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Stonework
Techniques and Projects

by Charles McRaven

ISBN 0882669761
183 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4
b&w photographs, b&w illustrations; Paperback.

Discover the lasting satisfaction of working with stone and learn the tricks of the trade from a master craftsman.

No building material rivals stone for beauty, permanence, and enduring popularity. Builder Charles McRaven offers the benefits of his fifty years of stonework experience in Stonework, a book that will inform, entertain, and inspire anyone using or working with stone.

McRaven helps even first-time builders comprehend the intricacies of working with different stone types; choosing the most suitable stone; handling, cutting, and shaping stone; working with recycled stone; and using stone inside the home.

Stonework presents complete, fully illustrated instructions for:

* Using stone for gardens, paths, pools, and waterfalls

* Building walls, from simple to serpentine

* Making gateways, pillars, and doorways

* Using large stones as wall and landscape accents

* Installing stone steps for porches and entries

* Creating retaining walls

* Building bridges and walkways

About the Author
Charles McRaven is a stonemason and blacksmith who is nationally known for building and repairing dozens of stone structures, log homes and post-and-beam buildings since 1946. He has restored water-powered mills, covered bridges, hewn log houses, and stone and timber-frame projects within the United States. He has written several books on the subject of stone.