{"product_id":"a-guide-to-dry-stone-walling-9781861264442","title":"A Guide to Dry Stone Walling","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andy Radford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Crowood Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Do-It-Yourself - Masonry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDry stone walling is one of the oldest country crafts. These structures form one of the most striking features of the rural landscape, whether meandering through a field or gracing a home. In this hands-on guide, landscaper Andy Radford explores the history of dry stone walls and explains how and why they were originally built. He also offers step-by-step instruction, enhanced with explanatory photos and diagrams, showing you how to build or repair a wall, whether a hillside boundary or a garden feature. The book s contents include finding suitable stone; tools of the trade; basic walling techniques; building or repairing a curved wall; walling on slopes; and gapping, retaining walls, and variations. Andy Radford has been building dry stone walls for nearly two decades; he is a consultant, designer, and contractor and runs his own landscaping business in Wales.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crowood Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45049492504727,"sku":"9781861264442","price":1708.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781861264442.webp?v=1769225038","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-guide-to-dry-stone-walling-9781861264442","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}