The Art of the Stonemason

Author: Ian Cramb
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811769879
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Author Ian Cramb was a fifth-generation stonemason who relied on traditional methods to create and restore beautiful stone structures. In this do-it-yourself manual for homeowners, masonry contractors, and restoration specialists, Cramb drew on his fifty years of life experience in the craft to cover restoration techniques for historic structures in the U.S. and Britain. The book covers various types of stone, stone-cutting, and traditional mortar mixes for walls, foundations, and buildings.

The Art of the Stonemason

Author: Ian Cramb
Publisher: Alan C Hood
ISBN: 9780911469271
Category : Stonemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Offers a guidebook for masons doing new construction and also those engaged in restoration of historic stone structures. Beginning with a detailed discussion of building with "random rubble", which is the name for the early Celtic art of building with irregular stones bedded on mortar, Cramb proceeds to more complex projects such as fireplaces, stairs, arches, bridges and more. There is extensive treatment of various restoration techniques involved with historic structures both in the US and Britain, some as old as 1000 years. In addition, the author covers various types of stone, stone-cutting, etc. as well as using traditional mortar mixes, which have demonstrated their utility in stone walls and buildings which have lasted for many centuries. --Adapted from publisher description.

The Stonemason

Author: Cormac McCarthy
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679762809
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road comes a taut, expansively imagined drama about four generations of an American family. The setting is Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1970s. The Telfairs are stonemasons and have been for generations. Ben Telfair has given up his education to apprentice himself to his grandfather, Papaw, a man who knows that "true masonry is not held together by cement but...by the warp of the world." Out of the love that binds these two men and the gulf that separates them from the Telfairs who have forsaken—or dishonored—the family trade, Cormac McCarthy has crafted a drama that bears all the hallmarks of his great fiction: precise observation of the physical world; language that has the bite of common speech and the force of Biblical prose; and a breathtaking command of the art of storytelling. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

The Stonemason's Gospel According to Ian Cramb

Author: Ian Cramb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615496559
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description

The Stonemason

Author: Andrew Ziminski
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473663954
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from the tower of Salisbury Cathedral to the engine houses, mills and aqueducts of the Industrial Revolution and beyond, The Stonemason is his very personal history of how Britain was built - from the inside out. Stone by different stone, culture by different culture, Andrew Ziminski (with his faithful whippet in tow) takes us on an unforgettable journey by river, road and sea through our countryside showing how the making of Britain's buildings offers an unexpected and new version of our island story. 'My school history lessons were focused around flat pages of facts, events and royal personalities, but for me it was the material aspects of the past, the tangible remnants left behind that were thrilling, and that it was these buildings and places, and learning how they worked, that really brought the past alive.'

The Craft of Stonemasonry

Author: Chris Daniels
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847973856
Category : Stonemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The craft of stonemasonry will never be a dying art. This book introduces the world of the artist craftsman, from the basic essentials of selecting stone, developing tool skills and techniques, to producing set work pieces of the highest quality to become part of the built heritage.

Stonework

Author: Charles McRaven
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9780882669762
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
Includes instructions for creating such projects as retaining walls, entryways, stone bridges, and stone steps, discussing the types of stones and their sources; handling, shaping and cutting stones; and selecting the appropriate stone for a project

Building Stone Walls

Author: John Vivian
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612123724
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian’s lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit your needs. Whatever unique challenges come with your site — poor drainage, sloping ground, or low-quality rubble material — Vivian offers innovative designs and reproducible methods to help you build a beautiful, long-lasting wall.

Listening to Stone

Author: Dan Snow
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 9781579653712
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
A master craftsman introduces the techniques and beauty of hand-built, drystone construction in a richly illustrated volume that celebrates this ancient architectural style used to create an imaginative variety of walls, follies, and other structures that honor the unique characteristics of stone.

Guided by a Stonemason

Author: Thomas Maude
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
"Presents a completely new look at cathedrals, abbeys and churches through the eyes of a vastly-experienced working stone mason." --Cover.