The chunks of the stone are still too big to be moved easily. They sure can be moved with long logs of wood. No easy piecy job because of the house and other rocks in the way.
Then I found out about the smart solution!
Someone told me to try stone wedges (kivikiila).
I found out that within 50 km there is a company selling imported Japanese stone wedges. They are pretty expensive though. Then after some more surfing on the internet I read that there is a blacksmith who makes stone wedges less than two kilometers from my home. Fantastic. He turned out to be a very nice man who also gave me instructions on how to use the wedges. I bought six handmade wedges with a reasonable price. I needed to buy a drill too and realized that I could buy a new one with less money than the rent for one day. When using wedges the holes need to be only 20 mm wide and about 10 cm deep. Drilling is no longer a drag.
Here are some pictures of the wedges in place and another one showing the line of fracture.
Drilling one hole takes about five minutes. When the wedges are in place all one needs to do is tap them one by one using only a little force. You can hear the stone making cracking sounds just before it breaks in half. No harmful chemicals, instant action and clean cut that opens up because of the shape of the wedges. Definitely worth of trying!
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