Splitting Stone with Wedges and Shims
A demonstration of splitting stone with wedges and shims (also called plugs and feathers) by stone tool maker Trow and Holden.
How To Build Drystone Walls & Rock Fences
A video by the National Center for Preservation of Technology and Training (NCPTT) concerning historical dry stone walls in the United States.
Ten Basic Principles of Stone Masonry
Note: This document was adapted from an article by Bobby Watt, a well respected stone mason in Canada. Download the full article by Bobby Watt that was published in the Stone Foundation magazine. Back in the days when stone buildings were structural as opposed to...