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Pitching. Cutting with a blade.

Stone Conversations : Archive 9 : Message 00711

From: "Irwin Stone" <irwinstone@zzzzzzzzz>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:39:59 -0400
Subject: Pitching. Cutting with a blade.


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From: <VisualThinker7@------- >
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: [stone] Re: Pitching. Cutting with a blade.

Quoted text begins.I was wondering; if you cut the stone with a saw doesn't it look
disgustingly artificial?
Is there a tool or technique to restore the surface, to make it look like
stone again after it's been cut with a saw blade?
End of quote.


Well it certainly doesn't look finished IMO. Some options:
Hone or polish calcium base stones.
Flame granite, bluestone, some limestones.
Saw the stone an inch or two oversize, then pitch.
Saw to within 1/8", then bush hammer.
I've seen a lot of old hand cut stones that have a surface that appears to
be dressed with a toothed chisel or ripper, leaving a bunch of lines all
running in one direction.

David

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