After whetting their appetites for building with stone, people also wonder what comes next. As wallers say, every wall comes to an end, a cheek end! Why not apply what you’ve learned in an intro workshop while learning to build a wall end? For other options, why not peruse our Curriculum in Dry Stone? Anyone…
The Test Prep workshop on May 14 brought five men, four of whom work as professionals in hardscape/landscape and have done so for many years. The fifth has been immersing himself in learning to build with dry stone as an extension to his professional life as an architect. Instructors Martin Beevers and Dan Morales- Walsh…
After whetting their appetites for building with stone, people also wonder what comes next. As wallers say, every wall comes to an end, a cheek end! Why not apply what you’ve learned in an intro workshop while learning to build a wall end? For other options, why not peruse our Curriculum in Dry Stone? Anyone…
We’ve gotten a number of requests to join this weekend’s 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling and Cheek End Rebuild workshops in Mont Vernon, NH. Unfortunately, space did not open for people on our wait list. It’s frustrating for everyone as we operate at half capacity to meet the exigencies of social distance. Fortunately, Pete…
We’ve gotten a number of requests to join this weekend’s 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling and Cheek End Rebuild workshops in Mont Vernon, NH. Unfortunately, space did not open for people on our wait list. It’s frustrating for everyone as we operate at half capacity to meet the exigencies of social distance. Fortunately, Pete…
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice there is. — Jan van de Snepscheut DECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION: MANAGING MATERIAL AND SPACE The Level 2 timed test requires dismantling an existing wallhead and then building a new one with the same material. There is usually a surplus of additional stone staged…
Here at The Stone Trust we see a lot of level 2 test candidates struggle with passing. Level 2 is a major step up from level 1, and for nearly all wallers requires a lot of preparation to pass. Level 2 is considered a professional level test, wallers taking this test should be familiar will…
