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a similar experience while visiting with Flemish craftsmen applying similar skills
because of the hardness of the brick, and this was supported by the techniques
of stonemason and author Dr. Peter Hill.
True to traditional practice, during our winter off season cutting and rub-
bing was continued in our shop. The layout although similar to that on-site,
could accommodate four bricklayers at one time (Fig. 55). A bench-mounted
masonry saw with a 14
diamond blade was utilized to remove excess waste, and
the bricks were then cut and rubbed to the desired finished profile by hand.
Figure 55
Winter working -
preparing cut and
rubbed moldings at
the cutting benches.
(Courtesy of Price
Masonry)
These bricks were then checked against the templet on the bedding slate
and labeled for identification, palletized, wrapped, and shipped to site in prep-
aration of the next building season. There was also a need for a method of
laying out important cut and rubbed masonry details such as arches (Fig. 56),
finials [pyramids], and other enriched work. Within our workshop a 12 ft by
12 ft drafting 'wall' was fabricated to allow the design to be drawn and to lay-
out the full-size brick features.
Figure 56
Constructing the upper
half of a large bullseye
window, of cut-molded
voussoirs, to the west
elevation of St. Mary's
Chapel. (Courtesy of
Price Masonry)
