Rather than putting the stone on bits of wood, where it bounces around, put it on a bag of sand. It sits more firmly and the impacts go more efficiently into the stone.

Not only was your video extremely helpful but you are absolutely adorable and had me laughing by the end of the video. Also, I loved the fact that you did it barefoot, and phooey on anyone who gives you a hard time about it!

Hey , Shoeless Joe Guido . I watchata dis video and went outata shop and splitata the block . Gratzi .

Love your sense of humor.

Thank you thank you thank you. I have the same stone as you are demonstrating. I didn't have a chisel like yours, so I used a railroad tie nail. Did as you demonstrated and had the same result as you. Amazing. Perfect fit into my project.

@jesush7662

5 ай бұрын

Railroad nail? That's genius

Thank you for this video. This looks more similar to my experience. All other videos using cheap thin bricks that split in a couple hits, meanwhile I had been scoring mine for a while and it still hadn't split.

Interesting to see that this works and thanks for posting! I'll continue to use the skill saw where I want straight cuts, but I can see how this would work well for corners where you want that rough cut look

Appreciate your time making this video. It's just what I needed. Thank you!

Thank you sir. I always love to learn from the experienced

Thank you. I'm building a garden wall and had some pieces too big, I was able to break the pavestone in half watching you. Btw my papa had the same fake Italian accent, must be related, lol.

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! At first I thought you were Canadian but I didn't here you say "eh".

Thanks. There's something quite raw and primitive cutting stone with tools. I recently had a go at cutting patio slabs. I did find that laying them on some builders sand on the patio a great way to stop any movement. But these were bigger slabs. My first two cuts went pear shaped and the split occured prematurely. Easier with straight line cuts. If you had a whole patio to do, a power tool would be better, but, it's great to practice with yours hands and bring out the stone masoner in you, skills that have probably been lost in this high tech world of ours. 😁😁😁

Grazie Joe! I watched a different video, which showed the guy scoring only one side. Joe's cut came out nice and straight because you scored all sides. Grazie mi le!

Thanks for the demo and the laughs!

Thanks John. I'm putting some pavers down around a flower bed. I'm gonna have to split some to make it even .( not a brick layer.) By the way, you did sound a little like Lawrence Welk there.. ha ha ha ha .

Simply Love you...saved me many hours of suffering...Thanks

You the man! Thanks this video was very useful. 👍

After one side I need a beer break🤣..thanks for the video chief!

Thanks John, just what I was looking for.

Thank you. I tried it and it worked well. I used a 4 inch chisel.

"make sure you are wearing your dinosaur t-shirt"😂😂

Exactly What I needed thank you so much

Definitely have to give a thumbs up for you best fake Italian accent! 😂😊

GREAT! Thanks for this video. I've got the fake-a italian accent. Now I need a dinosaur t-shirt.

Me loveit the italiano akcent. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Sr.

Thank you for the video! It's going to be helpful. I chuckled because at the start of the video, you say "Make sure you're properly dressed..." then the next seen I see your bare foot next to the block.. haha

Thanks now i know how to cut a Stone i love you❤❤❤

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.😁

Thanks for the video old man!

came for info left with a laugh as well good video.

Awesome guy! Thanks.

Had to watch to the end. 😂 I thought it was my great-grandpa's Minnesota German-Sweed 🇧🇪🇸🇪 accident! Would never have guessed Italian 🇮🇹

Cut-uh the stone-uh. It's-uh me, Mario!

Thank you mister !

Thanks you so much this is so easy to do. I was struggling to find a way to cut a stone now the hardest thing will be to find an old dinosaur shirt

He just destroyed an ancient megalith, probably some atlantean building block

That's nice and all, but how do they get flat surfaces like what was there in the first place?

Nice video.

Thanks for the video, sir. Question:I was able to rent all the tools from Home Depot, except for the dinosaur t-shirt. Any recommendations for a place that rents those? Preferably SM size :)

The cut turn out very cleanly. Also i wasn't sure if that was a real or fake italian accent lol

Thank you for your help...You remembered your 🦕 t shirt..but forgot to put on some shoes👟..lol

Nice man. Thanks for sharing. I knew that dinosaur shirt would inspire. :)

I love your accent! Dinosaur T-shirt?

exactly whatta I lookin' for, paisan!!! thanks a lot!!!

@johnblanton7601

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should do more of these. In an earlier life I did some cutting of actual stone.

Magnifico !!

good sense of humor

Thank You!

Bare feet. Classic! Gave it a thumbs up👍

This video is great! No shoes, no problemo!

@joequillun7790

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that too. I'm sure the safety police will be all over that. LOL

thank you! That-a was-a outstanding! No, really, thank you.

Thanks!!

Good job grandpa

Are you using a cold chisel or a mason chisel

You are NOT politically correct, I love you.

Awesome!

My boy here puts on safety glasses and doesn’t have any shoes on. 🤦🏻‍♂️

lol! good video! you sound Dutch though!

Very helpful 👍👍

Safety glasses but no shoes. He sounds like Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show, "Hey, Mrs. a Tudball"

haha informative and funny. thanks.

Can you do that two inches from the end?

where do you buy a hammer like that? I've looked online & don't see one anywhere

Haha nice work and thanks for the video. I need to go buy a chisel!

@jaymacmullen6879

7 жыл бұрын

pldenc44 or a right angle grinder and 12 dollar diamond blade and cut 10 stones in the time it took this man to do 1.

@pldenc44

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I got the grinder and cheated by cutting a groove, then broke it with a chisel. Good advice.

I thought you were doing Tim Conway, as Mr. Tudball on the Carol Burnett show. I thought he was doing a Norwegian or Swedish accent.

@LeoRousseau

4 жыл бұрын

Julie Nielsen I was thinking the same thing!

nice one old dude

Great demo, but for safety should you be bare footed???

Ima ..agonna ..make it nizzza for a youuuu!...just kidding Nice Video I enjoyed it.

Niceh watcheh I blinked andeh I missed it. It was like magic!

I don’t have dinosaur 🦕 t-shirt 😢

@sschario60

3 жыл бұрын

I substitute with a Dinah Shore t-shirt.

Thank you for the info, and you are Hilarious

What brand of safety shoes do you recommend?

@johnblanton7601

7 жыл бұрын

69rs/ss camaro I don't have a recommendation. I do not wear safety shoes for this operation.

I call Mr Miyagi every time I need to cut stones and if he is not available I call his disciple Daniel San🤣🤣🤣

When I grow up I want to be like him. With a fake Italian accent.. 😂😂😂😂😂

I'd love to see this guy do a demonstration on making a homemade lasagna...shoeless of course.

@reviewithme9913

4 жыл бұрын

William Matheson LoL same or how to change tile

@lovelaugh4720

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@bluesideup007

2 жыл бұрын

Firsta, yoo stomp da tomatas...

Grazie.

Excellent! BTW - could've made a killing here by including an Amazon affiliate link to a dinosaur t-shirt...

Thanks

I wear my tiger shirt, makes the stone run away, sorry, roll away :) thanks for your diy tips Capiche amice

I was cringing because you had no gloves on. Glad you didn't whack your hand! Thanks for the video!

I'm go use that blue tool to cutter silicon to get oil pan and and gasket off made of rubber

Crazy accent. I like it

does the chisel have to be a certain width? Yours looks 1 or 1.5".

@johnblanton7601

11 ай бұрын

It does not need to be a certain width. I previously had one. My father used it when he did stone masonry. I got this one from Home Depot.

will this technique work on a round rock?

@johnblanton7601

3 жыл бұрын

I have cut limestone field blocks using this method. However, these stones are nearly flat on opposite sides. To cut a round stone you would need to score it deeply all around the fracture line. It is not like cutting a diamond, because diamonds have natural fracture planes.

You Sir must be a real hoot

@johnblanton7601

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should start a comedy channel.

@johnblanton7601

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should start a comedy channel.

Ah mamma Mia! Looka the’ stone. She-a cuts!

Good video, but that was actually a concrete retaining wall block.

"Just like cutting a diamond" LOL, as if we cut diamonds all the time and can relate that to cutting a block.

@johnblanton7601

3 жыл бұрын

Of course with diamonds the cutter takes advantage of natural cleavage planes in the stone. These concrete blocks don't have cleavage planes.

Why do I hear more bangs then I'm seeing hits?

Super duper 👍

Chisel: check Stone Hammer: check Safety Glasses: check Dinosaur Shirt: check Fake Italian Accent: check

@johnblanton7601

2 жыл бұрын

I used to work for a big Italian guy. I picked up on the accent.

Is this guy Norwegian? He sounds like my grandfather.

"it's just like cutting a diamond" Get that mounted and put it on your wife's finger.

@excuseme4744

3 жыл бұрын

You fucking asshole 😂

Now howa youa cut da stonea intoa 2 1/3 pieces? that'sa trick ia gotta see a

@johnblanton7601

Жыл бұрын

I will tell you what I will do. I will get a block of real stone and cut it and post another video.

I got one on a $2.08 stone and I will do my own How to exactly like this but no Dinosauer shirt,

Wouldnt a grinder have done the job?

Ho imparato molto dai video

:-) I was wondering where that accent came from. Sounds Canadian. ;-)

Watching twice for the fake Italian accent and the Dinosaur t-shirt.

Tha is the exact stone that I’m trying to cut, with the exact tools but, unsuccessful, I guess is because the T-shirt 🥺

I lika da diamond technic ona stone.