The Granite Kiss: Traditions and Techniques of Building New England Stone Walls

Description: The Granite Kiss by Kevin Gardner A master stonemason imparts the fundamentals of building traditional New England-style dry stone walls. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this elegant, literate primer, a master stonemason imparts the fundamentals of building traditional New England-style dry stone walls, along with thoughts on the history, aesthetics, and philosophy of the craft of placing stone. In this eminently readable primer on the fundamentals of placing stone, Kevin Gardner distills 25 years of experience in building and repairing New England-style dry stone walls into principles and practices that are adaptable to a wide variety of designs and circumstances. In addition to directions on building basic stone walls, he also demystifies steps, wells, ramps, walkways, and may other forms of dry masonry. Gardner also discusses the philosophy behind the repair and restoration of old walls, and gives the beginning wall builder ways to think about the place of the stone wall within the landscape. Along the way, Gardner considers the mythology of the stone wall and its place in the New England imagination. And he explores the history, philosophy, and aesthetics of working with stone in a book that will bring as much pleasure to armchair craftsmen as it will valuable instruction to the beginning wall builder. Selected as one of 2001s Best Gift Books by The Times of Trenton, New Jersey; one of the 50 best nonfiction books of 2001 by the Christian Science Monitor. 22 black & white illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. Author Biography Kevin Gardner is a stone wall builder with Owen Associates, a small family business in New Hampshire that designs, constructs, repairs, and restores traditional New England-style stone walls. Gardner has participated in major restoration projects and training workshops at Canterbury Shaker Village, Acadia National Park, and many other historic sites in New England. He is also an award-winning writer and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio. Details ISBN0881505463 Short Title GRANITE KISS Language English Illustrator Guillermo Nunez ISBN-10 0881505463 ISBN-13 9780881505467 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 693.1 Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Subtitle Traditions and Techniques of Building New England Stone Walls Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Woodstock Residence Clay City Edition 1st Pages 224 DOI 10.1604/9780881505467 AU Release Date 2003-05-20 NZ Release Date 2003-05-20 US Release Date 2003-05-20 UK Release Date 2003-05-20 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2003-05-20 Imprint Countryman Press Inc. Alternative 9780881505061 Audience Professional & Vocational Author Kevin Gardner We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9714438;

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