FREESTONE

Freestone

A freestone is a stone used in masonry for molding, tracery and other replication work required to be worked with the chisel. The freestone must be fine-grained, uniform and soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting. Some sources say that the stone has no grain, but this is incorrect. Oolitic stones are generally used, although in some countries soft sandstones are used; in some churches an indurated chalk called clunch is employed for internal lining and for carving. Some believe that freemason originally meant one who is capable of carving freestone.

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freestone

Noun

  1. A type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, such as sandstone or limestone.
  2. A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.


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