I would almost bet you that the photo in the beginning of this is very late 1880's to 90's. The dress just doesn't look very early 1900's. It would be nice if someone could research it.
your tools are more for granite.....they used a hammer and an axe mostly.for dressing faces...the wedge that you think is a pitching tool is really for splitting stone.....btw they used HYDROLIC lime not HYDRATED lime....learn the difference.
scott left btw, they would have used hydrated lime, also known as lime putty or quick lime, which would be slaked in water for months. Something not done with hydraulic lime.
Yeah... depending on the era and location... some old foundations are even ,made with hydrated lime cement. The bricks that were low fire were what also used hydrated lime mortar. Once the high fire bricks came around then hydraulic cement (lime) was used. Hydraulic cement if I understand correctly would have crushed the low fire bricks from the shrinkage. Again... periods in time and locations had only hydrated lime used and is still required to meet certain specifications.
Modified Rumford? The two primaries of a Rumford are the very flat sides and short back,, angled to reflect, radiate the infrared out into the room, with the extremely shallow box. And the second, which you alluded to, the throat is wide (left to right), narrow (front to back), and the smoke shelf is a very generous volute to roll the smoke and promote the draft. Your sides are flat enough that I'd hesitate to call it a Rumford. If you take a Chevy and put a Ford engine, transmission, and Dodge rear end in,,, is it still a Chevy? I assume you are still building,,,, try it,,,, build a real Rumford. It looks a bit odd, oh yes,,, but it works really, really, well. Add a very wide hearth to it,, they don;t tell you that,, and a possible stone fiddle surrounding it. (Look to sailboats as to 'fiddles',, they keep the plates on the tables and the books in their shelves. In this case keep the sparks off of the rug.)
@@MrCedricPeterson Thank you ! It was good to be reminded of this video. This stone mason is a very talented man. What I had wished for then and now,, was to watch him at his bench,, whistling or thinking to himself as he worked the stone. I have done some stone. I have found it to be as much therapy for myself as it is money for the job. Yeah, I've been doing it many years. My hands look worse than his. XXXL gloves usually fit,, when they can be found. Bare hands and thick calluses are the norm. What is hardest to relate to someone, is the satisfaction of a job well done. There is a special inner peace,, before you stick your hand out to collect. A similar peace I find paddling a canoe. And,,, the 'kids' just do not seem to get it.
Beautiful Work...!!!
Informative vid. Thanks.!
where do you get stone like this?
Looks great!!! Good job!!
what is the stone?. most hard stones will pop and crack when exposed to high heat. A soft stone might flake a little but not explode.
Sandstone or limestone it appears
I would almost bet you that the photo in the beginning of this is very late 1880's to 90's. The dress just doesn't look very early 1900's.
It would be nice if someone could research it.
thanks for uploading the video
your tools are more for granite.....they used a hammer and an axe mostly.for dressing faces...the wedge that you think is a pitching tool is really for splitting stone.....btw they used HYDROLIC lime not HYDRATED lime....learn the difference.
scott left btw, they would have used hydrated lime, also known as lime putty or quick lime, which would be slaked in water for months. Something not done with hydraulic lime.
But you're right that is a wedge, not a pitcher.
Yeah... depending on the era and location... some old foundations are even ,made with hydrated lime cement. The bricks that were low fire were what also used hydrated lime mortar. Once the high fire bricks came around then hydraulic cement (lime) was used. Hydraulic cement if I understand correctly would have crushed the low fire bricks from the shrinkage. Again... periods in time and locations had only hydrated lime used and is still required to meet certain specifications.
Yes but how do I cut granite with copper chisels like at the osireion or the valley temple, or the serapeum, etc
@@righteousred723 a hammer
Modified Rumford? The two primaries of a Rumford are the very flat sides and short back,, angled to reflect, radiate the infrared out into the room, with the extremely shallow box. And the second, which you alluded to, the throat is wide (left to right), narrow (front to back), and the smoke shelf is a very generous volute to roll the smoke and promote the draft.
Your sides are flat enough that I'd hesitate to call it a Rumford. If you take a Chevy and put a Ford engine, transmission, and Dodge rear end in,,, is it still a Chevy?
I assume you are still building,,,, try it,,,, build a real Rumford. It looks a bit odd, oh yes,,, but it works really, really, well. Add a very wide hearth to it,, they don;t tell you that,, and a possible stone fiddle surrounding it. (Look to sailboats as to 'fiddles',, they keep the plates on the tables and the books in their shelves. In this case keep the sparks off of the rug.)
This is sad. A lotta knowledge with no one to soak it in or to know what you’re talking about. I read it all hopefully it’s gives ya some justice lol
@@MrCedricPeterson Thank you ! It was good to be reminded of this video. This stone mason is a very talented man. What I had wished for then and now,, was to watch him at his bench,, whistling or thinking to himself as he worked the stone. I have done some stone. I have found it to be as much therapy for myself as it is money for the job.
Yeah, I've been doing it many years. My hands look worse than his. XXXL gloves usually fit,, when they can be found. Bare hands and thick calluses are the norm.
What is hardest to relate to someone, is the satisfaction of a job well done. There is a special inner peace,, before you stick your hand out to collect. A similar peace I find paddling a canoe. And,,, the 'kids' just do not seem to get it.