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Posted on May 4, 2022May 10, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

Walling for Youth & Professionals in Peekskill–Eleven Trained!

Peekskill Youth Workshop -Saturday, April 30, 2022 (Custom Workshop)

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Category: Blog
Posted on May 1, 2022May 2, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

May Waller of the Month: Jerry Coggin

JERRY COGGIN (Pennsylvania) — Jerry has been working in the craft of drystone for about 10 years. My wife Kim’s passion for the craft was the initial influence to get me started. However, as a friend in New Hampshire so aptly states, “it is a slippery slope” and once you get started it can be…

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Categories: Blog, Waller of the Month
Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

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…

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Categories: Blog, merchandise, Stone Trust News
Posted on April 25, 2022May 6, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

Join us for VOLUNTEER DAY, May 19, 2022

FIRST VOLUNTEER DAY this Thursday, April 21st from 9am to 5pm at Dutton Farms in Dummerston, VT!

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Category: Blog
Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

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…

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Categories: Blog, How To, Master Classes
Posted on April 25, 2022May 4, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

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…

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Category: Blog
Posted on April 25, 2022May 2, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

Thanks for coming to April’s flagging-patio workshop!

Thanks for coming to April’s Flagging-Patio Workshop! It looks like you got what you came for and had a good time. For the most part, you express confidence in your ability to take what you learned and apply it to your own projects. Enjoy! To see examples of flatwork, visit our photo gallery.

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Categories: 3.00 Level Courses, Blog, Dummerston, Vermont
Posted on April 25, 2022May 2, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

Retaining walls are hard, but fun! April 23, 2022

One of our Stone Trust instructors always invites students to leave the wall better than they found it. They usually do, just like you did! You are the first workshop to apply the five basic rules of dry stone walling to the retaining wall you stripped out and rebuilt. In 2020 we built that wall…

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Category: Blog
Posted on April 25, 2022April 26, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

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…

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Categories: 1.00 Level Courses, Blog
Posted on April 25, 2022April 27, 2022 by Pamela Hanna

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!

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