July 9 promised plenty of rain, so it was a good thing that vaccinations have made it possible for The Stone Trust to return to teaching in our Indoor Training Center in the foundation of the Scott Farm’s 1862 Barn. Thirteen men and one woman, mostly from New England, arrived to to learn the fundamentals…
All of you people with projects brought experience to this retaining wall workshop. Collectively, you’ve taught yourselves how to build freestanding walls, to shape stone, and to do flat work. And you left the workshop feeling very confident that you can apply the five basics of dry stone walling to a retaining wall. Good!
Eleven of you arrived at the Stone Trust training site at Broadview Farm on a summery July Thursday. You came to learn the five basic rules of dry stone walling, the foundation for your future understanding of dry stone masonry. Your evaluations indicate that you learned what you came for. We are aware that you…
Participants at the June 11 & 12 Introduction to Dry Stone Walling brought varied experience. Several of you had split and shaped stone or built walls and foundations with preformed materials. A few of you brought contracting and landscaping experience to the learning experience. Virtually all of you describe yourselves as beginners (with one enthusiast–maybe…
A chance to learn from the women in North America who are DSWA Certifed Instructors! This workshop is an excellent introduction to dry stone walling for the homeowner, landscaper/gardener, artist, or hobbyist. Over the course of the day each participant will build about 25 sq ft of wall (one side), using natural round fieldstone. You…
On two beautiful late September days, fifteen men and women gathered at the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, Vermont to learn the five basic rules of dry stone walling. Four others came to apply those principles to building vertical wall ends, also known as cheek ends. You came from near and far–Vermont, Massachusetts, New York,…
As is often the case, the thirteen people who participated in May’s 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walls and Cheek Rebuild arrived with varied experience. Some brought experience handed down from parents, others from dabbling with walls on their property. One brought her landscape architect’s perspectives, another the lenses of an architect. Two noted that…
Photos are complete except I didn’t add any from Friday. Didn’t remember what was decided about Test Day photos. Click on a photo to see a larger image, then use the forward arrow to scroll through them as a slide show. Monday Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday Congratulations to the nine men who achieved Dry Stone…
