It takes time for the stones to set. You must poor grit all over it and get a rock and tap to make vibration run through the brigde so the grit falls inbetween the crevices.
I’m from Yorkshire in England and we have over 5000 miles of dry stone walling in Yorkshire, what you’ve made looks beautiful and is a real piece of old style engineering. We’ll done pal.
That's a pretty cool bridge. Probably a good idea to let it settle for a bit before walking across it. I think we would all love to have one of these in our back yards.
That and a swing bench ❤ I got a wood swing bench but the previous owners didn't oil it... Does anyone know if I can hold it together with epoxy. To one day have a dream backyard
In Rome, when a bridge was opened, the engineers and their families stood beneath as the first carts passed above. And that is why some Roman stone bridges stand to this day.
@@aarontoothgo do what? ... stand under bridges after they're built, or build bridges that are still strong after two thousand years? And, still in regular use where they stand. No modern replacements are built next to them, because they're fine! I just don't understand your comment here
Guy #1: "Go STAND on it." Guy #2: "No. You go stand on it " Guy #1: "I am NOT going to stand on it. YOU stand on it." Please show the follow-up video of you two standing on top of your handiwork.
Who would’ve thought of that? Hands down you’re smarter than the man who built it! I know it’s not an engineered bridge but if one is going to build such a bridge(walk way) then one must be able to QC their work. Like you suggested, leave the loose form setting underneath then go walk across it and jump up and down on it. As he said, it’s gotta set there for a while,………what difference does that make? Either it’s stable or it isn’t. Time will not make this friction interlocking design anymore secure even if you left it to stand for decades. Great point you suggested!
With the form removed the stones will settle under gravity a little more. I dont see a key stone though which worries me. Also they baisicly used shale. You can have a dry stone arch bridge with much larger pieces of stone
@@seventeen912 could be a case of if it was unstable and fell, at least they could enjoy how nice it looks until they test it to find out it will collapse. I know if I had just built something like that and you are really tired it would feel more crushing emotionally knowing all that work you just did was for nothing and had to be done again, in this case sounded like it already was the second time. give yourself a fresh day to test in case it falls then you'll be in a better position to fix it then and there
Yes and normally a round arch needs a greater degree of completion. Normally to atleast 180 degrees as the pressure on this bridge is transfering sideways not mostly down. Thats why most bridges like this were called hump back bridges. To get the angles right
Beautiful! Not bridges, but hand cut stone tunnels under the 1850's railway tracks in Niagara, the largest 160 feet x 20 feet x 20 feet still standing. And fun to paddle through! Everyone forgets the form work the carpenters had to do first to make them a reality. Thanks for posting!
There's ones near me in Australia, handcut in the 1800s to allow a water pipeline thru a few hills, 2 or 3. They're properly caged in now but 10 years ago, I went up inside one on a hot day, about 25 meters. Cool inside and it was just solid stone in there.
Beautifully done but I’m certain that the original dry stone bridge makers would have happily incorporated cement if they had access to any. And if you would have used some in the sub layers there wouldn’t be any arguing about who is going to be first to walk over it.
От меня подписка и пальчик вверх ! В Ютубе мне удалось посмотреть не менее десяти подобных мостиков . Все они меня завораживают давно . И вашим мостиком я восхищён ! Вы построили мостик из камня который у вас был в наличии ! Из Сибири с уважением, Владимир Мой город-Нижневартовск-Nizhnevartovsk.
We never found out what happened to ol' Daniel Renwald after that fateful day. Hopefully, Daniel finally crossed that bridge and walked into the light. However, some still say that on lonely fall nights just after the sun sets, if you sit quietly and listen to the wind, you can still hear him shouting in the distance "No! It's gotta stand there for a while!"
@@paradiselost9946 Suppose that's true - a couple stones aren't in just the right place, so it falls in a couple minutes. Do you want to be standing on it when it falls? Or standing 20 feet away?
@@senseisecurityschool9337 not just in the wrong place but the wrong shape... along with the wrong foundations for the loads and the wrong curvature for the span... its too 'splayed out". should have at least broken it into two spans. the wider it gets, the more the weight transfers sideways, and the more you rely on the stones being properly fitted... theyre generally tapered for a reason. and some of these stones are tapered the wrong way! drystone doesnt mean "zero effort in dressing stone to fit properly". arches are simple but they rely on the whole thing working together. wedge themselves in and as long as they cant bulge out sideways, or fold inwards, all is good. if they "settle"... they collapse. (welllll.... debatable?) this would have worked better as overhanging layers more like the side walls are, considering the thin bits of flagging they used. everythings acting down and its the weight of overlapping layers keeping it down. not really arch material, what they have.
It looks like the scales on the back of a little dinosaur, and it's cool🙂 There will be a noise when you hit it with a hammer,remove the formwork. That's a wild sound.
TBH it doesn't look very strong at all. 1) It would be better if the stones that actually make the arch were more of a wedge shape so when there is a downward load on the bridge they are compressed together, making the arch stronger. 2) There is no cement to hold the stones together and stop them sliding against each other. Nice folly though!
I'd jump up and down on that bridge if I built it. He's not going to chance it because "it would fall and you would be trapped under a thousand pounds of rock". Dude, he never asked you to stand under it.
If the bridge collapsed the first part to fall would probably be the part under load, where the person is standing. Then the rest would fall down around it, likely doing bad things to that person's feet and legs (if they manage to stay upright).
@@BobfromSydney Bob, if you can't trust something you built to be safe, you shouldn't leave it as a possible death trap for others. I guess there are two types of people in the world: those who are afraid of falling, and those who aren't afraid enough.
there isnt enough damage yet. it has to be a lot of damage. that said, he may take all the stones, bring them back to the quarry & glue the whole mountain back together. because THATS a LOT of damage!
what the hell am i saying, phil swifts endgame is obviously to bring the whole universe back together to its state before the big bang. because that is truly a lot of damage. its all of the damage.
Let it sit for a while. Masonry moves and shifts and copes with movement well (if properly built). It will settle, and be better and stronger for it. Congratulations to the mason and builders!
(0:50) I'm almost certain that a variation of this dialog was uttered during the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Similarly, much like three of the worst words (and their various equivalents throughout the ages) that have ever been uttered: oops, uh-oh, and oh no.
I will give you that cement is a terrible material with a reputation as a great material. Also, this bridge looks nice. I'm tempted to try building one
I believe the old builders of arches didn't use a solid form. They used dirt, built the arch and then dug out the dirt. That way, if it started to fall, they could fill the dirt back in and redo the arch. I really doubt the use of a solid form.
Knowing the arch must transfer it's weight to the ends of the arch, it should be dug into the banks on bth sides.Looking at the bridge, the left side has a fairly substantial base but the right side looks a little light and if it slides or shifts to the right the whole thing would come down..
To this day, he still hasn't stood on it.
And he NEVER will.
He said it’s still standing strong in 2024
Some works of art are just meant for viewing
Nohohoho he has not!
@@jeremytibbs13yeah, not a bridge tho
The algorithm is generating a lot of interest in this bridge 4 years later. Have we walked across it yet?
i got this recommended too
Just got here too. Wondering the same. 😂
It’s the algorithm noting that you’ve been watching some random stuff lately. Let’s go right off track - dry stone bridges anyone?
It takes time for the stones to set.
You must poor grit all over it and get a rock and tap to make vibration run through the brigde so the grit falls inbetween the crevices.
Bridge selling times… or just Kamala?
Still standing strong! More esthetic trimming to be done in the Spring. Thanks for your interest.
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It looks great. You should have more confidence in your work. 😊
Any chance for an update video?
Is it still standing in 2024?
@@audioartisanthis guy hasn’t posted since this video. Maybe he tried to walk over it, and you, didn’t make it. 😮
"Because the last time...." Enough said.
No lmfao
Government: _interesting..._ it's settled, your hired!
:p
I’m from Yorkshire in England and we have over 5000 miles of dry stone walling in Yorkshire, what you’ve made looks beautiful and is a real piece of old style engineering. We’ll done pal.
@@StephenB-c9b does it still keep the Scots out?
Another Yorkshireman here. Had to watch this. That bridge looks sound as a pound 👍
@@madbeef. I'm actually 1/4 Yorkshire ancestry, never been to Yorkshire, or England for that matter. I guess this video appealed to me given my DNA.
*Well done
@@noizeaous7267 😂 grammar nazi... which I do find funny at times... but not appropriate on this video. Save it for the political videos.
That's a pretty cool bridge. Probably a good idea to let it settle for a bit before walking across it. I think we would all love to have one of these in our back yards.
It's gonna settle, alright
It's had about 4 years of settling at this point
That and a swing bench ❤
I got a wood swing bench but the previous owners didn't oil it... Does anyone know if I can hold it together with epoxy. To one day have a dream backyard
@jauxro yea use alot of expoxy
In Rome, when a bridge was opened, the engineers and their families stood beneath as the first carts passed above.
And that is why some Roman stone bridges stand to this day.
We need to bring back this level of accountability in public office.
@@nanook6620100%
Ummm yeah you guys can go do that. I'm going to rely on modern professional engineering. Thanks but no thanks.
As long as the bridge doesn't fall on day one, you're good!
@@aarontoothgo do what? ... stand under bridges after they're built, or build bridges that are still strong after two thousand years? And, still in regular use where they stand. No modern replacements are built next to them, because they're fine! I just don't understand your comment here
Guy #1: "Go STAND on it."
Guy #2: "No. You go stand on it "
Guy #1: "I am NOT going to stand on it. YOU stand on it."
Please show the follow-up video of you two standing on top of your handiwork.
It is supported by it's own weight, locking the stones above down against each one below.... an old Roman trick.
Could have left the form loose under the bridge and then walked on it.
Who would’ve thought of that? Hands down you’re smarter than the man who built it! I know it’s not an engineered bridge but if one is going to build such a bridge(walk way) then one must be able to QC their work. Like you suggested, leave the loose form setting underneath then go walk across it and jump up and down on it. As he said, it’s gotta set there for a while,………what difference does that make? Either it’s stable or it isn’t. Time will not make this friction interlocking design anymore secure even if you left it to stand for decades. Great point you suggested!
With the form removed the stones will settle under gravity a little more. I dont see a key stone though which worries me. Also they baisicly used shale. You can have a dry stone arch bridge with much larger pieces of stone
@@seventeen912 could be a case of if it was unstable and fell, at least they could enjoy how nice it looks until they test it to find out it will collapse.
I know if I had just built something like that and you are really tired it would feel more crushing emotionally knowing all that work you just did was for nothing and had to be done again, in this case sounded like it already was the second time. give yourself a fresh day to test in case it falls then you'll be in a better position to fix it then and there
@@wpjohn91I was looking for this comment. Isn't the use of keystones standard practice for this structure type, even in ancient times?
Yes and normally a round arch needs a greater degree of completion. Normally to atleast 180 degrees as the pressure on this bridge is transfering sideways not mostly down. Thats why most bridges like this were called hump back bridges. To get the angles right
Upvote if you think this needs a follow up video.
Beautiful!
Not bridges, but hand cut stone tunnels under the 1850's railway tracks in Niagara, the largest 160 feet x 20 feet x 20 feet still standing.
And fun to paddle through!
Everyone forgets the form work the carpenters had to do first to make them a reality.
Thanks for posting!
And the blacksmiths to make the carpenters tools? Although in 1850's there were a bunch of factories churning out good carpenters tools.
There's ones near me in Australia, handcut in the 1800s to allow a water pipeline thru a few hills, 2 or 3. They're properly caged in now but 10 years ago, I went up inside one on a hot day, about 25 meters. Cool inside and it was just solid stone in there.
@@LitoGeorge some very interesting stories of blacksmiths forging tools for stonecutters building lighthouses, off England.
1850s *
You may be thinking of the apostrophe in '50s
@@BodywiseMustard I think you're incorrect.
I'm glad he got his boat back!
Beautifully done but I’m certain that the original dry stone bridge makers would have happily incorporated cement if they had access to any. And if you would have used some in the sub layers there wouldn’t be any arguing about who is going to be first to walk over it.
yes why not use it and would surely stay complete many times longer
@@markjones4704
But,
it wouldn’t then be a ‘dry stone bridge’!
@@johnstarkie9948 true, that’s why you don’t see too many.
@@markjones4704 Dry stone walls last longer than mortar built walls. Dry set bridge might be a different outcome
Roman arches last a couple thousand years. Tho they are cut stone.
"Go stand aaan it" 😂
От меня подписка и пальчик вверх !
В Ютубе мне удалось посмотреть не
менее десяти подобных мостиков .
Все они меня завораживают давно .
И вашим мостиком я восхищён !
Вы построили мостик из камня
который у вас был в наличии !
Из Сибири с уважением, Владимир
Мой город-Нижневартовск-Nizhnevartovsk.
That’s a work of art!
Thanks for posting
His name was Bob so it was actually a work of Bob! 😅
Very Cool bridge. I read someplace that the Romans would make the head mason stand under the arch while the cribbing and formwork was removed.
As a bricklaying apprentice, we had to build an arch, to get a pass mark you had to stand on your arch the next day.
@@harveysmith100That's epic
Guaranteed to have either very lucky, or very skilled head masons moving forward.
I don’t know if it’s true but it sounds like the exact Roman thing to do lol
The vast majority of "Romans" were slaves. Something like 8 out of 10 of 'em.
We never found out what happened to ol' Daniel Renwald after that fateful day. Hopefully, Daniel finally crossed that bridge and walked into the light. However, some still say that on lonely fall nights just after the sun sets, if you sit quietly and listen to the wind, you can still hear him shouting in the distance "No! It's gotta stand there for a while!"
This was 4 years ago and it just came up in my recommended did they ever walk on it or better yet is it still standing
Random stuff to distract us and make advertisers happy.
Fun fact: they are dry stone bridges because it would be too wasteful if they used whetstone.
Hihiiiiii,,,,,,where is the chicken that build this bridge,,,,,,,,,walk the stones
It doesn’t look like it is going anywhere soon. Nice job!
That's incredible, I can't believe it fits together so nicely!!
Dude said “the tappy tap”, I’m hooked 😂
One man pulls very heavy object.Other man watches,supervising.🥴
Awesome job! Great skill and thought involved!
What a sound, the rocks compressing on each other.
if you can't walk on as soon as you drop the form you could never walk on it, it's good to go.
yep. if its "settling" then you havent got the foundations right or you havent fitted the stones properly.. either way, poor workmanship.
1:57 “why?”, “cause last time…”
I think these guys may have a little bit more experience in this field than you.
@@paradiselost9946 Suppose that's true - a couple stones aren't in just the right place, so it falls in a couple minutes. Do you want to be standing on it when it falls? Or standing 20 feet away?
@@senseisecurityschool9337 not just in the wrong place but the wrong shape... along with the wrong foundations for the loads and the wrong curvature for the span... its too 'splayed out". should have at least broken it into two spans.
the wider it gets, the more the weight transfers sideways, and the more you rely on the stones being properly fitted... theyre generally tapered for a reason. and some of these stones are tapered the wrong way! drystone doesnt mean "zero effort in dressing stone to fit properly".
arches are simple but they rely on the whole thing working together. wedge themselves in and as long as they cant bulge out sideways, or fold inwards, all is good. if they "settle"... they collapse. (welllll.... debatable?)
this would have worked better as overhanging layers more like the side walls are, considering the thin bits of flagging they used. everythings acting down and its the weight of overlapping layers keeping it down. not really arch material, what they have.
That was the most confident "says me" lol
How'd the first flood work out ! Looks nice 👍 🌈
How did you manage to get the video resolution down to 240p in this day and age? Used an old Nokia flip phone camera from 1998?
Superb technique.Classic yet very stable.Ancient architectural beauty.
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How did you make the form for the bridge? Thanks!
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0:46 - thanks for stopping by Jimmy Carr
Cool!! Well Done. Hope to see a follow up! Great work guys!!
One works, one watches. This is the way.
This is super cool and has fundamentally changed my understanding of the physical world. Thanks for posting!
They built using the same techniques and SAME camera that the Romans did great work guys
Oh, poor buttercup, go see your mommy for a pat on the head.
UA-cam: Here, this will distract you.
4 years later, we need an update.
Kind of sad that the builder has no faith in his work.
Really. Of course everyone wanted to see somebody walk across it.
Me build it? I'm the first over it!
Я один ждал, что мост обрушится? 😅
Was I the only one waiting for the bridge to collapse? 😅
It looks like the scales on the back of a little dinosaur, and it's cool🙂
There will be a noise when you hit it with a hammer,remove the formwork.
That's a wild sound.
This is EXACTLY how they made the St. Louis Arch.
Cmon now! Update please!
Is it still standing?
No, it started falling down about a week later.
@@topherbec7578 How do you know, do you live in the area?
The internet demands an update
I wish I was younger so I could at least make a half-assed attempt at that! 😄
*_GREAT JOB!_* 👍
Me too! Those rocks... my back.... 😮
I know a 70-year-old guy who still climbs 30 feet up to build roof extensions
Don't anyone help him
SOMEONE has to hold the camera 😂
Moral support provided
TBH it doesn't look very strong at all. 1) It would be better if the stones that actually make the arch were more of a wedge shape so when there is a downward load on the bridge they are compressed together, making the arch stronger. 2) There is no cement to hold the stones together and stop them sliding against each other. Nice folly though!
Beautiful workmanship ! That looked hard to pull out . Maybe should have had a few more people standing there doing nothing to watch him pull it out !
I'd jump up and down on that bridge if I built it. He's not going to chance it because "it would fall and you would be trapped under a thousand pounds of rock". Dude, he never asked you to stand under it.
If the bridge collapsed the first part to fall would probably be the part under load, where the person is standing. Then the rest would fall down around it, likely doing bad things to that person's feet and legs (if they manage to stay upright).
@@BobfromSydney Bob, if you can't trust something you built to be safe, you shouldn't leave it as a possible death trap for others.
I guess there are two types of people in the world: those who are afraid of falling, and those who aren't afraid enough.
@@RBCharger mate settle down, that guy just wanted the stones to settle down too before he walked on it.
A thing of beauty but please finish the right abutment before you stand on it
Yes
we have such bridges that are 100+ years old that cars drive over today.
Fine job, Gentleman.
"You stand on it first."
How about NOOOOOOO!. " 😁
safety first.
well done.
Don't let the Flex Seal guy get near it, he'll try to seal all the cracks 😂
Yeah Phil Swift will seal it. 😆
there isnt enough damage yet. it has to be a lot of damage.
that said, he may take all the stones, bring them back to the quarry & glue the whole mountain back together. because THATS a LOT of damage!
what the hell am i saying, phil swifts endgame is obviously to bring the whole universe back together to its state before the big bang. because that is truly a lot of damage. its all of the damage.
Almost as nice as the Pennine packhorse bridges in England! They've stood since the 1700s, so will this stand for 300 years?
i would think it needs more stone on top. it needs weight on it to keep it stable.
I wouldn’t get out the electric chair to crawl underneath that bridge if a hummingbird were to light on it.
It's damned impressive... but I think I would have still thrown some concrete in there... just in case. ;)
Let’s have another look now that it’s weathered in. Fresh upload needed!
What is that a bridge for ants?
Just kidding btw, looks like a ton of work and research. Great job guys!
We need a follow up vid Dan!
now who gonna walk on it
the guy who build it🤣😅LMAO
Let it sit for a while. Masonry moves and shifts and copes with movement well (if properly built). It will settle, and be better and stronger for it. Congratulations to the mason and builders!
(0:50) I'm almost certain that a variation of this dialog was uttered during the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Similarly, much like three of the worst words (and their various equivalents throughout the ages) that have ever been uttered: oops, uh-oh, and oh no.
So gorgeous! You did a wonderful job!
My favorite magic trick! It never gets old!
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@@narayanamurthy6177 Thank you for sharing, my friend!
Nice! when well built this type of Bridge gets stronger with weight. I'm glad to read your comment bellow that it is still standing.
I would've immediately walked across it!
i wonder is it still standing?
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a work of art, well done.
Super glue. It’s the invention of the age.
Nobody walked on the damn bridge?! Wtf?!
Okay I watched it, now leave me alone.
Dry stone / walls are very common in UK. They stand for hundreds of years with little maintenance,😂 unlike clay brick and cement walls.
A wall is supported by the ground along its entire length. And they do fall down, it's just that someone repairs them.
I will give you that cement is a terrible material with a reputation as a great material.
Also, this bridge looks nice. I'm tempted to try building one
The Chinese built structures on the bridge to act as a downward force to keep the bridge locked-in for stability.
the algorithm's confused with me, because I got recommended this out of nowhere. Great work though!
I imagine in the old days that it went like this, "YOU lad, run in there and pull out that beam."
Lad: 😨
RIP lil' Tommy, send his mother a shilling
I swear if someone e go stand on that Im gonna go stand on it
I believe the old builders of arches didn't use
a solid form. They used dirt, built the arch and
then dug out the dirt. That way, if it started to
fall, they could fill the dirt back in and redo the
arch. I really doubt the use of a solid form.
We need a follow up video! 😊
It’s magnificent
Doesn’t really look like a bridge. It looks like an arch. I wouldn’t walk across it as the ends are still quite a ways off the ground.
Word going around is that a troll from YT moved in under the bridge shortly after this was posted and will not allow anyone to cross it.
That’s a fine looking bridge, take it from a 12C.
Looks like it could do with more masonry on top downward pressure makes it stronger
Knowing the arch must transfer it's weight to the ends of the arch, it should be dug into the banks on bth sides.Looking at the bridge, the left side has a fairly substantial base but the right side looks a little light and if it slides or shifts to the right the whole thing would come down..
great another bridge for trolls to live under
hahah no one walked on it..... thats gold
When you say dropping the form...you mean it!
how is this from 4 years ago and it's in 240p like it's from 16 years ago?
This is last video, never uploaded since. Maybe he did stand on it, “under the bridge” comes to mind 😮
"I bet he's cheating on me rn"
Me and the men:
True craftsmen. They really stand by their work.
holy shit how long did that take?
Don’t be crazy, you don’t test it by standing on it… everyone knows you have to lay under it.
There are structures built in past that can't be built in the present, how is that for engineering?