How do they match: Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

  • Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

  • Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools.
  • Dress stone surfaces, using bushhammers.
  • Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.
  • Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles, and determine sequence of use.
  • Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones.
  • Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.

  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.