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Contents

 

· The Artifex Project
· The Craft
· The Workshop
. Database of Images

· Tools
· Guide of Shop Tricks
· Recycling guide
· Materials
· Techniques
· Lime, cement & masonry
· Restoring of Stone
· Drawing
· Design
· Excel for Stoneworkers
· Demos
· Vídeos
· History of Art
· Myths & Legends
· Simbology & Tradition
· Unsolved Enigmas
· Histories
· Celebrities
. Architectural and Technic Treaties
· Thought
· Language
· Painting, Poetry, Music ...
· Humor
· Balearic Islands
· Resources & Links
Difficulty Level 1
Difficulty Level 2
Difficulty Level 3
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TheArtifex Project
 

. Stoneworking : IndexNivell de dificultat 2
. Introduction: Fundamentals: SpecializalitiesNivell de dificultat 2
· Stoneworking ModuleNivell de dificultat 2
· Balearic Stonework ModuleNivell de dificultat 2
. Press Articles About The ProjectNivell de dificultat 2


· Introduction & ObjectivesNivell de dificultat 2
· Acreditations & Diplomas Nivell de dificultat 3
· Text ComprehensionNivell de dificultat 2
· Correspondents& CollaboratorsNovetat
· Collaborations And Backing in The Artifex Project Nivell de dificultat 2
· FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Nivell de dificultat 2
· Disclaimer Of Responsabilities & CopyrightNivell de dificultat 2
Bank of Images
 
Database of Stone Images : Arches Balusters Bridges Benches Doors Canales Columns Cups Cornices Crosses Coat of arms, Fountains Masks Corbels Holy water stoups, Picas Staircases Stone Floors Walling Windows
 

Database Of Images: Introduction


The Craft
 

Considerations Of The Craft

 

 

 

 

 
..Shop Or Work Outside?
. Complementary Offer
. Marketing For Artisans I
. Marketing For Artisans II: Corporative Image and Quality
. Marketing For Artisans III : DAFO
. Marketing For Artisans IV: Competitors
. Marketing For Artisans V: Loyalty Programms
. Marketing For Artisans VI: The ''Corte Inglés'' Case
. Treatment Of Complains I : The importance of a Complain
. Atention To The Client: Management Of Intangibles
. Handling Of Expectations
The shop
 

. Basic Requirements For A Stonecutter Workshop
. The Budget
. Amateur Shop, Proffesional Shop
.The Medieval Stonecutter Shop

 


 
. Ergonomy
. Spine Education
. Security
. Manual Of Hygiene & Security
. Cleaning, Ordering, Planning
. Vocabulary
. Recycling
. Providers Listing
The Tools
 

.. The Workbench
. The Carving Bench
. The Vise
. The Sledge hammer
. Hammers
. Stone hammers

. Impact Drill
. Dented Chisels
. Chisels
. Uñetas
. Curved Chisels
. Punches
. The "Uixol"
. Trenchant
. Rasping Files
. Rasquetas
. Rasps and Scrappers
. The "Verduc"
. The Angle Grinder
. Discs for Angle Grinders
. Random Orbital Sanders
. Belt Sanders
. Flexible Axe Motor
. Routers
. Milling cutters&Drills
. Bits I : Stone
. Punching
. Texturing
.. Engraving
. Polishing
. Arbortech
. Rotary Cutter
. Woodpecker

 

. Fundamentals: Balance
. Measuring Tools
. Square False Square, ruler
. Roman Square
.. Cutter
. Calipers, Dividers
. Dividers "de vara"
. "Taulaplom"
. The "gramil"
. Templates And Countertemplates
. Curves Template
. Rib Template
. Forged Tools
. Widia Tools
. Steel Types
. Cutting Angles
. Bits III : Iron And Steel
. Bits III : Wood
. Screwdrivers
. Knots
. Wood I : Fundamentals
. Wood II: Defects And Treatments
. Carpentry of Assemblage I: Roof Types
. Carpentry of Assemblage II: Canecillos
. Carpentry of Assemblage III: Vocabulary

 

 

 


Shop Tricks
 

. Rasps For Sandstone
. Sanding Moulds
. Lead for stepped walls
. Deep Stone Cutting
. División Of A Stone Block
. Levelling Of A Bowl
. Grip to Hold Stones
. Moving A Big Stone Block
. Displacement Of Limestone Blocks
. Bench Of Graduable Height
. The wind And The Angle Grinder
. Turner For Bowls


 
. Centering Device
. Centering Device For Pipes
. Centering Device For Circles
. Long Dividers
. Bench Vise With Control Of Height
. Keeping Vise Jaws Alligned
. Candles Without Drops
. Using A Comb As Dividers
. Glues
. Making Glass-Cleaner
. Working With Paint
. Tracing Of An Ellipse With Dividers
. Weighting A Big Weight With Small Scales
. Sanding Blocks
Recycling
 

. Stone Recycling
. How To Make A Grinding Stone
.The Marble Shop Waste Container
. To Build With Garbage
. Recycling In Building
. To Build With Ashes
. Bioclimatic Architecture: The Earthship

 

 

 

 

 

 

. Recycling
. Steel And Iron Recycling
. Used Oil Recycling
. Timber Recycling
. Electrical Appliance Recycling
. Glass Recycling
. Making Wood With Old Newspapers
. Quenching The Fireplace: Charcoal.
. Solar Furnace
. The "Punt Verd"
. Buying Chinese Villages
. Recycling Containers
. A responsible Actitude Towards Wrapping
. Domestic Ecology
. How To Reduce Garbage Amount
. ''Moral Recycling''
. Drugs And Medicines

Materials
 
Sandstones
. Limestones
. Marbles
. Marés (sandstone)I: Material
. Marés II: Handling
. Marés III: Terminology
. Marés IV: Cut
. Binissalem Stone
. Granites
. Basalts
. Obsidian
. Slate
. Conglomerates
. Agate , Aquemarine, . Amethyst
. Beryl
. Citrine, Rock Crystal , Quartz
. Diamond
. Emerald
. Granate
. Jade Jasper Heliotrope
. Cat Eye Tiger Eye
. Onyx Opal Porfido Ruby
. Soapstone
. Silex
. Topaz Tourmaline
. Sapphire
. Xilopal
. Fossils
 

. Geology
. Cristalography
. Mineralogy:
. Mohs Scale
. Cutting Of Gems

. Molds
. Templates and Counter-templates
. Glues And Epoxi Resins
. Repairing Technics
. Sandblasting
. Polishing Drum
. Water-jet
. Láser Cleaning
. Other Minerals

 

 

 


Téchniques
 

. Laying Foundations of Cement
. "Pared Seca" (Stone walling)- Márges-
. Stone Floors And Mosaics
. Repairing Techniques
. The Column
. The "entorxada" column (Twisted Helicoidal)
. The Lintel
. The Arch I : Vocabulary
. The Arch II. Behaviour
. Arches: Rule Of The Third Part
. Discharge Arches
. The Arch III: Types
. The Arch IV: Traditional Arches Of Baleares
. Ogival arch l: Understanding

. Vault I
. Vault II
. Vault III
.Vault IV: Construction Technique
.Vault V: Construction Technique
.Staircases
. Staircases: Exercise
. The " Volta" (Vaulted) Staircase
. The Spiral Staircase
.The Majorcan Spiral Staircase
.Domes I: Types
. Domes II : The Drum
. Bridges
. Stereotomy Of Stone
. Galibar (calculate entasis)Of A Column

 

. Sharpening
. Moulds
. Templates
. Glues And Epoxy Resins
. Sandblasting
. Water-jet
. Láser Cleaning
. Carving I
. Carving II: Tools And Techniques: Pointed Cold Chisel, Hand Drill( Trephine)
. Carving III: Scaler, Dented Chisel

 

 

 

 

 


Lime, Cement And Masonry
 

. Mortars
. Cements
. Roman Cements
. The Roman Brick
. Lime Mortars
. Puzolanas (Roman Hidraulic Cements)
. Manufacture Of Cement
. Analisis of Old Mortars
. The "Caleros" (Lime Makers)
. Polichromy At Chichen-Itza
. Mexican Stuccos
. Stuccos And Wall Coverings
. Stuccos
. Polichromy And Stone

 

  Cisterns
. Treatise of Fresco Painting By Andrea Cennini
. Earths And Colors By Vitrubio
. The Color
. E-Texts of the "Patronato del Alcazar de Sevilla"

 

 

 


Stone Restauration
 
.The Cordoba Door
. Stone Deterioration
. Marés (Sandstone) Deterioration