The Stone Art Chronicles
featuring the ongoing adventures of Devin DevineHow to build a stone birdbath
Devin Devine, stone artist based out of North East Pennsylvania purchase inquiries contact devin@devineescapes.com How to build a stone birdbath Related Content: bird baths presently available for sale So at it's most simple, a bird bath is a stone with a bowl...
Ask Devin | building a flagstone patio on gravel
Devin Devine, dry stone wall contractor devin@devineescapes.com DIY phone consultation services available Ask Devin, dry-laid flagstone construction overview So I've written a few how-to type articles on my blog. These posts all have comments at the bottom of the...
how to cut flagstone using a hammer
knapping: Cutting flagstone with a rock hammer
Knapping/chipping is where you use a rock pick, or rock hammer to chip off just a bit of stone at a time.
This type of flagstone cut is good for when you have a few inches, or less, of stone to trim off. Say you have a three inch piece of stone to cut–you just use the hammer to chip away, removing bit by bit, until you get there.
Should you seal your stone patio? Ask Devin
Devin Devine, stone mason based in Pennsylvania, projects across the countrydevin@devineescapes.com Now taking pre-orders for the 2025 Stone Art Calendar:Click here to purchase Sealing a flagstone patio I keep receiving comments on my blog about sealing...
Spiral Herb Garden
Devin Devine, traveling stone artist based out of Pennsylvania610-301-4269 devin@devineescapes.com Hedgesville West Virginia. Always willing to travel for an interesting stone project. A Spiral Herb Garden is an herb garden that's designed in such a way as to create...
New sculpture: Squiggly Noodle
Just a few photos for now. I'll have more images, different angles and a thing or two to say about this sculpture....soon enough, soon enough. These were taken at Chetola Lake Sculpture walk, a juried group sculpture exhibition in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This is...
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