Stone dressing , setting out part 1

Tool Finish to sandstone, www.theedinburghstonemasons.co.uk

[@permaheretic]

How do you get the stone to be such a smooth surface before you start?

[@deondea1]

Is that maul metal or wooden ?

[@andrewhenderson615]

deondea1 it looks like a nylon one

[@anthonywatson1020]

was this recorded using a potato?