This is its own craft, where the mason can alter mortar thickness and prominence to give different looks. Often, the stone is sawn to give a much more finished look. Dry walls are built without mortar ...

Many years ago, when I was young and foolish, I decided to build an 80-foot-long terrace for fruit trees, and to edge it with a nice fieldstone retaining wall using stones I could find on my property ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

GREENWICH — They’re everywhere, yet somehow invisible. The old stone walls of New England largely remain in plain sight, but they also inspire great passion for those who are drawn to take a closer ...

A dry stone wall is a purposeful pile of rocks, held in place by friction and gravity rather than mortar. It’s one of the oldest building methods known to mankind, used over millennia to construct ...

Cormac MacConnell explores the history, artistry and skill behind Ireland's iconic stone walls and recalls his memories of some of the more wonderful examples throughout his life. There is a young, ...