Method of manufacturing stone veneers

Abstract

An efficient method of manufacturing stone corner veneers, veneers, floor tiles and pavers, as well as a method of applying the veneers, is disclosed. The method consists of manufacturing veneer corners from a substantially parallelepiped stone, comprising the steps of: a) making a cut from a split face side of the stone into the stone a distance equal to the dimension of the stone from the surface being cut into to the opposite surface of the stone, less a thickness equal to a desired thickness of the veneer corner; and b) splitting the stone, from the side of the stone parallel to the cut and furthest from it, along a grain to the internal end of the cut whereby the veneer corner is created having an ashler side and a split face side and the remaining stone has only one cut face on an ashler side.

1 . A method of manufacturing veneer corners from a parallelepiped stone, comprising the steps of: 
 a) making a cut from a split face side of the stone into the stone a distance equal to the dimension of the stone from a surface being cut into to an opposite surface of the stone, less a thickness equal to a desired thickness of the veneer corner; and    b) splitting the stone, from a side of the stone parallel to the cut and furthest from it, along a grain to an internal end of the cut whereby the veneer corner is created having an ashler side and a split face side and the remaining stone has only one cut face on an ashler side.    
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  comprising the further step c) of creating one or more veneer corners, with natural outside faces, by repeating the method as described therein.  
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  comprising the further step c) of splitting the remaining stone into veneers or floor tiles or cutting or splitting the remaining stone into pavers.  
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cut and the splitting form a corner whose inside angle is greater than 0° but less than 180°.  
   
   
       5 . A method of manufacturing veneer corners from a parallelepiped stone, comprising the steps of: 
 a) making a first cut from a split face side of the stone into the stone a distance equal to the dimension of the stone from a surface being cut into to an opposite surface of the stone, less a thickness equal to a desired thickness of the veneer corner;    b) making a second cut, from a side of the stone parallel to the first cut and furthest from it, towards an internal end of the first cut but terminating a distance from an internal end of the first cut, whereby the veneer corner remains attached to the remaining stone by a narrow overhang; and    c) snapping the overhang to release the veneer corner having an ashler side and a split face side.    
   
   
       6 . The method as claimed in  claim 5  comprising the further step d) of creating one or more veneer corners, with natural outside faces, by repeating the method as described therein.  
   
   
       7 . The method as claimed in  claim 5  comprising the further step d) of splitting the remaining stone into veneers or floor tiles or cutting or splitting the remaining stone into pavers.  
   
   
       8 . The method as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the first cut and the second cut form a corner whose inside angle is greater than 0° but less than 180°.  
   
   
       9 . A method of manufacturing veneers or pavers from a parallelepiped stone comprising the steps of: 
 a) cutting a veneer off a first ashler side of the stone;    b) cutting a second veneer off an opposite ashler side of the stone to said first ashler side; and;    c) splitting the remaining stone into two or more split face veneers, pavers or floor files.    
   
   
       10 . A veneer corner manufactured from a parallelepiped stone according to the method of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein each cut and splitting corner forming each veneer corner form a corner whose inside angle is greater than 0° but less than 180°.  
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein each cut and splitting corner forming each veneer corner form a corner whose inside angle is greater than 0° but less than 180°.  
   
   
       13 . A veneer corner manufactured from a parallelepiped stone according to the method of  claim 5 .  
   
   
       14 . A veneer manufactured from a parallelepiped stone according to the method of  claim 9 .  
   
   
       15 . A paver manufactured from a parallelepiped stone according to the method of  claim 9.