stoneworking
Shaping solid rock
Stoneworking is the craft of shaping, cutting, and finishing stone for construction or artistic purposes.
The term covers everything from quarrying raw material to carving decorative elements: Ancient stoneworking techniques produced monuments that still stand.
A stoneworker may build walls, lay floors, or sculpt figures.
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
slate · basalt · travertine · soapstone · onyx · quartzite · bluestone · fieldstone
Edged carving implement
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- cameoBrief guest appearance
glyph · inscribing · relief · incise · lettering · petroglyph · tooling · inlay
Grinding bowl or binder
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- jointerBoard-flattening machine
courses · bonding · coping · repointing · quoin · bedding · keystoning · rubble
Arch's central locking stone
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
cornice · pediment · portico · lintel · frieze · balustrade · pilaster · dome
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
alabaster · slate · basalt · travertine · soapstone · onyx · quartzite · bluestone · fieldstone · brownstone
chisel
Edged carving implement
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
cameo · glyph · inscribing · relief · incise · lettering · petroglyph · tooling · inlay · fluting
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
jointer · courses · bonding · coping · repointing · quoin · bedding · keystoning · rubble · drystone
keystone
Arch's central locking stone
buttress · cornice · pediment · portico · lintel · frieze · balustrade · pilaster · dome · vault
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- extractionAct of removing
- splittingDividing into parts
- wedgingForcing into tight space
channeling · drilling · blasting · blocks · slabs · feathers · plugs · pitching · sawing · coring
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
- abstractCondensed version of text
torso · pedestal · maquette · monumental · colossal · effigy · gargoyle · grotesque · finial · obelisk
stoneworkingwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
woodcraft · metalworking · glassblowing · ceramics · pottery
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