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Shaw-Rimmington, John.
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Dry stone walls -- Design and construction.
Stone walls -- Design and construction.
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Shaw-Rimmington, John.
Dry stone walls -- Design and construction.
Stone walls -- Design and construction.
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How
to
build
dry-stacked
stone
walls
:
design
and
build
walls
,
bridges
and
follies
without
mortar
/ John Shaw-Rimmington.
by
Shaw-Rimmington, John.
Firefly Books, 2016.
Call #:
693.1 S537h
Subjects
Dry
stone
walls
--
Design
and construction.
Stone
walls
--
Design
and construction.
ISBN:
9781770857094 (pbk.)
Description:
200 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Using proper tools --
Stone
walls
--
Stone
bridges
--
Follies
-- Life lessons.
Summary:
Author John Shaw-Rimmington explains
how
to
build
a dry stacked
stone
wall, coursed walling,
bridges
,
follies
and more. He explains the important principles that contribute to the structural integrity of each. He covers all of the essential elements of dry
stone
building:
Design
- The foundation - Packing or backfilling within the wall - Slope of a wall face, an "A" profile provides stability - Bridge stones that span the width of the wall - Coping, the top stones of a wall - Weight-bearing stones in an arch, bridge, dome, etc. Shaw-Rimmington then guides the reader through the building process. --
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