Stone Niche Construction

So, working on a project like this for me is fun. Each piece that I made had to fit so precisely. It was a challenge to figure out how to even make the stone pieces. I wish I could say that I was 100 percent with making them, but there were 2 pieces that I started and had to abandon. Sometimes it can be difficult to see if you can get the entire piece you need, when looking at an irregular shaped stone.

The Idea is to get a stone as close to the size you need. Big stone are hard to come by, so you don’t want to use one that is way too big. That’s a waste of a stone, plus it is a lot more work to have to cut a stone down to the size you need if it’s way too big. Basically when deciding wether to use a stone or not, is a ratio of… How much work will it take to get what I need out of the stone.

Stone masonry. Lancaster, PA.