whizard holder.
Very good.
Tools list and links?
Trowle and Holden. Drop down Masonry Hardscape. Everything you will need
How do your hands feel brother.
speaking fof myself - carpal tunnel, white finger, trigger finger and severe arthritis ;
That sample wall wouldn't look out of place in Cornwall, or many parts of the UK for that matter.
What are the small stone rubbles called at 5:05? "Hardy"?
Heartings?
Hearting. Its called 'Hearting' as it goes in the centre of the wall, as in 'The heart'
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What's the music?
why the music - hard enough for an old boy like me to hear what he's saying with all the reverb
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At this rate, you will need a lot more stone for your wall!
And a long time!!
First of all - this is why poor people sometimes live in ugly places; this work does not come cheap - to the laborer and the by extension the service consumer. Secondly there has to be a course at every Community college where you can learn the basics of work like this in 3 months. Surely there's a curriculum already. I'm a software developer trying to make the leap into stone masonry - as a hobby but also who knows, might love it so much I quit my job
Pounding & pounding !!?? I build stone walls and try not to use tools if I have to
Exactly! Find a stone that fits rather than making a stone fit. There’ll be no stone left if they keep smashing it. My Granda built many straight square walls with only a pair of gloves.
I’ve spent days looking for the right rock. It would have been nice to have the skills to just shape an existing one.
You cut a cope using a banker stone and some skillful tapping not bashing it otherwise you wil have no copes left.
I feel like he's really a hammer salesman. ?
No one wants to use hammers anymore. He’s recruiting for the future. I think.
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Here’s part 1 of my dry stack!
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No mask dust
Get rid of the damn music. Supposed to be listening about stone work.
absobl00dylutely !
No safety glasses?
For pity’s sake, has this guy ever built a wall? This is a complete waste of time. Use the goddam stone as it is!!!
If you need all those tools for dry stone walling you are not walling properly, look at your stone and use what fits. Why waste time wearing yourself out when you could be walling.
I strongly disagree. The tolerance of the joints and the fineness of the finished face depends on many factors. As a general guide the further away the work will be viewed the coarser the finish and the wider the joints.
I think it is wonderful this man is sharing his knowledge, especially as the level of masonry throughout the modern world is absolutely dreadful. No matter what level of masonry is required I will always cut accurate quoins for structural integrity - the aesthetic follows, which in granite and many other breeds of stone requires at the bare minimum a pitcher, punch and lump hammer. As Ferdinand Porsche said “form follows function”.
F yea
dry stone walling is as much about patience and connecting with the stone, and it can be done with very few basic tools. it's not a race. trust americans to reduce it to a marketing opportunity.
Thats fine if you are messing around in the backyard. After 25 years of walling and hardscape its as much about making a living as it is the romance. Daily production, experience, and the right tools will allow you to make a buck while staying competitive and connected
"Only a sith deals in absolutes" - Obi Wan
ALL Americans ________________ ??? Hasty Generalization fallacy