Marble, which is used for building attractive manors, tombstones and mausoleums, is a stone that people tend to associate with wealth and prestige. Tools for cutting marble are often specific, and most professional tools are also power tools, as well as rotary tools that turn on a center axis.

Hammer Drill
A hammer drill is one of the most common types of tools used in cutting and shaping marble. Built like a standard, pistol-grip power drill, a hammer drill spins the drill bit in a circle while at the same time hammering with a downward force that comes from compressed air. While not a cutting tool, a hammer drill is often used to cut pilot holes and to mark marble for later cuts. Hammer drills can have their bits changed out to make a variety of different size holes, and the bits can be made of a variety of different kinds of materials.

Marble Saw
A marble saw, or a marble cutter, is a saw that's specifically made for cutting through stone. A circular saw, marble saws have a round blade on a central, spinning axis. As the motor spins the axis, the axis spins the saw at increasing speeds. The saw is usually made specifically to cut marble (or at least specifically to cut masonry), and the tips of the saw's teeth may be coated in diamond dust. The saw blade will have to be sharpened in between jobs, as marble will dull the saw over time.

Sandblaster
Another tool that can be used both for cutting and for etching marble is a sandblaster. This tool uses compressed air to fire small pieces of grit at a marble surface. Sand was used in the past, but the sand has since been replaced with recycled glass or silicate particles because they're safer for the person using the tool. The grit digs a groove in the marble, and if the particles are continuously blasted along the groove, it will eventually cut all the way through the marble. Sandblasting is more typical in etching projects because it cuts very slowly.