Dennis Carter, founder and owner of Deer Isle Hostel in Maine uses a 2-pound hammer to cut a 26,000 pound block of lovely Deer Isle granite into two equal parts.

This is the first of many cuts. When finished, the resulting smaller blocks will be used to make the foundation of a workshop that he is building at the Hostel..

Com: stone : just, watch this with low volume, on your tablet before you sleep.. works like a charm..

I mean, watching this excessive time patiently spent to hammer a rock split open and the joy of inspecting cracks..

I need such a life..  ( Edit: I also request a 10 hour version of this, preferably with more stones split..

in the same ambient scenery though.. please!

Com: Burning : After all that, I'm actually kinda disappointed that they didn't show the rock actually coming apart. Weebl was right, though, this looks like a very satisfying job..

Com: J dewid : I love how each wedge produces a different pitch when struck.

Quite musical. I also like the philosophical idea of how a 2 pound hammer splits the 26k lb boulder.

Com: Anna : to cut a stone my grandfather used dynamite, at least it was quick to do the job,

he would drill holes in the rock and then insert dynamite and fire them and the stone was cut..