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…
Dan joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in January 2020. He has been working with stone since he was fourteen years old when he also began helping his father with his general construction business. Dan is a Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (DSWA-GB)-certified Level 2 Intermediate waller and instructor. He is…
We appreciate the comments and queries we received after we opened 2021 workshops for registration. Thanks for helping us understand what many of you are looking for from us: opportunities to pursue Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (DSWA-GB) certification along with training and support to accomplish it. Thank you for being patient as…
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…
Bruce Munday, editor of The Flagstone, newsletter of the Dry Stone Wall Association of Australia, sends their September 2020 issue for us to share with you. It’s an impressive tome! “Something for everyone,” writes DSWAA President Laurie Atkins. Indeed! Here you can read about the varied stone constructions of ‘the Dowie Boys’ at Wallunga, the…
The Stone Trust is pleased to open our 2021 workshops for registration. We are grateful to all of you who registered for and attended 2020 classes, and also to those of you who registered but were unable to attend. To transfer tuition from a 2020 workshop, please contact info@thestonetrust.org. In previous years, early and late…
Just out, The Stone Trust’s Autumn 2020 newsletter depicts the work of our professional members through stories and photos. We publish the newsletter as a member benefit. Here’s what members are reading about: Bryce Hollingsworth connects to British tradition, as a he recounts what he learned while walling in Ireland with Fergus Packman. Joe Dinwiddie…
As you may recall, our workshop season came to a halt in the middle of March. With the patient goodwill of our supporters, we were able to start teaching again in July. Director of Education and Training, Brian Post, thought through how to revise our teaching infrastructure and curriculum to accommodate social distance. Instructors volunteered…
