The process of stone cutting into the required shape, size, and finished surface are called stone dressing.
Stone dressing is done to provide stone in the desired shape, texture, pattern, etc.
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Types of Stone Dressing
- Quarry Faced Finish
- Sunk Finish
- Vermiculated Finish
- Scrabbling Finish
- Tooled Finish
- Punched Finish
- Reticulated Finish
- Rubbed Finish
- Hammer Dressed Finish for Stones
- Polished Finish
- Plain Finish
- Furrowed Finish
- Molded Finish
- Chisel-Drafted Margins for Stones
- Circular Finish
- Combed Finish
- Boasted Finish
- Axed Finish
1. Quarry Faced Finish
This type of stone has a smooth finished surface when comes from quarrying. It is a self-dressed stone and does need any dressing when available from quarrying.
2. Sunk Finish
In the sunk finished stone inclined grooves are provided as shown in the figure.
3. Vermiculated Finish
This is like a reticulated finish aside from that the sinking for this situation is more bent and resembles a worm-eaten appearance.
4. Scrabbling Finish
The unpredictable projections on the stone surface are eliminated utilizing the scrabbling hammer and the resultant rough surface completion is called a scrabbling finish.
5. Tooled Finish
As you can observe, It is a classic finish that comprises parallel continuous marks. The marks may be either horizontal or vertical or slanted. Marking work is completed by a particular type of chisel.
6. Punched Finish
The punched finish is gotten by punching the stone utilizing a machine that pushes down the outer layer of the stone and makes hollows and edges on it.
7. Reticulated Finish
The reticulated finish is a particular kind of finish wherein an edge of 20 mm wide is set apart on the sides of the surface and an irregular sinking type finish is made in the center region. For that sinks likewise edge of 10 mm wide with 5 mm depth is given. At last, dots are set apart on the sunk surface utilizing a pointing tool.
8. Rubbed Finish
The rubbed finish is accomplished by rubbing the surface of the stone with another hard surface or with an appropriate machine. The rubbing is fastened by utilizing water and sand.
9. Hammer Dressed Finish
Hammer dressed finish is adopted to stones that do not contain sharp edges or corners. These kinds of stones are well accepted for masonry works. Waller’s hammer is used for finishing work. In this method square or rectangular-shaped marks can be obtained.
10. Polished Finish
This type of finish is provided for particular types of stones such as marbles, granites, etc. Polishing can be completed by hand or by machines.
11. Plain Finish
In the case of plain finish, the outer layer of the stone is made very smooth using a saw or chisel.
12. Furrowed Finish
The furrowed finish has a delightful appearance in which sides are sunk up to 20mm width and the center part is projected by 15mm. 10 mm grooves are made on the projected part. This is utilized to make the quoins noticeable.
13. Molded Finish
Utilizing machines or apparatuses, stone surfaces are formed into wanted shapes which additionally give a decent appearance to the work.
14. Chisel-Drafted Margins
Etch draughted edges are given on stones that address uniform joints in stone brick masonry. These edges might be pitched or square or chamfered. This is finished by utilizing a chisel.
15. Circular Finish
The outer layer of stone is made into an adjusted shape. Circular completed stones are mostly utilized for columns.
16. Combed Finish
The combed finish is normally used for soft stones. Steel comb of sharp teeth is dragged on the surface of soft stone. This is done in all directions of the stone surface. This is also known as a dragged finish.
17. Boasted Finish
The boasted finish is additionally called a droved finish. This kind of finish contains discontinuous equal lines which are even or vertical or slanted. This finish is provided by a device called a boaster which has an edge of the width of around 60 mm.
18. Axed Finish
Axe is used to get the necessary surface of hard stones like granite etc. This finish is called an axed finish.
