Marble Manufacturing Process | Hunker
During the extraction process, massive cubelike pieces of marble are cut out of the ground and transported from the quarry. To minimize the risk of cracks, fissures and other aesthetic damage to the stone, fabricators use a process known at quot;wire sawingquot; to gently separate the marble (Figures 1a and 1b). First, two 3inch wide holes are drilled perpendicularly to each other. Once the holes