Stonemasons of Wiltshire

[cobb113]

i can rember the first job i went on with my my master masion was a wall and he had me sort the stone so he could rebild the wall the first 6months was the worse of my life i the progressed to lerning how to saw ston mainley sand stone we used a 2 handeled saw just like you see lumberjacks use we used to poor water in the cut to keep the cut smooth and try to keep the saw from grinding down to mutch
i then progressed to dressing the stone for placement in a wall i used to use a wooden hammer and chesel to get the block of stone about right then used some thing called a combe and scraped the stone so it would be flat

with the advent of highspeed saws and steel cutting blades to be honest i do not know meney masens whot dress stone thease days as when it comes off the table it is smooth now when it came to carving i was not the best at it lol but i can tell you that is a art in its salf it is relative easey if you were making a collum you would cut the stone with a saw  then finish it with hammer and chisel i hope this gives some in sith in to whot i did if you would like more information please just ask and i will anser to the best of my abiliteys

[romawi]

Cobb thank you so much for your insights, fascinating stuff. Will be back to ask more in due course I am sure, Cheers.