🔨 Making a Hand Cut Stone Roof, the Art of Slating #1 🏠

Slate makes a durable, fire resistant, repairable and beautiful traditional roof. You can also cut slates to pattern, or use length, width, thickness and color, to get creative. This is a fairly complex design inspired by the scales on a "blue belly" lizard.

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Cool old video on slate production:    • Slate Quarry Beware - Other Colour Pi...  

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