 Tillers Instructor Blair E. Bates
As the President, Estimator, and General Manager of Building Restoration Inc. since 1991, Blair Bates specializes in historic stone and brick restoration. Blair has been a professional mason since 1979 and has taught at Tillers since 2003.
Publications
Bates, Blair. "A New Look at Old Style Mortars." Stonexus Magazine. 2008 Vol 8, p. 28-32.
Professional Training in Historic Masonry
RESTORE Conference at Columbia University, NYC, NY, 2 days, 1992
Masonry Restoration at Restoration '93, Boston, MA, 3 days, 1993
Structural Evaluation of Historic Masonry at Historic Windsor Inc., VT, 4 days, 1994
RESTORE Intensive Workshop on Masonry Conservation, Williamsburg, VA, 5 days, 1995
Historic Plater (Lime Putty) Repair at Historic Windsor Inc., Deerfield, MA, 4 days, 1995
Re-Pointing Historic Masonry at USHG Training Center, Chicago, IL, 2 days, 2001
American Lime Conference at Sweet Briar College, Lynchburg, VA, 2 days, 2002
Conservation and Repair of Historic Stone Walls at USHG Training Center, Chicago, IL, 3 days, 2002
American Lime Conference at Sweet Briar College, Lynchburg, VA, 2 days, 2003
Historic Mortar Analysis, Campbell Center, IL, four days, 2006
Stone Foundation Annual Conference, 2003, 2005, 2006
Advanced Masonry Restoration at USHG Training Center, Chicago, IL, 2 days, 2008
Hanson / Red Vector, Modern Masonry, 5 class internet series, 5 hours, 2008
Historic Masonry Restoration Seminars Presented
Holland Historic Trust, Dry-Laid Stone Masonry, 1991
Plainwell Historic Preservation Society, Stone Masonry Re-Pointing, 1995
 Michigan Historic Preservation Network Annual Conference, Brick Masonry Re-Pointing, 1995, 2004
Battle Creek Historical Society, Brick Masonry Restoration, 1998
AIA West Michigan Chapter, Hands on Masonry Presentation, 1999, 2000
City of Allegan Historic Network, Brick Masonry Restoration, 2002
Plainwell Presbyterian Church, Stone Masonry, 2002
Michigan Historic Preservation Network Annual Conference, Paint Stripping from Masonry and Building with Stone Masonry, 2003
Kalamazoo Old House Network, Exterior Stone Masonry Re-Pointing, 2003-2006
Tillers International, the Art of Stone Masonry class, 2003-present
Stone Foundation Conference, Hood River, OR, 2006
Blair's classes
The Art of Stone Masonry - 631
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