The craft of stonemasonry will never be a dying art; the skilled use of hand tools to create or repair masonry structures will always be essential & sits well with our modern construction industry. The traditional stonemason holds skills & knowledge that have produced the most spectacular & beautiful structures the world has ever known. This book introduces the world of the artist craftsman from the basic essentials of selecting stone developing tool skills & techniques to producing set-work pieces of the highest quality to become part of the built heritage.