Totally agree. I also have a training site here in Maryland. I feel it is so important to learn a craft or a trade in this day and age. Not to mention it just feels amazing to work out side. The Stone Trust in VT has such good folks sharing there love for stone with others.

As you know working with stone is so requarding. TY Mark

🤣 Yes thankfully camera gear has come a long way since that was filmed. Ofcourse wind is always a force to reckoned with when filming. 🙂

Thank you Vladimir.

He sure is!

So true. In my region I'm able to buy sheet of bluestone which is what I mix into my walls for my through stone. If the construction requires them I base my stone choices on my availability of through stone. When you don't have any or shorter stones you can always do a staggered stone. If they don't exist at all with no possible availability I simply try to follow all the standard rules as much as possible. You're so correct if you don't have them for example a boulder wall. Your not going to find any to add or even work with this building matteral. The Hopewell Furnace wall project was like this. So you just made sure you had those lengths of the stone going in. At the Stone Trust training center as seen in this video this is why they added in the granite longs. This way they can have all the proper ingredients to help train folks on proper building methods.

Thank you Earl

Mainly trainees who have taken the workshops at The Stone Trust. Good times working with stone! Thank You

Thank you again for checking out my video's

Thank you!

Yes The Stone Trust does a very nice job with there training center. Helping to set participants up for success. Thank you!

Hello Sandy, Brian does a great job talking about the park. True passion for the love of stone. Ty Mark

Thank you. The Stone Trust is amazing place.

IT sure is a great place with good energy!

James I'm not sure carving sounds any easier then walling except you can work possibly in a controlled environment...lol Yes Nick Aitken from Scotland was over teaching at the Stone Trust. Great example of a style of walling not seen in the US. So many different walling styles. I've been wanted to do turf tops for caps for some time. Just have to find the right project. Thank you Mark

Ps... when your up on a welsh mountain mid winter... speed is of the essence..

He doesn't at this time. I have a few and plan to do more on my channel here. Stay turned.

It really depends on the stone, a soft field stone, most likely no. A harder say sandstone or granite is possible. When in doubt, try it out. Just remember that the more time you spend modifying a stone, the less walling you get done.

Ya tell me about it. Never fails you want to do a video and you end up with wicked wind and no mic with a cat tail. O well. Made the most of it right. Sorry to put you threw the pain...ty for checking the walls out anyway!

I can't say I do! Sorry to far for me. But that I will say WV is so beautiful!

Thank you Den

Believe it or not in Vermont most of the round stones are granite. You can't really shape them. You just take the foot ball stones and follow all the rules best you can. Some stones can be shaped with a hammer and chisel. All depends on the desired out come. Its always best to work with the stone. Pick the wall style that matches and build. A hammer and chisel is a great way to loose valuable time building a wall.

We host workshops every Spring / Fall at Rockin Walls Training Center located in Maryland. You can find info here www.rwtrainingcenter.com

Moi, I know what your saying. Work so hard just to take I apart and do it all over again. Best way to master your skills practice over and over with the same stone. Great opportunity to see how others use the same stones for the same build. The choices they make or don't. All part of learning. Thank you for your comment. Mark

Rockin Walls i know you learn by doing mistakes , and then try try again , i learned by trying to rebuild boundaries around our farm when i was 13-14 years old , it took me about 5 years of building walls to be good at it , im still learning

Me too. Can't say I know much about that since they are built with mortar.