Peekskill Youth Workshop -Saturday, April 30, 2022 (Custom Workshop)
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May Waller of the Month: Jerry Coggin
Tool Guide: Power Tool Blades
The Sencore 4.5″ Turbo Diamond Blade is a fast cutting diamond blade for stone. Far better than anything you will find in a local hardware store. It is used with the flush cut adapter for enhanced capabilities. Mounts on any typical 4.5″ angle grinder. PLEASE NOTE: It important to always wear a proper respirator when…
Join us for VOLUNTEER DAY, May 19, 2022
Master Class: The Cleits of St. Kilda
The St Kilda island group lies about 40 miles west of the Hebridean island of North Uist. Village Bay, on the southeast corner of Hirta, the largest island, has a wealth of stonework. The head dyke quite clearly separates the arable ground from the hill pasture. The other main feature is the line of the…
Building steps and stairs: A wall with extremely modified batter!
A cool, gray, late-April day greeted the ten of you who came to build steps and stairs. You analyzed the structure and composition of four different existing stairways, one made of large granite steps, a couple from large slabs of schist, one constructed of smaller stones. Somebody said, “Great workshop! I appreciated the exposure to…
Thanks for coming to April’s flagging-patio workshop!
Retaining walls are hard, but fun! April 23, 2022
Learned a lot and want to know more! Late April’s Intro
As beginners and enthusiasts, you came to the Stone Trust Center to learn the five basic principles of dry stone walling. A couple of you brought landscape design to your learning. One is a trail builder and aspiring professional mason. For most of you, mission accomplished! An instructor noted, “By the end of the day…
Awesome time learning to shape stone!
You enthusiasts filled this workshop! Thank you. You’ve brought some amazing experience and interesting projects–building stone structures on seven acres of rock, a retaining walls of stones harvested from steep ledge, a backyard pandemic retaining wall, a portfolio of professional landscapes–all people with projects!