| Description |
174 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 161) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- [pt. 1]. The traditional method of building random rubble -- Choosing your stone -- Beginning the work -- The building method -- Points to remember -- Building a wall on sloping ground -- Building a circular wall -- Pier or buttress with sloping face -- Coping for random rubble walls -- Window sills -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 2]. Tower construction -- The tower's foundation -- Continuing to build -- Finishing -- Figure for this section -- [pt. 3]. Fireplace construction -- Points to observe -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 4]. Stairs -- Stone stairs -- Circular stairs -- Building external staircases -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 5]. Arches and their construction -- Arch construction -- Types of arches -- Points to observe in arch construction -- Technical terms used in arch work -- Cutting curves and joints on voussoirs -- Constructing rubble arches -- Figures for this section. |
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[pt. 6]. Building a traditional "sow" or hunchbacked bridge -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 7]. Restoration work -- Invasion of vegetation -- Alternatives to shoring -- Removing old cement pointing -- Grouting stonework -- Correcting patching -- Restoring an arch -- Restoring a window -- A leaning chimney -- A corbie stepped gable and a random rubble gable -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 8]. Gothic arches at Iona Abbey -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 9]. Stones used in masonry -- Igneous rocks -- Aqueous rocks -- Stone tests -- General characteristics of stone -- [pt. 10]. Cutting stone with hand tools -- Tools -- Stone-cutting -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 11]. Stone setting -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 12]. Preserving stonework -- [pt. 13]. Pointing -- Tamp pointing -- Finish or final pointing -- Figures for this section -- [pt. 14]. Mortar mixes -- How it was done in the past -- Figure for this section -- [pt. 15]. Time-tested materials -- Lime -- Boiled linseed oil -- Water-glass -- Resources -- Glossary -- Index -- About the author. |
| Summary |
This is not only a do-it-yourself manual for homeowners, masonry contractors, and restoration specialists, it is the story of the author's life; fifty years of craftsmanship by a Master Stonemason whose working tools now rest in the Historic Building Museum in Washington, DC. It discusses random rubble building, choosing stone, building a wall on sloping ground, making window sills, how to construct a tower, fireplaces, stairs, arches, and a hunchbacked bridge, and much more. |
| Subject |
Stonemasonry -- Amateurs' manuals.
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Stonemasonry -- Amateurs' manuals. |
| ISBN |
1558702253 |
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9781558702257 |
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