MAKING A STONE BIRDBATH BOWL. MAKING A SOILD STONE BIRDBATH. NORTHUMBERLAND BIRDBATH

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In this video I will be making one of our Greenstone & Ivy birdbath bowls. I am filming a view over process I go through before I dry and seal the bowls for shipping.
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[@chuckandjanegoodguys2451]

I wood carve and this makes me want to go out and get some stone. Thanks for the great videos you have.

[@LarryDickman1]

And here I thought you were going to put it in a lathe and turn it. 😋😋😋

[@TheStoneRanger]

Hi Lawrence, sorry about that. Maybe in the future, I will turn some stone on the lathe.

[@LarryDickman1]

@@TheStoneRanger I hope you realize I was being a smartass. You do great work. I actually visited you facebook page to discover you closed your business. I scrolled down to find the initial announcement. I hope all is going well with your new adventure.

[@jcking6785]

Fascinating video. You make it look easy although I’m sure it takes a lot of skill.

[@TheStoneRanger]

Thanks, jcking6785! With a project like this, it's all about practice.

[@sanketbhoir7992]

Done great job with accuracy and speed

[@TheStoneRanger]

Thank you buddy 👍

[@paulhallam2054]

Awesome work as always bud

[@TheStoneRanger]

Thanks, buddy 👍

[@donnyh3497]

Beautiful work man! Where do you get those gorgeous pieces of stone? Can you tell me what kind of wheels you are using? You are unbelievably fast at that. 1 hour?? Amazing 👏

[@TheStoneRanger]

Hi, the stone really is beautiful, it’s from Northumberland. There are different grades and I buy it from a stone supplier in Yorkshire. The wheels I am using on this are Segmented Grinding Cup I find them good because over time they shape up nicely for making birdbath bowls. I definitely wasn’t that fast on the first one I made, it was a full days project 🤣🤣

[@auhn4804]

Brilliant work 💪. May I know the details about stone cutter machine and blades? Keep up the good work, I am your subscriber now. Lots of love from Pakistan

[@TheStoneRanger]

Hi, àúhñ* Thank you, the basic details on the machines I use are a 9” Bosch grinder to move the bulk, and a 4” Bosch grinder with a diamond cupping wheel for the shaping. Followed by a controllable speed polisher with a 50-grit diamond polishing pad. I hope this helps

[@auhn4804]

@@TheStoneRanger still confused, but thank you so much Sir. Have a good day. Stay blessed

[@allanross9601]

I want one. Can I order one?

[@TheStoneRanger]

Hi Allan, I am sorry I don’t sell them anymore only do stonework as a hobby now and KZbin

[@MrSister127]

my dude, how do you get into this? Did you apprentice or go to school? I'm really feeling drawn toward stone as a medium, and I've been fucking around with drystone masonry, but I've been feeling scared to take the plunge into carving. I feel like I wouldn't even know where to begin

[@TheStoneRanger]

Hi buddy, no school or apprenticeship like you I started with dry stone walling and felt I had a draw to working with stone & with being dyslexic this work was more natural to me. But to answer your question there are courses out there you can sign up to but if you are anything like me I just started carving stone in my 6 x 4 shed with anything I could find around me, and gradually improving my tools and technique one job at a time.

[@mollysmycat]

Do you sell your bird baths?

[@TheStoneRanger]

I’m sorry, not anymore.

[@johngallagher912]

Using modern power tools is just cheating, not that I blame you.

[@TheStoneRanger]

I can understand where you are coming from 👍 it’s always a hard balance, if you are to watch my other videos I do a lot of carving with only hammer and chisel where many masons use sand blasting tools. Like another stone mason said in a social media post not so long ago there is a balance when making items for customers at a good rate for you both. It would be lovely to spend all day on one piece, doing a little here and there, stopping & looking, walking away and doing more. But living in the modern world competing against Amazon and online garden centres ect. It’s hard and we have bills to pay that are ever growing. I do also offer this bowl only made with hammers and chisels but the price is a lot higher. I am wanting to make a video while carving this bowl with only hammer and chisel and post it side by side. But it will have to wait until I get time.

[@johngallagher912]

@@TheStoneRanger Didn't mean any offense. I'm sure if Michelangelo were alive today, he would be using power tools.

[@TheStoneRanger]

No offence taken at all 😊 I am sure he would, I did read in a book some years back Michelangelo would have the labours do a lot of the hard work moving the material then he would finish it up and get the credit. Thank you for taking the time to watch my video 👍

[@allancallister7715]

​@@TheStoneRanger All the prolific sculptors did this, to some degree. Stone carving, wood carving, etc it makes few odds. Gibbons used to have a studio stuffed with labourers and artisans doing almost all of the work, apparently, including fine stuff "under his supervision" in his busy years.