Dry Stone Wall Workshop

On the labour day weekend Sept 5th and 6th 2009 the Dry Stone Wall Association of Canada, in conjunction with the Friends of Ferris Park will be running a special hands-on beginner's dry stone walling workshop at Ferris Park near Campbellford Ontario where students of all ages and skills take part in a project where we will rebuild an historic section of heritage wall and learn the basic techniques of dry laid construction as well as learn about stiles and various structural solutions to sympathetic repair of historic stone walls.

A network of walls, easily three or four miles long and at least a hundred years old crisscross this area of beautiful rolling farmland and is now an important feature of this property which now is a stately 200 hectare provincial park.

A minimum number of students may register to participate in this two day event which will include free camping in the park, (if required) two lunches, refreshments, written instructional material and video presentation (if there is time) all for a fee of 300 dollars (this includes GST)

The course will cover important walling elements such as cheek ends, corners, through-stones, hearting, batter and various types of coping.

Please direct any inquiries about this course to john@dswac.ca

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