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Common Tasks

1.Carve designs and figures in full and bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans.
2.Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.
3.Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, by freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.
4.Study artistic objects or graphic materials such as models, sketches, or blueprints, in order to plan carving or cutting techniques.
5.Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.
6.Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools in order to finish carvings.
7.Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles, and determine sequence of use.
8.Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.
9.Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools.
10.Guide nozzles over stone following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes.
11.Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.
12.Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones.
13.Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.
14.Copy drawings on rough clay or plaster models.
15.Load sandblasting equipment with abrasives, attach nozzles to hoses, and turn valves to admit compressed air and activate jets.
16.Dress stone surfaces, using bushhammers.

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