If it is not in the
catalogue, draw it.
Most of what leaves our works is one-off anyway — shapes, carving and inlay cut to a sheet nobody has cut before. Send a sketch, a photograph or a CAD file and we will tell you plainly what the stone will hold and what it will not.
Twelve kinds
of one-off work.
Some of these change the shape, some change the surface, and some change the stone itself. Several usually end up on the same piece.
Shape from a sketchA drawing on paper turned into a cut template
Sculpted formFlowing shapes worked in three dimensions
Portrait etchingPhotographic portraits etched into polished black
Laser & 3D engravingDepth engraving for landscapes and detailed scenes
Inlay workBronze, glass or semi-precious set into the face
Two-tone stoneTwo granites cut and jointed as one piece
Curved & 3D formsRadiused faces, twists and compound curves
Oversized piecesEstate memorials and single stones over two tonnes
Matching an existing memorialA second stone cut to sit beside an older one
Repairs & additionsNew sections cut to fit work already standing
Backlit stoneTranslucent onyx and marble lit from behind
Architectural one-offsGateways, benches, fountains and plot furniture
Four ways
to start it.
You do not need a finished drawing to get a price. You need enough for us to understand the shape and two real dimensions.
What stone will not do, said plainly: thin unsupported sections snap in transit, deep undercuts cost more than they look, and a sharp internal corner always carries a small radius. We flag all three at feasibility rather than after the block is cut.
Idea to crate,
proofed at every step.
On a one-off there is no second copy to compare against, so the proof and the progress photographs do the job a sample would normally do.
- 01IdeaSketch, photo or file
- 02FeasibilityWhat the stone will hold
- 03DrawingFull-size production sheet
- 04ProofSigned by you
- 05TemplateCut and checked
- 06ProductionMachined then hand-finished
- 07Progress photosAt rough and at detail
- 08CratingBraced and numbered
The stone often
decides the design.
A form that works in marble may not hold in granite, and a portrait that reads on black disappears on a speckled stone. We will say which way round it should go.
Send the sketch.
We will send the drawing.