Glossary of stone
A short guided introduction to the vocabulary that appears throughout the work, from batter and hearting to tie stones and coping.
Words like batter, hearting, and tie stone are not ornaments for insiders. They are compact ways of naming specific structural decisions. Without them, bad habits hide behind general language.
The glossary exists because the rest of the site assumes a certain precision. Better to define the words once and then use them honestly everywhere else.
Batter is the inward lean of the wall face. Hearting is the packed stone inside a double-faced wall. Tie stones lock the two faces into one structure. Coping is the top course that weights and finishes the wall.
Bluestone, limestone, flagstone, frost line, shims, bearing points, and trammel points enter when the work shifts into paving, benches, circles, and foundations, but the same level of exactness still applies.