tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post2442096438055715573..comments2023-10-09T06:34:18.351-04:00Comments on Thinking With My Hands: Raising The Standard QuestionJohn Shaw-Rimmingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-52630487374818655042016-11-22T06:59:51.288-05:002016-11-22T06:59:51.288-05:00They are all wedged but not on point. They are all wedged but not on point. John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-66414751801847864882016-11-21T09:55:26.056-05:002016-11-21T09:55:26.056-05:00It looks like more work getting the stones to stay...It looks like more work getting the stones to stay upright until you get the neighbouring stone in place. Some look like they are balanced on a point. Did you just wedge them?Fred Bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-77173787517551448222016-11-19T14:03:31.368-05:002016-11-19T14:03:31.368-05:00This is true except the more the wall begins to se...<br />This is true except the more the wall begins to settle the more it tightens as it squeezes itself together laterally. I think stones laid flat in a wall are more likely to loosen and separate as they 'spread'John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-33517947103206398712016-11-19T09:10:08.020-05:002016-11-19T09:10:08.020-05:00Two things occur to me; an unbonded wall allows sl...Two things occur to me; an unbonded wall allows slippage if there is settling of the bed and in a foundation or other load bearing wall it also means that point loads are transmitted straight down instead of spread over a wider base. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312696293458651614noreply@blogger.com