Property News · August 8, 2009

How to build a dry stone wall


Armed with only a seldom used hammer, a good waller can balance a structure that will last for centuries, finds Jon HenleyWatch a beginner and you can tell within two minutes if they’ve got a knack for it, says Richard Ingles. It takes a certain kind of eye-brain co-ordination, dry stone walling: you need to be able to look at a stone and know straight away whether it’s the one you want.”It’s no good asking, what kind of stone do I want,” he says. “The stone I want is the one that’s going to go there.” It’s like doing a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle, and it means, says his wife drily, that he’s very good at packing the car when they go on holiday. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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