Great build & experiment. Now you have the tools for a lifetime or two. Love the bloopers!!
@reconwatcher94758 жыл бұрын
My esteem compliments. The mistakes are what gives humor to us all. Many Thanx from Texas USA
@BigAmp4 жыл бұрын
Bloopers notwithstanding excellent forging skills and the split was effective for what you wanted so well done all round.
@jwhiz32198 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the cool and informative video on splitting rocks. We learn something new everyday.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support, appreciated!
@kevinbyrne45387 жыл бұрын
My great-grandfather was a stone mason in a granite quarry that was located on the coast of the U.S. state of Maine. He became manager of the quarry. He had many Finns working in the quarry. So to see a Finn forging mason's tools and splitting stones reminds me of him.
@neilkennykenny41136 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Good idea using the spring to make the wedges as its high tensile steel. Love the out takes too👍
@rodneywelch35564 жыл бұрын
Somehow I see myself losing a finger or burning down my garage trying to build these! Love the bloopers at the end! thanks for the video!!
@cranefixeroregon88158 жыл бұрын
I work for Konecranes and have visited Finland many times and The thing i enjoyed most in the Finnish culture is that a way always exists to get something done so never walk away from the issue when the challenge to overcome is so much fun ! well that and Beer and Sauna ! . Really appreciate the videos and keep it up !
@cranefixeroregon88158 жыл бұрын
Also the term most common i hear when well annoyed is perkele :)
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear and thanks for your support! Yes, i might take a few "perkeles" but usually the job gets done in some way.
@jorgeteixeira91388 жыл бұрын
Espetacular. Grande vídeo. Continue com o bom trabalho!!!
@jimgam7308 жыл бұрын
The bloopers and outtakes were the best!
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will try to include some in the future as well.
@thomastieffenbacherdocsava15497 жыл бұрын
Now I can relate to the Bloppers! Murphy is my mentor. LOL!
@danceswithstone7 жыл бұрын
Alright, I'm a stone-cutter, sculptor, shrinker-of-rocks and I watched the video with interest, (there's not enough videos of stone guys on you tube). Nice work all around, some rookie mistakes but that's how we learn. I was ready to move on with out comment and then the bloopers came on... Thumbs up for you Mr. Finn Crafter! Thanks for the laugh!
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Happy it was of interest to you! I had literally no practical experience working with rock prior to this.
@danceswithstone7 жыл бұрын
Now, you're an experienced stonecutter :) Best way to save your self some time and $ is to listen to the stone near the end. You'll get that hollow sound as you strike indicating the stone has split. You can begin retrieving your steel by driving only one wedge to enlarge the crack and loosen the rest of the feathers and wedges. This saves you from looking for the wedges on the ground amidst the rubble. Splitting dirty field-stone can be unpredictable (as you found), but less so the more you do. How did the big one turn out?
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Ok, thanks for the tip! The big one went with 5 holes, each about 4 inch deep. Gave it about 1.5 hours, listened to the cracks developing, favoured the wedges where surface cracks were visible. Split clean through the middle, and was finally able to move it with the tractor.
@jamowie8 жыл бұрын
awesome cut-reel at the end. nice work.
@Wapaz4 жыл бұрын
Explains why the shot of the rock falling apart was cut short!
@LBstrikesagain3 жыл бұрын
Outtakes were the best!
@leeb.71888 жыл бұрын
My grandparents came from Finland. My grandfather fought against the Russians in what he called the Winter War, you may have heard of it. He has all kinds of stories of dressing in white to blend in with the snow and having to use his sword on the Russians to preserve limited bullets. Then they came to the U.S. and he worked in the iron ore mines in Northern Minnesota, but he had learned carpentry in Finland so he did that as well and built a Finnish Lutheran Church that is still in use. People in those days worked harder than we could ever imagine. Most Americans today have it really easy.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that story. Living in Finland one can't avoid hearing about the winter war. My grandfather also fought in it.
@majortom43087 жыл бұрын
You said so much without any words. True Finn!
@stephenmetsch63168 жыл бұрын
Nice and clear with good close ups
@nautilus18727 жыл бұрын
Great video, drill 2/3 of stone in depth then plug and feather always works
@reduniverse08 жыл бұрын
seems to be a nice place to make projects ! Nice take on this tools ! When I saw the spring I was like "he is kidding here !" and, no you wasn't ^^
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment!
@shayamanandnautiyal27132 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@TheELIMINATOR14587 жыл бұрын
Swear like a sailor. Love it!
@theblueserpent8 жыл бұрын
Great idea , thank you for your video, time and effort
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the support!
@johnny308063 жыл бұрын
This is GOLD information
@tyvole23878 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video, thanks. Nice moves at the end, btw!
@uktony15258 жыл бұрын
Great video, in the UK these are known as a wedge and feathers.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your input on that! I saw the word "feathers" used somewhere but did not know if it was British or US origin.
@christophergreen57358 жыл бұрын
Same in Canada and the US. I believe Lee Valley Tools use to sell these, and probably still do.
@christophergreen57358 жыл бұрын
Better if you can make your own, of course.... :-)
@ThreeLittleBirds1116 жыл бұрын
Back in the 70's working for sewers dept. city of Vancouver BC they were commonly referred to as Plug and feathers
@rneustel3888 жыл бұрын
Awesome to watch, but best of all are the bloopers. It shows that you're just like the rest of all. lol
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
It is hard to produce good blooper material when the instance something goes wrong is usually littered with verbal assaults and the most godawful language one can imagine. Guess it is part of the way we Finns generally get stuff done.
@ScrapwoodCity8 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for stopping by SWC!
@robertschaeffer58617 жыл бұрын
Scrap wood City fracking good job...
@eruvieltheran16897 жыл бұрын
beautiful job
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@eruvieltheran16897 жыл бұрын
You can help me make tools
@agrt56898 жыл бұрын
that turns out nice!
@35ABSTRACT8 жыл бұрын
You're as smart as a whip but just as talkative as the rock you split. I was hoping you would break out into a chain gang song while hammering on the spreader spikes but no. P.S. keep making videos, I dig them.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
:D I guess that is just the Finnish way. I might give myself a voice at some point.
@vrod1a3 жыл бұрын
Skillful 👍
@davidabner21217 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video info.
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@thamichraibi81677 жыл бұрын
bravo technicien bravo tua yres.bien fait
@naifalshammary43235 жыл бұрын
Grate job .. go ahead
@sz427817 жыл бұрын
Good video
@trialen8 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@BigSargeH8 жыл бұрын
Just an observation and a suggestion. It might save you some labor by walking along any set of railroad tracks and pick up a few spikes. I know around here they are just laying along the track where ever they have replaced the old wooden ties with new ones.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Have done that. Originally my plan was to make the wedges from railroad spikes but the ones i had were too badly rusted to fit the 22 mm hole. Thanks for the tip anyway!
@roccovitiello70318 жыл бұрын
Nice clip
@tunafish32168 жыл бұрын
I have to use 2 of these on my wife twice a year
@PirateDepp8 жыл бұрын
nice job man
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks man
@igedebejamin69384 жыл бұрын
Goodjob
@al22078 жыл бұрын
nice granite rock , feather and wedge or shims and wedge , i had used that 50 years ago drilling with Pionjar gasoline rock drill
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Yes, lots of red granite rock in Southern Finland. Wish i had one of those gasoline rock drills. Several 22 mm holes with my beat up Einhell hammer drill is not much fun.
@al22078 жыл бұрын
FinnCrafted i do not have your blacksmith knowledge , since you know granite working what do you think of Egyptians working granite without necessary tools ?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
francois clermont I'm no rock worker so i can't say. What we now call necessary tools may be unnecessary to others. Not that many decades ago holes in stone were still drilled with a hammer and hand drill. Tools are only an extension of the mind. Know how is what should be at the base of any craft.
@al22078 жыл бұрын
FinnCrafted but in Egypt 5,000 years ago they do not had iron to work with only bronze
@christophergreen57358 жыл бұрын
Bronze, yes, but mostly dry wood, to which one adds water so the wood expands. That goes for the Incans too, except they didn't have much metal ( copper and lead, not bronze) to work with.
@WareumTsausageu8 жыл бұрын
Good work bro.. Tx for sharing. Once I also made it bcoz it aint available in any hardware stores in my place. Let me share a bit here plz. For feather, I made diagonal cut to the round iron to get different thickness. I think thats d most important point for feather to work well. The rest... same things as u did. For wedge.. I used old leaf spring from truck, d thickest I found.. nearly 20mm, cut it directly into shape of wedge. All cutting using plasma, other methods were too difficult for me. Thats all. I'll be glad for further discussion. Tx!
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. My feathers are tapered. At first i thought making a diagonal cut to the round stock would be too hard so i just split it in half figuring i could grind in the taper. Bad idea. I eventually had to make that diagonal cut anyway to get the different thickness in the feathers. I didn't put that into the video. I have no experience with plasma but i bet it is way faster than using an angle grinder.
@WareumTsausageu8 жыл бұрын
Actually... I didnt do it my self. I knew nothing abt plasma. I went to a workshop... they had plasma... they did all cutting.. didnt cost me much. Using torch then cost me even way less. Before that I went to some ironsmiths... They did nothing I expected but cost me quite much.
@WareumTsausageu8 жыл бұрын
Cant imagine using angle grinder to cut that thick, hard, and long. But u did it very well. Neat hand you have!
@johnconrad54877 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing
@nickolaspalacios93387 жыл бұрын
just found your channel, rad stuff, subscribed!
@goddessing7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic thanks!!
@godofwar2222z8 жыл бұрын
dang that rod had some big defects.
@doenitbigtime4u7 жыл бұрын
thank you
@ReddyReddy-yn5uf5 жыл бұрын
Tipical muscian who can break the stones
@cheapvaper38638 жыл бұрын
LOL BTW, great job
@davecrupel28175 жыл бұрын
Turns into ElectroBOOM at the end there
@TreasureGeo7 жыл бұрын
Skills that will be needed after this society takes a shit.
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Hopefully not, but sometimes it does feels like the shit is already heading for the fan.
@thomastieffenbacherdocsava15497 жыл бұрын
A lot of effort in straightening out the spring. How long did that take? I see what you mean by family homestead.
@alpaledpublicidadled70014 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷 @vida serrana
@UpcomingJedi5 жыл бұрын
Say, have you tried cutting steps on boulders withous splitting the whole stone?
@cardinia18 жыл бұрын
appreciated mate thanks
@------country-boy-------4 жыл бұрын
kick ass bro
@edgarderschmied44978 жыл бұрын
What steel did you use for the feathers? For the wedges you used spring steel, right? Because i have to split some big stones, they disturb during boating in the holiday house in sweden.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
For the feathers some ordinary mild steel will do just fine. Yes, the wedges are spring steel. During use, I found that unhardened and tempered, even the spring steel wedges will bend eventually (not as easily as mild steel though).
@edgarderschmied44978 жыл бұрын
Thx! Maybe I will forge some of them and try it.
@gymover8 жыл бұрын
Can I use a grey metal watering can instead of a green plastid onc? Will it affect the cracking? Inquiring minds need to know.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
I used a black one when working on a bigger rock and it took way longer to split, so i would stick to green.
@gymover7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will defer to your infinite wisdom.
@balisticsquirel8 жыл бұрын
Let me tell you something that I'VE always wanted to try. Apparently one can stuff dry wood into the holes drilled into the rock and then wet it. The expansion when it soaks up the water is enough to crack the rock?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Never heard of that, but there seems to be some info on it on the web. Here in Finland we can also opt to drill the holes deep and let them fill with water. Ice formation will crack the rock during winter.
@Grizzydan8 жыл бұрын
seen it done with rice and a wooden "cork"
@jameshowcroft3213 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid . Do you let the steel cool down by itself or do you dip in oil?
@olavre8 жыл бұрын
Cool vid! You're pouring water on the stone while drilling. Is it because you want to bind the dust? Or for cooling?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Both. Keeping the drill cool and clearing the hole from dust. I find it speeds up the process and the drills last a little longer.
@omarskateslonger7 жыл бұрын
Legend
@thomastieffenbacherdocsava15497 жыл бұрын
Just saw this in the KZbin areas of interest. LOL!
@UeLeBeton7 жыл бұрын
AWERSOME!
@Lazywatchsmith8 жыл бұрын
Mahtavaa! oon aina halunnu testata tuota, mutta jäis noi reijät poraatta. Ja on sulla hienot sepän vehkeet. Just yritin ettiä netistä tuollaista jalallista ruuvipenkkiä. Tää on pakko jakaa.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Vanhalla Einhellin koneella syntyi nämä reijät (hädin tuskin). Jos totta puhutaan niin en ole tästä ruuvipenkistä kovin vakuuttunut kaikissa hommissa. Kestää toki lyöntejä hyvin mutta pitokyky on hieman heikko ja kiinnitettävän kappaleen asettamisen kanssa saa olla tarkkana.
@thebigchuckster8 жыл бұрын
i recall seeing some dude do this during cold weather. As the crack started he left water in it to freeze overnight.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Yes, that is a good option and saves some energy as well.
@al22078 жыл бұрын
i do not think it can work with granite , never happens with our rock
@NearlyNativeNursery7 жыл бұрын
funny bloopers at the end. Thanks for including them. Why are you removing the rocks?
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
The rocks were removed to clear a driving path around our barn. Thanks for commenting!
@koikogo7 жыл бұрын
Cool. Nice work. Is it black coal? Where did you get it from?
@qs6898 жыл бұрын
Nice blacksmith work, but how much time did you spend making them? Market price of one set is 15 EUR
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. For me this is more about learning stuff than trying to minimize time or effort.
@rorylobban47898 жыл бұрын
Hello fellow blacksmith! Did you harden and temper your wedges?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Hello! No, this steel seems to be plenty tough without hardening. I just decided it was not worth the effort to put them through the hardening/temper cycle. Normalizing might be a good idea though. Most importantly the upper part of the wedges should be soft so as not to shatter when you hit them with the hammer.
@joannesdali13778 жыл бұрын
Good from start to finish - speciel the finish :-)BTW: how long did it take to make those tools.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
I think this was about 6 hours total. Including splitting the rock.
@mikkohujanen14197 жыл бұрын
So, what to do with the rock? Mayby stone cutting board?
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Maybe a stone foundation for some building or construction at some point.
@CaptHayes-tl4tj8 жыл бұрын
subscribed!
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Aye aye, captain! Welcome!
@ludodg8 жыл бұрын
May I ask .. why did you straighten that spring? Why not use a regular other straight bar of steel? Does it have something to do with the type of steel?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
I wanted to try spring steel for the wedges as it is much tougher than mild steel. It resists bending and mushrooming at the top when being driven into the rock, giving longer service. When using these wedges i later found out that they are likely bend no matter what. They are consumable tools.
@oficinamarelaoficinahobbys63268 жыл бұрын
Olá , meu amigo. Esta é sua nova oficina?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
No. This is the blacksmith shop.
@rahamzebkhan90988 жыл бұрын
Good
@jackmorrison53447 жыл бұрын
I spent 3 days busting up a concrete porch with a sledge hammer, why am I just seeing this video now.
@levzh74636 жыл бұрын
make this tools hardened plz. heat and cool down in oil and normalize with baking 200-300 a couple hours in any oven. good luck
@doktorzappergeck4928 жыл бұрын
Any special reason you used the spring to make the wedges? Seems to me that any kind of steel would do. Anyway, keep up the good work. Thanks!
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Spring steel makes the wedges last longer and more resistant to bending. I guess any steel would do in a pinch, but i need these to last a while.
@waltlars36878 жыл бұрын
What type of steel is the round stock You used to make the Feathers from ?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
That is just some ordinary mild steel.
@deviceundertest7 жыл бұрын
you still need some lessons from dad, you are better movie star
@aguimars8 жыл бұрын
I love smart man, but this is the job that the ancient of middle age made.
@stuknda80z158 жыл бұрын
sounds like a stones tune
@tomashartl65648 жыл бұрын
😀😀👍🏻
@iquehk8 жыл бұрын
Will you use that rock fot something? Or someone just said you could not brake it?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
The rock needed to be removed to make way for a small path/road. It may end up being used for something eventually.
@iquehk8 жыл бұрын
Nice, just waiting for the video.
@tomahoks8 жыл бұрын
+FinnCrafted You should sculpt (veistää) something out of it. Maybe Kekkonen or better yet, late great Lemmy.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
My vote goes to Kekkonen! Less detailed work on the hair… :D
@matteedstrom8 жыл бұрын
Never put that much weight on an impact drill, it makes it work slower^^
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Yes thats true. Guess its just bad habit trying to force it anyway.
@motkoloko8 жыл бұрын
Why you no use chemically expanding "slug dynamite" coumpound, hole+overnight wait and done!
@george.carlin8 жыл бұрын
motkoloko I think by hitting each wedge with different force and different number of times one can separate rock evenly. They judge by sound that wedge produces. If you use chemical compound it can do split that not desired.
@scottleft36727 жыл бұрын
and end up with accidental stone damage...?...or smashed stone
@00BillieTurf008 жыл бұрын
Hir sir, thanks a bunch. A bingewatched your entire channel. You rock! How come I never stumbled upon your channel before?! Have you heard of Diresta? You sure can compete with him. I am a graphic designer, if you ever want help with your logo? ;)
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear, this channel is only about 9 months old! Sure, who has not heard of Jimmy, he is a great inspiration to most of us. I don't consider myself a competitor however. My logo sure needs some attention but that is still on the "to-do-list".
@sethbraunstein25528 жыл бұрын
Will you show us the rock you need to get rid of?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Probably not. I will try to keep this channel more about the builds and less about the homesteading.
@АлександрВаулин-ь5к7 жыл бұрын
Здорово. :-)
@StagnantMizu7 жыл бұрын
can you also make a video how to forge a traditional katana
@FinnCrafted7 жыл бұрын
Nope. It would not be traditional. I have no tamahagane steel, and no experience with the correct techniques. These are things best left to the real katana smiths.
@scottleft36727 жыл бұрын
"Getting rid of a rock"...and thats how its done....exept the sides could use a cut line guide or even a wedge either side.....if you actually have use for a squared evenly cut stone.
@mbest64547 жыл бұрын
FinnCrafted - can i buy your shims and wedges ?
@johnathanlivingstonseagull55247 жыл бұрын
M Best yeah buy them from the Micon catalogs. feather wedges. spring steel for wedge (harder)
@mbest64547 жыл бұрын
i can't find them ! Can you post the link ?
@fred-san6 жыл бұрын
You play golf ? As you do fire wood, Never give strenght AT down, let it, juste orientation 🇫🇷
@marielato79348 жыл бұрын
Yea Exactly like to 2000 years ago.....
@ЕржанУсембаев-ю7щ8 жыл бұрын
Такие камни можно ломать и без распорок просто конусными клиньями ,вот как они ведут себя с большими камнями величиной с джип.
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that information.
@theravedaddy7 жыл бұрын
a lot of hard work to make a 'whack a mole' game....
@wokeil8 жыл бұрын
Kauan kesti tollasen kierrejousen suoristaminen?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Ehkä noin 20 min siinä meni. Nopeammin jos vaan pätkii sen valmiiks osiin ja sit suoristaa.
@frankgarner14158 жыл бұрын
What's the point of cracking rocks like that ?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
Sometimes they are inconveniently located and too heavy to move even with the tractor. This particular rock was only a small one to test the wedges on.
@frankgarner14158 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply,l just wondered was anything ever found inside one like gold or diamond .?
@FinnCrafted8 жыл бұрын
No, I think the geology of bedrock in Southern Finland may not be quite optimal for diamonds. Gold can be found further north in Lapland.