Under his direction, the cathedral employed and trained neighborhood men as skilled stonemasons and carvers during the decades of the continuing project.
Carving tools come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, some aimed strictly at the hobbyist, but others directed at professional carvers.
Specialization also occurred with neophyte carvers looking for a niche to compete with already established carvers.
In 2009 the art gallery was opened to give carvers and the public a better sense of the carving history.
Twelve teams of three carvers are given 15 blocks of ice, weighing 300 lb each, which they must transform into ice sculptures in three days.
Over two dozen carvers have been identified as creators of the colonial-era markers.
He employed in his workshop numerous specialist carvers and gilders.
Intinerant specialist carvers travelled widely, employing their skills in many locations.
