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Title: Stonework: Techniques and Projects by Charles McRaven, Elizabeth McHale ISBN: 0-88266-976-1 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great guide book
Comment: A guide to the basics of stonework that concentrates on the most common projects: retaining walls, stone fences, foundations and steps, and then adds a bit more for the adventuresome: a fireplace, an arched bridge and a moon gate. A good book for the do-it-yourselfer or to learn what to look for in working with a professional stone mason.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for beginners and some experience stone workers
Comment: As a beginner I found the book easy to read, understandable, and a great asset for my beginning projects. The only thing I would like added to this book was some colored photos of Mr. McRaven's work. Also the descriptions of types of rocks would have helped if there where colored photos. For example, when I started to gather my stones together for my project I realized Mr McRaven's comments on being OK to mix types of stone is not universal. Mixing stone is an art and requires experience with an eye on color.
Also more photos, in color, of good work verses bad work would help beginners like me visualize what my goal should be. I feel I wasted time doing and undoing my stonework.
However, this is still a book for any stoneworker's library.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent primer for confident home-improvers
Comment: Compared to other how-to books in the category, McRaven makes the reader feel very capable of completing the projects without "dumbing down" the material. Let's face it- stonework is somewhat intimidating. By adding some easy jobs like the stone birdbath-fountain, you can build confidence for bigger things. I'm ready for spring!!
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Title: Building With Stone by Charles McRaven, Chandis Ingenthron ISBN: 0882665502 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Building Stone Walls by John Vivian ISBN: 0882660748 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: September, 1986 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders by Charles K. Long ISBN: 1552092984 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Art And Craft of Stonescaping: Setting & Stacking Stone by David Reed ISBN: 1579900186 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: 31 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Step-By-Step Outdoor Stonework: Over Twenty Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Patio and Garden by Mike Lawrence ISBN: 0882668919 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: March, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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