. The Practical brick and tile book. on(Fig. 65) ; connecting these two points with thecircle h we obtain themould. The length of c ais obtained by dividing itinto small spaces andtransfering them alongthe line h /; / g is the ^s-^^- length of the key brick, and is shown turned upinto its proper position c e. Moulded Courses. It is the work of the bricklayer to cut and formall kinds of mouldings, dentils, entasis columns,flutings, and such like members in gauged work,leaving the more intricate, such as design andfoliage, to be executed by the carver. Fig. 71shows the kind of box that is used f
. The Practical brick and tile book. on(Fig. 65) ; connecting these two points with thecircle h we obtain themould. The length of c ais obtained by dividing itinto small spaces andtransfering them alongthe line h /; / g is the ^s-^^- length of the key brick, and is shown turned upinto its proper position c e. Moulded Courses. It is the work of the bricklayer to cut and formall kinds of mouldings, dentils, entasis columns,flutings, and such like members in gauged work,leaving the more intricate, such as design andfoliage, to be executed by the carver. Fig. 71shows the kind of box that is used for cuttingmoulded bricks to any required section—in thiscase an ogee. The box is generally made to holdtwo headers or one stretcher. The brick orbricks, having been squared and rubbed down tothe required thickness, are placed in this box andwith the bow-saw roughly cut out, and thenrubbed down to the section of the box with a 84 BRICKWORK. rasp, and sometimes a piece of straight gas-pipeto form the hollow members, the bricks being. Fig. 71. very soft. Care must be taken that the bricksbe not wedged up or cramped too tightly in thebox so as to flush the edges; and here wemiffht mention that it is sometimes advisable towork the bricks a little wide, that in case of flushing they may be brought up to an arrisby a rub or two on the stone. The cross piece orpieces on the top of the box are omitted for thesake of clearness. Ornamental Arches are those that have movdded soffits; and in suchas the semi and segment, and in fact all thathave the courses to one bevel, the mouldingmay be worked square, and applying the facemould cut in every respect similar to an archwith a square soffit. In this case one bed (thebottom one) will be square with the soffit. ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK. 85 and the other very much wedge-shaped. Thecourses must be cut rights and lefts, but the keyand two springing bricks must be wedge-shapedfrom both beds, otherwise they will want beddingup with large joints to fit
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