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  • From: "Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>
  • To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] stone fences
  • Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:56:47 -0600

We sure wish we could do something with our stones. They are round, tumbled by some catastrophic event after the Cretaceous sea formed them. I tried some small dry stacked walls and they all came tumbling down. I have seen them set in concrete, but haven't gotten that far. We just made friends with a retired stone mason, so perhaps he can give us some pointers.

--Sage
Way Out in Texas

bobf wrote:
Ah, the catch -- children are expensive :-)

Seriously, other than for show (and they are attractive), do people still
construct and use stone fences for fencing in/out animals?

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--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:


New England drystone fences are free. The stones are picked from the fields
as they are plowed...there's where having lots of kids
comes in handy.


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