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Discover the lasting satisfaction of working with stone and learn the tricks of the trade from a master craftsman. No building material rivals stone for beauty, permanence, and enduring popularity. Builder Charles McRaven offers the benefit of this fifty years of stonework experience in
Stonework, a book that will inform, entertain, and inspire anyone using or working with stone.
McRaven helps even first-time builders comprehend the intricacies of working with different stone types; choosing the most suitable stone; handling, cutting, and shaping stone; working with recycled stone; and using stone inside the home.
Stonework presents complete, fully illustrated instructions for:
Using stone for gardens, paths, pools, and waterfalls
Building walls, from simple to serpentine
Making gateways, pillars and doorways
Using large stones as wall and landscape accents
Installing stone steps for porches and entries
Creating retaining walls
Building bridges and walkways
Synopsis
Readers will learn to collect and handle stone while creating walls, stairs, pools, and even waterfalls.
Synopsis
Discover the lasting satisfaction of working with stone. Master stonemason Charles McRaven covers everything you need to know about working with different types of stone to create a variety of durable and elegant features. Clear enough for the beginning stonemason, this guide includes a thorough overview of the proper techniques for handling, cutting, and shaping stone. With illustrated instructions for 22 projects that include garden paths, walls, seats, waterfalls, and even a bridge, you'll soon be confidently crafting your own inspired stone creations.
Synopsis
Readers will learn to collect and handle stone while creating walls, stairs, pools, and even waterfalls.
About the Author
Charles McRaven, a blacksmith and stonemason, is known nationally for his restoration work with log structures. The author of Building with Stone, Building and Restoring the Hewn Log House, and Country Blacksmithing, he writes for a number of periodicals, including Country Journal and Fine Homebuilding. McRaven lives in Free Union, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Stone?
Part 1: Working with Stone
Chapter 1: Types of Stone
Chapter 2: Sources of Stone
Chapter 3: Handling Stone
Chapter 4: Selecting Stone for a Project
Chapter 5: Cutting and Shaping Stone
Part 2: Stonework Projects
Chapter 6: Basic and Inspired Walls
Chapter 7: Retaining Walls
Chapter 8: Entryways
Chapter 9: Stone Steps
Chapter 10: Stone Projects for the Backyard and Beyond
Chapter 11: Stone Bridges
Chapter 12: Stone Interior Spaces
Appendix
Glossary
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