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    This document discusses stonemasonry, including the various types of materials used like ashlar, rubble, and fieldstone. It also lists the common tools used by stonemasons such as chisels, hammers, and angle grinders. The document outlines techniques like carving, brickwork, and repointing employed by stonemasons and the products they create such as sculptures, headstones, and stone walls. It also provides examples of relevant trade organizations.

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    This document discusses stonemasonry, including the various types of materials used like ashlar, rubble, and fieldstone. It also lists the common tools used by stonemasons such as chisels, hammers, and angle grinders. The document outlines techniques like carving, brickwork, and repointing employed by stonemasons and the products they create such as sculptures, headstones, and stone walls. It also provides examples of relevant trade organizations.

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    Stonemasonry

    Types

    Materials

    Ashlar

    Carving

    Dry stone

    Masonry

    Monumental

    Rubble

    Sculpture

    Slipform

    List of stone

    Artificial stone

    Brick

    Cast stone

    Decorative stones

    Dimension stone

    Fieldstone

    Flagstone

    Gabion

    Granite

    Tools

    Technique
    s

    Products

    Marble

    Mortar

    Sandstone

    Slate

    Angle grinder

    Bush hammer

    Ceramic tile cutter

    Chisel

    Diamond blade

    Lewis (lifting appliance)

    Non-explosive demolition agents

    Plug and feather

    Stonemason's hammer

    Straightedge

    Brickwork

    Knapping

    Flushwork

    Repointing

    Scabbling

    Tuckpointing

    Hardstone carving

    Headstone

    Organizati
    ons

    Mosaic

    Sculpture

    Stone wall

    International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

    Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland

    Mason Contractors Association of America

    Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association

    Worshipful Company of Masons

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