A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 191
piece of soft stone, with water and sand, orby a machine which performs the same operation. If therubbing is done soon after the stones are sawed into slabs,and are yet soft, it is very cheaply and easily performed, asthe sawing makes the face of the stone comparativelysmooth. By continuing the… … Fig. 11. its surface full of points. This makes a very attractivefinish for hard limestones and sandstones, but should not beused on the softer kinds. 41. Patent-Hainiiieretl Work.—Fig. 12 shows a stonefinished by a patent hammer, which is generally used ongranite and hard limestone. The stone is…
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