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Feathers and Wedges: Sizing Holes, Stuckness, and More

Brian Post shares shares additional tricks and techniques when working with feathers and wedges (aka wedges and shims) to split stone.  This detailed video is a great supplement to the Detailed guide to using feathers and wedges video. This video provides additional information about the hole sizes when using feathers and wedges, what to do…

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Take a Virtual Field Trip to a Stone Trust 1-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling Workshop

If you’ve never visited The Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, VT, you may like to take a virtual field trip to see where many of our workshops take place. during your visit, get a glimpse of our foundational class, 1.10 Introduction to Dry Stone Walling.  Watch the video to see how the course progresses through…

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Dressing Granite: Trimming Off Drill Marks and More

Brian Post demonstrates some trimming and dressing techniques to use after splitting with feathers and wedges (aka wedges and shims).  A variety of tools are used to quickly remove quarry marks, soften drill holes, soften sharp edges, and remove drill hole marks entirely. This video shows some of our top sellers and some tools with…

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