Our first workshop in Picton was a great success with our wonderful host Louise keeping everyone well fed and hydrated. The group was fantastic, the weather was fantastic and a solid wall was built with some pretty random stone.
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What a bunch of good sports. We endured most of this dry stone walling workshops under gazebos in the rain for the weekend. There were plenty of laughs and a good bit of wall built on our last workshop until spring.
Our March workshop in great walling weather. We started on a misty Saturday morning with another group of terrific people. Even had to put the gazebos up for shade. Our next workshop is on in May with just a couple of places left.k here to edit.
A windy weekend walling this one. Our last workshop for the year. A fantastic diverse bunch of down to earth people again. Congrats on your wall Bob, Mim, Georgia, Jarrod, Steve, Caroline, Simon, Paul, Alex, Issy, Christina, Craig, Bill and Peter Fantastic drystone walling weather this weekend as we approach winter in Sutton Forest. Nice and cool. This was our 150th dry weekend stone walling workshop. Bookings will open this Wednesday for our last workshop on October 14 - 15
Started out wet and muddy, which has been the usual for the year. Finished up in the sunshine and had a lot of great laughs over the weekend.
I'm often told about a dry stone wall getting built or, what do I think of it? My usual answer is, spend a weekend on one of my dry stone walling courses and then come back to me and tell me what you think of it. While there are many good examples of dry stone walls about the place, I find it a shame in some instances where clients have paid good money for very substandard work and are unaware of the poor workmanship. The principles for dry stone walling are universal. But hey, don't take my word for it! I have included some information below freely available on the web from The Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain and also the Stone Trust from the USA. I hope this information helps if you intend getting a wall built or repaired. Armed with some knowledge you will be better informed and critical when looking at examples of your potential contractor's previous work. Clicking on the image will bring it up clearer
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