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The Dry Stone Conservancy was incorporated in 1996 as a 501(c)3, to preserve historic drystone structures, to advance the drystone masonry craft, and to create a center for training and expertise nationwide. All net proceeds support the activities of the Dry Stone Conservancy.

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View more Dry Stone Walling: A Practical Handbook This spiral-bound guide is available through our online store at a lower price than most retailers. The book is 159 pages, and covers a broad range of styles and features of dry stone structures in Great Britain. It is a must for the advanced mason, aspiring beginne... Our price: $45.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Listening to Stone In his highly anticipated second book, Vermonter Dan Snow proves that he is not just one of America's premier artisans, but also one of our most articulate voices on the natural world and our relationship to it. Limited quantities and all are signed by the... Our price: $23.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Early Stone Houses of Kentucky Carolyn Murray-Wooley. In the years before the Revolutionary War, intrepid frontiersmen with roots in northern Ireland claimed vast tracts of land in Kentucky on which they developed plantations. The book examines these early frontier homes as well as the people who... Our price: $49.99 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more In the Company of Stone Evocative prose and richly textured photographs of stone work reveal the nuance and beauty of walling—and of one man’s relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical. We have limited quantities, a... Our price: $22.50 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Stone Rising Produced and directed by Camilla Rockwell Running Time: 57 minutes Enter into Dan Snow’s creative process and learn about the aesthetic and practical aspects of walling with dry stone. Our price: $25.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Rock Fences of the Bluegrass Carolyn Murray-Wooley and Karl Raitz. A thorough study of the history, builders, and evolution of Kentucky (and Tennessee) rock fences, with many photographs and a section of color plates. 220-page hardback. University Press of Kentucky, 1992. Our price: $42.50 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Building and Repairing Dry Stone Fences and Retaining Wall An instructional handbook. Explains how to build rock fences, stone walls, and dry stone retaining walls from foundation to finish, using principles that apply to walls of any rock type. Dry Stone Conservancy, 2001. Our price: $15.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now View more Walls of Stone: Building Drystone Walls and Rock Fences An instructional video, 37 minutes. Illustrates the principles explained in the handbook. Dry Stone Conservancy, funded by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service, 1996. Our price: $22.50 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 Buy Now