stonecutter
Shapes blocks professionally
A stonecutter is a person who cuts, shapes, or carves stone, especially for building or sculpture.
The term also applies to machines that perform this work.
Stonecutting is among the oldest skilled trades, essential to architecture and monument-making: The stonecutters shaped blocks for the cathedral walls.
Edged carving implement
- hammerTool for striking nails
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- hewCut with axe
carve · shape · split · dress · polish · engrave · inscribe · incise
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
muscle · endurance · fatigue · dust · callused · manual · strength · quarryman
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
slate · alabaster · soapstone · travertine · bluestone · fieldstone · flagstone · cobblestone
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- reliefEasing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
monument · memorial · headstone · gravestone · obelisk · column · capital · gargoyle
chisel
Edged carving implement
hew · carve · shape · split · dress · polish · engrave · inscribe · incise · saw
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
grueling · muscle · endurance · fatigue · dust · callused · manual · strength · quarryman · apprentice
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
basalt · slate · alabaster · soapstone · travertine · bluestone · fieldstone · flagstone · cobblestone · ashlar
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- reliefEasing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
frieze · monument · memorial · headstone · gravestone · obelisk · column · capital · gargoyle · finial
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
keystone · arch · lintel · cornerstone · foundation · wall · paving · cladding · facade · course
measurement
Determining size or amount
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- markingIndicating with symbols
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
angle · level · plumb · square · compass · gauge · tolerance · finishing · detail · accuracy
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- ancient occupationssoldier, merchant, farmer, shepherd, carpenter
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- old occupationsblacksmith, carpenter, miller, farmer, shepherd
- skilled tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, welder
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
stonecutterwoodworker
Timber craftsperson
carpenter · bricklayer · woodcarver · stonemason · metalworker