Stonewalling

[Derrick Hughes]

This is an interest of mine , I would be very interested to see your work I'm sure others would to or any walling you have about
Thankyou

These guys who built these walls and barns were true craftsmen, you try and get someone to copy their style today

 

[SilliamWhale]

http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ - is this what your looking for?

 

[itsintheblood]

Was going to start the same thread

I think there's different styles of walling for different county's

Ours is Devonshire stone walling , although were not in Devon

Most of these have been on today at work

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Is that your own work, you would hardly see the stones turned up like that here

 

[dazza b]

This is an interest of mine , I would be very interested to see your work I'm sure others would to or any walling you have about
Thankyou

These guys who built these walls and barns were true craftsmen, you try and get someone to copy their style today

Aquaducts and viaducts fascinate me they are truly amazing and a credit to all who were involved making them

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I have done quite a lot of flint work and a little stone work. All using mortar. I have never had the opportunity to do drystone work. I would imagine the basic principals remain the same though, in that if you pick up a stone you have to lay it! Otherwise you'd be moving a hell of a lot more rocks in a day than necessary. I'm sure it would take me a year or so to get the feel for this type of work though.
@Forage Trader, I still remember the picture you posted quite some time ago of your lovely new porch, Yes, that is within my capabilities
I have a lot of brick arches here. This was a fundamental early decision and I keep with the theme, but I digress from stonework......
I always go and see/chat to the stone-wallers at shows and enjoy the banter.
SS

 

[matthew]

Here's one of mine.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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Here's one of mine.

My wife and I agree with mortar that's just what we are looking for

What experience have you had, what we like is the fact that it's random, not built in squares and lines like bricks, just like the old barns around here

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I have done quite a lot of flint work and a little stone work. All using mortar. I have never had the opportunity to do drystone work. I would imagine the basic principals remain the same though, in that if you pick up a stone you have to lay it! Otherwise you'd be moving a hell of a lot more rocks in a day than necessary. I'm sure it would take me a year or so to get the feel for this type of work though.
@Forage Trader, I still remember the picture you posted quite some time ago of your lovely new porch, Yes, that is within my capabilities
I have a lot of brick arches here. This was a fundamental early decision and I keep with the theme, but I digress from stonework......
I always go and see/chat to the stone-wallers at shows and enjoy the banter.
SS

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I have done quite a lot of flint work and a little stone work. All using mortar. I have never had the opportunity to do drystone work. I would imagine the basic principals remain the same though, in that if you pick up a stone you have to lay it! Otherwise you'd be moving a hell of a lot more rocks in a day than necessary. I'm sure it would take me a year or so to get the feel for this type of work though.
@Forage Trader, I still remember the picture you posted quite some time ago of your lovely new porch, Yes, that is within my capabilities
I have a lot of brick arches here. This was a fundamental early decision and I keep with the theme, but I digress from stonework......
I always go and see/chat to the stone-wallers at shows and enjoy the banter.
SS

The old abbey walls near Cardigan, spent a few hours with the guy rebuilding these last week

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I have done quite a lot of flint work and a little stone work. All using mortar. I have never had the opportunity to do drystone work. I would imagine the basic principals remain the same though, in that if you pick up a stone you have to lay it! Otherwise you'd be moving a hell of a lot more rocks in a day than necessary. I'm sure it would take me a year or so to get the feel for this type of work though.
@Forage Trader, I still remember the picture you posted quite some time ago of your lovely new porch, Yes, that is within my capabilities
I have a lot of brick arches here. This was a fundamental early decision and I keep with the theme, but I digress from stonework......
I always go and see/chat to the stone-wallers at shows and enjoy the banter.
SS

The old abbey walls near Cardigan, spent a few hours with the guy rebuilding these last week

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I have done quite a lot of flint work and a little stone work. All using mortar. I have never had the opportunity to do drystone work. I would imagine the basic principals remain the same though, in that if you pick up a stone you have to lay it! Otherwise you'd be moving a hell of a lot more rocks in a day than necessary. I'm sure it would take me a year or so to get the feel for this type of work though.
@Forage Trader, I still remember the picture you posted quite some time ago of your lovely new porch, Yes, that is within my capabilities
I have a lot of brick arches here. This was a fundamental early decision and I keep with the theme, but I digress from stonework......
I always go and see/chat to the stone-wallers at shows and enjoy the banter.
SS

The old abbey walls near Cardigan, spent a few hours with the guy rebuilding these last week

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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[itsintheblood]

Is that your own work, you would hardly see the stones turned up like that here

Yes this is my handy work , except for the long piece which is dads , I've done loads in the last 24mths , it's come along way since my first real piece over 11yrs ago
You always try and use your largest stones first and try and keep the rows level so the next row can sit on it properly , there's just dirt in between so grass and such can grow up through it and they hold it in strengthening it
There are boundary walls here that would be over 400yrs old , miles and miles of it , there is defiantly less being done now locally as mini diggers have taken over ... Another dying art
We also lay them on there side depending on what there shaped like

I've got loads of traditional buildings here if you want pointed stone work I'll get you some more pics ??

 

[itsintheblood]

The mortar colour choice can make a real difference to the appearance too

 

[roscoe erf]

refusal to communicate or cooperate

 

[matthew]

My wife and I agree with mortar that's just what we are looking for

What experience have you had, what we like is the fact that it's random, not built in squares and lines like bricks, just like the old barns around here

There's no mortar in this one FT.

Cornish hedging stone from our local quarry, laid sloping inwards and then slightly out, to tighten the stones as they settle and 'bound' with soil. As long as you've got some deep 'tie' stones, smaller bits will always fit in. I split quite a lot of my stones too.

Some of my efforts around the farm are 25 years now, and haven't budged. You can take out a lot of frustration on a piece of stone with a slate hammer.

 

[itsintheblood]

There's no mortar in this one FT.

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Cornish hedging stone from our local quarry, laid sloping inwards and then slightly out, to tighten the stones as they settle and 'bound' with soil. As long as you've got some deep 'tie' stones, smaller bits will always fit in. I split quite a lot of my stones too.

Some of my efforts around the farm are 25 years now, and haven't budged. You can take out a lot of frustration on a piece of stone with a slate hammer.

That's a proper job

I sometimes look at a wall and think They've had very good stones to build it with , then when you have to rebuild it using the same stones , you think what a load of crap ... So a real credit to the person who made it first

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I hope you don't mind some very recent brickwork being put in! This is what I'm doing right now. Altering/adding to the existing Victorian wall and joining on with new. All Flemish bond. The little arch is just being set out on its former to see if the bricks all fit without being rubbed. When they have been laid the little folding wedges will be removed and the former will drop down enough to allow it to be taken out too.
SS

 

[grumpy]

Jackson? @Muck Spreader ?