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Manufacturer: Lippincott & Crowell
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780690018790
ISBN: 0690018797
Label: Lippincott & Crowell
Manufacturer: Lippincott & Crowell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 207
Publication Date: 1980
Publisher: Lippincott & Crowell
Studio: Lippincott & Crowell
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Summary: Good basic book
Comment: My husband is really enjoying this book. He has plans for building a variety of things with natural stone, and this book has lots of practical advice.
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Summary: A treasure
Comment: This book is informative with good use of photos, which I expect in a book of this type. What else you get, is a really well written and entertaining book as well.
The author is humorous and also a blacksmith among other things. He talks about doing things in the old ways with the help of modern contraptions where they will actually help.
If you are interested in American History or primitive skills (not to mention building with stone) you should read this. It may even help make you a better person.
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Summary: Manual labor is hard
Comment: Chuck will keep you smiling as your read his books. They contain plenty of humorous stories while they display the stone arts. There are better guides but you should read as many as possible: you'll need it.
Stone work is the hardest task you'll probably ever do in your life. If your project is big, it seems to never end and you'll doubt you'll ever finish. One rock can take 2 hours to lay whereas if all goes well, you can lay 5 in an hour. So, if you are interested in stone work, I'd advise to start small on the first few projects. This book is a good guide to helping you along the way.
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Summary: A good introduction for the would-be amateur stone mason
Comment: An excellent introduction for anyone who is interested in learning more about stone work and masonry.
I enjoyed the book for the breadth of coverage, and for the anecdotal stories. It is one thing to be told safety tips and procedures, but the lesson is much more effective with a good story. I had hoped for a more comprehensive discussion of the tools used, how to use them, and how to shape the stone. However, lack of this does not detract from the usefulness of the book. The closest I have come to stonework was moving stones around for landscaping, but now if I were armed with a set of stonework tools, I would be tempted to try something more complex.
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Summary: Great starter book!
Comment: This book was better than I expected. I was hoping for color photographs, but it has B&W only. Doesn't get into a lot of details, but covers quite a few topics on the subject of stone masonry. I agree with previous review. Would have been great if the section on Mortaring Stone could have been more detailed. All in all, a good starting book to refer to.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good basic book
Comment: My husband is really enjoying this book. He has plans for building a variety of things with natural stone, and this book has lots of practical advice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A treasure
Comment: This book is informative with good use of photos, which I expect in a book of this type. What else you get, is a really well written and entertaining book as well.
The author is humorous and also a blacksmith among other things. He talks about doing things in the old ways with the help of modern contraptions where they will actually help.
If you are interested in American History or primitive skills (not to mention building with stone) you should read this. It may even help make you a better person.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Manual labor is hard
Comment: Chuck will keep you smiling as your read his books. They contain plenty of humorous stories while they display the stone arts. There are better guides but you should read as many as possible: you'll need it.
Stone work is the hardest task you'll probably ever do in your life. If your project is big, it seems to never end and you'll doubt you'll ever finish. One rock can take 2 hours to lay whereas if all goes well, you can lay 5 in an hour. So, if you are interested in stone work, I'd advise to start small on the first few projects. This book is a good guide to helping you along the way.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A good introduction for the would-be amateur stone mason
Comment: An excellent introduction for anyone who is interested in learning more about stone work and masonry.
I enjoyed the book for the breadth of coverage, and for the anecdotal stories. It is one thing to be told safety tips and procedures, but the lesson is much more effective with a good story. I had hoped for a more comprehensive discussion of the tools used, how to use them, and how to shape the stone. However, lack of this does not detract from the usefulness of the book. The closest I have come to stonework was moving stones around for landscaping, but now if I were armed with a set of stonework tools, I would be tempted to try something more complex.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great starter book!
Comment: This book was better than I expected. I was hoping for color photographs, but it has B&W only. Doesn't get into a lot of details, but covers quite a few topics on the subject of stone masonry. I agree with previous review. Would have been great if the section on Mortaring Stone could have been more detailed. All in all, a good starting book to refer to.
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