quarrying; quarryman
Refers to the act of extracting stone from a quarry or the person who does it.
Quarrying has been thriving in this region since old times.
My grandfather spent his whole life as a quarryman.
stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter; stonemason
Covers the craft of cutting and shaping stone for construction or sculpture, as well as the craftsman.
The art of stonecutting has been passed down for centuries.
He is a skilled stonemason.
quarry; stone pit
Compound of 石 (stone) and 切り (cutting), from the verb 切る (to cut). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly describes stonecutting or quarrying.