The Rudiments of Practical Bricklaying: In Six Sections - General Principles of Bricklaying, Arch Drawing, Cutting, and Setting, Different Kinds of Pointing, Paving, Tiling, Materials, Slati

Originally published in 1890: The object of this little work is to assist young beginners and others who, though in the trade many years, have not had the opportunity of seeing so much of the higher branches of practice as they might desire. I also trust it will not be thought unworthy the notice of the more skilled mechanic. I have no hesitation in saying the methods here employed in drawing and cutting arches, also in mixing the materials and executing the different sorts of pointing, are practically the b