Three Pin Lewis Demonstration

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2022
  • A three pin lewis, also known as a dovetailed lewis, St Peter's keys, or a Wilson bolt fits into a dovetailed seating in the top of a building stone. It is made from three pieces of rectangular-section steel held together with a shackle, allowing connection to a lifting hook. The middle leg is square throughout its length, while the outer legs are thinner at the top, flaring towards the bottom. Held together, the three legs thus form a dovetail shape.
    They are now illegal in the UK but were still in use when I started my career.
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  • @zerogrey3798
    @zerogrey3798 Před měsícem +569

    No idea why youtube showed me this video, but I watched it regardless. I do no feel my time has been wasted.

    • @billrosenstein
      @billrosenstein Před měsícem +8

      Not or now?

    • @davidpile2576
      @davidpile2576 Před 28 dny +3

      @@billrosenstein bit of both.

    • @baxterraccoon6832
      @baxterraccoon6832 Před 27 dny +1

      You, too, huh? This was out of the blue for me.

    • @MetroPCSPhoneUnboxxer
      @MetroPCSPhoneUnboxxer Před 27 dny +2

      Really don't care about the feelings of the creator at all work a callous comment like that. I really liked this video and found it informative

    • @billrosenstein
      @billrosenstein Před 26 dny

      @@davidpile2576 that's a bit skitzo .

  • @JohnDoe-fu6zt
    @JohnDoe-fu6zt Před měsícem +372

    I was waiting for him to be arrested at the end. Very disappointing.

    • @hlcepeda
      @hlcepeda Před měsícem +10

      Mason when arrested: "It's a fair cop."

    • @neilcarroll4579
      @neilcarroll4579 Před 29 dny +30

      I was waiting for the part where the dinosaur signalled it was the end of the working day and he went home in his open bottomed car .

    • @bellowphone
      @bellowphone Před 29 dny +43

      "What are you in for?"
      "Murder. You?"
      "I used a three-pin lewis."
      And they all moved away from me on the bench.

    • @MikehMike01
      @MikehMike01 Před 29 dny +17

      The UK will arrest people for memes so this is nothing

    • @antediluvianatheist5262
      @antediluvianatheist5262 Před 28 dny +15

      It's illegal to use because it's not that safe.
      A MASTER, as this guy probably was, knows what he's doing.
      But someone less skilled only has to cut the hole slightly wrong and it will fall out. or if the stone is bad, the force wil fracture it, and it will fall out.
      You need something that works, even if the guy doing it is clueless.
      And when you're lifting multi ton stones, yeah, you wanna get it right.

  • @craigmurrayauthor
    @craigmurrayauthor Před 7 dny +38

    please for the love of all, keep making videos showing how we used to do things so this knowledge is not lost.

    • @sunsetpark_fpv
      @sunsetpark_fpv Před 5 dny

      There's a LOT of those type of things....in books

    • @elickson7340
      @elickson7340 Před 4 dny

      ​@@sunsetpark_fpvbooks are boring

  • @ottopartz1
    @ottopartz1 Před 7 dny +14

    He picked up the three pin Lewis, the most difficult spare in all of bowling!!!

  • @warp9988
    @warp9988 Před 28 dny +118

    I call Three Pin Lewis And the Stonemasons as my new band name.

  • @willbee6785
    @willbee6785 Před měsícem +78

    The Stomasons’ Guild of St. Stephen and St. George’s. What a title, absolutely wonderful.

  • @markespich8574
    @markespich8574 Před měsícem +83

    I have worked with old stone masons who didn’t have power tools, and I have helped them to build a couple of private mausoleums. They were 8” thick granite walls 8’x10’ they called that device a German key. The Lewis pins we use are single angled apposing holes. Sometimes as many as three mostly two. And the type of steel they are made of now makes them very expensive but they work great,because you can’t use straps when setting walls. And also the pinned stone clamp works too and cheaper.

  • @smirkinatu5512
    @smirkinatu5512 Před 17 dny +15

    Thank you for recording an posting this valuable educational video.

    • @DonKeecock
      @DonKeecock Před 15 dny

      The entire time I've been getting it wrong. I was using a two pin lewis. Now maybe I can make some progress on my stone moving.

  • @moorelandhouse
    @moorelandhouse Před rokem +131

    We have these holes in the 1891 stone and brick mansion we are restoring. We don't trust the old holes so we have just been using cargo straps. Every once in a while one of our viewers will mention these Lewis pins.

    • @Tight4Skin
      @Tight4Skin Před měsícem +1

      Don't trust them holes! 😂

  • @stevenwilgus8982
    @stevenwilgus8982 Před 7 dny +6

    Hello, Dr., I watched this video that was randomly offered by CZcams, which rarely got is useful out entertaining and EDUCATIONAL, but this is. I subscribed and I hope to see more.

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930 Před měsícem +48

    It's always a pleasure to watch an Operative Mason at his craft!!! 🤠👍

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 Před měsícem +6

      An Operative Mason you say? Whence came ye?

    • @CristiNeagu
      @CristiNeagu Před měsícem +4

      @@diogeneslantern18 From the West, I bet.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 Před měsícem +1

      Using those round hammers is a trick! Lots of practice to do that effectively

    • @worldtraveler930
      @worldtraveler930 Před 29 dny +4

      ​@@diogeneslantern18From a Lodge of the Holy Saints John.
      Stephenville #267 and Clairette #1052 AF&AM. 😁

    • @worldtraveler930
      @worldtraveler930 Před 28 dny +2

      ​​​@@CristiNeaguThe East.
      PM.

  • @jasonstarr6419
    @jasonstarr6419 Před 2 dny +1

    at age 71, having spent years in construction, mostly in everything EXCEPT stonework, and as a speculative Mason, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video, new sub, but I seriously doubt I will EVER have occasion to use this on any stone whatsoever. That said, I can see this technique being very useful when similar constraints are applied to the lifting and placement of non-stone materials. Thank you.

  • @bellowphone
    @bellowphone Před 29 dny +163

    "What are you in for?"
    "Murdered my family. You?"
    "I used a three-pin lewis."
    And they all moved away from me on the bench.

  • @peterblacklin9174
    @peterblacklin9174 Před měsícem +67

    They allow a stone to be positioned or fitted into a slot where other lifting systems would get in the way. The quality of the stone is important as the device puts the block in tension (splitting). My opinion, for what it's worth, is from basic mechanical engineering and dry stone wall building experience.

    • @zachweyrauch2988
      @zachweyrauch2988 Před měsícem +5

      thanks. I was about to ask "why is this a thing when we have ropes?"

    • @Max_Griswald
      @Max_Griswald Před 25 dny +2

      ​@@zachweyrauch2988- Ropes would be difficult to remove once the stone was in place if you had it sitting on them. You could use either nubs or pins driven into the sides of the stone to lift with ropes rather than having the rope lift from under the stone.

  • @brianfoley3925
    @brianfoley3925 Před měsícem +34

    I always wondered...Thanks for a great video, impressive demonstration with a clear narration. Well done, Sir, well done indeed.

    • @ljprep6250
      @ljprep6250 Před měsícem +1

      Do you cut a keystone shape in the stone, with the bottom wider? The 3 pieces fit too loosely to think otherwise, not that it needs to be a tight fit in either dimension.

    • @stasi0238
      @stasi0238 Před 4 dny

      ​@ljprep6250 yes you start squarely and then go wider

  • @Uk-tj
    @Uk-tj Před 8 dny +8

    Illegal you say?! “Pulls out my 4 pin Geoffrey” the police run away screaming

  • @mattko3029
    @mattko3029 Před 8 dny +4

    This is great! I've learned more in the comments than I expected 👍

  • @georgemorley1029
    @georgemorley1029 Před 28 dny +12

    Interesting but there’s plenty of stuff we don’t do now that we used to. Safety rules are written in blood.

    • @johnrendle8840
      @johnrendle8840 Před 5 dny

      Actually.....safety rules are written in money by lawyers and insurance underwriters. Nobody in power cares about anyones life or safety. Never have, never will.

  • @RustyVanDoor
    @RustyVanDoor Před měsícem +17

    Used one in the ceiling of a bath stone quarry to lower crane parts years ago.

  • @willtricks9432
    @willtricks9432 Před 5 dny +2

    Second time seeing this and still love it. Thanks

  • @darylmorning
    @darylmorning Před měsícem +27

    I love learning the "Old Ways" as the ingenuity of simple tools built way more things than the modern equivalents. There's a time and place for everything.

    • @truantray
      @truantray Před 28 dny +11

      This method was banned because the pins pull out and workers have died from the falling stone. So much for the old ways.

    • @andrewhooper7603
      @andrewhooper7603 Před 28 dny +8

      It's a neat little device, but saying it built more than modern cranes is just nonsense.

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall Před 15 dny +1

      ​@@andrewhooper7603well, really the old devices built much more impressive and far more beautiful and character full buildings such as cathedrals

  • @buynsell365
    @buynsell365 Před rokem +13

    BRILLENT !!! I love it.......simple.....and it works.

  • @mowgli2071
    @mowgli2071 Před 25 dny +5

    People always tell me the cylindrical hammers are better until I try using one in front of them 😅

  • @MarkoVukovic0
    @MarkoVukovic0 Před měsícem +8

    Fantastic, learnt something new today. Thank you!

  • @irvingfive7955
    @irvingfive7955 Před 6 dny +1

    I have used Lewis pins in Canada, during a restoration. Sadly, they aren't up to standards, anymore. Nice video, great craftsmanship.

  • @Mountainmonths
    @Mountainmonths Před měsícem +39

    Oi mate! Ya got a loicense for that there dangerous lewis??

  • @antonioduarte2795
    @antonioduarte2795 Před měsícem +3

    Great little video!

  • @petergarbutt9521
    @petergarbutt9521 Před měsícem +4

    SO SIMPLE... EXCELLENT VIDEO, STAY SAFE

  • @willbee6785
    @willbee6785 Před měsícem +3

    Love the skill.

  • @johncamp2567
    @johncamp2567 Před měsícem +7

    Interesting demonstration! (new subscriber, stone-carver, Virginia)

  • @TimHunold
    @TimHunold Před měsícem +2

    Ingenious idea

  • @bruce-le-smith
    @bruce-le-smith Před 4 dny +2

    Very cool, thanks!

  • @richarddevera5327
    @richarddevera5327 Před rokem +5

    Wonderful!

  • @done488
    @done488 Před 15 dny +1

    Good work brother!

  • @user-kj1od5ed7p
    @user-kj1od5ed7p Před měsícem +8

    Very cool thank you for sharing that is a lot of work for one stone

    • @LT1
      @LT1 Před 28 dny

      Yeah it should be illegal for being a gd waste of time

    • @user-kj1od5ed7p
      @user-kj1od5ed7p Před 28 dny +1

      @@LT1 I don't know anything about being a stone Mason so I would not know if this is a waste of time

    • @wolfie498
      @wolfie498 Před 8 dny

      @@LT1 Why is it a waste of time?

  • @timthelamb
    @timthelamb Před měsícem +9

    Fantastic chisels. They must be very hard and yet not brittle.

  • @teambridgebsc691
    @teambridgebsc691 Před 28 dny +1

    Learned something. Safe for smaller blocks, with care, clean stone, surely.

  • @agodinez5
    @agodinez5 Před 3 dny +1

    Get in there Lewis!

  • @debianowns4393
    @debianowns4393 Před měsícem +1

    Very cool!

  • @Crodmog83
    @Crodmog83 Před 23 dny

    Super cool video

  • @RoodiniCats
    @RoodiniCats Před 8 dny

    Very interesting, thanks!😊

  • @michaelbuchholz2164
    @michaelbuchholz2164 Před 18 dny +1

    A simple but great and illagal technique. 😊

  • @glennbrymer4065
    @glennbrymer4065 Před 28 dny

    Neat. Thanks for this info.

  • @anthonybracuti6898
    @anthonybracuti6898 Před měsícem +10

    is there a particular reason they are illegal now?

    • @Smokinnnn
      @Smokinnnn Před 29 dny +4

      My guess is safty reasons.. 🤷🏻‍♂️
      It's held only by preasure.

    • @Scarabswarm
      @Scarabswarm Před 29 dny +8

      ​@@SmokinnnnThat's my guess as well. It's too easy for a novice to carve the slot improperly, and the key to slip out while the block is in midair. It's also not guaranteed that a hidden flaw in the stone won't cause it to split while in midair and there is a ton of pressure on that wedge.

    • @Smokinnnn
      @Smokinnnn Před 29 dny +1

      @@Scarabswarm
      Exactly mate. Sounds logic to me.
      ✌🏽🍻

    • @serenity1378
      @serenity1378 Před 22 dny +4

      @@Scarabswarm Either that or the pin failing. Ultimately, it's less safe than modern methods. Guarantee it was safer than alternatives when it was created but times move on and if we can save even a single life, we should.

  • @Winstonsmithsalias
    @Winstonsmithsalias Před 10 dny +2

    What!!! No alien rock melting tech.

    • @Stonemasonsguild
      @Stonemasonsguild  Před 9 dny +2

      Sorry

    • @janskeet1382
      @janskeet1382 Před 6 dny +1

      You are just being naughty. You know that they did it with multi-harmonic sound waves. 🔊

  • @jameswhite465
    @jameswhite465 Před 27 dny +1

    I liked it.

  • @augustinep6193
    @augustinep6193 Před měsícem

    Good. Thanks.

  • @JJones-cl4dm
    @JJones-cl4dm Před 5 dny

    Im amazed at the grand architecture we had centuries ago. They built awe inspiring structures that are still standing. Our current way of building is garbage in comparison

  • @kinasc1575
    @kinasc1575 Před měsícem +1

    I like that👍

  • @hiddenasmraccount5528

    I use this account for ASMR and for popping.
    No idea why the CZcams algo felt this was something i might like but here i am nonetheless...

  • @jimmydesouza4375
    @jimmydesouza4375 Před 5 dny

    Does your belt have a clock on it? If so that is both useful and cool looking.

  • @user-ic1us5ms1x
    @user-ic1us5ms1x Před 7 dny

    That s the same idea granite quarries use to pick up massive blocks of stone that weigh many tons. Of course it’s much larger than this. And the hole is drilled in with a jackhammer.

  • @jack504
    @jack504 Před 25 dny

    How long did it take? 15 minutes?

  • @sotxjoe3216
    @sotxjoe3216 Před 6 dny

    Fascinating. But why is it illegal? Scrolling through the comments now to see if it's already been answered.

  • @EdsEnemy
    @EdsEnemy Před měsícem +11

    i wonder if this method was not to be used for stones exposed on the upper side of buildings as rainwater pooling and freezing in the slot (if turned upwards) could have prematurely weathered and split the stone

    • @tomekciepiaszuk582
      @tomekciepiaszuk582 Před měsícem +1

      It's UK, I will bet it's either something to do with H&S or someone was offended...

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 Před měsícem +4

      @@tomekciepiaszuk582 What on Earth are you talking about? The question was about whether this method would have been used _in the past_ for stones on upper surfaces.

    • @tomekciepiaszuk582
      @tomekciepiaszuk582 Před 29 dny +1

      @@beeble2003 Ah yes, clearly I didn't pay enough attention, ignore me.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 Před 29 dny

      @@tomekciepiaszuk582 Fair enough. :)

    • @jack504
      @jack504 Před 28 dny

      The holes would be in the mortar joints between courses. Capstones would be lifted wrapped with rope or inverted

  • @Peetreesaur
    @Peetreesaur Před 3 dny

    I never knew why all those old stones had that hole in them, now I know!

  • @Zebulization
    @Zebulization Před 24 dny +1

    I assume that they were effective and easy to use, but the blocks can still split, so they were made illegal to stop people from using them. Professionals may have an occasional accident but the tool is so easy to use that amatures would cause all sorts of trouble. A pity.

  • @brianphillips1864
    @brianphillips1864 Před dnem

    The 3-Pin Lewis sounds like an especially nasty type of wrestling submission, possibly involving a bit of the what the ref cant see.

  • @theirspacenotmine
    @theirspacenotmine Před 18 dny +1

    What’s the largest size block you would lift with this? Would you ever use more than one in a single block?

  • @larryslemp9698
    @larryslemp9698 Před 26 dny +2

    Out of a million people.....maybe three or four could do that..!!

  • @skeets6060
    @skeets6060 Před rokem +24

    Pretty cool, though I can see why it is illegal, someone that did not know how to make it right could kill someone lifting it

    • @grantofat6438
      @grantofat6438 Před rokem +10

      How? Someone lifting it would not be so stupid as to walk under it. Would they?

    • @jeffharper7579
      @jeffharper7579 Před měsícem +10

      Yeah I work with a couple of morons that are a little high and do stupid stuff like that. I work at a small stone quarry and have seen them walk under parts of the crusher as we had to replace some of it.

    • @paulfrost8952
      @paulfrost8952 Před měsícem +1

      @@jeffharper7579do they not put a barrier up to alert people of the overhead danger?

    • @pobvic
      @pobvic Před měsícem +11

      @@paulfrost8952 if you have a controlled number of people on site (ie staff and not public) then information rather than barriers is standard practice for lifts.
      Barriers can be impractical and people still walk through them.

    • @paulfrost8952
      @paulfrost8952 Před měsícem +3

      @@pobvic if the barrier can be walked through it’s not a barrier!

  • @fioredeutchmark
    @fioredeutchmark Před 29 dny

    Why is it illegal?

  • @Junkitup
    @Junkitup Před 7 dny

    Explains how they hoisted blocks into place

  • @sarahbezold2008
    @sarahbezold2008 Před 21 dnem +1

    I can definitely see why its banned for use. probably wasn't uncommon that a stone could split and fall

  • @volbla
    @volbla Před 26 dny

    Neat 🙂

  • @Wolvenworks
    @Wolvenworks Před 5 dny

    So why is it illegal now?

  • @Graknorke
    @Graknorke Před 25 dny

    Why's it illegal?

  • @The_Smith
    @The_Smith Před 4 dny

    I wonder who's job it would have been to cut these sockets, my first thought was it would have been an apprentice's job, to teach them to cut accurately, but then thinking of what all could go wrong and how costly it would be if not done right if it would have been the 'old guy' who had put his time in up top and was on what would have been considered light work?

  • @donaldhoot7741
    @donaldhoot7741 Před 6 dny

    Awesome! Now build a full-scale pyramid. Thanks!

  • @halo3odst
    @halo3odst Před 27 dny

    Neat

  • @done488
    @done488 Před 10 dny

    A very good traditional technique.
    Unfortunately, I had to realize during the restoration that the weaker the sandstone, the more susceptible it is. Microcracks form and over time the stone cracks in two.

  • @jack504
    @jack504 Před 28 dny

    First time I've seen a stonemason wearing a tie at work!

    • @Stonemasonsguild
      @Stonemasonsguild  Před 28 dny

      that would depend on your clients.

    • @jcarry5214
      @jcarry5214 Před 25 dny

      I feel like I'm about to be served a 60 degree ale, not a rock.

  • @adamchurvis1
    @adamchurvis1 Před 6 dny

    At first I thought "Three Pin Lewis" was a British version of "Three Card Monty."

  • @2aprogressive626
    @2aprogressive626 Před měsícem +3

    How heavy of a stone can this move?

  • @kkgt6591
    @kkgt6591 Před měsícem

    Didn't catch the first few words, what is illegal to use?

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 Před měsícem +2

      The three-pin Lewis that the whole video is about.

  • @NickBFTD
    @NickBFTD Před 4 dny

    I clicked on this video thinking that block was some type of cheese.

  • @Heritage3911
    @Heritage3911 Před 8 dny

    Illegal? What am I missing

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew Před 21 dnem

    Stonemason’s version of “Ridin’ Dirty”.

  • @ferretyluv
    @ferretyluv Před 11 dny +1

    The Freemasons hate him for revealing the secrets.

  • @jepolch
    @jepolch Před 29 dny +2

    Why would it now be illegal to use?

    • @jcarry5214
      @jcarry5214 Před 25 dny

      Splitting large rocks high in the air annihilating crewmen and passersby alike is my guess.

    • @serenity1378
      @serenity1378 Před 22 dny +1

      Things fall, people get crushed, we have safer methods.

  • @shawndiggins3741
    @shawndiggins3741 Před dnem

    I was just wondering how to do this

  • @jonathanpeterson1984
    @jonathanpeterson1984 Před 5 dny

    Illegal? I’m not sure I understand? Like on a commercial site you mean? Or like……..ANYWHERE?

  • @klick2destruct
    @klick2destruct Před 5 dny

    Wouldn't it be easier and faster to just carry the stone at the edges?

  • @adamandevil
    @adamandevil Před 27 dny

    Stonemason ASMR. Thanks YT algorithm

  • @ShredCo
    @ShredCo Před měsícem +1

    Illegal?

    • @andrewhooper7603
      @andrewhooper7603 Před 28 dny +2

      Used to be a man could hoist his own stones up with a simple lewis, but can't anymore because woke.

  • @JinKee
    @JinKee Před 26 dny

    In the Freemasons a Louis (or Louey) is the son of a Freemason who will be elevated to power when he is shaped from a rounded individual into a square and true man.

  • @DevinDTV
    @DevinDTV Před 29 dny +2

    oi mate where's ya 3 pin lewis loicense

  • @chickenfarmer321
    @chickenfarmer321 Před 21 dnem

    Why is it illegal now?

  • @petersmith9530
    @petersmith9530 Před měsícem +8

    why is it now illegal to use?

    • @DanielMendoza-vz6ss
      @DanielMendoza-vz6ss Před měsícem +3

      Not safe

    • @johnfisher7143
      @johnfisher7143 Před měsícem +23

      This device must have pre-dated safety. Safety is a modern concept designed to add thousands to the cost of everything, slow everything down, provide employment for a whole subculture of “safety” experts and increase the salary of everyone involved as a “pass through cost” to consumers.

    • @paulklee5790
      @paulklee5790 Před měsícem +22

      @@johnfisher7143… and probably save a few lives along the way…

    • @DeeCook-ir2ny
      @DeeCook-ir2ny Před měsícem +9

      @@johnfisher7143 Boy did you hit that one square and true. Safety is fine and all but there comes a point that if you need to feel that safe, it would be best that you just stay wrapped up in bubble wrap and your little blankie at home in Mommy's basement being fed pudding and pre-chewed bread...

    • @gloriousapplebees
      @gloriousapplebees Před měsícem

      I guess the safety question is 'how often does this fail?' causing a large heavy stone to fall with a lot of potential for damage. As well as whether this could compromise the internal strength of some stones (1 or a few in a wall?) which could cause a lack of expected structural strength.
      Probably just a bunch of pussies though looks good enough just slap er and make sure you say "that ain't going anywhere" LOL

  • @LysolPionex
    @LysolPionex Před 29 dny

    Why is it illegal now? Unreliable?

    • @Stonemasonsguild
      @Stonemasonsguild  Před 28 dny +1

      they can fail if they are snatched up to quickly, no problem with an old rope pully or block and tackle but with an electric winch or crane they can brake the stone around them and pull out.

  • @GhostofTradition
    @GhostofTradition Před měsícem +1

    greeting fellow algorithm surfers 🏄

  • @groupeSHININGMINIATURE

    Antiq romain invention !

  • @vanillasmerk5742
    @vanillasmerk5742 Před 29 dny

    So what is this for? Im so confused.

  • @donaldwycoff4154
    @donaldwycoff4154 Před měsícem +2

    I enjoyed the video. Very interesting stuff. How come the mechanism is illegal now?

    • @PathosBedlam
      @PathosBedlam Před měsícem +11

      If the stone had an unknown fault, and we're talking much bigger stones being lifted way up in the air, it could let go while being moved and fall to the ground killing whoever was unfortunate enough to be under it, or possibly doing some serious damage to infrastructure. It was a system that didn't have any backup if it failed. These days we can add multiple chains and / or straps to something being lifted.
      Also the process of adding the holes it needed to install it, could cause damage to the stone you didn't want in the finished product.

    • @paulowens2062
      @paulowens2062 Před měsícem

      @@PathosBedlam so you know of this method failing then

    • @Nashvillain10SE
      @Nashvillain10SE Před měsícem

      @@paulowens2062 No, I'm sure.

  • @artharrison9586
    @artharrison9586 Před měsícem +1

    My middle name is Lewis… I wonder if it is somehow related to stone masonry.

  • @peterrose5373
    @peterrose5373 Před měsícem

    seems like it would be easier and faster to just stick the thing in a net, or just pick it up and carry it.
    In what contexts is this the quickest or easiest way to get the stone where you want it?

    • @Scarabswarm
      @Scarabswarm Před 29 dny +1

      In the context of having to place the block on a wall, and not having a net suddenly pinned beneath it. By carrying the block from the top, you can lower it into its exact place and not have to try and shift it while straddling a half-built wall 50 ft in the air.
      This is used on bigger blocks as well, the small stone was just for demonstration purposes. Nobody is carrying a 300lb block up a rickety wooden scaffold. Or having to one-hand it while trying to maneuver the net out from under it.

  • @karlos1974
    @karlos1974 Před 3 dny

    It would be quicker to carry the stone up.

  • @rycka88
    @rycka88 Před měsícem +6

    I always thought they levitated the stones with alien technology.

    • @matt9675
      @matt9675 Před měsícem +2

      That's plan b in case the requirements of the project render the lewis method impossible.

    • @JohnDoe-fu6zt
      @JohnDoe-fu6zt Před měsícem

      They did. This whole video is part of an elaborate ruse, thousands of years old, to deceive the public and conceal the truth about the aliens.

    • @thonbrocket2512
      @thonbrocket2512 Před měsícem

      Nah, on those cathedrals, just the power of prayer, nothing sci-fi about it. Although concentrating hard enough on holy thoughts wasn't easy after nine pints of Mistress Hathaway's Devilgriper Ale the night before.

  • @WildlyStapled
    @WildlyStapled Před 25 dny

    All that chiseling just to make a hole to lift the block with. Crazy to think about how many blocks had to be moved like this

  • @geodezix
    @geodezix Před 11 dny

    love to watch stonemasons....