Thinking With My Hands

A companion to Dry Stone Walling Across Canada

Monday, September 10, 2012

Holding Up.

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The fourteen foot dry stone cairn I rebuilt 5 years ago at the Royal Ashburn Golf course north of Whitby Ontario seems to be 'ho...
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Stone Symposium in Asheville Part 4

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One of the places on the Symposium tour of Asheville interesting buildings was the Grove Park Inn. You can read all about it if you ...
Saturday, September 8, 2012

Stone Symposium in Asheville Part 3

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Masashi Mike Oshita, from the Asheville NC area, a classically trained Japanese gardener. http://japanesegardenservice.com/  spoke on ...
Friday, September 7, 2012

Stonework Symposium in Asheville - Part 2

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Steven Kidd, National Park Service archivist, gave a presentation at the Stone Symposium in Asheville yesterday afternoon on the bridges ...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Stonework Stone Symposium in Asheville . Part 1

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I drove all the way from Port Hope to Ashveille last Monday to join over fifty other people attending this year's Stone Symposium in A...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Nine Bridges

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Over the last nine years I have had the honour of working with various wallers from other countries as well as students and members with D...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Festival of Stone - Double Arch Bridge - Foundation Work

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The Festival of Stone bridge site. The foundation blocks.  The concrete bridge pier blocks are laid below grade. ...
Monday, September 3, 2012

Labour of Love

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This Labour Day Weekend nine students taking a Dry Stone Walling Across Canada training course completed nearly 30 feet of dry stone w...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Stone Walls of Ferris.

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"One of the special features of Ferris Park is the network of old stone walls that crisscross the landscape. These stone walls ...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Blackhouse Backdrop

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Jordan Mason and Kelly Clayton's wedding was held at the Landman farm last week. It was held at the site of a very memorable ...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Formal procession of the form.

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While Chris and I film the event , Danny, John, Ben, Jason, Bill and Karak carry the first form into position and place it on the wood...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

A rush to the bridge.

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Yesterday seven wallers and I gathered at the magnificent country estate of Cote de Fleurs  in St Marthe,  to begin work on the special ...
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President of DSWAC

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John Shaw-Rimmington
I am a person who builds dry stone walls and bridges and thinks a lot about how to get other people discovering what a satisfying occupation it can be. I am founder and president of Dry Stone Walling Across Canada www.dswa.ca and an avid supporter of the idea of sharing knowledge freely and learning from others.
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