Building with stone
Charles McRaven
ISBN 10: 0690018797 ISBN 13: 9780690018790
Published by Lippincott & Crowell, 1980
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"Many homeowners and builders are searching for just the sort of originality and classic features illustrated here."-- "Booklist." A Practical Homeowner Book Club Selection. Over 30,000 copies sold.
From the Back Cover: Concrete and steel may weigh as much, but nothing can rival stone for its beauty and durability. Building With Stone is an introduction to the art and craft of creating stone structures and projects by a man who has made stonework his vocation.
Throughout the book is Charles McRaven's stonebuilding philosophy -- that careful craftsmanship and time well spent during construction will repay itself many times over. The physical challenges will be offset by tremendous satisfaction and the knowledge that long after the builder is gone, the structure will stand as a personal and historical monument.
Based on years of experience, this book will educate the novice and inspire the seasonal artisan. A stonebuilder at any level will learn how to evaluate each stone and undertake each step in the procedure with an eye toward aesthetics and useful permanence.
In addition to introductory material on acquiring stone and what tools will be necessary, there are chapters with step-by-step instructions on how to build:
-- walls
-- buttresses
-- stone fireplaces
-- a barbecue pit
-- a stone dam
-- a stone bridge
-- a spring house
-- even a home or barn
The final chapter is on proper restoration techniques for stone structures.
Not just a how-to book, but also a good read, Building With Stone is sure to be a reference book and constant companion for all manner of stone journeymen, and will prove to be as enduring a volume as the structures it recommends.
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Title: Building with stone
Publisher: Lippincott & Crowell
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Well-illustrated
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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ISBN 10: 0690018797
ISBN 13: 9780690018790
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Lippincott & Crowell, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0690018797
ISBN 13: 9780690018790
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover, 207 pp., more than 200 photographs and line drawings, unclipped illustrated jacket. First Edition stated with 1 in print number line. Light wear at heel of spine, no owner names or gift notes, clean text, tight binding. Jacket is tattered along top and bottom edges; front flap creased. "Step-by-step instructions for building walls and steps, foundations, a barbecue pit, fireplaces and chimneys, spring pump and dwelling houses, dams and bridges.". Seller Inventory # 028123