ROCKFACING AND SHAPING STONE (Part 11) Mike Haduck

[@T.E.P.]

Never knew how this all works … super interesting and incredibly meaningful work … thanks Mike for bringing these learning experiences to all of us

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thor, Mike

[@T.E.P..]

Life is so precious and a gift ... Miss everyone that moved on to the next life with all my heart.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks thor,, Mike

[@T.E.P..]

WOW .... super great vid for your channel and always fascinating. Thanks Mike! Hope your week is a great one.

[@T.E.P.]

Hi you … it’s me you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thor, Mike

[@GregsStoneYard]

He made getting the wood out look so easy. I'd be too nervous of nicking the stone with the pry bar. Thanks for the video.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Greg, Mike

[@garys_shave]

That'll be me too one day......the guy in the ground that is! ~cheers Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Hopper, cheers also, Mike

[@ebw_servant_of_GOD]

Mike and Frank.... That was real nice work. There is obvious care taken by Frank to his work for the families he help ..... God Bless Both of you.... Ernie

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ernie, Mike

[@plg2208]

Thanks for sharing this knowledge Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks220, Mike

[@suep4530]

that was quite interesting!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue, Mike

[@mattevans3637]

Cool video Mike very enjoyable

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Matt, Mike

[@krowraven7]

another great video by mike !

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dave, Mike

[@rbrazz]

Great series! Finding talented masters willing to share a little, way to go. Thanks Mike :)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks R, Mike

[@FishFind3000]

What type of paint do they use to fill in the letters? Also what type of abrasive are they using? What is the putty? I’d really like more detail on every step and what products they are using.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Fish, I got what I could, the puddy was in a unmarked bucket, but he said it was similar to window glazing, thanks Mike

[@sergiochavez9577]

Awesome video thank you,

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sergio, Mike

[@Miguel.Garcia]

Experts.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Michael, Mike

[@mickeygriggs]

Awesome video really enjoyed it

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mickey, Mike

[@Traderjoe]

RIP Mrs Camp. The funeral and cemetery business is always busy, especially when times get rough. Like they are going to in the coming years. It’s sad, but necessary.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, Mike

[@aviterdit525]

Think we have been in the wrong game all these years Mike. Nice clean job, clean feet. Quick and simple. Or they make it look simple at least. 👌👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Avit, I agree, Mike

[@GoldSeals]

Alway's wondered how they etched the stone,Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gold, Mike

[@toddavis8603]

Great video from a talented stone mason!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tod, happy new year, Mike

[@anthonywall5227]

Thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Anthony, Mike

[@troyweatherford9874]

That's an interesting side of stonework, I'd never thought about.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Troy, Mike

[@tex24]

Very interesting. Had no idea what this process looked like. I thought they had to take the headstone back to a shop.

[@Brian-Burke]

Same here! I had no idea.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tex, Mike

[@Brian-Burke]

Very interesting! I too thought the putty was a glue. It seems like it could topple over if someone leaned on it by mistake but I'm sure that's not the case. Thanks for the video, Mike.

[@FishFind3000]

I think it’s just heavy enough that it won’t budge without a serious hit. And in that case it might be better that it falls over inseams of breaking.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Brian, Mike

[@jessecostello6054]

Excellent video Mike. My girlfriend and I live about a half mile from that cemetery and her parents are buried on that hill. This video really hit home figuratively and literally. Hope you have a great christmas and joyful new year mike, cheers!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jesse, Merry Christmas also, Mike

[@roccoconte2960]

Never thought a grave stone could be so interesting,good job and great video Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rocco, Mike

[@jeffreylevin1266]

Interesting, I had no idea how that work was done. Good video 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jeffrey, Mike

[@Denny_E_Lee7575]

Mike that was an awesome tutorial.I always wondered what was involved in that kind of stone work.Thanks guys for sharing your skills.👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Denny, Mike

[@kstofkos]

Excellent video! I never knew how they did that.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Kyle, Mike

[@micone307]

Cool video, great job!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mic, Mike

[@thylacinenv]

Interesting as always Mike. In the UK it is a requirement to fit the headstone to the base with pins and cement whilst the base and foundation base have a metre long ground anchor down into the soil to prevent the assembly falling over.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Nick, it good to hear that, I think when they are long and tall they do the same here, thanks Mike

[@dazuk1969]

I didn't know people had their names put onto gravestones before they died....now that is what I call planning ahead.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Darren, I hear you, Mike

[@tomnapper101]

we use to stainless steel dowels for headstone we never use acid on granite we use bleach to clean them or poultice when we from the sandblasting on lettering will use to tape stencils down old stone mason 👍 you do nice work but you never stop learning 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tom, Mike

[@yopage]

I suppose the concrete footing needs to go below the location's freeze line, right?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi yoga, in our area I think it's 46 inches below ground, thanks Mike

[@rom14141]

-Everyone's dying to use this guy. -Looks like a dying trade. - His work is head and shoulders above the rest. - Hope he doesn't make any grave mistakes. 😬😬😬

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Brian, Mike

[@johnenright4969]

Hey Mike you should have shown the compressor! Was it a Vanair Viper?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi John, I don't know, thanks Mike

[@js8039]

I was a shape carver for many years. What that entails in the monument business is you do everything and shape carve. I cut rubber, laid rubber, prepared the rubber for the sand blasting. Then I rolled the monument on through to MY work station and done all the shape carving . Then when we had enough we’d take a week to set the monument. That’s where the men are cut from the boys. A cemetery is the hottest place on earth in the summer and the coldest place in the winter.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi J S, it's good to hear from professionals, thanks mike

[@daviddestefano5044]

how is the foundation made?.....is it gravel and a layer of cement? ...how deep ......very interesting

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi David, actually the cemetery puts the footer in and they just deliver it, thanks Mike

[@LongRidgeFarmer]

Thank you for sharing this. I’m wondering if a metal knife is necessary to cut the excess putty. It seems like a plastic spatula would be safer on stone but then again maybe it doesn’t make a difference.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks , Mike

[@julietphillips1991]

Good to know, I guess this is like planning for the inevitable! Nice hearing you Mike...would have been nicer seeing you too!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Juliet, Mike

[@74stevedc]

Mike interesting video, just went to check out my new granite countertops at a huge wholesaler. Would make a great video for you. They sold soapstone, granite, marble and Quartz. Most stones, slabs were from Italy and Brazil. They had 3 3" thick slabs left over from Tom Brady's house in Brookline. They were for sale for $100,000. Must have ordered a few extra. Obviously way out of my budget but maybe 🤔 not yours.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Steve, my budget is the same as a guy who has a paper route, lol, I plan on some day doing a counter top video though, thanks Mike

[@robstephens]

@@MikeHaduck You should maybe do a video on making a concrete countertop.

[@lowellyates6685]

Question: Granite is insanely hard and requires carbide tools to carve. How is the stencil harder than the granite? With my zero knowledge of headstone lettering, I would think the sandblasting media would eat what looks like a rubber/paper-type stencil.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Lowell,,, that's something I can't answer, I think it's a rubber and it just bounces off, maybe thanks Mike

[@tomnapper101]

for got to say on the black granite we used to use car shampoo to clean up and squeegee off little trip 👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again Tom, Mike

[@DAS-Videos]

That is a beautiful head stone. That poor sole was only 36 years old.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@edwardbella3871]

Is the acid vinegar.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Edward, I don't know, Mike

[@edwardbella3871]

@@GroberWeisenstein Thanks

[@KyBrancaccio]

Thanks for making these informative videos Mike. I wonder if you heard back from Kid Rock lol. What did you think of his video "Don't tell me how to live" harsh language warning. I fell out of my chair laughing so hard.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi ky, nope haven't heard from him, lol, Mike

[@willhapeman4648]

fascinating!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Will, Mike

[@Chrisbuildsstuff247]

My grandmother passed away almost for years ago this coming January and the company we purchased the grave stone from who we paid ahead of time to carve her name in still has not carved her name. I’m very upset and disappointed. How would you handle this situation. Would you ask for your money back. Like I don’t know why it’s still 4 years later and nothing

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi I can't say, that might be something you got to get legal advice on, thanks, Mike

[@Chrisbuildsstuff247]

@@MikeHaduck I figured as much I plan on hiring an external company to come do it. And also pursue legal action. But I was just curious because you have more knowledge about the masonry profession. Have you ever in your years of work come across somethings like this. Any thoughts on the matter I just don’t know if that’s fairly common or maybe not?

[@deme7063]

I always like when they say that they learned this from an old timer

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks deme, Mike

[@spartus56996]

Now when i go and visit my dad, I will see the stone differently

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Robert, Mike

[@michaelbaker9746]

thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Michael, Mike