Thinking With My Hands

A companion to Dry Stone Walling Across Canada

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Tramp Pick comes to the rescue

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Here's a great story for Norman about the tramp pick which is a tool he loves to use to move big rocks and finds so useful.  Y...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Stonework Symposium 2014

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http://stonefoundation.org/symposiums/2014symp/2014symp.html August 19- 24 This, the 13th annual gathering of the stone ëtribeí w...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Early Irish Christian Church

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While I was away out west I had the opportunity to work with other professional masons on a structure Patrick McAfee designed based on hist...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Dry Stone Walling is Trendy

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Then again - Spring is trendy! And so are Flowers!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Before and After

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Two days before the terrace workshop all the stones had to be moved to the site in wheelbarrows from 70 yards away. At the end of ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Digging foundation and laying the first course

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The terrace walling workshop I taught last weekend involved twelve enthusiastic guys who were eager to discover if a wall could be ...
Monday, May 26, 2014

StoneFest 2014 - A Summary Of All That Happened

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Sunny Wieler's comprehensive blog post about Stonefest 2014 which many of us attended in Seattle Washington two weeks ago, is reposted ...
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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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