I’ve also done this for a year or two, hard work oof!

[pictor@ohai.social]

@stux this is so satisfying

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@stux

There's likely some far-right politicians trying to reclassify this work as "low skill" and trying to suppress wages.

[cawguy@mstdn.ca]

@Npars01 I think we’re looking at the very device where we could put those far right politicians!

[elleaster@ohai.social]

@stux I just took 3 muscle relaxers. Joke!

[madjohnroberts@mastodon.social]

@ccellis they are called "paver splitters" and they are available for rent at some landscape supply stores. The big box stores don't rent them, I think because they can charge more for the wet saws @stux

[terryhancock@realsocial.life]

@stux

That cutter seems pretty slick!

[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]

@stux Good grief that cutter just slices right through the bricks like they are made of hot butter.

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@stux

Edit: oh I see he cuts it at an angle so it gets a bevel and falls in better

Seeing a lot of comments about how easily the cutter slices through the brick but can we take a moment to admire his marking work?

Just a one shot freehanded line on a brick that's leaning at an angle and somehow he manages to draw it in the right place on the opposite side of the brick from the side leaning on the edge of the hole without having to actively correct for it

[stonebear2@hachyderm.io]

@stux handbuilt klinker, This Is the Way...

[401matthall@mastodon.xyz]

@stux

Like... How much force is he having to apply to that cutter? It doesn't _look_ like he's applying a lot of force.

It's _all_ impressive but I'm afraid my 'tism has zoomed in on the cutter, as well.