Little Rock Wall
Yikes! We had a pecan tree removed that was too close to the house and were left with an ugly view of the HVAC condenser. Time to build a little drystack wall.
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A Trip to Canada for Dry Stone Walling Workshop
Dry Stone Canada put on a workshop in October 2023 for beginners (me) and intermediate dry stone wallers in Georgetown, Ontario at the Scotsdale Farm…
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Gravity, Friction and Finesse
Dry stone walls are held together by the weight of stone, stacking technique and the skill of the builder (gravity, friction and finesse). As the…
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Geriatric Dry Stone Walling
My first retirement project in 2023 was building a dry stone corner wall to contain our compost pile. The irregularly shaped limestone rocks were already…
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