Stonemasonry trade jargon

Capstone

A finishing stone that forms the top of a column or wall.

Chisel

Metal tool with a sharp blade, used for cutting and shaping wood, brick or stone.

Coping

A flat stone used as a cap on walls or around the perimeter of patios, pools and ponds etc.

Dry stack

Also called stack or stacked stone, a system of building withour mortar or without visible mortar.

Fieldstone

A type of stone that is not quarried but instead gathered from the ground, often used for its decorative aspects.

Flagstone

Any large, flat stone used for paving and patios.

Keystone

拱顶楔:拱顶楔状的石头，用来固定结构

Mallet

A hammer with a wooden or rubber head, used if metal would damage the object being hit.

Quoin

Both the corner of a wall, and the particular blocks used to make up the corner, sometimes only there for decorative purposes.

Stone cladding

A thin layer of real or simulated stone applied to a building to give a stone effect.

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