In this video I demonstrate 3 different methods for cutting flagstone. These are:



1:00 Knapping, which is cutting using a brick hammer
4:40 Splitting stone using masonry cutnails (similar to the feather and wedge method) and
11:09 Cutting using an angle grinder.



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The cut nail method I'm particularly happy to share with you, because this is a technique that I've been developing on my own. Okay, it's an ancient ancient technique and my only innovation here is that I noticed that cutnails were shaped a certain way, and so I decided to adpt them for this method of stone splitting. The cutnail method came about because I wanted to use the feather and wedge method for splitting stone, but I wanted to use it to split thinner stone. I wanted a way to split thinner stone, that didn't involved using a grinder or a saw, didn't make too much noise or dust, and didn't take too long.


I will create a video and article soon, going into more detail as to the how/when/why to use the cutnail method. So watch for that, it will be posted soon enough.



Some of the tools used, since some of you may not be familiar:


Cut nails: https://amzn.to/3E001LU
Grabo: https://amzn.to/3G9tSmI



Cutting flagstone using just a hammer:    • How to cut flagstone using a hammer  



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Leave a comment and let me know what you think of these methods and let me know if you've found this helpful.


Thanks!




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