All walls need to start and end somewhere so understanding the fundamentals and significance of a cheekend (or wall head) is vital to any construction you might aspire to create.

Though stone selection is key, almost all dry stone work requires some stone shaping. While all courses cover basic techniques, this course includes a greater focus on more advanced stone shaping methods and improved placement.

Course includes:

• The fundamental principles and applied construction techniques
• Safety, set up, and tool use 
• Advanced stone shaping techniques: stone tools, shaping, splitting 
• Stone selection
• Practical completion of a structurally sound cheekend
  

Stone of Arc provides the following for all course types:

• An appropriately qualified instructor
• Tools, safety glasses, and sun protection
• Lunch, refreshments, and reusable water bottle
• A certificate of completion
• Course information booklet
• Access to ongoing project support

Useful information:

• All courses run from 9:30AM-4:30PM for 2 days unless otherwise stated
• Please bring a hat, gloves and strong footwear (preferably steel-toed)