The Art and Craft of Stonescaping: Setting and Stacking Stone [Tools & basic techniques -- Dry-stacked walls -- Dry-laid paving paths -- Mortared stonework -- Plants & stone -- Stones & water -- Steps, terraces, benches, and borders -- Stone expressions -- Gallery.]

Reed, David, 1957- ; Celia Naranjo, Scott Lowry, Evan Bracken, Evan Carter, Bobby Gold, Hannes Charen

ISBN 10: 1600591302 / ISBN 13: 9781600591303

Published by New York, NY : Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, 2007, 2007

About this Item

1st paperback edition ; 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm ; ISBN v OCLC 85811028 ; LOC TH4961 .R44 2007 ; Dewey 693/.1 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "All you need is a shovel, a hammer, small stones, a few feet of land, and this book: master stonemason David Reed guides motivated homeowners through every step of dry-laid stonework. Have a sloped garden? Build a beautiful retaining wall with built-in benches and flowers growing out through the stone joints. Crave the soothing sound of water? Try the dramatic waterfall project constructed with two stone-lined pools. A wealth of color photography offers plenty of inspiration." - Source: Publisher ; David Reed (Austin, TX) is a veteran mortgage banker who has closed more than 1,000 mortgages. He is a columnist for Realty Times and Mortgage Originator Magazine and is a member of the Mortgage Speakers Bureau. .; Contents : Tools & basic techniques -- Dry-stacked walls -- Dry-laid paving paths -- Mortared stonework -- Plants & stone -- Stones & water -- Steps, terraces, benches, and borders -- Stone expressions -- Gallery.; FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art and Craft of Stonescaping: Setting and Stacking Stone [Tools & basic techniques -- Dry-stacked walls -- Dry-laid paving paths -- Mortared stonework -- Plants & stone -- Stones & water -- Steps, terraces, benches, and borders -- Stone expressions -- Gallery.]
• Publisher: New York, NY : Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600591302
• ISBN 13: 9781600591303
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

All you need is The Art and Craft of Stonescaping, a shovel, hammer, small stones and a few feet of land to perfect this art: master stonemason David Reed guides motivated homeowners through every step of dry-laid stonework. Have a sloped garden? Build a beautiful retaining wall with built-in benches and flowers growing out through the stone joints. Crave the soothing sound of water? Try the dramatic waterfall project constructed with two stone-lined pools. A wealth of colour photography offers plenty of inspiration.

About the Author

Best-selling author David Reed has worked as a potter and stonemason, and conducts workshops in the art of stonework