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Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Miscellaneous Production Workers

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Production Occupations

Other Production Occupations

Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.

Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.

Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.

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.

Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.

Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.

Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles and determine sequence of use.

Study artistic objects or graphic materials, such as models, sketches, or blueprints, to plan carving or cutting techniques.

Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans.

Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools.

Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes.

Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones.

Load sandblasting equipment with abrasives, attach nozzles to hoses, and turn valves to admit compressed air and activate jets.

Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.

Copy drawings on rough clay or plaster models.

Air compressors

Blow torches

Bush hammers

Bushing chisels

Cold chisels

Combination squares

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

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What Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Do

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Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Overview

Career

What Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Do

Other Job Titles Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

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