http://unturned.net Dry Laid Stone Walls, Steps and Paving - Trail Design and Construction Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:02:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are in the gable, the very last stonework of the cabin structure. It's a crazy complicated place to work; the rafters limit movement and getting material up to the appropriate height is very challenging. I'm cursing more these days, every time I bonk myself on a rafter. Ideally the ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/08/16/cabin-update-rafters-arches/ We built a stone bench last autumn as part of a retaining wall in a bustling neighborhood in downtown Asheville. I drove by today and discovered that the bench back has become a small shrine of totems and trinkets. There's something about this that makes me really happy. http://unturned.net/blog/2008/08/08/shrine/ We have made decent progress on the cabin over the last month. The roof in underway and the chimney is finally done. The front gable needs to be done. It will include a small, arched window so folks sleeping in the loft can enjoy the views. I recently updated the Cabin ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/08/08/cabin-update-roof-panoramic/ I've been making some changes to the site, expanding our portfolio pages on drylaid flagstone paths and patios and mortared flagstone. Wherever possible, I have linked the small photos to larger images. I'll be expanding that as I go.  http://unturned.net/blog/2008/08/03/updates/ We've had help on the cabin, as we push to get it done by the fall. Bill, Grace and Kevin of Artisan Stoneworks of Spartanburg, South Carolina joined us for a couple of weeks. Masons we met through the on-line community, they were all skilled and talented and great to ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/08/02/cabin-update-5/ Click this image for a full-sized view. http://unturned.net/blog/2008/07/26/cabin-exterior/ http://unturned.net/blog/2008/07/23/cabin/ I have recently added two new portfolio pages to the site. The first shows stone benches we have built. You'll notice that they are all quite different from each other. We let the site and stone we're using guide us as we design and execute benches, though we have a ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/07/08/new-web-pages/ There's grouting to be done and some more clean-up, but we are mostly done with the granite garden project, started three weeks ago. This photo, suffering for late afternoon sun, shows the big wall with the granite monoliths framed by stacked stone. Today we installed the beefy capstones, which serve ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/07/03/granite-garden-update/ This past Sunday I put the finishing touches on this short stack of steps and adjacent walkway that lead into a tumultuous garden in South Asheville. The next project will extend the flagging at the top of the steps, including more leaves. I have a slab of granite picked out, ... http://unturned.net/blog/2008/06/24/191/