It is

Hehe

I’ve still to rub it back

Could you maybe rephrase that slightly? I’m confused at “native mortar made from sandstone “.

Aye it was a head scratcher it’s something I hadn’t done before and had to make templates up as I went really

I try to

I think he was in the process of bringing it down lol

Only just we have ones in Scotland who can jump 15 feet

@@ModernPracticalStonemason😂

I’ve put subtitles up

You’ll usually find them in nooks and crannies

An old tradesman of mines told me. He died a few years back I tell everyone just to keep a wee bit alive

There’s subtitles dum-dum

-_-

It’s lime but the hash tags don’t do as well lol

@@ModernPracticalStonemason that's fair! 😁

@@KSW33T3 I’ve put a hashtag in for lime JUST in case lol

@@ModernPracticalStonemason lmao - I'm a building surveyor so seeing this made my skin crawl 😂

@KSW33T3 it’s an NHL 5 Otterbein 5:2 sand:lime

You’re far too kind

You’ll need to jog my memory lol. I call a lot of people Cupid stunts 😂

I’m slightly unhappy with some of the finish on it as we hadn’t much of a reference but you’re right from street level it looks fine. I actually have a video from the street but it’s not the greatest video so I left it out of the edit

@@ModernPracticalStonemasonYou did a short showing how you mixed the blacks and greys into the mortar but I’d love to see a longer video showing the steps to making it. I’ve never seen it before and it gives a really impressive result to my eyes.

@@tonyalways7174 I don’t have any longer form ones. It’s not really a forte of mines so I tend not to if I’m kind of against it a wee bit because I was unsure how the finish would be. I’ll make one in the future

@@ModernPracticalStonemason. Cheers, i’ll look out for it. It’s a fine ‘cheat’ as far as I can see but then again I’m no craftsman just a punter.

@tonyalways7174 thanks for the views. It blows my mind that people may be interested in my trade

One and the same!!

It’s lithomex. A line based stone repair mortar

Thank you! I understand the fundamentals and am obviously experienced in stone building so it’s all for the experience

I actually have I think. I’ll post it now.

I posted a sort of one just now. I was running out of space so I went on a deleting rampage and now I’ve none lol

You’d think with the housing crisis and a housing shortage that they would be. They want everyone in tech, IT, factories and supermarkets. Trades are demonised so badly. I actually done the bridge next to Dyce Juniors footy park if you know it?

I think the close up finish came second fiddle to speed although it’s still stunning. This was a railway bridge (viaduct) built at the height of the Industrial Revolution in Scotland.

@@ModernPracticalStonemason 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Good job during that era... BUT Roman aqueducts and Egypt pyramids are different beasts, especially considering the eras they were built in. I marvel at the ingenuity they showed millennia ago 🤗🤩

@continuumsanctum869 as do I! My favourite period in history is late Republic/Early empire.

@continuumsanctum869 also, the holes would be on the bottom or top beds for those Roman ones so still the same process

You’re welcome!

Because I had asked in another post if anyone knew which film it was used in 😉

Haha no problem! I’m planning on making some more content like this so thanks for the comment.

@ModernPracticalStonemason looking forward to it mate 👍

Not quite. Same country of filming though

@ModernPracticalStonemason The Railway Children?

@daveylad2 Google Leaderfoot Viaduct. It’s in an Indiana Jones movie.

I thoughtso too! You’re welcome thank you for watching

The thing is, with enough ballast as a counter weight and enough pulley systems you’ll move anything. Sacred Geometry Decoded has some great videos

@ModernPracticalStonemason Right ok I didn't think of it like that, it's always fascinated me how structures are built and without going down the rabbit hole on the pyramids I've always looked for simple explanations. I'll look at channel up and have a watch, thank you keep doing what you're doing 👍

@@blood_upon_the_rose thank you for the comments and I’m glad I’ve gained an inquisitive soul as a subscriber. I hope to do some more in the future but I’m still getting the knack of making the videos

Appreciate the honesty, the wall is almost 600 thick at the base and packed in with soil. For a first dry stone dyke surely you can give me at least a 4/10?

Also mate what would you term as a tracer? Like I said it’s my first full dry stone wall so I wouldn’t mind a few pointers.

@@ModernPracticalStonemason ah I didn’t realize it was your first dry stone wall, well done! A tracer is a stone that’s longer along the face than it is in depth. It’s always tempting to put a long stone along the face of the wall, but it will have very few points of contact with the stone under it, especially of it’s not a deep stone, so it will rock and move. The more contact between the stone, the more friction, and gravity and friction are the mortar in a dry stone wall. With a retaining wall it’s even more important to use the length of the stone into the wall to push against the soil and prevent movement. Well done, keep up the good work!

@dominickeogh9057 thank you for that mate!! Legend. Very helpful. Can I ask where you’re from?

@@ModernPracticalStonemason I’m from Ireland mate, Memento Mori Stonework on the socials

It’s not my forte the lithomex but I don’t mind a bit of it now and again

Glad you enjoyed it!

I’ve been a little busy over the last wee while so haven’t had a lot of time for longer form videos. I’ll try and get another dry stone video up shortly.

I usually brush it with a nice big soft paint brush

Thanks

Noted

Was gonna say the same thing

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A worthless stonemason you mean?

I’ve learned too much of a good thing can be a bad thing

They’re actually old “prefab” or prefabricated houses built in Scotland in the 70s and were supposed to last 20 years . The state of social housing here is not great.

It’s 3 building sand, 2 grit sand and cement

Excuse me? It’s a chimney 😂😂 who’s the cowboy?

@@ModernPracticalStonemason I'd still use a gutter... 🤠

@bensondowler1053 lol