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Default OT but fun: splitting big blocks of granite

On 2/20/2013 9:49 PM, Zz Yzx wrote:
On Rob H's blog he posted a pic of "pins and feathers" used to split
rocks.

I did my disertation on granite, so it caught my eye. IDAGS and found
this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMcMGBhUVk

The guy splits a 26,000 lb chunk of granite with a 2 lb sledge in an
hour. Amazing.

See more in ABPW.

For the musically inclined - listen to each strike he makes on the
wedges, especially the light "practice" strikes. Each makes a different
"note".