On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:00:32 +0100, Capitol wrote:

Having to remove some 40 year old shrubs from the ground, I
found that using a Bosch Brick blade to cut through the roots in the
stony clay soil worked successfully and it didn't lose its edge as a
normal steel blade would. I did wince a bit at the £20 price tag, but it
was worth it.

What are these like for cutting bricks? I've often wondered about
buying one but the price has put me off.

Stephen wrote:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:00:32 +0100, wrote:


Having to remove some 40 year old shrubs from the ground, I
found that using a Bosch Brick blade to cut through the roots in the
stony clay soil worked successfully and it didn't lose its edge as a
normal steel blade would. I did wince a bit at the £20 price tag, but it
was worth it.

What are these like for cutting bricks? I've often wondered about
buying one but the price has put me off.

For brick cutting I always use a diamond saw and water. Bricks
vary tremendously in hardness. London stocks or commons would cut with
this blade, but a very hard second stock Surrey would be very slow.