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  2. Plug and feather - Wikipedia

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    Evidence of this method for cutting obelisks in the quarries of Aswan can clearly be seen. [4] The technique was also used by the Romans. [5] On Dartmoor, Devon, England, the process is known as feather and tare and it was used from around 1800 to split the large blocks of granite found on the ground there. [6]

  3. 50 Times Cheap Fixes Had A Major Impact On Home Life - AOL

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    D codes to fix both problems by cutting a set of stairs into the middle of the wall. Only had to cut 2 of the old big blocks in half as the pavers fit perfectly with the spacing of the blocks.

  4. Stone carving - Wikipedia

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    Granite, basalt and some metamorphic stone is difficult to carve even with iron or steel tools; usually tungsten carbide tipped tools are used, although abrasives still work well. Modern techniques often use abrasives attached to machine tools to cut the stone.

  5. Dutchman (repair) - Wikipedia

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    A dutchman, or in some uses graving piece, is a matching piece of good material used to replace a relatively small damaged area that has been cut out of a larger item, to avoid having to replace the entire item; or, any of various techniques for accomplishing such a repair. In some cases, the meaning has been extended to include small pieces ...

  6. Granite Cutters' International Association - Wikipedia

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    It was founded as the Granite Cutters' National Union and later Granite Cutters' International Union of the United States and the British Provinces of America before taking its final name in 1905. Jobs for skilled granite cutters dwindled in the 1960s and the union eventually merged into the Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and ...

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    To cut to the chase: ... Fashioned from granite for prime durability and nonstick cooking, the pieces clean up easily and cook evenly, per one reviewer who also raves that "being able to place the ...

  8. Stone flaming - Wikipedia

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    Machine flaming the surface of a stone slab. After removing a rock from a quarry, the rock is sliced into multiple flat slabs using a diamond gang saw.The saw leaves flat surfaces with circular marks.

  9. Woodbury Granite Company - Wikipedia

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    The Woodbury Granite Company (WGC) was a producer of rough and finished granite products. Incorporated in 1887, purchased and significantly reorganized in 1896, and expanded by merger in 1902 and thereafter, the company operated quarries principally in Woodbury, Vermont, but its headquarters and stone-finishing facilities were located in nearby Hardwick.

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