Their skills range from unskilled to skilled carpenters, masons, electricians and the like. Sinclair took with him 160 soldiers, horses, and a corps of masons and carpenters. One study involved a team of masons and carpenters working on a housing development. There were also specialized artisans who worked on demand, such as masons and goldsmiths. Prolific temple-building provided employment to thousands of masons, sculptors, and other skilled artisans. The Scottish Rite Masons had been established before independence. Much of the preliminary work of terrazzo workers is similar to that of cement masons. The status of women in the old guilds and corporations of medieval masons remains uncertain. Those two chisels are used in combination with a masons driving hammer. The Sinclairs of Roslin (Rosslyn) laid claim to be hereditary Grand Master Masons of Scotland. Local politics was dominated by large landowners like the Masons. Others who are excellent masons are good at digging wells. DeMolay is the young Masons of America. Founders included Masons, Oddfellows and Pythians. Other Batavia Masons were tried and acquitted.