Join Dominic as he discusses trowels, hammers, and chisel in this video for the Trades Alive Historic Preservation video series.

As you’re preparing your Trades Alive video, here are some good tips and tricks to remember while filming. It’s easy to remember These videos are meant to be tutorials, and at the end, you want your audience to know and understand how to do the technique you’re using. So, make them easy to remember and

You've filmed your Trades Alive video, now what? Learn more about what to do now that you have your footage complete.

Learn about rough splitting large granite boulders to prepare for drystone masonry projects in this video as part of the Trades Alive Video Series.

Dominic DeRubis uses a plugging chisel to remove old mortar between bricks in this video as a part of the Trades Alive Historic Preservation video series.

Learn from carpenter Mark Stafford has he explains proper chisel technique as a part of the Trades Alive Historic Preservation video series.

Watch the video to learn how to rake out mortar joints in historic brick.

Watch this video to learn about repointing mortar joints in historic structures.