Recent Examples on the WebBut by the time Simon Warrack, a British stonemason with a fascination for ancient ruins, stumbled upon the scene in 2007, all that remained of them were the four feet, still attached to pedestals.—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 Nearly 100 stonemasons helped to excavate the stone from around the property.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024 Each Saturday, a stonemason carves a new letter of the poem — drafted by members of a local poet’s guild — into a cobblestone and places it in the ground.—Richard Fisher, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023 Mount Hood log cabins handmade during the Great Depression by the legendary Steiner family of carpenters and stonemasons rarely come on the market.—Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023 The imposing granite structure, shaped by Italian stonemasons, served as the summer home of Frederick Bourne, the fifth President of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023 The age-old techniques that many of these stonemasons, carpenters, and metalsmiths inherited from their fathers and grandfathers helped give the project its authenticity.—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 10 July 2023 Historians have documented that the Steiner family of carpenters and stonemasons built 100 cabins, mostly on wooded land between Brightwood and Government Camp from 1928 to 1952.—Jeastman, oregonlive, 14 June 2023 Harder to replace: dancers, stonemasons and steelworkers.—David Ingram, NBC News, 16 May 2023
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