On October 10 the weather was slightly overcast and the temperature was mild for the first Women’s Introduction to Dry Stone Walling held in Pennsylvania. Three women, ranging in age from 36 to 65 arrived from Maryland to learn the five basics of dry stone construction techniques. After a brief overview, everyone experienced some quality…
After our last big medley weekend of workshops is over and with days getting shorter, grab a good book to read during those long, dark evenings. If you look closely at the books in our online store, hidden among the assortment of ‘how-to’ books, you’ll find two gems on the history of stone walls. The…
Participant Submission: Foo Larkin’s Living Walls Operations Manager Theresa Spear tells us, “Foo bought some tools from us and mentioned a project he was working on. I said I ‘d be interested in seeing pics. He just sent these and I thought they were very unique looking. They might be interesting to include in our…
Hello everyone, I just wanted to send a quick thank you to all of you for participating in the workshop this weekend. For those of you interested in acquiring stone working tools, I encourage you to order them through the Stone Trust website at https://thestonetrust.org/store/ . The funds assist The Stone Trust with our mission…
On two beautiful late September days, fifteen men and women gathered at the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, Vermont to learn the five basic rules of dry stone walling. Four others came to apply those principles to building vertical wall ends, also known as cheek ends. You came from near and far–Vermont, Massachusetts, New York,…
It takes brave souls to test their walling skills against the Dry Stone Walling Association’s Craftsman Certification Scheme. Each of you fit training into busy lives full of work, family, friends, community obligations, celebrations and losses. Some of you drove 2000 miles, others 400. A few of you live relatively close to the Stone Trust…
