Today is the first in a series of posts: Stonemasonry in 30 objects. We want to celebrate the old, the new, the technological and the traditional – so we’re featuring images of one object a week from our AF Jones workshops in Ipsden, Oxfordshire. If you’re in the...
Stonemasonry in 30 objectsWeek 9/30: A stone vacuum lifterMuch of our work is with large contractors and with that scale of operation comes the need to move stone quickly through production at our workshops and into place on site with precision accuracy. This...
Stonemasonry in 30 objects.Week 22/30 – A frig-bob saw This is a single-handed stone saw, used during the 1800’s at quarries and workshop as a primary saw. It’s not a delicate tool and as the saw teeth broke and wore, masons filed it and recut the teeth, so a frig-bob...
