4/4 Mastercrafts - 6. Stonemasonry

[@blipblip88]

Monty was one of the most refreshingly unobtrusive hosts I seen in these types of documentaries.

[@MsSteelphoenix]

He gives really good advice too, always seems to know the right thing to help people focus in on the craft.

[@Blade56762]

I agree. He allows the documentary to be about the subject and not about him. In my opinion he comes out all the more likable and memorable as a result.

[@crystalheart9]

I'm glad Susan won, her design was really graceful and beautiful.

[@collinshields1019]

+crystalheart9 she really surprised me based on the previous episodes of this. But I guess she just needed to do her own thing after all. I wonder though if the initial pressing on the fundamentals that the instructor had to force on her enabled her expression or if it was hindering it. It is weird that the final challenge was more filigree and design than stone masonry though.

[@PatriciaJimenez-td6ee]

I just finish watching all these wonderful videos of Mastercrafts that Monty Don showed us!! Thank you very much!!

[@nathanbabble1976]

God I could not have been happier with who won. That was really lovely. All 3 of them were great and I’m continuously impresssed with the teachers on these shows

[@wh1te5had0w]

Susan's sundial looks great.

[@Yaddahay]

This show is an excellent production. There's so many shows about cathedrals and their arches and all but here we see a hammer strike a chisel and hear a discussion on the craft skills required to form each individual stone in those arches. Very nice.

[@calcinatoir]

I'm proud of Susan, usually the women fall well behind the men in this series. She did a great job.

[@scoireamerica1609]

Thank you for producing a wonderful presentation, awesome.

[@moncorp1]

That Suzanne. What a sweetheart. I'd love to see where she's taken this.

[@thevco]

key points?? one it's a spiritual quest which wasn't shown?? meditation with stone softly slowly wins the race!! susan won why?? it was made with love!!! master stone master life i would've loved to see the 3 work on a project together thanks for the documentary it's changed my life!!!

[@leehotspur9679]

Nigels Attitude will be his stumbling block if he follows any Craft You have to keep an open mind and process all Ideas Its called Experience Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut You never stop learning

[@jvaldeuxo]

Also...wasn't Nigel's obelisk cut by a machine, and not one even operated by him?! He basically just did the spiral.

[@joegaffney1959]

Yep Nigel is a nob! He could at least have been happy for her!

[@Blade56762]

A very self-absorbed bloke, but that desire for praise and acknowledgement from others shows a psychological feeling of inferiority. On the other hand Simon is a modest and humble bloke who will probably be very successful in his craft and more importantly at the end of the day, he will be liked! It's PEOPLE who give stonemasons their contracts, and the popular guy does get the jobs when everything else is equal. Susan's piece was beautiful and I liked the part where she said "The birds can drink too". Nice!

[@crystalheart9]

Blade56762 I liked it as well that the birds can drink too. That was sweet and very creative.