A major difference is that stonemasons work with stone rather than brick. In addition, stonemasons tend to work on churches, hotels, and offices, while bricklayers generally work on houses. When setting stone floors, masons first place a layer of mortar over the surface to be covered. Then they set the stones in the mortar bed. They use crowbars and rubber mallets to align and level the stones.
Masons then fill the area between the stones with mortar and wash off the extra.
When building a stone wall, masons align the stones with wedges, plumb lines, and levels. They often have to use a rubber mallet to adjust the stones to the proper position. As the wall gets higher, masons remove the wedges and fill the joints between stones. They smooth the mortar with a tool called a tuck pointer. Sometimes masons attach brackets to stones to hold them in place.