In the world of restoration, the most dangerous tool is often a high-pressure power washer. For delicate cornices, extreme pressure can blast away the "patina"—the protective outer layer the stone has ...

With limestone, there's no sanding or polishing; the mark of the chisel is evident. At this year's Indiana Limestone Symposium at Bybee Stone Co. in Ellettsville, the stone you will carve, the tools ...

American Stone Carving, an exhibition of more than 50 carvings from limestone, sandstone, marble and fieldstone, includes work by 19th Century anonymous carvers as well as pieces by living artists.

Zhou Chonglu, a 52-year-old folk artisan from Qingdao city, has been engaged in peach-stone carving for 35 years. "One needs to first combine the character in mind with the shape and texture of ...

Chris Pascoe watched a Harry Potter movie recently and was transfixed by something other than the action. As he watched Harry and his friends running atop cloisters at the Gloucester Cathedral in ...