Diamond wheels and blades can generally be found in the tool section of most home centers. Use chalk to mark the line where you want to cut the stone. Step 3: Measure the Area You Want to Cut Use the ruler or tape measure to confirm the area that you will want to make the cut in. Place the chisel along the scored line and lightly tap it with the hammer. Dry cutting installed counters requires a special blade like the Rigid 7-inch Diamond Stone Blade for cutting granite, marble, and hard stone. Take your time since you will be "dry" cutting. Do this every few centimeters along the line. Granite is a common type of igneous rock. Wet cutting would be feasible for the sink holes, edges and cutouts while the counter is in place, but not for cutting granite located directly above any supporting plywood, as there’s no way to catch the water and it’ll make the plywood swell and probably interfered with the granite … Next, water is sprayed directly onto the diamond wire in order to cool both the stone and the blade or wire as it cuts. Use a gas-powered cut-off saw or angle grinder to cut stone. Questioning this technique / method 1. Finally, the uniform slabs of granite are run through the polishers. Place C-clamps on the granite slab every few feet to hold it in place. I built a simple Egyptian bow... 3. Move the granite onto the workbench or other stable surface that you will be cutting on. Make sure to mark all sides of the stone. One alternative to cutting stone tile with a wet saw is to make cuts using a manual hacksaw. 3. Use the flat chisel to cut detail and level out the grooves. First I experimented with copper saws made from copper sheets of different thickness. Steps: 1. This rock is extremely durable and hard, making it the perfect substance for construction uses in such items as countertops or flooring. As obvious as this sounds, many people slave over their saws when a few quick blows from a rock hammer would do the job. Granite is the rock most often quarried as a "dimension stone" (a natural rock material that has been cut into blocks or slabs of specific length, width, and thickness). Drilling with a bow drill and copper bits: I could barely contain myself, I was so crazy happy. In order to properly cut through granite, you are going to need the right type of blade. Granite is a very tough type of material, and you won’t be able to make a dent in it with normal blades. Within 30 minutes, I had cut through two big portions of the impeding granite rock. Igneous rocks are formed when magma is cooled underground creating a plutonic rock. He saw my wonder at the result and he well knew he’d “hooked me” into the whole “rock-shaping” world – a place where no one can be unaffected.