Stone cutter (mason)

Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers cut and shape stone blocks and slabs for the construction and maintenance of stone structures and monuments, and carve designs and figures on stone.

• splitting quarried stone with wedges to obtain slabs and blocks;
• selecting and grading slabs and blocks of granite, marble and other stone;
• cutting, shaping and polishing building and decorative stone such as granite or marble by hand or with hand-operated tools;
• marking out patterns or designs on stone for subsequent cutting, drilling and other stoneworking operations;
• cutting and carving letters, figures or ornaments on stone blocks used for monuments and memorials;
• setting stones in the erection of monuments and memorial plaques;
• repairing and restoring stonework in old buildings, churches and monuments.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Stonemason
• Splitter, stone
• Cutter, stone
• Polisher, stone