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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Shaw-Rimmington, John.     Subjects     Dry stone walls -- Design and construction.     Stone walls -- Design and construction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shaw-Rimmington, John.       by title:      How to build dry-sta...       by call number:      693.1 S537h     Search the Web     Shaw-Rimmington, John.     Dry stone walls -- Design and construction.     Stone walls -- Design and construction.       MARC Display

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. -- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 693.1 S537h Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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