stonemasons
Cathedral wall builders
Stonemasons are craftspeople who cut, shape, and build with stone.
The trade involves both rough work—cutting blocks for construction—and fine work like carving ornamental details on buildings.
The cathedral took generations of stonemasons to complete.
The singular is stonemason.
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
slate · bluestone · travertine · fieldstone · rubble · mortar · lime · aggregate
Edged carving implement
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- hammerTool for striking nails
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
plumb · wedge · banker · saw · template · straightedge · compass · dividers
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- masterAuthority or controller
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- brotherhoodKinship among men
craft · initiation · ritual · trade · union · fraternity · hall · secrets
Bishop's principal church
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- templeSacred worship structure
- castleFortified medieval residence
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
ruins · restoration · preservation · conservation · antiquity · archaeology · tradition · legacy
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
ashlar · slate · bluestone · travertine · fieldstone · rubble · mortar · lime · aggregate · flint
chisel
Edged carving implement
level · plumb · wedge · banker · saw · template · straightedge · compass · dividers · hod
apprentice
Learner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- masterAuthority or controller
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
brotherhood · craft · initiation · ritual · trade · union · fraternity · hall · secrets · symbols
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
monument · ruins · restoration · preservation · conservation · antiquity · archaeology · tradition · legacy · medieval
carving
Shaping by cutting away
quarrying · coursing · tooling · polishing · engraving · lettering · splitting · shaping · bedding · tracery
arch
Curved spanning structure
cornice · frieze · pediment · pilaster · foundation · facade · spire · vault · parapet · quoin
- stone workersstonecutters, quarrymen
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- guildsguild hall, guild, craft guilds, guild halls, guildhall
- Italian DiasporaItalian Americans, Italian immigration, Italian heritage, Italian communities, Little Italy
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- stone buildingswalls, towers, foundations, arches, domes
stonemasonswoodworkers
Artisans who craft timber
carpenters · metalworkers · glassworkers · steelworkers · ironworkers