Claims
- 1. A method of constructing non-seamed stone corners for first and second thin stone walls of thickness T1 and T2, respectively, said first and second walls being joined at right angles at an external edge, comprising the steps of:selecting a building stone having a height H, a depth D and a width W, said building stone having top and bottom surfaces H1 and H2, respectively, front and back surfaces D1 and D2, respectively, and left and right surfaces W1 and W2, respectively; making a first cut in said building stone, the plane of said first cut being parallel to the plane of surface W1 and extending to a uniform depth from surface H1, such that the distance between the plane of said first cut and the plane of surface W1 is T1, and such that said uniform depth is equal to (H−T2); making a second cut in said building stone, the plane of said second cut being parallel to the plane of surface H1 and extending to a second uniform depth from surface W2, such that the distance between the plane of said second cut and the plane of surface H2 is T2, and such that said second uniform depth is equal to (W−T1); and removing from said building stone a residual piece, said removal step leaving said building stone remainder as a corner stone.
- 2. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:sandblasting said corner stone at surfaces formed by said first cut and said second cut; and laying said corner stone on said external edge joining said first and second thin stone walls.
- 3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the height H of said building stone is between three inches and six inches, the width W of said building stone is between three inches and six inches, the depth D of said building stone is between three inches and ten inches, the thickness T1 of said first thin stone wall is one and one-half inches, and the thickness T2 of said second thin stone wall is one and one-half inches.
- 4. A method as in claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of:re-orienting said residual piece in preparation for cutting so that neither the left surface nor the bottom surface is formed by said first or second cuts, wherein the height H′ of said re-oriented residual piece is between three inches and six inches, the width W′ of said re-oriented residual piece is between three inches and six inches, the depth D′ of said re-oriented residual piece is between three inches and ten inches, said re-oriented residual piece having top and bottom surfaces H′1 and H′2, respectively, front and back surfaces D′1 and D′2, respectively, and left and right surfaces W′1 and W′2, respectively; making a third cut in said residual piece, the plane of said third cut being parallel to the plane of surface W′1 and extending to a third uniform depth from top surface H′1, such that the distance between the plane of said third cut and the plane of surface W′1 is T1, and such that said third uniform depth is equal to (H′−T2); making a fourth cut in said residual piece, the plane of said fourth cut being parallel to the plane of surface H′1 and extending to a fourth uniform depth from surface W′2, such that the distance between the plane of said fourth cut and the plane of bottom surface H′2 is T2, and such that said fourth uniform depth is equal to (W′−T1); and removing from said residual piece a second residual piece, said removal step leaving said residual piece remainder as a second corner stone.
- 5. A method as in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:sandblasting said second corner stone at surfaces formed by said third cut and said fourth cut; and laying said second corner stone on said external edge joining said first and second thin stone walls.
- 6. A method as in claim 4, wherein the thickness T1 of said first thin stone wall is one and one-half inches, and the thickness T2 of said second thin stone wall is one and one-half inches.
- 7. A method as in claim 2, wherein said corner stone is oriented so that said surface W1 of said corner stone is parallel to said first thin stone wall and said surface H2 of said corner stone is parallel to said second thin stone wall.
- 8. A method as in claim 5, wherein said second corner stone is oriented so that said surface W′1 of said second corner stone is parallel to said first thin stone wall and said surface H′2 of said second corner stone is parallel to said second thin stone wall.
- 9. A method as in claim 1, wherein said first and second cuts are made with a stationary saw and between said first and second cuts the building stone is rotated ninety degrees counterclockwise as viewed from the front face.
- 10. A method as in claim 4, wherein in said re-orienting step the residual piece is rotated one hundred eighty degrees counterclockwise about an axis between and perpendicular to front and back surfaces of the residual piece.
Parent Case Info
This application claim the benefit of provisional application No. 60/306,060 filed Jul. 17, 2001.
US Referenced Citations (12)
Provisional Applications (1)
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