Rough and perfect ashlar

There are two types of ashlar in Freemasonry; rough and perfect. Each of them has a different meaning. Masons operatives called the rough Ashlar an unprepared stone. In Speculative Freemasons, the crude Ashlar represents the life of a Freemason before he joined the craft.

He describes someone's life before enlightenment.

Perfect Ashlar depicted a solid stone, carefully molded with working tools; mallet, chisel. A hammer, etc. The stone could be used in construction only after it got its perfect shape.

Likewise, ideal stone slabs are a symbol of brothers who have gone through extensive Masonic teachings and are now focused on leading an honest life.

Masons are taught that no one is born with a perfect stone. Through the teachings, the necessary education and the cultivation of brotherly love, a man can limit his actions in the circle.