Carving Options

Flat Carving

Flat Carved Sandblast designs are the most basic type of carving available. Flat carved roses and other floral designs are not preferred for upright headstones.

Sculptures & Statues​

Sculptures and granite statue carvings consist of an image that is hand sculpted using many different pneumatic chisels and other granite carving tools. The quality of a hand sculpted statue will vary greatly depending upon the individual sculptor.​

Laser Etching​

Our laser engraving process involves etching a reproduction of a photograph or drawing directly into black granite. This unique process creates detailed, affordable, photographic quality pictures of your loved ones.

Shadow Carving

The outline of the design is sandblasted and the interior is shadow carved to enhance the detail of the design. S/C designs are commonly used on flowers, leaves, etc.

Hand Etching​

A hand etching consists of using a diamond tipped engraving tool to draw or "etch" directly onto a polished monument. An etching looks best when it is done on a polished black granite monument because this will give you the greatest contrast.​