A Guide to Dry Stone Walling

By Andy Radford

Dry stone walling is one of the oldest country crafts. These structures form one of the most striking features of the rural landscape, whether meandering through a field or gracing a home. In this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861264445
• ISBN13: 9781861264442
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

keep on stacking stones

Stacking stones is an art or a science ??? good books (whatever books on dry stone are good walling should be refunded by your local heathcare system )

Very good study of the art

The book had some excellent pictures, and it was a great read on building stack walls.

Practical Advice

I give Andy Radford's book five stars, because now that I'm actually finished with months of off and on reading and I'm now down to actually building my stone walls, its his book (among half a dozen others), that I'm using for help. Mr. Radford's experience is entirely from Great Britain where he lives. This could have been a big problem, since he works in a different climate with different geology. There is a bit of history over there about stone walls, so perhaps this is why the author ably communicated universal techniques that span regional differencs in aesthetics and stone. Actually, the value I continue to get out of the book, despite the differences in geography and culture, probably result from Mr. Radford's experience as a teacher. His book (text, photos, step by step, and categorization by type of wall) follows a logical sequence specifically designed for the beginner. The only thing I smiled about was the front cover photo - of a wall that very much looks like it was a beginner's first effort! Like they say, don't just a book by its cover. Inside is everything you need to know about the fundamentals of dry stacking a nice stone wall in a variety of situations.