I volunteered the 20th and 21st of October 2007 to bulid a small retaining wall during the twenty-sixth annual event.

The foundation course was completed prior to the the two day event. The primary purpose of this wall is to re-direct the water and soil from the front of the Tin Shop on the right.

The results after day one. The limestone was gathered from different locations on the Luxenhaus Farm where this event is held annually.

The results after day two. As you can see the wall didn't get completed so I guess I'll be back next year to complete the project!

October 18th and 19th 2008. Back again, as you can see a few steps and a small hand rail were added since last year.

I didn't manage to get a lot done this year, I spent a lot of time answering questions and talking to the visitors. The crowd this year seemed to have many more questions than they did last year.

Here I am keeping my "heart up". Small, irregular stones placed between the two faces of a wall to pack the space between them. Also known as hearting (Scotland). This process keeps the wall tight and limits the movement of the stones during the freeze and thaw cycle. Check out my fancy threads!