Product Description

A master stonemason imparts the fundamentals of building traditional New England-style dry stone walls.
In this eminently readable primer on the fundamentals of placing stone, Kevin Gardner distills 30 years of experience in building and restoring stone walls into principles and practices that are adaptable to a wide variety of designs and circumstances. He also discusses the history, philosophy, and aesthetics of the craft. In addition to directions on building basic stone walls, he also demystifies steps, wells, ramps, walkways, and many other forms of dry masonry.
Along the way, Gardner considers the mythology of the stone wall and its place in the New England imagination. He explores the art in a book that will bring as much pleasure to armchair craftsmen as it will valuable instruction to the beginning wall builder. 20 black & white illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #632355 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-25
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .61" h x 8.96" w x 8.16" l, 1.08 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
For more than 25 years Kevin Gardner has been a stone wall builder for Owen Associates, a small family business in New Hampshire that designs, constructs, restores, evaluates, and teaches traditional New England dry stone wall building. Gardner has participated in major restoration projects and training workshops at Canterbury Shaker Village, Acadia National Park, and many other historic sites in New England. He is also an award-winning writer and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio. He lives in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.