We hope you enjoy browsing the site. Please feel free to: ~ sign up for a beginner's workshop ~ purchase "How To" and DVD products ~ contact Bill regarding custom stonework Bill's vision is to bring stonemasonry to the masses and provide an avenue for people interested in natural stonebuilding to network together. He is also available to give slideshows to libraries and garden clubs on landscaping using natural stone. This site has testimonials and photo albums from past workshops and short video documentaries of the St. Ann's Garden Club project posted on YouTube (see right). There are free plans to build your own stonecutting table like the ones Bill uses at his workshops (see left). Bill is always looking for unique stonebuilding projects and will consider travelling for high end quality stonework projects. |
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Site maintained by Kate Skye Freelance Updated August 2009 feedback welcome |
| Stonemasonry.net A natural stonework network |
| Watch the building of the stonework at St. Ann's Garden Club at Providence Farm via links to YouTube Completed June - Sept. 2009 Blasted sand stone (with hammer and chisel dressing stone) |
| Welcome to Stonemasonry.net a site created by Vancouver Island stonemason and teacher Bill Child. |
| TEACHING 2009 As well as teaching small group workshops, Bill completed two JCT (Job Creation Partnerships) this year |
| Oct and Nov. 2009 Bill worked with a team of JCP workers to build retaining walls and stone steps at Our Eco Village in Shawnigan Lake, BC Dry stack granite (no hammer and chisel cutting) |