Ferrotondo
A round-headed carving chisel with a flat cutting edge and rounded end, especially useful for curved forms and as an intermediate tool on softer stones.
Tools
Filo a piombo
A plumb line used to establish true verticals and to position sculpture accurately in relation to surrounding space.
Laser Scanner
A digital acquisition instrument used to record the three-dimensional geometry of an object and produce a digital 3D model.
Mazzetta
A compact block-like hammer of hardened steel used to drive point chisels, scapezzatori, wedges, and related heavy stone-carving tools.
Pantografo a palpatore
A mechanically guided reproducing machine that follows a full-scale model with a sensing point while a corresponding cutter removes marble.
Punta widia
A spiral drill bit tipped with tungsten-carbide hard metal, selected according to the type of stone being drilled.
Raschietto
A scraper used by drawing a thin flat or finely toothed edge back and forth across stone rather than striking it with a hammer.
Rulletti e dischetti
A family of small rotary wheels and discs in varied shapes, sizes, and materials mounted on compressed-air turbines for marble surface work.
Sega da pietra
A stone saw whose blade cuts by means of abrasive slurry or modern diamond segments rather than ordinary wood-saw teeth.
Squadra zoppa
A traditional Apuan–Versilian adjustable square with one movable arm, used to transfer or check angles other than a fixed right angle.