Basics of Building Construction

Basics in Building Construction 4(2+2)

Lesson 09 : Stone Masonry

Tools And Implements For Stone Dressing

S.No.	Tool	Figure	Purpose
1.	Spall Hammer		Used for rough dressing of stones
2.	Scrabbling hammer		Used for removing irregular bushings
3.	Mash hammer		Used for rough dressing
4.	Waller hammer		Used for removing spalls
5.	Club hammers		Used to strike narrow-headed chisels
6.	Mallet		Used to strike mallet headed chisels
7.	Dummy		Used for striking chisels for carving work
8.	Gad		Used to split stones
9.	Drag		Used to give drag finish
10.	Hand saw		Used to cut soft stones
11.	Cross-cut saw		Used to cut hard stones
12.	Frame saw		Used to cut large blocks of stones
13.	Pitching tool		Used to make stones of required size
14.	Square		Used to set edges at right angles
15.	Boaster		Used to cut soft stones
16.	Punch		Used for rough dressing
17.	Point		Used for rough dressing of hard stones
18.	Gouge		Used to dress stones for cornices, string courses etc
19.	Broad Tool (nicker)		Used to form chisel lines on stone surface
20.	Wood handled chisel		Used to dress soft stones
21.	Claw chisel		Used to dress hard stones
22.	Tooth chisel		Used to dress hard stones
23.	Drafting chisel		Used for fine dressing