Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
<ul><li>Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.</li><li>Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.</li><li>Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.</li><li>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.</li><li>Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.</li><li>Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.</li><li>Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles and determine sequence of use.</li></ul>