Stone Work
Stone work is still the most common handicraft in Bayburt. Many masters work stone and wall applications for various spaces ranging from the restoration of historical buildings to construction of new dwellings.
There are many different types of quarries in Bayburt. Among these, the most used stone is white and yellow stone. There are around ten craftsmen manually working on stones in Bayburt. The majority, on the other hand, started to work on stones with machines.
In general, geometric motifs are embroidered on the stone. Particularly, the stones of the sections such as the mihrab made for religious buildings and the parts showing the sections between the floors of the houses are embroidered.
