Brian Post shows how to use feathers and wedges (aka wedges and shims) to split stone. This detailed video will take you through setup, what sizes to use, spacing and layout, drilling, history and much more as we split down granite blocks to make through stones and cheek end material. This video is full of…
Brian Post shows how our exclusive batter boards can be used to quickly set up sturdy batter frames for dry stone walling. T hese batter boards are versatile, durable and can provide a great degree of great accuracy as well. They need less tools to set up than wood frames and have multiple settings. As…
Brian Post shows how the Trow and Holden Stone Buster Hammers can be used to do all kinds of trimming and shaping on some Vermont fieldstone. Brian finds about 80% of the shaping he does when working fieldstone is done with these hammers. They are versatile, powerful, and can be used with great accuracy as…
When working on complex projects with lots of angles and features having good batter frames and guides makes it possible for a large crew to stay on track and build efficiently. This video shows the results that can be achieved from good batterframe usage. As with any project much of the construction set up and…
Watch as we build a dry stone wall to protect a bridge abutment. This video shows how to build a stone wall for the town of Marlboro, Vermont. The project is two wing walls on the upstream side of a bridge. In this video, you will see how to use the Standards of Dry Stone…
Check out the site and progress for a two day workshop in Hiram ME. Located at Tear Cap Workshops Beautiful facility. This video shows the the September 2018 workshop in full. Check out what a 1.20 Introductory dry stone wall workshop at The Stone Trust is like. See how the course progresses through the day…
Check out what a 1.20 Introductory dry stone wall workshop at The Stone Trust is like. See how the course progresses through the day and what is covered. This video takes place at our Dummerston Training Center. This course is also frequently taught at our MT Vernon NH site, with similar stone in an outdoor…
Check out what a 1.10 Introductory dry stone wall workshop at The Stone Trust is like. See how the course progresses through the day and what is covered. This video takes place at our Dummerstone Training Center. This course is also frequently taught at our MT Vernon NH site, with similar stone in an outdoor…
I recently got a chance to check out two wonderful examples of dry stone infrastructure with Michael Weitzner in Cavendish VT. Likely made from the stone excavated in near by cuttings these stone features show excellent work with the local level bedded gneiss. This section of railway line was built in or around 1848 connecting…
