Dry Stone Bridge

Reid Snow, a member of the DSGC, is in the process of completing a dry stone bridge. It has a span of 8' and is 7 " wide. This bridge is being built solely by him and is most likely the only bridge in Canada, of this size, to be built by one person. There is approximately 20 tons of stone in the construction so far and will probably end at just over that mark. More pictures to follow in the coming weeks.

Courses

We have begun to post our summer courses, so please have a look at our events page for dates and locations. 

If you are interested in attending please email us at 

drystoneguild@yahoo.com

The 2011 Canada Blooms show is under way.

The DSGC is working in conjunction with Landscape Ontario and has built this 8' high by 5' in diameter dry stone water feature. The limestone used in the Stone Vase weighs in at approximately 7 tons and has water running down a chain that disappears into the feature.
We would just like to thank everyone who helped in the building of the feature.

Interested in hosting a course on your property ?

Are you interested in having a dry stone wall built on your property?

The DSGC is looking for space to run spring/summer courses. If you have a property that would look great with a historic dry stone wall please let us know.

For more info please email us at drystoneguild@yahoo.com

Thanks

Dry Stone Walling 101

You can see here some of the remaining students that helped build this limestone wall in Balderson On. The students battled through 2 days of rain and wind, learning the basics of dry stone walling. Taught by Master Craftsman Michael Weitzner from Brattlebro Vermont. The students during this course learned about the importance of a solid foundation, through-stones, cheekends, cover-bands, and verticle coping. A wall the students can be proud of.