You sat through hours of apprentice school, and probably spent more time on a wall than you’d like to admit. While laying foundations or finishing that masonry basement, did you ever consider how the masonry trade developed? What about the tools you use e

On this episode of the MASONRY STRONG Podcast, we're joined by Buddie Barnes, who is extremely well-known in the masonry industry. Listen to some of Buddie's favorite industry and project stories, and his urge to pass the torch to the next generation.

For centuries, masonry restoration has been a meticulous, ground-up process, part science, part art. Craftsmen have scaled scaffolding and suspended themselves from rigging to inspect centuries-old facades, chimneys, and arches. Today, a new tool is soari