One of the major misconceptions people hold about clawdd construction is that it is particularly difficult to course the stone. Compared to coursing a dry stone wall it is really easy.
Author: Theresa Spear
December Waller of the Month: Brian Fairfield
BRIAN FAIRFIELD (Maine) says “I’ve been working with stone for the better part of two decades now, and the one thing that I keep learning about myself is that there’s lots of learning to do. I almost always work alone, but when I do get the opportunity to work with more highly skilled individuals, I’ll…
Holiday Bundles for Wallers and Would-Be Wallers
We get lots of requests for help selecting gifts for wallers and aspiring wallers, so we put our heads together and came up with few holiday bundles perfectly suited to the level of your favorite wall builder. For those just starting to explore the world of walling, we’ve gathered The Primer set, with our most…
Master Class: Throughs
November Waller of the Month: Jamie Masefield
JAMIE MASEFIELD (Vermont) is the owner of Masefield Dry Stone Masonry. “Dry stone masonry never seems to feel repetitious because every project is so different from the last one; the stone, the location, the clients, the needs of the site. Every project is another chance to get better. The international and historic nature of the…
Master Class: Hearting
Flagging/Patio Workshops: October 17 & 18, 2020
“Stone walls have been in my life since I was a child,” one of the participants in the Flagging workshop reported. Like many of the weekend’s participants, she brought extensive professional experience of designing and building with stone. Fundamentals of Flagging ranks among the advanced classes in our Curriculum in Dry Stone. The class included…
Intro to Stone Shaping: October 16, 2020
In anticipation of heavy rain, instructors Brian Post and Seth Harris set up tents for the Stone Shaping workshop. The morning got off to a good start, with experienced and enthusiastic students all of whom were here to learn what one woman described as “how to take the nubs off rocks that don’t make them…
Contractors’ Intro to Walling: October 16, 2020
The rain held off for the first several hours of the last Contractors Intro of 2020. Most of the seven students were able to lay the foundations and build through the first lift before the deluge struck. They completed the second—and in some cases third—lifts in the driving rain. Even though each waller built his…
