Today we went to Skpton to get ready for a commission we've been asked to do for the Woodland Trust. We've been asked to carve a poem around this large seating area. So seeming it was a nice day we took up some of our scaffold tower to the seating area just in case we needed to build a shelter if it rains. We are really looking forward to this job so keep looking back to see our progress. Team effort taking this lot up as it was a fair old hike! Check back soon. #stonecarving

Your probably thinking how can a Yorkshire rose repair a fireplace? Well i'm about to tell you. We had a customer come to us about a problem with their Inglenook fireplace. The Problem was a bowl shaped hole in the top right hand corner of the stone work, which was probably taken out to house part of the stove or some sort of cooking implement. An 'Inglenook' is a small recess that adjoins a fireplace. The word is formed with Ingle, meaning "fireplace" in Old English and Nook

​ “Swales in the Dales created a carved stone to be placed within the Mother Shipton’s Cave park in Knaresborough. This creates added interest for visitors and looks great! The service was professional and prompt and a continued business relationship has been established. Thank you!” #YorkshireStonemasons #skipton #swalesinthedales #crosshills #Knearsbrough #stone #MotherShiptonsCave #masons #stonemasonry #heritage #traditionalcraft #masonryrepair #yorkshire #stonemasons #Sto

Today October 21st 2016 I finished the carving of a house name for my good friends Alan and Christine McEwen from Dandelion Stone Troughs. Please visit their website its www.dandelionstonetroughs.co.uk One of their customers bought an old stone grindstone which was used in by gone days to sharpen a whole range of ferrous tools. A grindstone is a round stone very similar to a millstone. They were powered in many ways, the earliest ones were operated by a crank handle then late

My Daddy is very good at carving and he works very hard even when he is poorly with his illness. Daddy does amazing work for his customers and makes signs for their houses. It makes me feel happy when I see my Daddys work and i like to go down to his workshop and watch him. My Daddy helps me with my own carvings and I would like to work with him when i'm a big girl. Please help my Daddy and let him make you a sign. Love Ruby xxxxxx Me carving a R for Ruby. Me and my Daddy. #

Quite often, people ask us about what we do and our trade, so here are some answers to those frequently asked questions… What is stone masonry? In a nutshell, a stone mason is a person who takes lumps of rock and makes them into something useful or beautiful – or both! The lumps of rock are often made into geometric shapes and then fused together, often using mortar to form structures. Stone masons can make incredibly complex pieces and also very simple pieces which can vary