HAMMER & CHISELS I USE WHEN CARVING STONE, STONE MASONERY TOOLS, STONE LETTERING TOOLS, STONE LETTER
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In this video, I will be showing you the chisels I use regularly, also my hammers and a little look at my style of stone carving.
The Stone Ranger is a community where we do lots of stone carving, mainly lettering and dry stone walling, among other stone projects, aside from my full-time job as the Volunteer and Community Ranger at the Peak District National Park.
Please feel free to reach out if I can help you in any way or if you would like to contribute on a video.
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You're great man, can't believe you're self taught you are such a pro 🙏
Thank you, brother. 👍⚒️
Hi Paul how are you champ,excellent knowledge and info again thanks so much. Love the way you teach . Thanks so much hope your enjoying your ranger work ,👍👏cheers
Hi James,
I am really enjoying the new role. Thank you for asking, and how are things with you?
I have booked a week off soon and hoping to get some stonework done, so there should be some new videos 📽️🎥
@@TheStoneRanger good thanks Paul i am a retired roof tiler and bricky I tinker every day love learning and an old stone mason showed me many years ago some good basics. I did some walls and steps on my homes over the years he would come around an see , he was so proud , it was your videos you reminded me of him, your work is amazing I am trying some lettering in different stones I love it , I made a chisel 6mm but would love some proper chisels one day. Thanks for your vids I watch them all .👍👏🙋♂️cheers
great life
This can up in my feed. How long have you been doing this? What did you do before you found this? Finally what lead you to stone work? I’ve been a bricklayer for about 20 years. Like you I’m teaching my self carving.
Hi, thanks for watching. I have been carving stone for 8 years but working with stone for 15. Before that, I was a dry stone waller for 7 years full time. I don’t do this full time now; I sold the business when I reached a crossroads. I had to choose between staying the size I was and trying to meet the demand-because at the time, I had a 12-month wait for some projects, with the average wait for custom work being 6 months-or making the business bigger than it was. Expanding would have meant moving premises and hiring 2 more staff. After 15 years in business, I decided I preferred the simple life, so I opted for option 3: sell the business, become a park ranger, and teach stonework online to the world for free. I think I’ve answered all your questions, but if you have any more, don’t hesitate to reach out.
@@TheStoneRanger That’s amazing, thank you for sharing your story. I’ve already subscribed, and when I’m not busy will be watching. ❤️
Thanks Matty, great to work with you and hope to do other work together. Mike
You are more than welcome Mike, and thank you for letting me join you all on your Christmas gathering. I look forward to working with you all at the Dronfield U3A for many years to come.
Matty
Really useful to see as I’m planning to make a bird bath with lettering carved around the outside. Total beginner.
I am glad I can be helpful. I would love to see how you get on with your birdbath. If I can help in any way done hesitate to reach out 🕊️🦅🕊️🛁🫧🧽
Thank you. I went to a Traditional Skills Fair in Gloucester and asked about stone I could use for the bird bath. The Mason recommended Portland stone and suggested the chisels I could buy for lettering - tungsten tipped in a range of widths. What do you think about the choice of stone and if I can only afford one chisel and a dummy what width would you recommend for small lettering prob’ no more than 40mm high?
Another great video!
I'm trying to learn letter carving, and having trouble with chisel angle and direction. If you can talk about that more it would really help us that are learning from you.
Lastly, if you can let us know the size/height of the letters you are carving that would be helpful too.
Hi Joe, thank you for the feedback. I love the fact you are trying to learn. I will do all I can to help you and anybody else trying to learn, and I will make my next video about all things you have said above 👆 on another note, thank you for taking the time to watch the video 👍👍
I've been going back and watching so many of your videos, I love the work, the explanations, and the attitude about being self-taught; which is my plan! If you wouldn't mind I have a couple of questions. I have some squared and polished pieces of slate tile leftover from a job I had done a couple of years ago, but I have many, many pieces of scrap slate left over from an old walkway that are random colors, shapes and thicknesses with chipped edges. What do you use to cut slate? I think you've mentioned a saw in some videos, what kind of saw do you use?
Hi Dan, I hope you are well, and thank you for watching the channel. Cutting slate, I have a saw called a tiger saw, which is a large stone-cutting saw. But before I got my hands on one, I would cut slate with a simple £40 B&Q tile cutter before upgrading it to a bench tile cutter for around £250, Both worked great. If you are planning on learning more, and I can help in any way, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Hi bud hope alls going well with you and the family let me no when your free we can catch up for a coffee
Hi Paul, how is life treating you? I have some annual leave coming up from work soon we could arrange a meet up and get some coffee.
Hey , I’m looking to buy some carbide lettering chisels. I can’t understand where you said to buy the chisels. I’m from America. My brother recently passed away and I want to carve a tombstone for him in Slate. Can you recommend some carbide slate carving chisels? I’d really appreciate it.
Hi Jeremiahmccutcheon, sorry it has taken some time to reply. It's very sad news about your brother, but it sounds like you are a good brother wanting to carve something for him. I have a lot of respect for that. If you are looking for a good couple of chisels to start with, I would recommend 6mm and 8mm tungsten tipped chisels from a company called Southern Stone Limited. It's a lovely family-run business. You can tell them Matty from TH-cam recommended them. They will work great for both stone and slate. I hope this helps.
Hi matey, just stumbled on your channel, I’m looking to get into stone carving and just wondering if you offer any beginner courses. I’ve been looking at a company called amerton art studio that offer courses in Tamworth and Wolverhampton, love the work you do, Ron
Hi Ron, I am sorry at the moment, I am really busy with my Peak Park Conservation Work, but when I hit the correct criteria, I am considering doing a live tutorial where we can carve together over TH-cam live every fortnight.
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