stoneworker
Carves granite professionally
A stoneworker is someone who cuts, shapes, or builds with stone.
The term covers masons, sculptors, and quarry workers—anyone whose craft involves working raw or finished stone: The cathedral employed dozens of stoneworkers over the centuries.
Also stonecarver, stonemason.
Builder using brick, mortar
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
lintel · frieze · cornice · balustrade · pediment · portico · tracery · buttress
Artist shaping solid materials
- carverOne who cuts shapes
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
relief · figurine · monument · sarcophagus · memorial · gravestone · headstone · garland
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
basalt · travertine · bluestone · soapstone · onyx · quartzite · brownstone · Portland
Edged carving implement
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- hammerTool for striking nails
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
point · pitching · rasp · file · polisher · grinder · saw · level
mason
Builder using brick, mortar
column · lintel · frieze · cornice · balustrade · pediment · portico · tracery · buttress · pilaster
sculptor
Artist shaping solid materials
bas-relief · relief · figurine · monument · sarcophagus · memorial · gravestone · headstone · garland · cherub
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
alabaster · basalt · travertine · bluestone · soapstone · onyx · quartzite · brownstone · Portland · terrazzo
chisel
Edged carving implement
wedge · point · pitching · rasp · file · polisher · grinder · saw · level · square
mason
Builder using brick, mortar
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
jointer · pointing · grout · veneer · parging · block · rubble · drystone · repointing · spalling
carving
Shaping by cutting away
etching · inlay · dressing · hewing · splitting · finishing · tooling · lettering · gilding · rustication
stoneworkerwoodworker
Timber craftsperson
metalworker · plasterer · bricklayer · glassworker · potter
stoneworkerice sculptor
Carves frozen water artistically
flower arranger · food stylist · balloon artist · chalk artist