Article: Before you begin cutting into stone, make sure you gather all the proper supplies. You can pick up most of the following at a local hardware store. If you can't find them at a hardware store, look online.  You will need a chisel as well as an electric grinder with a diamond cutting blade to cut the stone. If your project is small, it may be less expensive to rent the grinder. You'll need a stone mason's hammer (these are similar to small sledge hammers). You will also need safety gear. You'll need protective goggles, a full face shield, and  hearing protection. You can get hearing protection, which are ear muffs designed to block out loud sound from machinery, at most hardware stores. If you want all your stones the same size, you may already know the dimensions you're using. However, you may not be using one specific dimension. If you need a piece of stone to fit into a particular space in the wall, measure that space's dimensions with a measuring tape. Make sure you have the proper dimensions in mind before you begin cutting. Mark all the way around the stone where you will make your cut. " The face side of a stone is the side that will face outward on a wall. The chisel will help achieve a cleaner break than the grinder wheel.You'll want a more even break for the face side, as this gives it a smoother look. Use your chisel and sledgehammer to begin the cut on the face side. Put on eye protection before you start using the hammer and chisel, which can send sharp chips of stone flying.  Take your chisel and hold it in a vertical position on the stone, with the blade of the chisel on the line you wish to cut. Take your sledgehammer and hit firmly it on the end of the chisel to make three or four small marks, about an inch apart, running along your line on the stone. Then, fill in the spaces between these marks by once again tapping your chisel with the sledgehammer. Keep working the line until you have a groove the entire length of the face side. Use single, solid taps against the chisel with the sledgehammer, working back and forth up the line. The next step involves working with an electric grinder. Make sure, for your own safety, to put on your safety goggles, hearing protection, and face shield before you begin working with your grinding tool. Small debris may fly off the stone at this point, and the noise from the grinding tool can cause hearing damage. Rotate your stone so that one of the other sides is up.  Use your grinder to cut a straight line across one side of the stone. Cut over the line a few times, until you have a small indent. Go slowly to make sure the line is cut evenly across the stone. Turn the stone over and repeat this process on the next side of the stone. Then, turn the stone over again. You should repeat this process on all of the sides of the stone other than the face until you have a good groove on each side of the stone. Once you've cut into all sides of the stone either with your chisel or your grinder, you're ready to finalize the cut.  Start with the face side, and give 3-4 good blows with the hammer along the groove in the face. Rotate to the next face, and repeat. Continue this process (it may take a while) until the stone breaks.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Gather your supplies. Measure how big of a stone you need. Mark where you'll split your stone. Chisel along your line on the "face side. Put on a face mask, and hearing protection. Use a grinder to cut the lines on the other sides. Use your chisel to finish cutting the stone.

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