1828 Stonemasonry

What kind of market would there be in Italy for a qualified stonemason?

Can you knock competent stonemasons out from behind every bush there (as this is the impression you get) or is there still some demand for the trade?

Category
Building/Renovation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/09/2005 - 14:14

I know they are difficult to find in Tuscany. I wish I could find one behind every rosemary bush! Some of them are booked up years ahead. Most of work around us are for new villas: cladding the main house and portico, the external walls, staircases to terraced gardens and new barbecues with wood ovens. Expensive work but magnificent when done by a caring professional with good quality local stones (travertino).

By the way I have been looking for a bushard hammer. Do you know where I can find one?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/10/2005 - 01:25

[QUOTE=serge]I know they are difficult to find in Tuscany. I wish I could find one behind every rosemary bush! Some of them are booked up years ahead. Most of work around us are for new villas: cladding the main house and portico, the external walls, staircases to terraced gardens and new barbecues with wood ovens. Expensive work but magnificent when done by a caring professional with good quality local stones (travertino).

By the way I have been looking for a bushard hammer. Do you know where I can find one?[/QUOTE]

:confused: Wondered what a bushard/bouchard hammer was used for so googled it, here's what I found on the search engine.

Ms. Bouchard suffered several hammer blows to the arm before she managed to push the man to the ground. Witnessing the scene unfold as he ran toward them, ... :eek:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/10/2005 - 03:19

[QUOTE=serge]I know they are difficult to find in Tuscany. I wish I could find one behind every rosemary bush! Some of them are booked up years ahead. Most of work around us are for new villas: cladding the main house and portico, the external walls, staircases to terraced gardens and new barbecues with wood ovens. Expensive work but magnificent when done by a caring professional with good quality local stones (travertino).

By the way I have been looking for a bushard hammer. Do you know where I can find one?[/QUOTE]

I havent a clue re the hammer but send an email to this place: [url]http://www.castlepreservation.com/StoneSchool.html[/url] as they may be able to help you.