ROCKFACING AND SHAPING STONE (Part 2) Mike Haduck

I show how I rock face Sand stone from Godinos west mountain stone quarry, and more, All my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help.
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[@redoktopus3047]

i have watched almost all of your videos and i have gained such a great appreciation for stonework that i see.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Red, Mike

[@rafaelmarin1963]

They sure don't make them like they used to. ,,, I'm talking about Mike. Thank you sir.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rafael, Mike

[@wim0104]

"no big deal" he says :-) You are a treasure!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks wim, mike

[@mickeygriggs]

Thanks for sharing the lost art of stone work Mike you are a master for sure.

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks Mickey, mike

[@B30pt87]

I'm very impressed by how good you are at teaching.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again, Mike

[@Richard-qs8dn]

While others are doing absolutely nothing during eastern, (and the other reason), Mr Haduck go outside and lift huge stones. Then he rock face them with human big sledgehammer, grinder and other tools. He exercises while making a video for all of us. Great Sir.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Richard, mike

[@absoluteorganicwinelimited6689]

Great thanks, it’s good to see stone worked properly.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@g1boy2]

INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for your how to videos Mr.Haduck!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@als1023]

Great series, really enjoy the details and examples !

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@billmiller7138]

Most of my life I thought the stone face was as found and they squared up the mortared sides. Now, thanks to your videos I know better!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bill, mike

[@jmyazzie08]

Thank you for the video, I have always wanted to learn exactly how they did this in the Southwest. A lot of the old masons passed on and only a few talked about it but not in this much detail. Thank you again

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jonathan, mike

[@ishowyouapple]

It blows my mind similar buildings in US and Europe are still standing with no footers, Rebar and other “code”

[@MikeHaduck]

Very true MG, mike

[@bonanzatime]

They just made the walls thicker. The Washington Monument has No steel in it, but the walls are like 15 feet thick at the bottom, and tapers down to about 2 to 3 feet thick at the top. If they built it today with steel rebar and grout they could build it with 18 to 24 inch thick walls from top to bottom.. and it won't be as strong as the original but it will be 'strong enough'😉

[@cdbflynow]

This was a very good duet of videos Mike. Learned a bit about rockfacing and it was nice to see once again some of the Scranton buildings. Thanks Paul

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Paul, I have part 3 finished so I will get that one out this week and then the rest as I go, thanks mike

[@jimcramer9696]

Thanks for the video. That church is beautiful. I bet you and two aliens could build one in a week!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim, those aliens are lazy, and wants benefits, lol, mike

[@wethepeople7629]

Much respect for you sir and for all the people that built that building.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Persi, mike

[@dougb6183]

Mile glad the boss broke down and got you a table so you dont have to work on the ground anymore 😉👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dough, very true, mike

[@dougb6183]

@@MikeHaduck mike thank you for these video series truly enjoying them.

[@LIFELOVER715]

Awesome demonstration of skill & control working with that beautiful stone.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Robert, mike

[@konakaffe]

Mike, that pitching tool of yours reminds me of a time I removed a brick and mortar wall with a 3 pound rock hammer, and a chisel with a mushroom head like yours. One strike of the thousands needed broke off a piece of metal that was like a bullet, putting a deep cut and bruising right through heavy leather gloves. Pull out that grinder wheel, and fix that mushroomed chisel before it shoots a hot piece of tool grade steel at you or others.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Denny, I appreciate it. Mike

[@suep4530]

always interesting and I like using local places as examples...places I saw often when I worked downtown.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue. Mike

[@Jack.333]

I used to unlock subterranean doors in the Cleveland Union Terminal Tower in Cleveland, Ohio for the Train Conductor of The Erie Lackawanna Railway when he arrived in Cleveland Ohio. Scheduled runs from Lackawanna. I know its no big deal but HAPPY EASTER ROCK-EN MIKE

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks John, Happy Easter also, mike

[@bonanzatime]

That sounds like a cool job.👍Happy Easter

[@baratobarato5056]

I love your videos, Mike. I love construction. Left my career in Marketing to become a builder and you're an inspiration.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Barato, I appreciate it, mike

[@bonanzatime]

'Marketing' evil.👎 Construction 'good'👍

[@baratobarato5056]

All good. All free capitalism.

[@bonanzatime]

@@baratobarato5056 'Marketing' is another word for 'Lying'. 'Construction' is the opposite of lying. 'Construction' is 'Honest Work'.😉

[@Ebani]

@@baratobarato5056 That's an oxymoron, free capitalism i mean

[@cuba.]

I had to subscribe to your channel. I love your videos!! Thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again, Mike

[@el_grace]

i love your videos, Mike. i'm always worried you're gonna smash your camera when you demo stonework lol. but these videos are great. thank you

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Elijah, I wrecked a few cameras, thanks Mike

[@kennethreidbeesley6626]

I love the stonework on the church shown at about 9:40 into the video, with rock-faced but randomly shaped stones. With admirably tight joints. Perhaps you'd consider making a video showing how such stones could be shaped. Thanks for all of your videos.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I do , Mike

[@Piterworkshop]

Thank you very much for other fabulous video plenty of knowledge. now I start to look at the stone work of the buildings thanks to you.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Piter, Mike

[@T.E.P.]

Another stellar video ... absolutely fascinating thank you soo much Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thor, Mike

[@roccoconte2960]

Another great video Mike , i am from Boston and in every stone yard around here the stone all comes from Penn. , Penn. field stone .

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Rocco, yep I am surrounded by it, Mike

[@markdwyer100]

Thanks again for making these videos there are some nice old buildings in that area wood of loved to have done more stone work as I really enjoyed it me da wood say to me every stone has a home 👍👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks mark, very true, mike

[@bobrenner1624]

Great video mike 👍 🙂

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bob, Mike

[@josebaca3075]

Great job

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks again, Mike

[@erickjason9092]

So interesting and informative. thanks!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Erick, mike

[@joecrowe7062]

Still love mikes joke " if aleins built the pyramids where are the roman arches hahaha😂

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@victortaylor7085]

Hey Mike great video. I wonder if you could go into more detail about how and when to use the chisel sideways? I feel like it's really important because I've ruined a few good stones by accidentally taking off too much and the whole back comes off.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Victor, I would say it depends on the type of stone and just getting use to it, there is no proper way, anything that works, thanks mike

[@jimc4731]

You have to practice a lot. Don't be timid or afraid to make a mistake. If the stone doesn't shape right keep working it or take another one. Buy a lot more stone than you think you will need for a job. If you are working a special stone to fit a repair, that is more difficult. Have a real heavy board or table to work on often helps. Like Mike said, fresh quarried stone works best. Hope that helps. JIM

[@stevehornberger6675]

Hey Mike I’m a huge fan of your style. I’ve been a mason for 23 years and I have learned a lot from you. I just built an outdoor fire place at my house. How would I go about sending you some pictures of it? Thanks

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi steve I have a email in the about section of my channel, mike

[@RicArmstrong]

According to the History channel, only Aliens can form stone like that. 🤔

[@frankdasaintdituri9983]

lol

[@frankdasaintdituri9983]

i heard it was aliens..

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Ricochet, I got some of that in me too, lol. Mike

[@bonanzatime]

@@MikeHaduck 👽👾👽👾👽👾👽👾👽👾👽👾👽👾 my ancestors still haunt that building🤖

[@alforliniteaching5670]

Great show .Thank you .

[@MikeHaduck]

thanks albert, mike

[@Eman85515]

Thank you Mike 🌷

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Eman, Mike

[@RonShillings]

This is excellent stuff. I'm about to start a little stone project and this is really useful information. One question, have you always kinda' looked like Harrison Ford or is that a recent development?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Ron, he looks like me, Mike

[@محمدالحجار-ع3د]

Very good, Mike..I am from Morocco, able to make stone of all kinds, and I have simple ways to divide it and its sculpture, and I want to work, your opinion matters to me, Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@AK-47ISTHEWAY]

This is not a question related to stone or cement, but what kind of camera do you use? A pocket point-and-shoot camera, DSLR, camcorder or are you just using your cell phone? Also have you ever accidentally broken a camera on a job site? Like drop it in wet cement or something like that?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Demolition, just a sony , hand held, I go through about 1 a year, they run about 200 dollars, thanks mike

[@joecrowe7062]

Mike i just was how in Egypt how they would take a nice stone stick off a tree with a Y at the top,cut one side of just the Y off and put a stone fly wheel on the axle of the stick and spin it with the Top of the Y and the botttin would drill a hole in the stone,damn smart

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, Mike

[@jimc4731]

Did the stone mason on a big job face his own stone or were there laborers to face only? How did they get a wall to look the same throughout? I am thinking 8 masons on a wall means 8 different kinds of stones going in. Good show, keep going! JIM

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Jim, Most did there own but some guys did the pre build before the mason laid them, thanks mike

[@dorhocyn3]

Man ! This guy mike hits the rock harder than some people I knew in high school back in 1990. ( I doubt those people are alive anymore)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Cy, Mike

[@dorhocyn3]

Mike Haduck Masonry Can you do a video detailing the chisels and hammers that you use or that I should buy? I went to Home Depot today and I saw some Masonary chisels and some cold chisels. It looked like one you were using was rounded and didn’t even have a edge. (you might have already done one , if so put me in the right direction)

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Cy, a lot of times I find them at the flea markets, masonry supply stores, but anything that works is fine, i also have a Amazon site in the description box, where you can find the pitching tool, thanksmike

[@joecrowe7062]

Have u tried using tuning forks to drill i nto stone or vibrate into it,it can work 600 vibrations per second is damn fast,

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Joe, there are lots of ways to do it anymore, thanks Mike

[@demoman4ever]

Awfully quiet for down town, you down there during the quarantine or was this filmed on a Sunday?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi demoman, I was there on a sunday, thanks mike

[@AikenBruce]

I am wondering if you have ever heard of Coral Castle?

[@MikeHaduck]

Yes, I did a short video on it, coral castle, mike haduck, thanks, Mike

[@SalemHeatingandCooling]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@dwrod24]

I have a unique question( maybe not for you..lol) how do I get in contact with you? I am also a Veteran ( 2 tours in Iraq) and I am out of Pgh Pa. if you could message me when you get a chance it would be greatly appreciated

[@fordguyfordguy]

I can't thank you enough for this. Hope to meet you and shake your hand one day.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the kind words, Mike

[@aaronscott8246]

Mike what kind of stone of this? Would this be considered riprap?

[@aaronscott8246]

Mike never mind, watched your other vids and saw that it is most likely granite.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Aaron, Mike

[@joecrowe7062]

U could use tuning forks to cut lines into stone to i bet

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, mike

[@konakaffe]

How the temple was built is described in ancient text: 1 Ki 6:7 "And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built."

[@MikeHaduck]

Your right Denny, that's what the Bible says, mike

[@bonanzatime]

That must have been an 'interesting' job site.😮😒😓

[@konakaffe]

@@MikeHaduck I think it is an allegory of stones referred by Peter in This portion of Scripture :1 Pe 2:1-9 2 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone," 8 and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; So, we are stones too, of His choosing, a royal edifice for habitation of the Spirit, and to reflect His praises. The quarry is the refining of dressing like you do in your own place of removing defects of that which will not serve in the purpose you build it for.

[@chrisrutkowski4676]

I'm a contractor in scranton pa! I would work for free for a day with you just to get some of that experience!

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Chris, I ain't been doing much, but we will meet up some day, thanks mike

[@chrisrutkowski4676]

@@MikeHaduck thank you very much mike! I hope to meet you soon!

[@vega120]

Thank You. :^)

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks vegan, mike

[@rhovey1059]

Not a carbide pitching tool?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, I think so, I had quite a few of them plus a lot of the old timers ones, thanks Mike

[@rhovey1059]

@@MikeHaduck the one on the link was apparently hss judging by the price. Do you use Trow and Holden?

[@MikeHaduck]

@rhovey1059 hi movey, I think a good one now would run you over 150 dollars, the supply store we bought them at went out of business and I haven't bought one sense, best to check around, I am still using my old ones, thanks Mike

[@rhovey1059]

@@MikeHaduck thanks Mike. Quickest replies on yt

[@joepaullawncare7222]

Does he know the office cast

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi, no , I could never get into that show, but I am aware of the sites and they been in town promoting a few times, thanks mike

[@alohathaxted]

Thats the sound of the man, working on the chain..........gaaaaannnnng. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHPRZpR_m794oqc

[@bonanzatime]

Why go through all that trouble when you can just get your stone these days in a nice light box and just take them out and lick and stick them to the wall?😎

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi bonanza, that's the way it is going for sure, the old ways are vanishing, thanks mike

[@bonanzatime]

@@MikeHaduck I was just being facetious.😎 Not as long as old school old timers like you are around, Mike. You're keeping 'honest work' alive. .. God Bless you and your family, and Happy Easter..

[@michael4250]

Too bad no demonstrations exist showing copper tools cutting/shaping granite (except by abrasion), Or stone tools that don't take weeks for inches...or leave the kind of tool marks that we actually see. Where are the tools, the flint tools you say were used? What you show is accurate...it just does not show how some of the ancient work was achieved.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Michel, If you got a video you produced showing why it can't be done I would love to see it, send me the link, thanks Mike

[@michael4250]

​@@MikeHaduck Don't you know that you can't prove a negative? it is a law of logic that a rational mind can NOT disregard. Failing an attempt disproves the claim...with EVIDENCE. There is no evidence for things that do not exist, like shaping granite in the ways we have seen, with the tools claimed. No proof? Then it can take its place alongside the space alien theories. Some are still pressing for convincing answers (from people who are no longer asking those questions?) Show us in granite, with the tools claimed...and a process that does not take "7 months of full-time work" to make a crude imitation. That would shut the naysayers up for good.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Michael, it's only stone, you start working on a project, and little by little you learn more how to do things fast and better, no diffrence in any other business, go start beating on some stones and find out for yourself, the pyramids are crude and brutal anyway, check out the cathedrals, they are far more impressive, thanks Mike

[@bonanzatime]

You're from Scranton PA.?! How'd you get so normal? Mike. I thought everybody from Scranton was a loon.?..😉😏... I'm just kidding.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks bonanza, we do have a reputation, lol, Mike

[@bonanzatime]

@@MikeHaduck Yes I know. I've never been to Scranton, but one quart of family ancestors were some of the original white settlers of that area. So I got some of that loon blood too.😂

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@bonanzatime]

@@MikeHaduck Come to think of it, chances are good that some of them worked on that church.? You might even have some of their DNA.?👽👾 Sorry. Bro😉😅

[@MikeHaduck]

Tha ls bonanza, happy Easter, God bless, mike

[@philais]

Thanks Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks philais,mike