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mylifeasastonemason
mynameisataonnluquararilyyandicomefromafamily
familystonemasaseslivinginthetownofruoneongfriends
ofcourseiamastonemason
tooiwouldntdoanythingelsebecauseoverthecenturies
stonemasonshavebuiltmarvellstruccturesincorcorneroftheworldfromegyyptianpyramids
dstheparthnoningreece
weststoneasononshavealwaysbeenindemandforourgreatskillsandtheworkwedocuttinginshapingstonehasntchangedmuch
butatthistime
intwelvetwentystonemasonsarebuildingagreatervarietyofstructures
bridges
cathedralsandcastles
thaneverbeforemyfatherwasamasterstonemason
buthedidnotteachmethetrade
hepaidanothermastermasonnearbytotakemeonasanapprentice
wheniwaselevenyearsold
ilivedwiththismastermasonforsevenyearstolearnthecraft
iwastaughthowtoselectstonefromthequary
adeepexcavationpitoutsideoftown
thatcontainsthematerialweuse
thenilearnedhowtousethetoolsofmasonaryhammers
chisleslesthecompassandthesetsquare
thesetsquarehelpsmemakesurethewallsibuildarestraightandtrue
sothatmycornersformnineeddegreeangles
ilearnedhowtousemyhammerandchidseletoturnaroughblockofstoneintoacarveandpolishedbuildingblock
mymastershowedmehowtoworkthestone
carefully
impatiently
andhowtoplacethefinishstoneintopositioninawallandsetitinmortder
eventually
ileftmyteacherandbeganthelifeofajourneyman
someonewhohasfinishedhisapprenticeship
butisnotyetamastermason
journeymenmasonsoftentravelfromplacetoplacelookingforwork
whenevericametoanewtownidvisitthelocalguilthall
aplace
whereastonemasoncanfindajobplacetosleepandgoodfood
mastermasonsattheguilthalltestedtheourneyman
andiftheyreskilledandpassthetest
themastermasonshirethem
onceajourneymangetsajob
hechizzleshispersonalmarkonthestonycarves
sothemastermasoncanevaluatehiswork
someofthebuildings
thatstonemasonescreatearesotallandbeautiful
thatmanypeoplebelieveourskillsmustbemagical
butthesecretooursuccessisgeometry
whichwelearnearlyinourapprenticeship
geometryisabranchofmathematics
thatinvolvestherelationshipsbetweenlinesandanglesandthesizeshapeandpositionofobjectswithinspace
geometrymakesmasonarypossibleafterworkingasajourneymanforanumberofyears
iacquiretheskillstobecomeamatermason
andnowidirectthemasonyworkatthecathedral
inshartratwentysixyearsago
inelevenninetyfour
mostofthebuildingwasdestroyed
whenalightningstrikecausedahugefire
whichconsumedalotofthetown
aswellpeoplewereveryupsetsincethetownwasapopularpilgrimahdestination
sothelocalbishopdecidedtorebuildthecathedral
andmakeitmuchgrander
itstakenalongtime
butwerealmostfinished
sinceiamresponsiblefortheentireproject
ihirethejourneyman
masones
carpenters
glasmakers
andalltheotherlaborisnecessaryovertwohundredpeopleworkforme
andiliveinatemporaryhouse
rightnexttotheconstructionsite
soimalwaysonhandtosupervisethework
mystonemasonsaredividedintotwogroups
onegroupworksatthequarryfivemilesawaycuttinginshapingtherocks
andtheothergrouppolishesthestoneblocksonsiteandsetstheminplacewithmurdertocuttherocks
amazonusesanumberoftoolsincludingaxis
chieselesandhammers
theaxisusedtohackattherock
toremovelargechunksofunwantedstone
tomaketherockevensmaller
amazonusesachidzletochipoffsmallerpiecesofrockbydoingthisatthequery
wegreatlyreducetherocksweight
whichmakesiteasiertotransporttothebuildingsite
thepreviouscathegalwassmallandhadveryfewwindows
soitwasdarkandgloomyinsidethenewchurchhastold
towersthatseemedtoclimbuptoheavenandhugestainedglasswindowsthatfillthecathedralwithlighttoachievethesebreathtakingeffects
ctsusedfufuscalaldrawingsonplasteronthesitetsfloor
theyhelpedmevisualizetheprojectandcalculatetheamountsofmaterialsandthenumberofmen
iwouldneedforthiscathedral
weworkedfromtheearlyspringthroughthewarmmonths
whichallowedthemortderholdingthestonesinplace
drythorghlyduringthewinterconstructionstopped
andthemasoncecarvethestatuesonthewestwallofthecathedral
noticehowtheirrobesmaketheverticallinesmakethesoaringstructureseemeventallerthemasonsalsocarpedothersmallerstatuessuchasgargoos
whichdirectrainwaterawayfromthebuilding
soitdoesnotdamagethefoundationmasonsmustpayverycloseattentiontosmalldetailsasthecathedralbegantorisemymasonshadtoworkatgreatheights
verydangerouswork
myformerteacherwasbadlyhurt
whenhefellduringtheconstructionofthecathedralandreamsgettingbuildingmaterialstotheseheightswasdifficult
butwemanaged
weaccomplishthisbyleavingopeningscalledputlogholesinthestoneatregularintervals
weusetheholestoholdlogsgsonwhichweplacewoodplanestocreateplatformsthatcanbereachedbyalatter
thenweusespecialcranestohoistthestoneuptoourworkmanontheplatforms
whenthebuildingisfinished
thelogsandplatformswillberemoved
andtheputlogholsfilledinmmortder
itcanbedangerouswork
butiloveworkingwithstone
andimproudthatthiscathedralliveveaftermeit
itwillclaimtofuturegenerations
thatwheneverthehigheststqualityofcrastmmanshipisneeded
stonemasonswillbetherealittlefox
