The Stone Trust, PA held simultaneous workshops–Introduction to Dry Stone Walling and Cheek Rebuild–at the end of June. Just two people attended, allowing both participants to get one-on-one instruction and answers to their questions. Instructor Jerry Coggin described the weekend like this: For a small group it was interestingly intense, from the perspective of the…
Earlier in the month of June, the Stone Trust, PA taught a one-day introductory workshop to a couple of participants from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Both participants came to learn the five basic rules of dry stone walling in a single day, and were successful in doing so. The landscape architect even earned continuing education credits…
Fascinated by stone walls? Have a wall to rehabilitate, a grade to secure with a retaining wall, a pathway to flag, a slope to traverse with steps? Are you a person with projects? A professional seeking to add the art and craft of dry stone walling to your portfolio of services? Stone Trust workshops teach…
As the last workshop in May, the Stone Trust, PA welcomed five wallers to introductory and cheek rebuild workshops. Four out of five wallers came from Pennsylvania, with one from Virginia. Everyone learned how to apply the five basic rules of dry stone walling either to a central section of a wall or to a…
The Stone Trust, PA held a 2-day introductory workshop and a cheek rebuild workshop to close out the month of April. With two smaller groups, each participant received personalized instruction and a lot of hands-on experience. All of you came from the mid-Atlantic, mostly from within the state of Pennsylvania. Isn’t it great that the…
Medley Weekends–Many people, professionals and enthusiasts alike, have asked us to cluster skill-building workshops so they can learn a lot in one trip. Start with an Introduction to Dry Stone Walling, then move on to Stone Shaping, Retaining Walls, Flagging, and/or Steps & Stairs. The Stone Trust, Pennsylvania hosted a mini-medley weekend of sorts with…
This past weekend, twelve wallers joined a two-day introduction to dry stone walling workshop at the Stone Trust, PA. Two more experienced people came to a cheek rebuild workshop. Many of you came from relatively nearby–Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, and Virginia. A few of you traveled afar–from Colorado and North Dakota. While most of you…
“I learned a ton and it’s really fed my excitement for stonewalling.” Six wallers learned new skills at the introduction and cheek rebuild workshops at the Stone Trust, PA last weekend. The introduction class consisted of five individuals from the Mid-Atlantic. Three of you are based in locations less than 2 hours from our…
Thanks to everyone involved in this year’s first Contractor’s Intensive workshop. Your eagerness to learn made it possible that all 5 of you passed your Level 1 Certification. Congratulations! All of you came from out of the state for this workshop and test day. Three of you came from Michigan, one from New York,…
“This class was very informative and very helpful for future jobs.” We’re so glad you took advantage of this winter training opportunity! All of you came from a background of construction or landscaping. You said you wanted to know more about building stone walls for personal and professional reasons. A few of you commented on…
