Workers in this unit group cut, shape and finish granite, limestone, marble, sandstone and other stones for building, ornamental, monumental and other purposes. Their functions include: setting and operating machines which cut, saw, plane, grind and polish building and monumental stone; selecting and grading blocks of stone; making patterns and marking shapes on stone for subsequent sawing, planing, drilling and other dressing and cutting operations; setting and operating lathes to cut and polish stone columns, pillars and other cylindrical shapes; cutting incised or raised numbers or letters on stones; carving figures or designs in relief on blocks or slabs of stone; carving simple designs on stone blocks used for monuments, memorials or decorative facings on buildings; performing various other tasks related to the foregoing.