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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

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:
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> > 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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