A bit of this... bit of that.

In this video I made some really basic chamfered cills and moved on to making some nice Portland basebed jambs. Normal days work for a banker mason.

[@funkypotamus]

Amazing stuff. Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.

[@mainstonecarving]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jeffbourne6015]

Wonderful banker Stonemasonry content as usual ! Your inclusion of the working diagrams of the moulded arch, template geometry, the explanation of terms and reasons behind the forms of the components was great. The close up video shots as the work progressed were superb - in particular how various check lines had been scribed in and then worked according to the section profile. It really is a pleasure to see your various projects - each clearly demonstrates fundamental masonry skills of accurate marking out, determining an efficient and systematic order to remove waste, obtain flat and square surfaces at each stage before moving on to an adjoining region of stone and most importantly constantly checking accuracy. Really looking forward to all/any subsequent 2024 content - Mainstone Carving is a MUST VIEW YT site!!!

[@mainstonecarving]

Honestly Jeff, I really appreciate your comments. Im so glad that the content is being enjoyed and hopefully giving people a better insight into my own world of banker masonry. Thanks for your kind words.

[@thepm3972]

Joy to watch

[@gerrero4504]

Beautiful work mate

[@mainstonecarving]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Nashmite]

Great job. I watch you work and feel tense for you. Or at least that's how I feel getting into any new craft. As I understand it, that stuff ain't cheap. It'd be interesting to see/hear about some of your "Awe CRAP!!" moments. I'd think, much like wood, that there's plenty of pieces with hidden defects that only reveal themselves after many, many hours of work.

[@mainstonecarving]

Yeah youre right, stone isn't cheap but its like anything, if you do it enough, it becomes totally normal. Yeah you occasionally come across a piece of stone that has natural fault but more often than not its visible before you start. On the odd occasion its not, and you do get half way through and it splits in half, its just one of those you have to take on the chin and start again. That or you can try and epoxy it back together.

[@gregholley7579]

Learning what a voussoir is! Thanks for the info! Would love to see/ hear about dust protection at some point. How often to change filters, cleaning out the water catch, etc.

[@mainstonecarving]

Thanks four your input. I'll be sure to cover the dust extraction and dust management in a video in the future.

[@09conrado]

You're one bloody hard working man Tom. Never thought of buying yourself a bridge saw for these straight lines? Well of course it would mean you'd make that stone wet, which you probably wouldn't want. Wet portland is all blubbery and hard to carve crisp and finish, unless you go all the way and take to wet sanding...

[@mainstonecarving]

Thanks. I have thought about getting machines but if I’m honest the investment is pretty large and most the work I get is more complex elements that wouldn’t justify getting a saw.

[@3DSgeek]

I love your videos. I'm still new to Stonemasonry but learning a lot from your videos. Is that a larger than 5 inch blade you're using on the small grinder?

[@mainstonecarving]

Thank you so much. Im glad they are helping you on your own masonry. the blade is just a normal 125mm (5") vanity blade (vacuum braised diamond blade).

[@eddiebernays514]

dude lives in a mediaeval town