Trading Skills

Stone Mason

Akeylah visits Ottawa, Ontario to meet up with Tessa, a stone mason who was the youngest ever female Red Seal mason in Canada. Tessa is ready to show Akeylah how to build a career in masonry. They mix up some concrete before Akeylah learns masonry techniques like ‘buttering’ the end of a brick. Next up, they check out a fireplace project that Tessa is building. Akeylah helps cut stone into measured pieces before laying them across the fireplace wall. Akeylah has a blast being a stone mason and is inspired by Tessa’s hard work and talent!