The Stone Trust

Posted on March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019

The Stone Trust at the Old House Trade Show, Portland ME

Mark your calendars for March 30 & 31, 2019. The Old House Trade Show put on by Greater Portland Landmarks is back, and The Stone Trust will be there! Come by our booth to ask questions, sign up for workshops, and even buy tools & books, and enter a drawing for a walling hammer of…

Posted on March 11, 2019 March 21, 2019

Come see us at the New England Hardscape Expo

The Stone Trust will be at the New England Hardscape Expo for the 1st time this year. Two days only Wednesday March 13 8:00-5:00 and Thursday March 14 8:00-2:00. At the Rhode Island Convention Center 1 Sabin St, Providence RI.

Posted on February 21, 2019 March 4, 2019

Workshop Participant wall in Canada

My family has been slowly reclaiming a farm that had lain fallow for about half a century. During the process, we’ve been keen to put up walls using stones from the farm – and there’s plenty in the old fence bottoms. The local stone is mostly granite – and unfortunately shaped! We also get a…

Posted on February 21, 2019 February 25, 2019

Andras Lazar

Andras Lazar is a DSWA-GB Level II certified and a certified instructor. He was born in Hungary in 1950.

Posted on February 21, 2019 February 25, 2019

Dario Coletta

Dario Coletta runs D.C. Stoneworks out of Plainfield MA. Dario is DSWA-GB Level II certified and a certified instructor.

Posted on February 20, 2019 February 25, 2019

Torben Larsen

Torben Larsen has decades of experience in landscaping, stonework, and running a large landscape company. Now downsized, he has taken joy from becoming certified, and producing high quality stonework. Torben is DSWA-GB Level II certified and a certified instructor.

Posted on February 20, 2019 February 25, 2019

Ron Neil

Ron Neil has decades of experience in masonry from leading large crews on commercial buildings to small jobs. He now runs his own company and got involved with dry stone walling in 2016.

Posted on February 4, 2019 February 8, 2019

Workshop Participant Build

Tom K. Recently wrote us and sent use these pictures of his project. He attended the historic rebuild workshop last fall. “Here’s a project I’m just finishing up on an 1860 farmhouse which is ancient by California standards. I’m also remodeling the house. The native serpentine I hand gathered, about 15 tons. For hearting I…

Posted on February 3, 2019 March 4, 2019

Stringlines: NH wall map

Its a sunny warm day near the end of January. While the leaves are off of the trees, now is a good time to find hidden walls not usually visible in the summer. My wife wishes I would pay more attention to the road while driving but stone just grabs my attention. Last week this…

Posted on January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019

test event list

Upcoming Events Spring Volunteer Day April 26,2019 Spring Volunteer DayApril 26, 20198:00 am – 4:00 pm Our annual volunteer day at Scott Farm this year will be April 26th. We have lots of activities that need help to get ready for this years workshop season! We will be setting up for the flagging workshop and stairs workshop. Moving and…

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