A short presentatio

1. Template Production
Types of Templates used in Stonemasonry
Stonemasonry Department 2012

2. Joint and Reverse Templates
Joint Templates are applied to the joint
of a stone when running a straight
through mould. Care must be taken to
ensure that both the top and side of the
template are correctly aligned with the
top bed and face/joint of the stone.
Reverse Templates are used to check
the accuracy of return moulds where a
joint template cannot be held against
the mould profile. They are often
produced in conjunction with the joint
template.

3. Face and Bed Templates
Face templates are applied to the face
of a stone and often do not contain a
moulding. Arch stones are good
examples of stones which require a face
template as are pediments and tracery
work.
Bed Templates are used to mark
mouldings to the top and bottom beds
of a stone. Common examples of
stones which require bed templates are
columns, cope stones and stone slabs.

4. Cover and Wrap Round Templates
Cover Templates are applied to the
joint of a stone when running a straight
through mould that is covered at either
side by an ashlar stop (or equivelant).
The main purpose of this template is to
communicate to the stonemason that
the mould is not run through the length
of the stone.
Wrap Around Templates are templates
which are designed to be applied on a
curved surface.

5. Raking/Stretch Template
Raking/Stretch Templates are used when a mould is applied to a raking joint.
This means that the mould becomes stretched and the template required does
not match the original joint template. Your course tutor will offer examples of
how to stretch basic moulds.

6. Developed by The Stonemasonry Department
City of Glasgow College
2012