Stone Cutter

• Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments. • Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish. • Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings. • Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments. • Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns. • Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns. • Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles, and determine sequence of use. • Study artistic objects or graphic materials, such as models, sketches, or blueprints, to plan carving or cutting techniques. • Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans. • Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools. • Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes. • Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones. • Load sandblasting equipment with abrasives, attach nozzles to hoses, and turn valves