Todays video shows a day in the life of a part time Dry Stone Waller! Hope this is of interest to some folks, if not I am hoping to be out for another wild camp next weekend so stay tuned :-)
I found that very therapeutic, dry stone wall building is a bit of a dying trade sadly, not because it's not needed, but because the younger generation are mostly not interested in taking it up. It's a bit like sign writing which I learned on a YTS (youth training scheme for the younger viewers lol) people would rather have laser cut stickers or printed signs rather than a hand painted sign these days. It's a shame, dry stone walls and hand painted signs have so much more character than their modern counterparts. Great video, we may need older skills like this in the coming years if Klaus and his mob get their way 😉
Thanks so much for your comment and I completely agree with your thoughts, these traditions may well serve us well if 'they' get their great reset, they can stick it where the sun don't shine, I don't want any part of their system!
Haha, cheers matey! 😄It certainly looks daunting when you see a large pile of stones, but once I start I get tunnel vision and am able to just crack on with it.
Really enjoyed watching your skill in re building the wall Bri, you are so good at this, also great commentary! Very satisfying days work, from one very proud Mum❤
@$20 a square foot for material and about $40 an hour labor (at least in my part of Texas)...that is tens of thousands of dollars worth of rock walls you got there.
Those sound like similar prices to us here in the UK. There is a LOT of walls to go at round here, but the farmers don't get grants to help them pay for maintenance so they can only afford to get repairs done on sections that really need it.
That was absolutely fascinating to watch Brian. It made a nice change to viewing camping videos and it was interesting and absorbing to follow. You put in a lot of work in there, and what a great job that you made of it in the end. Cheers mate for showing us what's involved with dry stone walling, and also, for keeping an old tradition alive. 👍
I'm glad you found it interesting Steve, I love to have the odd day walling just to get out of the office. It's hard graft and it really gets your lower back so it's not something I could do full time to be honest. It's a great skill to have these days anyway. Thanks for watching and commenting mate.
Enjoyed it but would have loved to see the actual; work; but did you clear up after the video ends, or just leave the remaining stone a at the end of the video ?? Thanks for the film.
I really liked your humility, and not professingto be an expert was very refreshing, nonetheless you made a [ovely job of the wall and it blended in really well, you can feel very satisfied with your efforts.
I couldn't find your name, so cheers. One of my passions is dry stone walling. Really beautiful walls in that district. Wishing you the best mate, Rick
Is there any particular reason for having quite a few stones left over? (This was a video that did justice to the art of dry stone walling - I personally have only done two weekend walling courses so far)
I usually have at least some stone left, although sometimes the opposite can be true- it's usually coping stones that are lacking. The reason is that you will never build a wall back as it was originally due to discrepancies in the height or width of the original wall or that there were already a few loose stones on the ground. I still have a lot to learn can also be added to the equation!
Hey there, enjoyed skipping through the video. Maybe you talked about it already but how long did it take you to repair this section and how many squaremeters did you repair? Kind regards
i am 64 now, i was brought up near glossop and worked for derbyshire council at chapel, i worked with some of the best Wallers going, my claim to fame was working on the little roman bridge at the top of woodhead, so here's a list of the best around there, Jim chat from tinsel gone but not forgot, Bill gibson from glossop, allan steaples from sparrow pit, ronnie bacon from calver, all deceased, the best farmer waller with out doubt, edger allam, dave allams dad, the best dry stone associate members i worked with, trevor wragg graham ford from over matlock area, then carl pollite from hattersley, then smoking john from mottram, and if the gang you worked for is the same one i'm thinking of, yes your right, all beer and wackie backie. good luck with your back.
Fascinating info there, thanks for that. I spoke to Trevor Wragg on the phone once when I was contemplating doing a walling course, smashing bloke. You're right about the back ache!
Thanks very much, I still have a lot to learn. There's plenty of work around, I need to tap into it a but more as it makes a nice change from being in the office.
mate, for someone who claims to not be much of a professional, you got that up in cracking time. cheers for the tour of the english countryside and the enjoyable watch.
Cheers Steve, glad you enjoyed it and nice one for giving it a try yourself, it's certainly a dying trade so i'm glad to have some skills to use from time to time.
Great Job. Curious about how the farmer will react to the remaining stone lying at the base? no Problem - clean it up himself or question why you did not build it as thick as the original. I love this tutorial and thanks
Thanks for the comment. The farmers fields are littered with loose stones around the margins from previous repairs and some walls that have started to fall due to livestock damage, so these leftovers will be used for future repairs as required. I have found that I rarely have the right amount of stone as it is impossible to build the wall exactly the way it was before it fell.
Nice job , thanks. From someone who has never laid a stone but is nonetheless fascinated, what holds up the ends of the coping stones? There has to be large stones to bookend them, I would think, but I have not seen a video on that detail.
Very nice on completion you did a lot of work in one day on your own most satisfying for you and I hope the farmer paid you worth every penny you charged him
Thanks very much Betty 🙂 I charge quite a lot less per metre than most, hence why I need to work fast! I am happy to keep prices low because the farmer I work for needs all the help he can get at the moment.
@@GlossopwildcampI'd say you look ageless. I can tell you are a man 🏋🏻♂️ but no where near aged or old. Grown yes, but we never truly stop growing anyway. It's like you no longer "age" and are just you, not a number!
I wanted to see you build the wall not keep skipping after the fact the stones have already been placed… maybe get a tripod or something so you can do a time-lapse of you building it, just imagine making a video about rebuilding a wall and you only show yourself laying one brick in the whole video and skip the whole process.
This was never meant to be a detailed 'how to' video. My channel is about wild camping mainly, this was just something I thought I'd film in the hope it was of interest to someone. Sorry it wasn't up to your standards I guess!
@@Glossopwildcamp as the title said a day of dry stone walling I assume you would show you building the wall i didn't want a how to i just wanted to watch you build the wall and found it frustrating you kept skipping it when you was building the wall back, I didn't want a how to just make a time-lapse of you building it back though I have been able to find another video since this. The video is fine, I just didn't get to see what i wanted to see I guess though I have managed to find how people build these walls as I was just interested on how you get a drystone wall to stand up right on its own. Thank you for responding. Sny
Earthquakes are very rare here, and very weak when they do occur. It would be interesting to see how one of these walls would fare in your country though.
We don’t get earthquake in England or a lot of sun shine. Most of these walls will be over a hundred years old and a lot of damage is from sheep or cattle .
I never knew there was so much to building a stone wall! You done an absolutely smashing job there bro, super impressed! Learnt somet new today! Big ups! X
New subcriber after watching this. I lived in Gloosop for 28yrs before upping sticks to live in Australia. My first job was dry stone walling @ 16yrs old. Loved the vid,brought many memories back. And a fellow outdoors person showcasing the local moors that i remember fondly 👍
Welcome and a big thanks for the comment and sub! I am really pleased that the video evoked good memories for you, do you miss Glossop? Probably not the weather though.....
Those small stones laying on the ground after the wall is completed reminds me that every time I dis-assemble a electric or mechanic device, there is always some screws left on my table after re-assemble it.
Thanks for sharing mate. Great stuff. I'm really a beginner but absolutely love the ancient and primitive craft of dry stone walling.
Thanks a lot, hope you found it helpful as I'm no pro myself! It's a great skill to have and important to keep it alive.
I found that very therapeutic, dry stone wall building is a bit of a dying trade sadly, not because it's not needed, but because the younger generation are mostly not interested in taking it up. It's a bit like sign writing which I learned on a YTS (youth training scheme for the younger viewers lol) people would rather have laser cut stickers or printed signs rather than a hand painted sign these days. It's a shame, dry stone walls and hand painted signs have so much more character than their modern counterparts. Great video, we may need older skills like this in the coming years if Klaus and his mob get their way 😉
Thanks so much for your comment and I completely agree with your thoughts, these traditions may well serve us well if 'they' get their great reset, they can stick it where the sun don't shine, I don't want any part of their system!
@@GlossopwildcampWell said, both of you!
Fab mate, I won’t tell you what I said when I saw that job before you started….. well done, amazingly quickly done. Looks like it grew there ! 🙏🤗
Haha, cheers matey! 😄It certainly looks daunting when you see a large pile of stones, but once I start I get tunnel vision and am able to just crack on with it.
Great video and explanations - thanks 🇦🇺
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, I appreciated your comment. 👍
Thanks for showing, interesting, physical, relaxing and peaceful, will do some in the future, well done!
Thanks for watching, great to hear you liked it 😀
Really enjoyed watching your skill in re building the wall Bri, you are so good at this, also great commentary! Very satisfying days work, from one very proud Mum❤
Thanks mum, it's hard work but wonderful for a change on a dry day xx
smell of the hands in gloves is not an exaggeration indeed.
@$20 a square foot for material and about $40 an hour labor (at least in my part of Texas)...that is tens of thousands of dollars worth of rock walls you got there.
Those sound like similar prices to us here in the UK. There is a LOT of walls to go at round here, but the farmers don't get grants to help them pay for maintenance so they can only afford to get repairs done on sections that really need it.
In Stone we Trust... Doing good! with your working the wall, such fine waller you are. In God We Trust....⚒
Massively appreciate your comment, thanks and amen 🙏
That was absolutely fascinating to watch Brian. It made a nice change to viewing camping videos and it was interesting and absorbing to follow. You put in a lot of work in there, and what a great job that you made of it in the end. Cheers mate for showing us what's involved with dry stone walling, and also, for keeping an old tradition alive. 👍
I'm glad you found it interesting Steve, I love to have the odd day walling just to get out of the office. It's hard graft and it really gets your lower back so it's not something I could do full time to be honest. It's a great skill to have these days anyway. Thanks for watching and commenting mate.
If some body or animal bush the Dry stone wall is it collapsed
Enjoyed it but would have loved to see the actual; work; but did you clear up after the video ends, or just leave the remaining stone a at the end of the video ??
Thanks for the film.
I've had a lot of interest in this video so I aim to post another one soon showing more of the building process. Cheers.
Bravo
Hi
I have a small bit of walling I need doing. If you are interested, could you get in touch?
Thanks
Hi, where are you based and what do you need doing please?
I really liked your humility, and not professingto be an expert was very refreshing, nonetheless you made a [ovely job of the wall and it blended in really well, you can feel very satisfied with your efforts.
Thanks very much for your encouraging comment 😊
Every job has it's share of toxic assholes. It's a reflection of their miserable selves and not yours.
So true!
👍👍
I couldn't find your name, so cheers. One of my passions is dry stone walling. Really beautiful walls in that district. Wishing you the best mate, Rick
Thanks Rick, great to hear from a fellow waller, I'm grateful for you watching and commenting. My name is Bri 😊
Is there any particular reason for having quite a few stones left over? (This was a video that did justice to the art of dry stone walling - I personally have only done two weekend walling courses so far)
I usually have at least some stone left, although sometimes the opposite can be true- it's usually coping stones that are lacking. The reason is that you will never build a wall back as it was originally due to discrepancies in the height or width of the original wall or that there were already a few loose stones on the ground. I still have a lot to learn can also be added to the equation!
Hey there, enjoyed skipping through the video. Maybe you talked about it already but how long did it take you to repair this section and how many squaremeters did you repair? Kind regards
Hi, it was 4.8 metres of wall and it took about 7.5 hours with a total of about 45 mins break times.
Thanks for the response.
Wow, thats an impressive Speed. Im able to wall 1m2 in 4hours. Keep up the good work!
i am 64 now, i was brought up near glossop and worked for derbyshire council at chapel, i worked with some of the best Wallers going, my claim to fame was working on the little roman bridge at the top of woodhead, so here's a list of the best around there, Jim chat from tinsel gone but not forgot, Bill gibson from glossop, allan steaples from sparrow pit, ronnie bacon from calver, all deceased, the best farmer waller with out doubt, edger allam, dave allams dad, the best dry stone associate members i worked with, trevor wragg graham ford from over matlock area, then carl pollite from hattersley, then smoking john from mottram, and if the gang you worked for is the same one i'm thinking of, yes your right, all beer and wackie backie. good luck with your back.
Fascinating info there, thanks for that. I spoke to Trevor Wragg on the phone once when I was contemplating doing a walling course, smashing bloke. You're right about the back ache!
thanks
This is amazing and very skillful! Fascinating video and so well presented. Glorious view - definitely not a bad office at all 😆😆
Thanks very much, I still have a lot to learn. There's plenty of work around, I need to tap into it a but more as it makes a nice change from being in the office.
really interesting to watch, and what a great result. You might add an hour on to your estimate, but I'd be adding a day
Nice job mate
Thank you, all the best :-)
Awsome😊😊
Thanks very much!
one over two two over one.
Absolutely amazing! These stone walls always fascinate me. Thanks for sharing your expertise! Bruce and Otis
Thanks Bruce & Otis, really glad you found it interesting, I guess you have similar walls where you live?
@@Glossopwildcamp No, not at all. Very rare here in Nova Scotia.
Thank you as a concrete finisher that was very cool. And I must say beautiful work sir. I do like all things a Mason would do. Blessings to you
Awesome, thanks a lot. It's hard graft but rewarding once finished.
mate, for someone who claims to not be much of a professional, you got that up in cracking time. cheers for the tour of the english countryside and the enjoyable watch.
Ha ha, thanks! Really appreciate you watching and commenting 🙂
From France you are a great free maçon,nice and Big work,bravo,that wall is incredible
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire, je suis contente qu'il vous ait plu. Avez-vous des murs en pierres sèches en France ?
Thanks gyro the video I really enjoyed it I had bash at doing 2 times with a friend and enjoyed doing it but that was some time ago thanks 👍
Cheers Steve, glad you enjoyed it and nice one for giving it a try yourself, it's certainly a dying trade so i'm glad to have some skills to use from time to time.
Cheers Brian, lovely way to spend 1/2 hour watching you build. I'm on to mine next few weeks in Wales, so inspiring to see you.
Thanks for commenting my friend 🙂 What are the walls like in Wales, are they millstone grit or something else?
Very nice wall!!! 👏!!!
Video starts at 8:29
Great Job. Curious about how the farmer will react to the remaining stone lying at the base? no Problem - clean it up himself or question why you did not build it as thick as the original. I love this tutorial and thanks
Thanks for the comment. The farmers fields are littered with loose stones around the margins from previous repairs and some walls that have started to fall due to livestock damage, so these leftovers will be used for future repairs as required. I have found that I rarely have the right amount of stone as it is impossible to build the wall exactly the way it was before it fell.
Nice job , thanks. From someone who has never laid a stone but is nonetheless fascinated, what holds up the ends of the coping stones? There has to be large stones to bookend them, I would think, but I have not seen a video on that detail.
Thanks for watching. Yes, at the end of the wall, called a cheek end, you have a coping that is about 3 times wider than a normal one.
Have done my share of walling in Connecticut. Can you tell me the county and country where that wall is located?
This wall is in Glossop, Derbyshire in the UK. Thanks for watching !
Very nice on completion you did a lot of work in one day on your own most satisfying for you and I hope the farmer paid you worth every penny you charged him
Thanks very much Betty 🙂 I charge quite a lot less per metre than most, hence why I need to work fast! I am happy to keep prices low because the farmer I work for needs all the help he can get at the moment.
Great video man. Love the work 🙌🏻
Hey, thanks for that my friend, always encouraged by comments like yours 🙂
You don't look 48.
Is it more like 58? 😂
@@GlossopwildcampI'd say you look ageless. I can tell you are a man 🏋🏻♂️ but no where near aged or old. Grown yes, but we never truly stop growing anyway. It's like you no longer "age" and are just you, not a number!
Enjoyed your video,good job,Ally
Cheers Ally, appreciate you watching mate.
I wanted to see you build the wall not keep skipping after the fact the stones have already been placed… maybe get a tripod or something so you can do a time-lapse of you building it, just imagine making a video about rebuilding a wall and you only show yourself laying one brick in the whole video and skip the whole process.
This was never meant to be a detailed 'how to' video. My channel is about wild camping mainly, this was just something I thought I'd film in the hope it was of interest to someone. Sorry it wasn't up to your standards I guess!
@@Glossopwildcamp as the title said a day of dry stone walling I assume you would show you building the wall i didn't want a how to i just wanted to watch you build the wall and found it frustrating you kept skipping it when you was building the wall back, I didn't want a how to just make a time-lapse of you building it back though I have been able to find another video since this.
The video is fine, I just didn't get to see what i wanted to see I guess though I have managed to find how people build these walls as I was just interested on how you get a drystone wall to stand up right on its own.
Thank you for responding.
Sny
Would love to learn a bit of this looks like a great skill that we muat keep alive
Agreed, it's a dying art but there are miles of wall that need maintaining 😮
@Glossopwildcamp how do you go about learning it? Courses somewhere I take it?
Good job 😊 Well done 👏
Thank you! 😃 I appreciate that.
Dry walls... What happens during earthquake? In Türkiye we face earthquake every single year.
Earthquakes are very rare here, and very weak when they do occur. It would be interesting to see how one of these walls would fare in your country though.
@@Glossopwildcamp I’m 42. Never heard dry wall before. We use concrete.
We don’t get earthquake in England or a lot of sun shine. Most of these walls will be over a hundred years old and a lot of damage is from sheep or cattle .
Nice job ;)
Thanks 😁
I never knew there was so much to building a stone wall! You done an absolutely smashing job there bro, super impressed! Learnt somet new today! Big ups! X
Awesome, thanks sis! It always looks a bit rough until the very end when the copings go on and bring it all together x
New subcriber after watching this.
I lived in Gloosop for 28yrs before upping sticks to live in Australia.
My first job was dry stone walling @ 16yrs old.
Loved the vid,brought many memories back.
And a fellow outdoors person showcasing the local moors that i remember fondly 👍
Welcome and a big thanks for the comment and sub! I am really pleased that the video evoked good memories for you, do you miss Glossop? Probably not the weather though.....
@@Glossopwildcamp Most definitley do miss the area.Absolute beautiful place to be brought up.Without the weather lol.
Sorry you had someone unpleasant to work with most wallers are friendly 7:57
Yes, you are right. The guy was great at first when it was just him and me but completely changed once the team grew, really strange behaviour.
Those small stones laying on the ground after the wall is completed reminds me that every time I dis-assemble a electric or mechanic device, there is always some screws left on my table after re-assemble it.
Lol, yes it happens every time!
Therapeutic work that. Should prescribe that to my clients. Great for mental health
I think so Tim, it certainly took my mind off my current troubles for sure.
Great to see how it's all done, great job!
Many thanks, appreciate your support and glad you found it interesting mate.