Housewright, builder, designer, craftsman. Building upon long-held truths.
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4 Oct 2025
This is why we design and build. We control the whole process, and in doing so allow our crew to engage the whole of themselves and flourish. The results speak for themselves.
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orthodoxmason retweeted
Building for the long term is true green not gizmo green
One of the core benefits of structural masonry is that it can endure long periods of neglect and be brought back to life.
Wood just can’t take abandonment on the chin.
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One of the core benefits of structural masonry is that it can endure long periods of neglect and be brought back to life.
Wood just can’t take abandonment on the chin.
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Tragic when a parent conflates their role with that of a critic. Conflating the practice of a thing, with the practice of practice.
You are held up lovingly inside the frame of a child’s whole world, and you spurn that? The issue isn’t lack of skill it’s lack of reception.
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idk why we're expected to lie to kids. like it's very obviously not a good drawing. i know that, im pretty sure he knows that. why would i lie to his face, just because he's 5? if anything it's more important to tell him the truth now so that he has time to get better at it
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Rule of Thumb: If it looks good midway through process, odds are it will look good at the end.
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*unsacred (good grief, didn’t realize the typo. Must have let an autocorrect slip by me!)
Full poem and context here for those so inclined.
poetryfoundation.org/poetrym…
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“There are no unsecured places;
there are only sacred places
And desecrated places.”
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Jun 12
Ideally, you want to have a range of lengths to hand. Pair the right length for the job, which sometimes does require 100’.
You want to avoid bringing 100’ of line to a 25’ job. Minimize the managing of excess. This applies to hoses, rope, electric cord, and ladders.
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Jun 12
“There are no unsecured places;
there are only sacred places
And desecrated places.”
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Jun 11
A drystone dock and a swimming pond is a lovely pairing.
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Jun 11
Lovely example of common bond brickwork. No frills, or ornament, but the display of principled patterns creates a pleasing exterior effortlessly. The real resonates.
Jun 10
Just hanging out in this shady ass alley trying to keep the homeless people away from my tools.
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Jun 10
Find it fitting to spend a day working under Silent Cal’s house alone with my thoughts. Like to think he’d approve of the work and contemplation.
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orthodoxmason retweeted
I think about this Seinfeld interview all the time.
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Jun 7
How to get good at something
Start doing
Iterate
Let your hands seek answers before your mouth asks questions
Iterate
Critique the product & process
Iterate
Love the product & process
Iterate
A solution that doesn’t help achieve your goal isn’t a solution
Iterate
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Jun 3
I’m not saying it will improve your masonry work, but it doesn’t hurt to have @posteritycider in your corner to keep the sun out and wet your whistle afterwards!
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Jun 3
Daddy, daddy, better go back again
It must be a mighty fine town-o!
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