Did you know that in addition to the walls and features at The Stone Trust Center there are some wonderful dry stone structures in and around Dummerston which are publicly accessible and built by local wallers?
Category: Stone Trust News
2019 Stone Trust Calendars now on sale!
The Scott Farm Loop Trail winds through the Masters Feature Park
March 3rd: Seminar by Jamie Masefield on the Dry Stone Walls of Great Britain
March 1st is the start of a new membership year!
Thank you to our 2018 Annual Appeal Contributors!
Japanese Stone Working Tools Now Available
We have had a number of requests over the years to carry these tools, and we are pleased to announce that we now have them in stock. A bit different than the traditional English or American tools they have a loyal following among some professional stone workers. Before now, they have been very difficult to…
Dry Stone Walling featured in Masonry Magazine
The November issue of Masonry Magazine featured Part 1 of an article on dry stone wall building. Written by Brian Post, part one provided an introduction and background to dry stone walling. Unfortunately it went to print before being copy edited… but despite the errors, there is still plenty of sound information. Part 1 also…
Fairfield PA Carmelite Monastery Guesthouse Complete
You want to see these pictures! As many of you know The Stone Trust played an active role in the building of one of the 1st buildings at the new Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Fairfield PA. Our role began with design consultation, and progressed to dry stone wall training, certification, and on…
Certification for City of Boulder CO employees.
The City of Boulder Colorado, Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department has been doing a lot stone work on their trail crews. Hilary Dees (DSWA-GB Level II, Instructor, and Stone Trust professional member) was hired near the beginning of 2018 as a Trail Stewardship Program Lead. Since that time she has been sharing dry…