Throwback…. era1980’s

Before Dave started developing his own guillotine he first started quarrying schist by using explosives to loosen the rock. He’d drill holes for explosives and blast the rock into manageable pieces of schist. He’d use crowbars to shift more manageable sections, although generally speaking, individual pieces were shipped out in larger sizes. In those days Stonemasons would be on site cutting down the bigger bits. Guillotines weren’t used in New Zealand in the early 80s.

*notice all the PPE

Fruitlands Schist Corners for stone pillars

Alexandra Stone Quarries recently sent stone to Ashburton for a builder called Peter Taylor. They required some Schist for Stone Pillars on a residential project in Ashburton.

The builders choose Murray Wagstaff as the Stonemason for this job as he is renown for his tidy work.

We arrange the freight throughout New Zealand, Australia and Worldwide.

Fruitlands Schist Walling Stone

Cut to a max of 230mm as requested by our customer.

Fruitlands Schist Stone | Supplied by Alexandra Stone Quarries