NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A class of 10 New Yorker masonry workers had a very special graduation in a somewhat surprising place: A cemetery. They are the next generation of masonry workers who will help ...

Load-bearing masonry isn’t exactly novel—stereotomic construction spans continents, cultures, and epochs. Despite stone’s ubiquity—throughout history and as a resource—steel and reinforced concrete ...

The recent appointment of Roger Scruton as chair of the Building Beautiful Commission has reopened the argument about the use of traditional styles and materials within architecture. With a call to ...

Seth Thomas, an instructor at the Dry Stone Conservancy, shapes limestone during a workshop in Jessamine County on Nov. 23, 2024. Beth Musgrave bmusgrave@herald-leader.com Don Hopper pivoted over the ...

Canada was not yet a country when, in 1860, stone carvers, stone masons, carpenters and other tradesmen flocked to Ottawa to begin a nation-defining building project. The construction site — on what ...

If you plan on drilling into brick, concrete, or stone, you’re going to need to use a masonry drill bit. These specialty bits have strong carbide tips for boring through hard materials, and wide ...