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Old 01-17-2019, 04:10 PM   #2874
Carruthers
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
Nope, wood. Fill with sun dried wood and add water, rinse-repeat, swelling wood will split the rock.
I watched a programme on TV last night which showed operations at a Canadian sandstone quarry.
Vertical holes were drilled in the rock and expanding mortar poured into them.
Within two or three days manageable sized chunks of rock just fell away.
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