I love your vids, but that’s a rough wall man. No Length in all tracers, really bad for a retaining wall. Stone isn’t tight to the one next to it, gonna move when the soil shifts.good tips on the pinners, but length In is the way!
Appreciate the honesty, the wall is almost 600 thick at the base and packed in with soil. For a first dry stone dyke surely you can give me at least a 4/10?
@@ModernPracticalStonemason ah I didn’t realize it was your first dry stone wall, well done! A tracer is a stone that’s longer along the face than it is in depth. It’s always tempting to put a long stone along the face of the wall, but it will have very few points of contact with the stone under it, especially of it’s not a deep stone, so it will rock and move. The more contact between the stone, the more friction, and gravity and friction are the mortar in a dry stone wall. With a retaining wall it’s even more important to use the length of the stone into the wall to push against the soil and prevent movement. Well done, keep up the good work!
I’ve been a little busy over the last wee while so haven’t had a lot of time for longer form videos. I’ll try and get another dry stone video up shortly.
![The Wall Song ร้องข้ามกำแพง | EP.215 | พาเวล นเรศ - พูห์ กฤติน | 17 ต.ค. 67 [1/5]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IUzrjuf60P4/mqdefault.jpg)
![일상 속 기분 좋음 [Proto disco meme]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DwmEIaZ7XGQ/mqdefault.jpg)
I love your vids, but that’s a rough wall man. No Length in all tracers, really bad for a retaining wall. Stone isn’t tight to the one next to it, gonna move when the soil shifts.good tips on the pinners, but length In is the way!
Appreciate the honesty, the wall is almost 600 thick at the base and packed in with soil. For a first dry stone dyke surely you can give me at least a 4/10?
Also mate what would you term as a tracer? Like I said it’s my first full dry stone wall so I wouldn’t mind a few pointers.
@@ModernPracticalStonemason ah I didn’t realize it was your first dry stone wall, well done! A tracer is a stone that’s longer along the face than it is in depth. It’s always tempting to put a long stone along the face of the wall, but it will have very few points of contact with the stone under it, especially of it’s not a deep stone, so it will rock and move. The more contact between the stone, the more friction, and gravity and friction are the mortar in a dry stone wall. With a retaining wall it’s even more important to use the length of the stone into the wall to push against the soil and prevent movement. Well done, keep up the good work!
@dominickeogh9057 thank you for that mate!! Legend. Very helpful. Can I ask where you’re from?
@@ModernPracticalStonemason I’m from Ireland mate, Memento Mori Stonework on the socials
For a first dry wall I think it turned out great and the winstone splitting was great skill 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! I understand the fundamentals and am obviously experienced in stone building so it’s all for the experience
Quality, more videos please.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ve been a little busy over the last wee while so haven’t had a lot of time for longer form videos. I’ll try and get another dry stone video up shortly.