How do they match: Stonemasons

  • Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.
  • Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
  • Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
  • Remove wedges, fill joints between stones, finish joints between stones, using a trowel, and smooth the mortar to an attractive finish, using a tuck pointer.
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
  • Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
  • Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.