How Does a Stone Mason Spend a Workday?
Quarrymen, Sawyers and Banker Masons jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/g9/he/stone-mason-spend-workday-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Quarrymen generally have the first contact with a stone. They spend the workday cutting raw stone from within quarries and setting it up for transport out of the pit. Sawyers and banker masons spend the workday cutting and shaping the raw pieces of stone into specified sizes for an assortment of projects. Carvers and Memorial Masons jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/g9/he/stone-mason-spend-workday-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Carvers and memorial masons are the artisans of the stone masonry field. They are highly skilled craftsman who create decorative sculptures like finials and gargoyles, name plates (such as those seen on older buildings), headstones and mausoleums. Some work from their own d
