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New portfolio page: Montford Terrace
I just added a new portfolio page for the Montford Terrace project, which is featured on the new postcard.
Posted in cutting stone, drystone, Stone columns, Stone Steps, Stonework, walls
Tagged bluestone, cutting stone, drystone, hammerhead, mortared, retaining, steps, Stone columns, walls
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New panoramas and a marketing class
This is a photo montage/panorama of the steps I built this past winter in the Montford district of Asheville. The step treads are made of the full-color variant of Pennsylvania bluestone. The wall, columns and step risers are made of … Continue reading
Posted in drystone, Stone columns, Stone Steps, Stonework, Teaching, walls
Tagged big stones, bluestone, classes, drystone, mortared, retaining, steps, Stone columns, Teaching
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Column Theory: First side, awaiting caps
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Column Theory: Mailbox vault done
Here’s the scene at the entrance to the Rock Hill horse farm. The connecting wall will top out at about 28 inches, so there’s a bit more to go. The far column has some sample caps resting in place. Columns … Continue reading
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Tagged chunky, Creatures, design, lintels, mortared, quoins, sandstone, Stone columns, stone designs, walls
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Column Theory: mailbox vault
Last week I spent a good bit of time creating this structure within the column to house the biggest mailbox I think I’ve ever seen. I cut these quoins from step slabs, using petty much every technique I know how … Continue reading
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Tagged chisels, cutting stone, mortared, quoins, sandstone, Stone columns, stone tools, Tools
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Column Theory
My latest project is the entrance to a horse farm just outside of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mortared columns and connecting walls frame the main gate. I’m using a Tennessee sandstone as well as Arkansas Hackett, a type of sandstone … Continue reading
Radial Steps: Sunny day column
The radial steps are all in place, awaiting some serious clean-up and grouting. The two columns that frame the steps are up to height, awaiting caps. The third column in within inches of completion. I have shifted my focus to … Continue reading