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The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders [Paperback]

Charles Long (Author)
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This volume is a fine, if concise, introduction to the joys and problems of constructing living spaces with stone. In 11 chapters and an epilog, Long details the basics of building with field stone, taking each step in the rough chronology of the building process. His prose is open and friendly, and the illustrations, both line drawings and photographs, deepen the text. Long's "compromise method" of construction provides a simpler method of construction than has otherwise been traditionally embraced with stone. A delight and an important work for the aspiring nonprofessional stonemason. Highly recommended.AAlexander Hartmann, Bloomsburg Univ., PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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[A] fascinating account.... The book provides detailed instructions that will enable anyone to build a stone house. (Desert Sun )

A delight and an important work for the aspiring nonprofessional stonemason. Highly recommended. (Alexander Hartmann, Bloomsburg Univ., PA Library Journal )
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good start - lots of photos and basic instructions., Aug 13 2002
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Jeremiah J. Timmins (Laconia, NH USA!) - See all my reviews
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There's a Polish saying that to be a man one has to plant a tree, raise a son, and build his own house. Well, I've got the tree part down, and I'll settle for raising a male beagle, but at some point I'm going to get out of apartment dwelling and build a house. When I do it'll be made of stone, so I picked up this book. Reading it was a bit of fantasy for me, but from what I can tell it's quite instructional with many great photographs to back up the text.


It details how to make a correct foundation, how to build archways, and also has nice tips about how much mortar to make and how to control the logistics of construction and supplies. It also has dashes of humor.


If you're going to make a stone house, or need info on the process for a book or project, I suggest this title to help you out.


-- JJ Timmins

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Truly a "do it yourself" guide to building with stone., Dec 28 1998
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I bought this book because of the author's review -- he described wanting to build a house from stone the easiest and cheapest way possible. He and his wife did the homework to learn how to do it -- first by research, then by doing -- so I bought the book, hoping it would give my family the information we needed to get started on our rock house. It did. The book provides easy to read narrative that takes you through each step of the process. It tells you what supplies you need, how to pick a site, how to pick the best stones, where to find stones, and what hardships you will encounter while working. It also explains away the mysteries of stone building and provides techniques for handling details such as windows and doors. The best thing the book gave us was the confidence to get started on our project to build our rock house. We had talked about it for months. Now, since we've read this book, we've cleared our site and have started our first wall!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An unusually good book for beginners, Dec 24 2003
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A VERY good book which tells you not only the 'hows', but the 'whys' too. Long does a very good job of anticipating the nuts-and-bolts questions, he even describes some of the newbie problems HE had. He's somebody who has walked the walk, having made many of the mistakes for you in advance.
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