The Work of a Stonemason at St Paul's Cathedral

One of the St Paul's Cathedral masons gives us a close look at carvings on the outside of the building, a perspective that is only available when you are up on some high scaffolding.

[@davidevans3227]

really good to know there are people still doing and loving this sort of thing

[@vermili0n]

There’s so much in this world that people take for granted or see and don’t even think about the hard work that goes into so many different things. That’s some beautiful stone right there

[@maggot5693]

Absolutely awesome....
I like how the truth was told about how long it takes to do

[@manofohmchemicalcreations1983]

I do stone masonry at 7000+ ft elevation. The cement dries to fast usually 15 minutes is too long and you get grey cement. Here is what I do about that: Take the cement residue in the bucket mix it with saw dust and just enough water to saturate the wood shavings, mix them together and apply it to the joints. It sticks and when you come back in a couple weeks it comes out perfect. Every single time.

[@IlovetheTruth]

They may not have carved all that detail for men to see, but to bring pleasure to God

[@ianwhitehead3086]

I apprenticed with Anthony Powell who carved high up in this cathedral during the 1950’s.

[@tomnapper101]

Been stone mason 42 years but had to retire but never wear gloves you always feel in hand when mould any stone work 👍

[@benjaminharrisongray9079]

It's late in life for me to say but boy, I wish I knew how to do that.

[@javierpacheco8234]

How old are you?

[@urfan7850]

Amazing!

[@StonemasonPaulMaggs]

This is very inspirational !

[@shepusmc]

great detail.

[@liquatech]

"Unbelievably Awesome"

[@famlife4383]

nice work it must take long time

[@jamesbrean8004]

The perfection

[@diamond66ist]

what company did the work???

[@uttaradit2]

How old was that carving?

[@jamesbrean8004]

Work for me freemasonry your the best

[@chrisphares4772]

1:40 Pomegranate.

[@kyleorourke6340]

I wish them guys that think the sphinx was made by aliens would watch this sorta stuff
They might actually learn something

[@Sonomaniaque]

If you think that this carvig is one of the finest you can find, just go and have a look at the choir of the Cathedral of Albi, in France. It's not stone carving, it's litterally stone lace, a work I never saw anywhere else.

[@Appophust]

Check out Giovanni Strazza. I personally don't believe anyone ever topped him.

[@ohsweetmystery]

He did say finest in England.

[@Appophust]

@@ohsweetmystery the Parthenon Marbles.

[@Appophust]

@@ohsweetmystery or even The Three Graces by Antonio Canova.

[@Appophust]

@@ohsweetmystery then there's the Taddei Tondo by Michaelangelo.

[@DeadbeatDecember]

Geopolymer

[@ankhenaten2]

No not geopolymer, that was debunked worldwide, all the ancient stoneworks are hand made with basic tools, even those in egypt and in central america, all of the monuments have tool marks including baalbek in Libanon.
It took many skilled men who back then had higher grade dna(dna get's worse and worse with every generation).

[@DeadbeatDecember]

@@ankhenaten2 nope. They're cast. Using the hot lime method. Cheers.

[@DeadbeatDecember]

@@ankhenaten2 bs. Debunked by whom? 😂

[@Someone-hs5yb]

What?

[@Appophust]

Are you okay? There's extensive documentation of the construction of this cathedral. It was only completed in 1710. I believe you've confused it with a conspiracy based around the pyramids in Egypt. You're definitely wrong about that as well. Egyptians didn't know how to make cement or they would have written about it in the Pyramid Texts. We know how they built them because they have literally already told us. We've literally found wooden sleds used to haul the stones, and have found texts describing how they were used. The pyramids were built using cut stone and some fill dirt. Final answer.

[@OzzieLockie]

2 months!? mate give it up!

[@dovesandbats447]

2 months to do that, but some of those old buildings were built in a "year"