Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:10 pm
London Stone's blog of his trip to that India is now online and well worth a read....
Indian Trip Blog
Indian Trip Blog
The Brew Cabin
Paving, Drainage and Hard-landscaping in Britain and Ireland
https://ext.pavingexpert.com/brewcabin/
Trip to india - ...blog now online
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:58 pm
very interesting reading.amazes me how it ends up so cheap coming all that way.same as chinese granite in granite comparisons
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:19 pm
Excellent blog. Great to things at the sharp end.
Once watched a history programme which had a feature on portland stone. At one stage it was saturated with water and, as a result, was able to be cut with a large 2 man hand saw. As it dried it hardened.
Cheers.
Al
Once watched a history programme which had a feature on portland stone. At one stage it was saturated with water and, as a result, was able to be cut with a large 2 man hand saw. As it dried it hardened.
Cheers.
Al
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:38 pm
fantastic blog great work from LSP and the gaffer
amazing how quick they cut the stone by hand
LLL
amazing how quick they cut the stone by hand
LLL
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:09 pm
liked that 
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:16 pm
Really enjoyed reading this blog.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:56 pm
excellent
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:04 pm
that man cutting the 275x275 was quicking and neater than me and my stihl saw haha
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:28 pm
no tape measure and a good eye,very skillfull men Gilles,
very informative blog MSH
very informative blog MSH
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:34 pm
i know you are down south but not that far south that ive become gilles, haha my french colleagues when i worked in IT used to call me jill-a
but those are some skilled boys, im going to get my pitcher out and try some on some off cuts
but those are some skilled boys, im going to get my pitcher out and try some on some off cuts
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:41 pm
very interesting read great photos and videos thanks for sharing it with us
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:11 pm
incidentally anyone know what angle a pitcher should be ground at? is it about 30 degrees each side? the new bolsters you get are round at like 45 each side but seems to steep to hold a edge?
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:27 pm
did watch that 'Edwardian farm' where they went to a granite quarry. The guy hand cut a solid granite trough ,3x2ft wth chisels.
More skills that need preserving :;):
More skills that need preserving :;):
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:38 pm
i may be old but didnt he have a line marked on the stone?GB_Groundworks wrote:that man cutting the 275x275 was quicking and neater than me and my stihl saw haha
LLL
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:06 pm
I just watched it again on laptop and iPad full screen and I can't see a line the video starts with him halfway across? But when he cuts the 275s no marks that I can see.