Abstract: This invention relates to a process which may be automated for the manufacture of stone blocks for use as finished landscape stone blocks from quarry stone. The natural stone is quarried from the quarry and split into rectangular blocks, with squared ends and the top and bottom surfaces are ground with a plurality of grooves and ridges. The ridges are then removed and the blocks may be used to form an architectural wall. The process is also applicable to pavers, steps and coping stones.