ROCKFACING AND SHAPING STONE (Part 1) Mike Haduck

[@allnoyz7895]

You have a lot of nerve making that look so easy - and fun. Thanks!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks All, Mike

[@MelbaOzzie]

Thank you for your videos. I had absolutely no interest in masonry and stone carving until I tripped over one of your videos. Now I am fascinated by it, and am working my way through all of your videos. Not only am I learning a lot, but am enjoying watching a true craftsman at work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@robviolin1]

Another great video. Bravo 👏- I have been watching your videos for a while now. I finally mixed up a batch of mortar, and patch my foundation that was leaking rain water into my house. It rained the last couple of days and it did not leak a drop. The entire job cost me $5.35 for a 60 lb bag of cement. I just added some water. All thanks to you and your videos. You have been a big help. Thank you for sharing your masonry talent with the world. Rob in Texas

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rob, I appreciate it, mike

[@lazier96]

Great series Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Mike, Mike

[@goldenretrieverfamilyzoo]

The best, most helpful video on stone shaping on YT. Thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,, Mike

[@joshwhite6947]

Thank you from Pittsburgh area. I see so many old stone walls around here. The sandstone blocks are big and flat no motor and still standing strong. I do concrete and wish we did more with stone like the old days with the new tech. Thanks again brother

[@joshwhite6947]

Mortar**

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Josh, Mike

[@Bradford1able]

I've cut lot s of stone over the years for walling, fireplaces etc. not done any carving myself but some of your techniques for cutting angles and finishing the surface are very imaginative and helpful. Just shows you can't beat experience. Thanks Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ian, I appreciate the kind words, Mike

[@tgregs07]

Thanks for posting these mike, makes getting through this quarantine a little easier.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks T, Mike

[@Don.Challenger]

All very fine (or at worse very good) stuff seen here - the real Mike Haduck for sure.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Don, Mike

[@jeffreyserette]

I have really enjoyed watching your videos. It's really helped me a lot. Can't believe how much I've learned. Gave me the confidence I've needed to work on an old fieldstone fireplace and chimney at our cottage. Can't say enough how much I've enjoyed watching, learning, and applying what I've seen. Of course while you can apply what you've seen, can never really say you know it till you teach what you've applied, or something like that. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks. I just split a granite step the other day to make a lintel for the rebuild of the fireplace inside using the feather and wedge technique and with a little patience it worked great. Thanks again!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thank Jeffrey, that's a good thing, mike

[@tomnapper101]

Old stone mason retired Same work used to do in the UK with Portland stone and bath York stone steps and risers stone fix cladding work window jam and stone cills I can do bullnose as well used to do a lot of old church out of Kentish rag stones 👍 keep up good work Mike 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tom, I appreciate hearing that from a professional stone mason, thanks Mike

[@saviotoronto358]

Excellent between you & Wayne I'll be a Michelangelo out hunting limestone & sandstone for projects now that spring is here

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Savio, Mike

[@seanmccluskey4581]

To avoid chipping off the ends And cutting too deep. Start at the ends . Great video. I love stone work.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sean, Mike

[@traciezieller4678]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your work is absolutely amazing. I can't wait to start practicing some mason work. Eventually I hope to gain enough skills to reface the basement walls myself. Thanks you, Tracie

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tracie, I am sure you will do fine, thanks Mike

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

Your scripture at the end put it best that’s why I watch all these videos. I love learning from people with experience and yours is one of my favorite channels.

[@MikeHaduck]

I appreciate it, lots of good comments on the proverbs, I don't want yo over do it but I am sure I am planting a few seeds, thanks mike

[@hotpoker4212]

Great videos,Mike, a true craftsman,🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks hotpoker, Mike

[@dhvoith]

I've been fascinated with masonry since I visited Notre Dame in Paris. Looking up a corner at ground level I was amazed how perfectly straight that corner was until it ended. This was done over a hundred years and completed in 1345. Almost 700 years ago. The stones still have chisel marks but they are cut perfectly. Amazing!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, very true, much more impressive than the pyramids, thanks Mike

[@aus71383]

I noticed that on Wayne's air chisel, he had a toothed chisel for those angle cuts - could you just use an angle grinder and make little notches in a cold chisel? Maybe the heat treat would get messed up. It seems like the decrease in surface area - and resultant increase in pressure - would make light taps almost grind away, rather than chipping off pieces. If the whole place falls down and my grandchildren need to rebuild it - I'll try to remember all this youtube stuff from Honest Mike's Masonry! You are doing a great service to mankind by sharing all this knowledge and experience. Thank you for another great video!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks aus, yea wayne is the guy for that, thanks Mike

[@pensive69]

Beautiful and artistic Mike. My only suggestion is that you need a much bigger work table. Stuff and tools all over the place.

[@MikeHaduck]

I agree, thanks pensive, Mike

[@CForged]

I can’t thank you enough Mike. The first time I heard that jingle in this video was from your Conway Castle video. The hillbilly in me really gets down with that lick

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Michael, I it, mike

[@buzzevermore9309]

Next time I won't go into the video so scared. Awesome video!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joshy, mike

[@chrismoser3481]

Can't wait for part 2

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Chris, mike

[@marc-andreperron219]

Thank you for the great video. I've been watching Wayne's channel as well and starting to do my own carvings and sculptures. I always find your videos informative and very helpful.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Marc, I appreciate it, mike

[@tracydavison5531]

Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to your voice And watching your videos

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tracy, Mike

[@leggbuildingdorchester6234]

I always do the ends first. But lovely video. Nice and simple

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Legg, mike

[@suep4530]

very interesting!! I enjoyed this video! thanks!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue. Mike

[@roccoconte2960]

Same as wood end grain first then long grain if anything is gonna chip on you its the end grain if the end grain chips you can usualy fix it with the long grain, great video Mike , keep um comming.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rocco, mike

[@breenhue]

Love your short, sharp and shiney demos.. with 'no big deal' attitude.. sooo inspiring..l shall have 'Rome built in a day' thanks to you.. 👍😁🍺

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@hotdawg9840]

Mike, if u carve "no bird loitering" on them ledges, it fixes the issue.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks dawg, good idea, lol, mike

[@CForged]

hot dawg that’s a good’n

[@sigkenfeelsigken3344]

Great job of explaining and demonstrating stone work! I was doing a granite job on a art museum in the early 90’s. Can’t remember where the man was from, but he carved the names of the contributors in Roman lettering in the granite. Looked like a machine carved it when he was done. Rock on:)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sigken, Mike

[@vladimirvladimirovich8081]

Sigken Feel, моя мама часто говорила: - Если вы что-то начали забывать, срочно купите две тетради . В первую тетрадь записывайте всё что вы не хотели бы забыть. А во вторую тетрадь записывайте куда вы положили первую тетрадь ! Удачи вам .

[@anthonybianco1982]

Killer videos Mike. You can also just paint limestone with pool chorline and it will instantly take off all the black stuff ( biologocal matter). After 20 seconds just hose it off that the limestone will look brand new. It works for any natural stone...

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Anthony I seen it done before but it's good to hear it from other professionals like yourself, thanks for that info, Mike

[@davidbrooke8637]

Another great video! Thanks Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks David, Mike

[@robertcasey7312]

Thanks Mike. I really appreciate your videos and all the work you put into making them. I have a very small retaking wall to replace. I’ll give facing a go.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Robert, I am sure you will do fine, mike

[@Richard-qs8dn]

I'v wrote it before, and I write it again; Your the man 👍🏻

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Richard, I try, mike

[@ATOMIKAGE]

Informative video, Mike. I hope you, your dad and family are well in these difficult times. Be well...Phil C. Staten Island.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Phil, same back at you, mike

[@Mikidy303]

Good Stuff Mike, I'm looking forward to this series.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike, I been working on it, I appreciate it, mike

[@lazarevic95]

Great video Mike, I always learn something new from your videos

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ethan, Mike

[@GreySquirrelly1016]

Finally someone who gives credit to the Creator instead of evolution. Good on you buddy!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks RM, mike

[@mnemonyss]

Watching you work and everything around you is falling off that table, it just made me giggle 😃

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, that's the usual, lol, Mike

[@KakashiHatake-xq6wx]

Love the video I’m from Hazleton PA and I’ve seen a lot of houses made of stones and I of designing my own stone house

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@sikamt]

Good morning Mike. As a noobie starting to fix things up in my home and garden I would like to thank you very much for all the nice video topics you show and your calm and understandable instructions and advice youve given. Watching more and subscribed! Greetings from Kastoria,Greece. Weve probably got the same, but a little warmer climate than Pennsylvania. Thanks!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks sika,,,, nice to hear from Greece, mike

[@yopage]

Great!! I'm looking forward to all these series. I suppose I have mostly sandstone in my area.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks yopa, I got mostly flat and sandstone myself, everything else is out of town, mike

[@professorx7662]

Excellent examples. Thank you Sir

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@peanut71968]

Thanks Mike! Always informative, well worth watching! 🤓

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Shawn, mike

[@LukeANewton]

I wish we had limestone like that near where I live in NSW, Australia. My property is covered in very hard limestone that bruises and looks overworked when anything more than simple facing is done to it. Enjoyable video as always though!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Luke, Mike

[@seanmckinleylandscaping6358]

Really enjoyed this mike and glad I found your channel, your passion for stone masonry shows witch is nice to see. Thanks from 🇮🇪

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sean, Mike

[@B30pt87]

Wow! That was great!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks B30, Mike

[@breenhue]

Mike.. You built the pyramids.. Thank you..! Awesome demo..!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@marcandrechouinard8636]

Ive wanted to try masonery for a while now with your videos i got all the answers i was looking for Next summer is going to be a lot of fun Thanks a lot

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Marc, I am glad if the videos help, Mike

[@gravelcreekfarms3850]

Great stuff. Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks , mike

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@jamesleroy7752]

I love that tune.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks James, mike

[@jonathanschearer7778]

I liked that last set up that was like a cross section from an old building. I’ve always wondered about that.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@jonathanschearer7778]

I’ve been waiting for this series. Thanks for doing some serious old school

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jonathan, Mike

[@cuba.]

really explanatory video. Thank you!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@hdibart]

great to see,thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Henry, Mike

[@daveylad2]

Thanks Mike I’ll be your apprentice any day. I hope you’re all keeping safe and well.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks David, mike

[@davelowe1977]

I enjoyed that! Thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks David, Mike

[@spanzek]

As always Mike a superb video and explanation of the topic. I’m from Pittsburgh and been traveling more in NE area of PA for work and see a lot of the Stone and mason construction that you are speaking of in these little towns. I look forward to the next video Mike! Take care!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Scott, mike

[@roybatty2030]

Great video, thanks. In London the 45 degree slope at low level is a urine deflector, to discourage men from peeing on the building.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Russell, now I know, thanks, Mike

[@DanDanger42207]

Great vid mike! Very informative!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matt, Mike

[@HeritageStoneworks2]

Thanks for doing this. these are all great videos. You are an awesome teacher and I always learn a lot.!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks , I appreciate it, mike

[@jazz2177]

Hey mike. Great work . You persue it with passion. Mastered it. And thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Highly enlightening. Anxious for your next video.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jazz, Mike

[@rowpad0wp251]

Great channel.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@pressurechangerecord]

Nice one!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Julian, Mike

[@donkeeefarms3795]

Wonderful video, thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, mike

[@rhondaadams4013]

I was watching some videos on the mysteries of the megaliths, which I've watched for years now, and came across this channel. Thought it'd be good to see how rock shaping is done today, to have that knowledge and consider it when viewing the videos about the global megaliths. This was a good video to watch. Thanks.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ronda, mike

[@manjichromagnon5480]

The mystery is geopolymer btw

[@lmilne4859]

Mike your forgot to wet the limestone up prior to putting your mud on you know you have to wet stuff for it to stick 😆😎👍🏻👍🏻 great video.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks L, Mike

[@T.E.P.]

the eye hand coordination is something that really helps to see .... helps people visualize how something can get perfected little by little thru ruffing in and switching to materials that micro improve the surface. i've said it before tooo that song is addictive ... when you gonna post more

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thor, I am about 30 videos behind. But it's ok, I haven't had time to do anything with music, mike

[@T.E.P.]

@@MikeHaduck if you are 30 videos behind on this ... im gonna guess you have a ton of more songs tooo. thanks always

[@iainb1577]

Have you ever used the yoghurt paint trick for ageing stonework? It works well on moulded concrete garden statues. Perhaps a bit too even, but turns out a fine shade of green.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks lainB, haven't heard of that one out , Mike

[@wallwork15840]

Thanks Mike for all your info! Did my old basement foundation, looks great , just waiting for the virus to slowdown so I can paint it!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks bill, the longer you wait to paint the better, most paints want you to wait 30 days, sometimes it's just impossible to wait, thanks mike

[@wallwork15840]

Hey Mike just wondering why they poured a bench around the inside of the foundation about halfway up, probably to make sure the foundation didn’t fall in? Living in Falls Creek, Pa, did you know any masons around here. They did a lot of work for the glass industry.

[@josebaca3075]

Amazing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jose, Mike

[@hatzlmike1]

Thank you Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike, mike

[@MrGofarkyself]

I’m a mason, not a plasterer! Nice to see you doing masonry.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Lewis, mike

[@jcterrenzio854]

mike the goat

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks. , Mike

[@mattevans84]

Yep I’m gonna have a go at home

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matt, mike

[@T.E.P.]

was hoping that butter knife was going to be used instead of just a tool to point at the stones .... it is memorizing to watch the stones take shape. thanks again for pointing us to Wayne's channel too

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thor, Mike

[@lancehobbs8012]

Mike: PLEASE: Im looking for advice from stonemasons, i may have (partly) figured out how they made the scallop marks on the unfinished obelisk at Aswan!! If you have a dolerite ball the size of a basketball, roped so that the vase is exposed and even lengths of rope come off each direction horizontally...and a crew of workers on each side rapidly pull and release the rope you create a hammer drill of sorts. NOW to prevent the granite being shattered , a layer of wet sand was added to dissipate the force ( they used wet sand for other techniques such as coring drillholes) that has a powerful abrasive action. Its also slightly irregular and would result in marks JUST LIKE those on the unfinished obelisk!!! I want to setup a recreation experiment!!!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Lance it just takes time, crush the granite creating the holes and the chip the high ends, it just takes time thanks Mike

[@franciscovieira7503]

Thanks Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Francisco, Mike

[@Eman85515]

Thank you Mike 🌼🌿🌼

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Eman, mike

[@fonthillfarmboy2174]

I saw a guy cut a draft along the line before removing material. Keeps the breaks from going past the line. He used a small flat blade chisel.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Allen, whatever works, mike

[@LillyMelody01]

Awesome

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@wim0104]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Jack.333]

Rock On Mike

[@hotdawg9840]

Negative, that's Mike on rock.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks John, mike

[@Jack.333]

@@hotdawg9840 Found this just now...kzbin.info/door/O3VPwjZC3VI65lMmyQ5UwA

[@hotdawg9840]

Thanks John. I've watched him for years. I like giving him shit. But yeah i know he loves more than just "hard rock"

[@frederickbowdler8169]

Good motivation

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frederick, Mike

[@vermilion3419]

castle sweet

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Vermilion, mike

[@SalemHeatingandCooling]

👍

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Salem, mike

[@SalemHeatingandCooling]

@@MikeHaduck I wanna thank you I learned a lot from watching your videos

[@edinstruction2011]

Mr. Haduck: Thank GOD! Your skill, knowledge, and willingness to share your GOD given gifts are truly a blessing! Thank you for your generous efforts in sharing, and teaching the correct artistry of stone masonry! Would it ever be possible to help us find the same qualified excellence in masonry craftsmanship that is currently available to be commissioned within various communities? For example, we are seeking your style of stone masonry for a Therapy Spa Garden project in the Portland Oregon community. Do you have any recommendations? Thank you. Edward

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Edward, I don't know anybody, it's a dying trade for sure, God bless, mike

[@barrymcclaughry9229]

I always thought tearing down the old stone courthouses was a shame. Pontiac Michigan had a beauty until it became a parking lot

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Barry, I hear you, Mike

[@jrelectrician4387]

Wazzup Mike!!!!!! Thank 👍🏼

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks JR, mike

[@laurencenickel]

Hi Mike. I have been watching your videos. They are very educational! Thank you for posting them! I have a question about a farm house that was built around the 1900s. It was built on a Michigan basement. It is in Northern Michigan, where we get snow and cold in the winter. The Michigan basement foundation is built from granite fieldstones. The bottom stones are large. The house was added onto at some point. The addition was built over a crawlspace. It was also built on field stones. One of the rooms never had a floor in it (just dirt). Also, There is easy access to getting under the crawlspace in that room. That room also has a door leading outside. What steps would someone take… after digging out the dirt, to build the new basement walls out of fieldstone? Do the large bottom stones sit right on the dirt? Is there any kind of vapor barrier between the stones and the dirt behind the wall? Would the mortar mix be the same as what you use in Pennsylvania? Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you.

[@laurencenickel]

Also, the walls are very thick. 2 to 3 feet in some places.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Lauren, usually today most contractors use concrete to shore up dug out cellars, thanks Mike

[@akoznasovajusername]

Mike, which sandpaper grit did you use in this video?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi dino, I think that was 80, but to make it shine you got to wet sand it with 1000, thanks Mike

[@markmoody703]

So beautiful we're losing that art they're not even doing stuff like that like they used to cuz of the fake cultured stone

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mark, Mike

[@frank7575a]

The bank is in West Wyoming

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Frank, your right, I notice it everytime I drive by, thanks mike

[@buzzevermore9309]

This video seems like it might be a big deal. Let's go ask Mike.

[@hotdawg9840]

I think ill get the idea

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks hot dawg

[@rectombulas793]

Dude.... I've been doing this for over 24 years.... Those are called rocking chisels. .. I can also produce 6 distinct patterns in the face of the stone....

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, everybody got there area names for them and when you visit other countries they got different names, as long as it works. I am glad there are pros like you keeping the trade going, thanks mike

[@mattamiller]

Hi Mike, Great video. Do you know much about the construction techniques for those old buildings? Specifically that courthouse building. The stone gives the appearance of being structural due to its size and mass but I'm learning that most stone used in construction is just a facade and I find that sad. How deep do those stones go on the courthouse building and do you know when stone became mostly a facade?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Matthew, I show a lot throughout this series, but if you see my video " the cathedral of Saint John in NYC, its unfinished that's a great example, thanks Mike

[@onetruesoldiervt3686]

Hi 👋 Mike was asking a question can I mortar right over painted steps that were painted with mortar paint

[@Alvgaar]

Hey, i want to make a few squares rocks for a wall. The only rock i have available is gneiss. Tried hammering it but its so damn hard. Like steel

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Alvin, some rocks are, thanks, Mike

[@frederickbowdler8169]

Demonstration bench cluttered and shakey

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Frederick, the real world, I appreciate it, thanks Mike