My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in the ...

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Stonemasonry is a craft nearly as old as civilization itself. But is it art? And there are those who argue that the distinction is artificial, a product of a cultural bias — as Margo Jefferson writes ...

Stonemason David Lamb said he had to leave home at 16 to train Stonemasons are being sought to teach their craft in a bid to retain the skill in a region where it is in demand. The Land and Nature ...

When the work of a stonemason goes unnoticed, it’s a noteworthy accomplishment. Such is the paradoxical calling of stonemasonry, a fading craft that was not only essential in the rise of global ...

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