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Understanding Masonry
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TRIM MOLDINGS
ARCHES AND KEYSTONES
BALUSTERS
STAIR TREADS
PILASTER CAPS
WALL COPING
Cast stone elements.
sandstone, slate, etc. It can be described by the way in which it is
obtained—field stone gathered from the earth’s surface in its natural
state, or cut stone quarried and shaped with tools or mechanical
equipment. It can also be described by method of geologic origin—
igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. For building stone, the type of
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