Cemetery Engraving

How does the final date get put on a monument already in the cemetery? Watch as Wayne Winkleman sets up his equipment and gets the job done.

[@rhondascraftobsessions5817]

Wow. I've always wanted to know how these stones were carved! Thanks!

[@drockjr]

"Trucks are outfitted with computers, stencils, and sandblasters.." 0:20. Meanwhile, it's just some dude name Wayne's old truck filled with dirty 'ol tubs. 😂. This made me laugh so hard. But on a serious note, Wayne and the guys doing this work, do such an amazing job and do it with care and tact. Thanks for this video and sharing their story. Super interesting.

[@richardshermanjr1899]

Thanks for posting this. I was wondering how this was done if the tombstone was already set up.

[@StonesAndSand]

Please go back and tool the block to match the panel.

[@jeffw1267]

That death date on the right does NOT match the older one on the left. The date appears to be sitting up on a little platform. I see this a lot on stones, and often the depth of the letters/numbers are different. Occasionally the new date is also rotated a little.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

My Grandfather was inthe Tombstone business for many years way befor computerization and a lot of the technology we have presently he hand cut his stencils

[@jonshecket3010]

I was wondering about this... Does the family ever ask to watch this as it is happening?

[@lukemoran6574]

It does not happen often but every now and then family will ask to watch the process. I never have a problem with it but as long as they are a safe distance from me while I am working (abrasive in the eye is no joke)

[@johnnygray1340]

Beautiful

[@brightonmusic]

The person who engraved our family granite headstone already in the cemetery did not do it deep enough. Is there any way to manually go in and correct each letter?

[@mkallencrue]

Just wondering why he didn’t tool around the letters. You can still see the square block

[@bobpeckinpaugh2550]

I've seen waaaaaaaay too many stones messed up with the death year/date off center, crooked, or numbers not even, when added later. . Look around cemeteries and you'll find many examples. My wife's grandmother died in 1988 and the 8s are touching each other and higher than the birth year.

[@mkallencrue]

@@bobpeckinpaugh2550 obviously people in your area don’t know how to letter. If it’s crooked. They never used a level or measured the proper spacing. My concern is after sandblasting there a block that you can still see. Should be tooled and blended to match

[@StonesAndSand]

@@mkallencrue Yep, I'm also a sandblaster....this was the comment I was looking for.

[@codytietje6133]

Just curious what brand/type of blast sand you use?

[@johnmason1239]

Iam wondering too, it will be industral micronised sand, a good professional tool shop that sells blasting equipment should be able to help tell you the grade& appropriate brands.Metal sand blasters wear full body breathing suits&a relatively small amount is vtoxic, Silicosis, lung cancer,emphysema& respiratory diseases are often a v painful slow death without cure, any micronised abrasive particles travels deep into lungs, so really Iam in 2 minds about its use in public,in grave yards the difference is vv minimal, but micronised sand poured by the tonne from trams on corner& hills for traction nr houses is criminal, like pouring asbestos dust by the tonne by some ones house& playgrounds.

[@customersalwaysright1314]

I was wondering what size the block that you engraved on? The light gray block?

[@imasmurfy1]

Why is it all capital letters at the cemetery? Can a person request a headstone that's not all caps?

[@craigwalters8281]

You can. Its all personal to how you want to see the monument, lettering, design etc. They usually match up the font to what is already on the monument already.

[@lukemoran6574]

@Pocahontas Littlemanintheboat What are you talking about? I manufacture and install thousands of headstones all over California with lower case letters as well as whatever else the family wants, and the cemeteries are fine with it, old and new. Besides, I would much rather lay to rest in a cemetery filled with individuality than a cemetery that wants everything and everyone to look the same. It's humbling being able to create headstones with a variety of different designs, pictures, letters, fonts, and colors that the family of the deceased decides and I am glad that cemeteries IN California accept them.

[@Scenisceni]

This was linked to from video of baby shark generation vhs loss

[@cairoinc]

I'm wondering how it's done when an engraving typo needs to be fixed? Not on the names or dates, but an added phrase or saying

[@Skybar23]

i thought the inscription was done before the headstone is errected

[@ComedianRonRon]

EJ most companion headstones (Husband & Wife style) have the deceased spouse information in full and when the living spouse passes away, then their information is added on site. I’ve been in business in Nashville for 17 years and provide this service for families. Hope this gives you clear understanding now.

[@martybedigian6936]

He did a good job. At my family plots ,who ever did the etchings ,made the numbers or letters unleveled ,also made the add on death dates smaller . or faded .Its best to get everything done at once so you can see it before you die. Put a ? on your death day.

[@evergreencemetery3706]

Anyone know how thick the 3M vinyl is?

[@joeywalsh4089]

Evergreen Cemetery 3

[@marmolesygranitosdezacatec443]

what brand of vinil you use?

[@SunburstMemorials]

3M

[@samrock7632]

On my marker I want _"Do NOT allow my ex to be buried within 50 feet of me"_

[@pagefour6498]

How much does this generally cost, just for the year of death?

[@furgulley8077]

My dads cost $200 to etch the date of death to his existing headstone.

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@furgulley8077 that sounds fair given the time and equipment involved to go on site.

[@wesburr6001]

@@furgulley8077 What state was this in?

[@furgulley8077]

@@wesburr6001 southern indiana

[@wesburr6001]

@@furgulley8077 We charge $135 in middle TN. Looks like we're on the cheaper end.

[@jeromejones3202]

What's the name of the sandblaster pot

[@StonesAndSand]

It looks like a 100 lb. Lindsay. Lindsay is no longer in business, and have been replaced by Marco.

[@abiagraniteservices]

👍👌

[@TrabajosL3on]

👍👍🙏

[@gamingwithcalebroblox]

Caleb

[@rxs079]

I’m looking for someone to do this for us in Florida. Could you direct me to a reputable company, please? Or what words can I use to search for a reputable company that will do something like this to an existing stone?

[@spookgook4903]

Sorry to say sir, good luck finding any cemetery lettering specificalists It’s a dying craft, either are dying off or retiring. No young bucks want to get into this.

[@razz0rric106]

It's sandblasting NOT engraving

[@ToddEWalnuts]

Sandblasting is a type of engraving, so yes it is engraving.

[@BobanOrlovic]

Not craftsmen, this is not a craft

[@alleycat616]

Based on what exactly?

[@BobanOrlovic]

@@alleycat616 craft: "an activity involving skill in making things by hand." this takes no skill nor is anything here made by hand

[@alleycat616]

@@BobanOrlovic it does take skill. You can’t just hand this machine to a random person on the street and they will be able to do what he just did on the tombstone. You have to learn how to do all of this and he is using his hands to do so. By your logic wood carving using a machine operated (drummel tool or whatever) isn’t a skill either when it clearly is. If it’s not a craft then what is it?

[@BobanOrlovic]

@@alleycat616 Sure, flipping hamburgers takes a level of skill to. Sand blasting a sticker is not enough skill to be considered a craft.

[@BobanOrlovic]

@@alleycat616 if they were carving the letters with a dremel that would be a craft