Stonemason
The stonemason is a building professional who realizes architectural elements in stone walls, arches, lintels, flower bed, arches, pillars, columns, pediments, cornices, balustrades, fireplaces, stairs, etc.
Her professional field is the stone. The stonemason also ensures the laying of its aircraft on the building. He may have to climb on scaffolding. He works in the workshop or on site.
The stonemason must be meticulous and precise in all stages of its work. The accuracy required when the size of the stone is of the order of a millimeter, that is to say, the line thickness made Scribe and pencil. Ideally, the chisel must cut the line in half.
This profession is to differentiate from that of the sculptor. The stonemason carries the elements of a building stone walls, arches, arches doors and windows, stairs ... which are geometric structures. The sculptor, he runs everything related to the decoration of the building, statuary, reliefs, ... which are figurative works (people, animals, plants, etc.).
The stonemason must also know the masonry related to its business in order to establish a structure to the ground, support the equipment during installation, lay the blocks of stone, plaster and make connections. It uses the same tools as a mason and lime mortars. Again the accuracy of one millimeter. A facelift is almost always done to keep perfect junctions.
The knowledge of geometry and stereotomy is paramount in this business. This science is called the art of the line. The stonemason must trace the block prior to the size of it. For this, he created a blueprint.
