Finitore
A workshop specialist responsible for the final refinement of a marble sculpture after roughing, modeling, rasping, and other preparatory stages.
Stone Carving
Scultore di mani
A specialist sculptor in the traditional marble workshop particularly skilled at carving hands, one of the most difficult and visually sensitive parts of the human figure.
Ornatista
A specialist ornamental carver who executes decorative sculpture, architectural ornament, foliage, moldings, and related carved detail.
Scalpellino
An Italian stonecutter or stone carver skilled in the use of chisels for architectural, ornamental, and sculptural stonework.
Trapano a violino
A traditional bow-driven stone drill in which a cord wrapped around the drill shaft is moved back and forth with a bow, rotating the cutting point.
Stampetta
A long round-section steel tool with a rosette-shaped point, worked by percussion and rotation to excavate holes and small depressions in stone.
Ugnetto
A narrow flat-edged hand chisel used primarily to cut grooves, leaving a recognizable flat-bottomed channel of approximately square section.
Scapezzatore
A heavy, stout stone-working chisel with a broad blunt cutting edge, struck with a metal hammer for aggressive removal during roughing.
Macchinetta
The traditional three-point pointing machine used to reproduce a sculpture at 1:1 scale by transferring measured surface coordinates from a model to stone.
Comparatore di proporzione
A proportional measuring instrument used to transfer points from a model while enlarging or reducing them according to a constant geometric ratio.