What is 'ashlar' 🧑‍🔧

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Masonry with an exposed side of square or rectangular stones.

Ashlar masonry is a type of stone masonry which is formed using finely dressed stones of same size, shape, and texture laid together in cement or lime mortar of equal size joints at right angles to each other.

The masonry built using ashlar stones is rectangular where cuboid blocks are laid in horizontal courses or layers.

Ashlar is a masonry process used in architecture since from antiquity and revived. It is characterized by overlapping stone blocks.

The ashlar allows a finish of facades, columns, domes and arches.

Due to the flexibility of the carving, figures of saints and virgins were made together with themes of American fauna and flora united with heraldic symbols.

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What is ashlar rough tooled masonry...

In this type of ashlar masonry, the beds and sides are finely chisel dressed but the exposed face is dressed by rough tooling. This dressing gives the masonry a rough exposed finish to the masonry. Fig 2: Ashlar Rough Tooled Masonry.

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