[jwholden]

Bill,

I used one T-seg from Blade Wizard to make all cuts so far. I'm suprised at how nicely the granite cuts with water and how long the blade has held up. I ordered a blade for harder material which I'll use when I burn the T-seg out. (Not to be a salesmen, but Blade Wizard has won my business - convenient, reliable, reasonably priced!)

I used a 4" angle grinder with a diamond cup to smooth out imperfections, I am amazed at how that chewed through the stone ( I'm considering making a bird bath with some of my waste).

I have been rounding all cuts with a Masher, which is a hammer that looks like a meat tenderizer. It rounds of the stone so there are no clean saw lines. I suspect the Masher would work for Segmented retaining wall block as well.

I'll have to look into the granite router bits. The stone used in the steps has rounded edges - special order costing more and taking longer to arrive. If I could do it myself I could save money and time.

I always thought granite was some incredibly hard and difficult to work with stone. However, so far it is very nice to work with and cuts and shapes quite 'easily'. Must be why it is so popular for countertops.