Stonework

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Very cool, glatt! What's that shaped one on top?

It's a set of steps. I think it came from an old family barn/carriage house that was gone before my mom was born 60+ years ago. Must be at least 150 years old. I always wonder how they made it. I know how you split stone and how to cut through stone, but how would they have carved the notch where the step is? Did they have stone saws 150 years ago? They must have. Need to make two cuts that meet in the corner.

On the right of the stairway, partially hidden behind a tree, is an old grind stone.

He got the rock from a quarry in Hawley. The stair treads were the expensive part since they were cut and shipped from an out of state quarry.