Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 172
es, to bemoved into exact position bythe aid of a pinch bar. Inusing a bar or rollers in hand-ling cut stone, it will l)e nec-essary to protect the edges ofthe stone by bagging or other T T Fig. 187. Ashlar Masonry. softening. AVhen the stone is in its final position, the wedgesmay be removed and… … Broken Ashlar. mortar out of the joint, the wooden wedges are allowed to remainuntil the mortar has set. The bed of mortar should be keptback an inch or so from the face of the stone, so that thestone shall not bear on its outer edge. This will save raking outthe mortar when the wall is to be…
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