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Memorial Design Guide
Memorial Types
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Flat Marker
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Bevel Marker
Slant Marker
Pet Memorial
Bench Memorial
Upright Memorial Marker
Bronze Marker
Flat Markers
Flat or lawn‑level markers are the most common memorials, crafted in granite or bronze and available in many sizes.
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Flush markers sit at the head of the grave.
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Ledger markers cover the length of the plot. All flat markers are installed on a concrete foundation. CLICK HERE FOR GRANITE FLAT MARKER IDEAS.
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Bevel Markers
Bevel (or “pillow”) markers rest slightly above ground with a gently sloped face for improved visibility. They offer more styling options than flat markers and are also set on a concrete foundation. CLICK HERE FOR SLANT AND BEVEL GRANITE MEMORIAL IDEAS.
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Slant Markers
Slant markers stand 12–16 inches tall with a steeply angled face that provides strong visibility. They may be placed on a granite base or installed directly on a concrete foundation, with options for rough or polished finishes. CLICK HERE FOR SLANT AND BEVEL GRANITE MEMORIAL IDEAS.
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Upright Monuments
Often called headstones, upright monuments include traditional tablets, bases, statuary, and more artistic or elaborate designs. They offer the greatest opportunity for personalized, lasting tribute. CLICK HERE FOR UPRIGHT GRANITE MEMORIAL IDEAS.
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Bronze Markers
Bronze markers provide long‑lasting durability with minimal weathering. Families select a style and personalize the name, dates, and design elements. Bronze pieces are typically mounted on a granite base for installation. CLICK HERE FOR BRONZE MARKER IDEAS.
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Memorial Benches
Memorial benches honor loved ones in a meaningful, functional way. They can serve as cemetery memorials, cremation repositories, or community tributes donated by families, organizations, or clubs. CLICK HERE FOR BENCH MEMORIAL IDEAS.
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Pet Memorials
Pets are cherished family members, and their memorials can be just as personal. Options include pet stones, grave markers, plaques, urns, and other keepsake items. CLICK HERE FOR PET MEMORIAL IDEAS.
Granite Colors
Other granite colors available upon request.
Finishes
Polished Granite
Shell Rock Surface Finish
Rock Pitched Granite
Axed Patterns Finish
Sawn Sided Granite
Steeled Surface Finish
POLISHED SURFACES are smooth and shiny. After granite blocks are quarried, they are sawn into slabs of the desired thickness. The sawn surfaces are then polished firstly with a coarse abrasive, then successively finer abrasives until perfectly smooth. The final shiny finish is achieved with a buffing process that uses an extremely fine abrasive. Most monuments have at least some polished areas.​
ROCK PITCHED are rough, rock surfaces that have been pitched by hand using a hammer and chisel to achieve a finished, consistent rock effect.
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SAWN SIDES are smooth, but may have lines in the finish from the saw blade, and are generally used only for surfaces that will not be visible after the monument is installed.
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AXED PATTERNS are a wide variety of smooth and textured patterns made by pneumatic hammers and steel chisels. If a surface must be smooth but it cannot be sawed to that shape, it is usually axed by a skilled stone cutter.​
SHELL ROCK SURFACES are hand-cut, rustic surfaces with a strong, scalloped or dish shaped appearance, cut by a skilled cutter with a hammer and chisels.
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STEELED SURFACES are smooth surfaces that have been sandblasted using steel shot, which gives a bright, white, textured finish.
Carving
SHAPED: Done by sandblasting, the outline of the design is cut into the surface and the interior elements are shaped by hollowing out certain areas to create a relief look to the design. Often referred to as "Floral Carving" this "shaping" is generally used for flowers and the leaves of plants and trees as well as the hands and wings of angels and saints.
FLAT: Also done by sandblasting, but as the name infers, no hollowing or shaping is done when flat carving. The outline and some features are cut directly into the surface to reveal the design or flower in one dimension.
Shapes
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Serpentine Shaped Top
Oval Shaped Top
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Flat Shaped Top
Shape Top Memorial
TOP OF MONUMENT SHAPES
SERPENTINE - Most common shape for the top of the monument.
OVAL - Top of monument shape.
FLAT - Top of monument shape.
SIDES OF MONUMENT SHAPES
​STRAIGHT - Most common shape for the sides of the monument.
TAPERED - Sides of monument shape.
CONVEX - Sides of monument shape.
CONCAVE - Sides of monument shape.
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OTHER TRADITIONAL SHAPES
Other traditional shapes include single hearts,
double hearts, crosses and monuments with columns.
Tapered Sided Memorial
Convex Shaped Top
