| 1. A method of cutting a natural stone, the natural stone having a thickness of from about 1.5 inches to about 6 inches and
having an irregular or varied surface such that the natural stone varies in thickness, to form a natural stone veneer component
having a thickness of from about 1.5 inches to about 6 inches and having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and an edge
at the perimeter, the method comprising:
a) positioning a cutting head of an abrasive waterjet machine over the natural stone at a distance of from about 0.3 inch
to about 4 inches from a contact surface of the natural stone; and
b) cutting through the natural stone by contacting the contact surface of the natural stone with an abrasive waterjet from
the waterjet machine, the waterjet at a pressure of from about 18,000 pounds per square inch to about 80,000 pounds per square
inch, thereby forming the natural stone veneer component having a thickness of from about 1.5 inches to about 6 inches and
having a perimeter of a pre-determined contour and an edge at the perimeter.
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