/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1446864
> Is the only other option just laying the stones 1 by 1 and shaping them as needed?

That's the correct way. You can do a hodge podge like this wall, where there's no real sense to each course and different sized stones are used. The main thing is to reduce and eliminate all runs beyond the largest stone you are using on the course. The red circles show places where there are runs. Most are short, but some are getting a bit long. If that is any indication of the workmanship then the rest of the wall we can't see will also be poor and there may be some really long runs that will cause problems down the road. Also, the use of all those wee tiny stones is a bit ridiculous. Save those for inside the wall between the two faces. Faces should be as unbroken as you can make them for longevity purposes.