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The Art and Craft of Stonework David Reed

The Art and Craft of Stonework By David Reed

The Art and Craft of Stonework by David Reed


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Summary

This book will surprise and please with the spectacular results you can achieve with a few simple tools and the natural beauty of stone. See how whether you're constructing a wall, redesigning a garden, or adding paving, your structure will blend in naturally with its surroundings.

The Art and Craft of Stonework Summary

The Art and Craft of Stonework: Dry-stacking, Mortaring, Paving, Carving, Gardenscaping by David Reed

Working with stone is challenging, but the effects are impressive and they last beyond a lifetime. This book features advanced projects and over 300 outstanding colour photographs which highlight the expressiveness of stonework in an array of colours, shapes, sizes and surfaces, and in a world-wide range of locations from Yorkshire to Nepal. - Dry-stacking techniques - Mortar techniques - Texture - Consistency - - Finding perfect stone - Cutting - Scoring - Splitting - Chipping - - Weathering - Boulderscaping - Carving - Repairing old and broken walls - - Turn your garden into a Zen sanctuary of tranquility & elegance - - Construct a magnificent hearth and fireplace -

The Art and Craft of Stonework Reviews

The centuries old tradition of dry stonewalling is resurrected by stone mason David Reed in this fully illustrated book on dry-stacking, mortaring, paving, carving and gardenscaping. . To enhance your garden or your home, stonework gives a permanence not found with other materials. Totally natural and in keeping with nature, stone blends effortlessly into any setting. Like putting a jigsaw together, a dry stone wall requires a keen eye and exact placement of the right stone, a skill in itself but, with the author's adept guidance, he makes it possible for the everyday diyer to make their own. Reed then goes one step further and introduces the concept of mortared stonework, possibly anathema to ardent dry stone-wallers, but offering a wider range of projects indoors and out. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, this is an ideal introduction to The Art and Craft of Stonework. - Lucy Watson

Table of Contents

All about stone - a stonemason's primer; tools & basic techniques; dry-laid stonework - freestanding walls, retaining walls, benches, borders, steps, paving; mortared stonework - basics & techniques, veneer, freestanding walls, paving; the romance of stone - stone carving, boulderscaping, Japanese gardenscaping.

Additional information

GOR005685876
9781579902186
1579902189
The Art and Craft of Stonework: Dry-stacking, Mortaring, Paving, Carving, Gardenscaping by David Reed
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Lark Books,U.S.
20020301
176
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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