How Do You Cut Hard Stone With Plain Steel Tools?
There are many craft and home-improvement projects that require the mastery of the most basic skill of the mason–stone cutting. This skill is essential in laying a stone walkway or building a patio or porch out of stone. It is also critical to erecting stonewalls in projects as varied as building a retaining wall or mending a stone cottage. Thankfully, stone cutting is actually very easy to learn. All it requires is a little patience and a lot of stamina. Place the stone where it will lay flat and stable. It might be necessary to put wood blocks or small bags of sand under or next to the stone to accomplish this. Take the measuring tape and use it to determine where you want to cut the stone. Then use the edge of the chisel to etch guidelines accordingly. Strike the chisel with the hammer along the line drawn in Step 2. Use firm blows but do not whack the chisel with all your might. Stones are brittle and there is a danger that the stone will simply shatter if you hit it too hard. Ins
