Sassofono
A workshop nickname for a polishing grinder whose shape protects angular areas of marble while carrying abrasive and cloth polishing attachments.
Stone Carving
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.
Telaio di puntatura
A frame used to transfer measured points from a model to a marble copy, particularly for the enlargement of bas-relief.
Smodellatura
The stage in model-based marble carving that brings the roughed block toward the essential lines, major forms, dimensions, and proportions of the final sculpture through measured transfer from a model or bozzetto.
Filandre
A soft vein running through a block of stone.
Flat Chisel
A stone-carving chisel with a straight, toothless cutting edge used for refining planes, edges, and surfaces.