Letter cutting

One of Ralph Beyer's Tablets of the Words in Coventry Cathedral.

The plaque for the William Wordsworth Sesquicentenary, Rydal Mount, Cumbria, by John Shaw

Letter cutting is a form of inscriptional architectural lettering closely related to monumental masonry and stone carving, often practiced by artists, sculptors, and typeface designers. Rather than traditional stone carving, where images and symbols are the dominant features, in letter cutting it is the beauty of the stone carver's calligraphy that is the focus.^[1] Notable practitioners include:

References

↑ http://www.traditionalmasonry.co.uk/TraditionalCraftSkills/LetterCuttingAndCarving.aspx traditionalmasonry.co.uk

Stonemasonry

Types	Ashlar Rustication Carving Dry stone Masonry Monumental Rubble Sculpture Slipform

Materials	List of stone Artificial stone Brick Cast stone Decorative stones Dimension stone Fieldstone Flagstone Gabion Granite Marble Mortar Sandstone Slate

Tools	Angle grinder Bush hammer Ceramic tile cutter Chisel Diamond blade Lewis (lifting appliance) Non-explosive demolition agents Plug and feather Stonemason's hammer Straightedge

Techniques	Brickwork Flaming Flushwork Knapping Polygonal masonry Repointing Scabbling Tuckpointing

Products	Hardstone carving Headstone (Footstone) Mosaic Sculpture Stone wall

Organizations	International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland Mason Contractors Association of America Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Worshipful Company of Masons

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