We’re excited to announce we’ve been working on a special edition t-shirt exclusively for participants of the Bridge Building Workshop Series.
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Test Guidance From An Experienced Examiner
Spring Feature Build Completed!
8 lucky workshop participants got to work with Master Craftsman instructors Dan Snow and Cris Tanguay to build an amazing feature wall at Scott Farm. The two day workshop allowed participants to design their own pannel, and work with a variety of stone types. Some truely great wall designs emerged throughout the weekend.
The Joy of Building
Fairfield, PA Carmelite Monastery Project
A new monastery is being built in Fairfield PA (South Eastern) for the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph; Fairfield, PA. This group of Carmelite Nuns, is seeking the construction to be built with the guiding principles of authenticity and simplicity. The plans call for many structural stone buildings to built. This year, with basic…
Cris-cross wall: localized style of old wall
DSWA-GB 50th Anniversary
This year is the 50th anniversary of the DSWA and to celebrate we are organising a National dry stone walling competition on Sunday 20th May 2018 at Fleet farm , ten minutes from the Crooklands office and training site. There are classes for all including a prestigious inter branch pairs competition for members of the…
Waller of the Month: Karl Gifford
PATRICK McENEANEY (Massachusetts), is featured in The Stone Trust’s 2018 Calendar, is the owner of Village Stonesmiths Gardens & Masonry Inc. along with his wife Erika. It is a full service landscape design & build company that specializes in work with natural stone. Patrick holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Design from UMass Amherst, and…
Masterclass: Hearting by Sean Adcock
On courses trainers seem to really emphasize the importance of hearting and I suppose the reasons for that should be fairly obvious, however just to recap. When we build a wall with everything we do we are essentially striving for 3 related goals. The first is should be somewhat obvious — that it stands up.…
Great Success at the NH Old House and Barn Expo
We had a terrific experience at the Old House and Barn Expo in Manchester NH last weekend. Put on by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance it was a great venue for everyone to learn about historic preservation, repairs and updates to old houses and barns. At the Stone Trust booth, there was a constant flow…