The experimentalist Nikolay Vasiutin attempts to cut a piece of granite using ancient Egyptian methods: utilizing a copper saw with an abrasive agent (corundum). The stone cutting experiment was conducted for antropogenez.ru portal.

Granite, a Copper Saw, and Abrasive Material Principles of Loose Abrasive Sawing.
Excellent article by Oleg Kruglyakov: https://antropogenez.ru/sawing/

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Specifications:
Copper strip length: 22 cm
Granite piece thickness: 17 mm
Cut Length: 48 cm
Cut Width (max): ~6mm
Total time taken: 3.5 hours
Extracted granite weight: 46g (30122966=46)
Granite volume: 17,03 cm3
Copper material wear: 23 gr. (229206=23)
Copper volume: 2.58 cm3

Participants:
Nikolay Vasiutin
Aleksandr Sokolov (editor of ANTROPOGENEZ.RU)
Valeriy Senmuth @Валерий Senmuth
Oleg Krugliakov
Yekaterina Shutova
Video Recording and editing: Vladimir Morozov @ http://Spezinform.ru
Translation and voiceover: Eduard Trofimov

The original premier took place on 10.06.17 @ Moscow, as a part of "Scientists against Myths 4" educational forum.

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