Brian Post narrates this exceptional view of the June 2018 Historic Rebuild Walling Weekend.
Author: Brian Post - Admin
2-day Bridge Build Workshop Timelapse Video
Waller of the Month: Daniel Peterson
Walling in Australia
Bridge Build Update
Just three days before the final hurdle of building a dry stone arched bridge in this weekends workshop, here is a recap of what has happened in the last few weeks. The Bridge Build Part 1: Site Prep workshop kicked off building the abutments with great success, learning about the structure layout and building corners. …
The Costs of Owning and Operating Machinery – An Excerpt
From our 2018 Member Newsletter here is an excerpt from the feature article: The Costs of Owning and Operating Machinery by Irwin Post. To get the full article, plus so much, just become a member! Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for Independent Sawmill and Woodlot Magazine. However, the information is highly applicable for any…
September Waller of the Month: Matt Carter
MATT CARTER (Maine), is featured in The Stone Trust’s 2018 Calendar for the month of September. He built his first dry stone wall in 1992 as a caretaker on a horse farm in upstate NY, and founded Green Island Stonework in Topsham, Maine in 2004. Designing and building stonework for residential landscapes and gardens is a…
Stringlines – August 2018
By Pete Ryder – Stone Trust President I find that solo stone walling is a very contemplative activity. The strangest things come to mind, like my mother and Thanksgiving…. Last week I spent considerable time cutting cheek material from boulders. In my south-central corner of NH, there is very little long flat stone to work…
2018 Member Newsletter is coming soon!
Our very own, 2018 Member Newsletter will shortly be mailed to all our members! This is our second ever hard copy newsletter and it is bigger and better than last years edition. Filled with content and information that is not available anywhere else at The Stone Trust, it is an important benefit of being a…
August Waller of the Month: Alex Hoffmeire
ALEX HOFFMEIER (Vermont), is featured in The Stone Trust’s 2018 Calendar studied environmental science as an undergraduate before moving to Vermont in 2004. He earned a Masters of Arts in Landscape Design from the Conway School in 2009. In 2015 Alex and his wife, Sarah, started Ecolibrium, LLC – Landscapes Rooted in Design. Sarah specializes…