Splitting Granite

Splitting Granite with hand tools
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[@vladimirvladimirovich8081]

Я точно так же могу очень долго стучать молотком, чтобы расколоть гранит ! Я пришёл к выводу , что немецкая сталь из которой несколько лет назад было изготовлено зубило фирмы GROSS менее прочная, чем Советская сталь 40х из которой вручную было изготовлено моё зубило в прошлом веке ! Из Сибири с уважением,Владимир! Мой город-Нижневартовск-Nizhnevartovsk.

[@workingstoned]

If I remember correctly, a German company bought a Swedish manufacturer of mason tools, they are named Rebit and are really high quality tools, expensive but they are worth it.

[@multihunter7636]

Gross бренд не немцев. Китай. Рашы бренд...

[@titmo]

If u don't like a coworker, you can really aim chunks of stone flying of with that hand tracer if you want to XD

[@workingstoned]

Well a Chipper or a Hand set would be better 😀 but I get the point. I’m surprised by how far a chip can travel. I’ve found them pretty far away.

[@paoemantega8793]

don't be surprised if you get one in return ..

[@markchadwick77]

How you determine when to use tracer/chisel or hammer ("Stone Buster") after initially scoring?

[@workingstoned]

I don’t have a definite answer. It’s mostly personal preference. Sometimes it’s easier with a stone buster on a bigger stone when I feel the need hit a little bit harder, because it’s safer having some distance from your hand in case you miss and hit your hand. But you can split really big stones with a hand tracer to. My favorite is actually a hand tracer 👍

[@jormawails]

are the stones used to make foundations or walls

[@workingstoned]

I’m collecting for both actually

[@n.gawlinski7338]

Gorgeous work. Do you have any recommendations for chisels? You have earned a subscriber friend chachacha

[@workingstoned]

Thank you very much 🙏 Are you looking for manufacturers or different types of chisels?

[@n.gawlinski7338]

@@workingstoned I look for manufacturers, which brand would you recommend to me my friend?

[@workingstoned]

@@n.gawlinski7338 If you are based in the US I would recommend “Throw & Holden” they do ship internally, but If you are Euro I would take a look at rockandtool.com Great customer support and great products. if you ever get a hand on “Rebit” tools buy them, great Swedish steel and carbide 👍

[@skitzochik]

what do you do with the granite after its split?

[@workingstoned]

I’m collecting stones for a few projects, mostly for a dry stone wall.

[@skitzochik]

@@workingstoned ohh i hope you post it i would really love seeing video of a dry stone wall built. most on youtube are only 5 or 10 mins long & that is way too short to bother watching. hope to see them.

[@workingstoned]

We’ll see if I film it 😀 Thanks for your question 🙏

[@jannesuurkoivu8713]

Mistä oot ostanu nuo taltat?

[@workingstoned]

You will find what you need at stenverktyg.se rockandtools.com/en/ trowandholden.com Thanks for viewing 🙏

[@denbrick2]

👏👏👏 👏👏👏 👏👏👏

[@mismos00]

Is that a small bucket of dirt or sand you're using? Just to raise it up higher?

[@workingstoned]

Yes! It’s a bigger mortar bucket, in the bottom I drilled holes for drainage then added a layer of peppbles and leca then added sand. It’s easier to place the stone in sand and rotate and move it as you work.

[@mismos00]

@@workingstoned I reclaimed 2 dozen large granite stones from a home next door that was demolished years ago and the land had gone neglicated. Some had come by over the years to take a few, but I shamlessly went out there and dug up as much as I could, and used pulleys, ramps and crowbars to get them onto my property. I got what I think are just cold chisels, but they seem to do a decent job, maybe takes me 2-4 times as long to split a rock, but I'm looking to by a nice Hand Tracer. It've found it surprising satifsying and calming at the least. And i've started to notice a lot of granite around my city (Halifax) and even found a few very large rounded stones on my parents property I plan to chop up when I get my new tool. Love the channel. Keep it simple

[@workingstoned]

Wow! Sounds amazing. The reason I like my carbide tools is it seems to have a greater impact on the stone, but my favorite tool is an old masons hammer, no carbide and works just as well as carbide tipped tools. But I would recommend investing in a hand tracer, you can break big stones with a tracer 👍 Have a look on eBay, you can find som nice bargains. Thanks for your comments and question