I have a feeling this gentleman didn't learn under such a calm situation. Videos like this are priceless as he slowly tells you the trick of the trade. Thank you.
While working as a laborer, with a Cement Company I was often times assigned to our block/Brick mason. The boss told me that Masonry work might be a good trade to work myself into, but I told him, I'd consider it but Our Mason was such a bear to work with (I was the Mason Tender) it made it very hard to learn the trade or even want to come to work. If the man would have had a better demeanor, I might very well have become a licensed mason.
I have to say it's an absolute pleasure to watch a true Master at work. Your calm, patient approach is exactly what a beginner like Me needs. I have a yard full of beautiful stones and cannot wait to start practicing and building stone walls and buildings!
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ALMOST WROTE THE SAME COMMENT I DID! AFTER I WROTE IT, I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW YOURS...I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE ARTIST'S NAME, YOU NAILED IT>BOB ROSS...;)
That's stone Building completely different to stone masoning In stonemasonry there are a lot of rules to go by Such as you never use a wet mix, always dry as to not stain the stone. Never stand a stone higher than it's width Always rake joints in the evening when finished and rake and brush again in the morning.
I was trained by a bricklayer / stonemason working as his helper. I hauled cement and rock and brick most times, but what he taught me was invaluable. RIP Jimmy Pennington.
@@shellykind most brickwork on houses is setup working from the soffit down. if ya want a soldier course at the top start marking your speed leads from there messing and marking down to the bottom
THIS MAN REMINDS ME OF THAT PAINTER WITH THE BIG HAIR THAT DIED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO...CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME...HE THOROUGHLY LOVED TO TEACH & SEEMED SO AT PEACE WITH ALL OF IT...;)
i am glad i found this channel i love rocks and rock building...and heres someone that explains it all so well and simply....thankyou...and someone who says he can build anything....im so happy...im subscribing.
I can watch this guy all day. He sure makes it look fun and I’ve done cement work and it’s difficult. I guess I need to find peace and enjoy like he does. I have a 200ft long wall to build next summer.
If you know what's going on, proper organization, and hands on experience....it like the breeze my friend.....been a full on mason for 20 years...done it all, but am still learning all the time
I've also done cement work and I enjoy it. My secret is the same as his, and I'm not even a mason, I don't work with cement very often. Think of it as a puzzle, find ways for it to entertain your brain, and if you treat it as a problem to solve, the work will go by fast.
Why not back butter the stones or blocks? I mean to adhere the sone to to the blocks. Putting some mortar on the blocks so the back side of the some bonds with the blocks?
Beautiful. This man could walk through a field of shit and come out clean on the other side. Man eats, sleep, and breathes mortar. Love the tool list at the beginning and especially the antique 100 year old level. Amazing he has kept it all these years.
I dont want to brush off this gentlemans skill, and with all due respect to him, this is also veneer. A free standing stone wall or even a retaining wall is a whole different thing. Personally, there are alot of things that I can argue about with the way this gentleman is building. Firstly , he is using too much cement in his mix, the mortar will be much too hard for stone building. Also he is leaving alot of joints that are running up to far...you have to lay 1on 2 , and 2 on 1...And a good mason would wash off the stones or dip them in pale of water , let them drain for a few seconds and then apply the mortar on a clean , dust free surface...All in all , his stonework is mostly cosmetic , not structural...Again, I am not knocking this gentlemans efforts or craft , but that' how I see it , and I think alot of masons will agree with me...God bless
Thinking the same thing imagine doing this on 30 to 40 foot walls and towers with stones that where probably 10 to 15i inches thick, this guy could build a castle wall with the right man power.
This looks like something that I can do. I am a single mom and purchased a home recently that does not have a back fence but do have the side fences. All I have in the back is lots of trees and a hill from side to side of branches and mulch. I would like to do a wall like this one but am not sure if I have to first do a wall of cement blocks and then the stones or not? Any help I would appreciate it. Thanks for this video. Very informative.
Such tranquil happy emotions whilst watching you dear Sir art indeed I'm thoroughly enjoying this video your soothing voice I can't wait to start with my puzzle project for my bathroom wall dividing my room and bathroom and when it's done I'll add some artificial sunflower heads in between
I like this type of curved wall you are building. I'm planning to build almost similar with strip of white gypsum board in almost middle height with engraved words illuminated by colored hidden light
Could you explain why there is a gap between the stone and blocks, and why you back fill it with rubble and light mortar? why not just attach the stone directly onto the wall of the cinder blocks? is it a structural integrity thing or did the wall just need to be that wide? I know nothing about brick and stone masonry but am fascinated to try doing this myself some day.
What he did not explain was how to connect to the wall. If you notice, there are corrugated metal brick ties already imbedded in the block wall. When you are able to, you simply bend them down into the fresh mortar and let it dry and thats it.
i want to build a bathtub from stone, they are all more or less brick shaped rectangles and im worried about the mortar being pushed out if i build up too high. i see you built several layers up on these stones and the mortar stayed well. Is there are rule of thumb for how high to build with flat bricks so the weight doesn't squeeze out the mortar? thanks and i respect your experience and appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
no points up, lateral lay of linear pcs, he is a block layer, stone requires a different approach if head and bed joints are to be properly strong in looks
Good eye, Sylvia. I'm a mason since 1971, and I struggle when I get on a stone veneer again after working with brick or block too. Nice looking stones appropriately sized for the wall, good looking '50s retro look.
Putting all the "chips" in the void and filling with mortar created a thermal bridge as well as moister wick. Air would have been far better and less costly given the additional mortar. Thank you for showing me the old way of doing things.
I live in an area with lots of old stone houses, they are mostly two story and two foot thick, nice stones on the inside and out with ruble in the middle. Why don't modern people mortar their stone directly to the block or cement wall so it is a single thermal mass? I notice the bank building built in 1918 was tile block and brick veneer but it has no space either, just brick mortared to the tile blocks? I have never seen a solid masonry wall have its outside layer fall off but notice a lot of 20 year old homes have the brick ties fail and the whole face falls off. I enjoy your videos but just wondered what the logic was with the air space? I live in high desert where its fairly dry so humidity isn't a big issue so I want to do it like they used to, is there a reason why I should reconsider? Thank you
Thank you. I am currently under construction in a suburban house, I want to make a stone wall 7 meters high but I don’t know which scheme to use. I liked your scheme, I would like to use it, but I don’t know how? Is it possible to make a frame with fittings on both sides of the wall and glue stones on this frame? can you give me advice. THANK YOU.
Unfortunately, I'm doing repair work to a stone wall that fell. They didn't have the cinderblock wall behind it. Maybe that's why it failed. Mortar mix cracks. Sand mix runs. Mix them half & half, it does a good job. This is from storm damage that flooded a hill. I was told that you supposed to have a hole near the bottom like every 10 feet for drainage. Whoever built this didn't do the holes. A mudslide pushed the wall out. I'm getting it back up slowly a little at a time.
@@Jaze2022 The proper mix you are looking for is 1 Portland cement to 2 parts mason sand. Mix thoroughly then add minimal water. You want to use just enough water to be able to create a meatball by balling it up in your hand without the meatball falling apart. My mixes are a little rich and you can probably get away with a 1-part cement to 3 parts sand, but I prefer the richer mix
What are the metal tubes sticking out of the block wall and why is there a space between the block wall and the rock wall? Will the space be filled in? For a 6 ft block wall, decorated with stone, what reinforcements do you need within the block wall?
Those actually put a spacing between the blocks so it's more uniform. Without those gaps could vary between 3/8" to almost 3/4". They're always on the inside of work. You don't need them, but it helps lay the block quicker with those tabs inserted.
@@virginia7125 The space between the stone and the back up wall should be filled solid. Leaving it hollow like this is wrong. You can probably get away with it a very low wall like this but going higher, say on a fireplace face, leaving it hollow would not be possible
When I'm doing mountain stone, it's not that easy. Most are rounded. I have to use a bunch of prop sticks to hold the stones in place until they set up a little. I wet my rock before using it. I noticed with flagstone you don't need to. I bought a SDS maximum hammer drill to cut some of the bigger boulders up. The brick hammer is a useless tool for granite. It may clean some mortar spots off from drips, but that's about it. A wire brush is handy for cleaning stone. Muratic acid is needed sometimes to clean up muddy stones. I had a few like that. For me it's rubber gloves. Some joints, it's better to just hand pack it in. Also, I don't have the luxury of the cinder block wall behind it. I guess retaining walls are different.
@@virginia7125 Cul, do you enjoy doing the stone work?, im doing a stone entrance at the moment facing blockwork with limestone when you finished you can come give me a hand haha!!
@@JGormo11811 Yeah, that little project is finally done. I've planted grass seed and pulled up a dying boxwood yesterday with my tractor. Today, I went to Lowe's to get a hydrangea bush to replace it. A few days ago, I aerated the yard with my tractor. 🚜
Speaking of Central Virginia, the labor rate is around $20 an hour per guy. The materials can run several hundred dollars. You need to have a ready mix truck pour a foundation first. No foundation, it'll settle and crack over time.
To keep a consistent stone face...not all rocks are the same thickness. Wall ties are usually put into the block to tie the stone to the block. In some commercial building I've worked in they require a space between the interior wall and stone. On houses the air space provide insulation. You are probably used to seeing veneer stone which is applied like a tile.
He taps the stones to bottom them out and it squeeses the mortar into hard to get at places,its also a habit that we do to hear the sound of the trowel against the rock.
I have a feeling this gentleman didn't learn under such a calm situation. Videos like this are priceless as he slowly tells you the trick of the trade. Thank you.
Yeah I think you caught on to something there. Great video.
While working as a laborer, with a Cement Company I was often times assigned to our block/Brick mason. The boss told me that Masonry work might be a good trade to work myself into, but I told him, I'd consider it but Our Mason was such a bear to work with (I was the Mason Tender) it made it very hard to learn the trade or even want to come to work. If the man would have had a better demeanor, I might very well have become a licensed mason.
He keeps saying " take your time". There was no taking your time, with the man that I worked with. Constantly scolding and 'put downs'.
I have to say it's an absolute pleasure to watch a true Master at work. Your calm, patient approach is exactly what a beginner like Me needs. I have a yard full of beautiful stones and cannot wait to start practicing and building stone walls and buildings!
I love this guy. He’s the Bob Ross of masonry. I feel so peaceful when I watch him.
Haha I was literally going to comment the exact same thing! Love it!
Yes, I feel the same way.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ALMOST WROTE THE SAME COMMENT I DID! AFTER I WROTE IT, I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW YOURS...I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE ARTIST'S NAME, YOU NAILED IT>BOB ROSS...;)
I just commented the same 😅
"Take your time, you can do it. Just like me." LoL love this guy.
I’ve built two stone houses because of this man. I never lauded stone in my life, thanks again for sharing
Daniels lucky to have a mentor w soooo much knowledge! Love the passion you have for your craft! Thanks for sharing
That's stone Building completely different to stone masoning
In stonemasonry there are a lot of rules to go by
Such as you never use a wet mix, always dry as to not stain the stone.
Never stand a stone higher than it's width
Always rake joints in the evening when finished and rake and brush again in the morning.
I was trained by a bricklayer / stonemason working as his helper. I hauled cement and rock and brick most times, but what he taught me was invaluable. RIP Jimmy Pennington.
tell me some tips i'd love to hear them
@@shellykind most brickwork on houses is setup working from the soffit down. if ya want a soldier course at the top start marking your speed leads from there messing and marking down to the bottom
That,s fantastic.
Ты сам то хоть понял что сказал?@@johnrobinson1140
As a beginner mason I’m very grateful for you sharing your knowledge and passion. Many thanks
Men like this is what this country is losing and they are not being replaced. Thanks for the video
Yes they are by Mexicans. They are going to do all these jobs us white folk don’t want to.
THIS MAN REMINDS ME OF THAT PAINTER WITH THE BIG HAIR THAT DIED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO...CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME...HE THOROUGHLY LOVED TO TEACH & SEEMED SO AT PEACE WITH ALL OF IT...;)
Bob Ross
i am glad i found this channel i love rocks and rock building...and heres someone that explains it all so well and simply....thankyou...and someone who says he can build anything....im so happy...im subscribing.
8:16. Those words are so important to hear. Starting my first wall tomorrow. Wish me luck.
I can watch this guy all day. He sure makes it look fun and I’ve done cement work and it’s difficult. I guess I need to find peace and enjoy like he does. I have a 200ft long wall to build next summer.
Just a piece of the puzzle
If you know what's going on, proper organization, and hands on experience....it like the breeze my friend.....been a full on mason for 20 years...done it all, but am still learning all the time
are you a free mason?
I've also done cement work and I enjoy it. My secret is the same as his, and I'm not even a mason, I don't work with cement very often. Think of it as a puzzle, find ways for it to entertain your brain, and if you treat it as a problem to solve, the work will go by fast.
How did it go?
Churchill's hobby? No kidding? "You can do it." Thx for the encouragement throughout the video.
Both fascinating and
Inspiring!!! Looks AMAZING!
Old World Craftsmanship🏆
getting set up to make a wall for my garden, useing pavers i saved from my yard. giveing me pointers, thumbs up
Looks great, thanks!
Very helpful and inspirational
Planning on improving my garden pond. This is really useful to me.
Thanks
Está ficando muito bom 👍
Can we talk about how beautiful that leather tool bag was?
Thanks for great job!
Maybe you said it and I didn't catch it, but what type of stone is that?
Real master.god bless you and your family
Why not back butter the stones or blocks? I mean to adhere the sone to to the blocks. Putting some mortar on the blocks so the back side of the some bonds with the blocks?
Perfect! Thanks! 💪🏻 🙏🏻
Beautiful. This man could walk through a field of shit and come out clean on the other side. Man eats, sleep, and breathes mortar. Love the tool list at the beginning and especially the antique 100 year old level. Amazing he has kept it all these years.
Thank you!Good presentation!
Thank u for sharing
Fantastic job here,Ally
Thanks good tip from somalia
GRACIAS!!! great work!!
Beautiful work. You make it look so easy. How do you make sure it’s plumb? Just by eye?
Beautiful gift of work
finally a real genuine mason.....everything else i looked up was vaneer........
I dont want to brush off this gentlemans skill, and with all due respect to him, this is also veneer. A free standing stone wall or even a retaining wall is a whole different thing. Personally, there are alot of things that I can argue about with the way this gentleman is building. Firstly , he is using too much cement in his mix, the mortar will be much too hard for stone building. Also he is leaving alot of joints that are running up to far...you have to lay 1on 2 , and 2 on 1...And a good mason would wash off the stones or dip them in pale of water , let them drain for a few seconds and then apply the mortar on a clean , dust free surface...All in all , his stonework is mostly cosmetic , not structural...Again, I am not knocking this gentlemans efforts or craft , but that' how I see it , and I think alot of masons will agree with me...God bless
Great video! Why don't you put or pour concrete all behind the wall between the gap?
Strong fortress like a castle is awesome!! You are The Boss!!
Thinking the same thing imagine doing this on 30 to 40 foot walls and towers with stones that where probably 10 to 15i inches thick, this guy could build a castle wall with the right man power.
Dont matter if he is paid for every hour, but i can pay for his work and just watch him all day long :) better than cinema ..
This looks like something that I can do. I am a single mom and purchased a home recently that does not have a back fence but do have the side fences. All I have in the back is lots of trees and a hill from side to side of branches and mulch. I would like to do a wall like this one but am not sure if I have to first do a wall of cement blocks and then the stones or not? Any help I would appreciate it. Thanks for this video. Very informative.
Such tranquil happy emotions whilst watching you dear Sir art indeed I'm thoroughly enjoying this video your soothing voice I can't wait to start with my puzzle project for my bathroom wall dividing my room and bathroom and when it's done I'll add some artificial sunflower heads in between
Sensacional. Pra isso a internet foi feita!.. Learning usefull stuff. Thnks for share
Great work .
I love how he included the cost of the pencil
I like this type of curved wall you are building. I'm planning to build almost similar with strip of white gypsum board in almost middle height with engraved words illuminated by colored hidden light
I build stone wall am from jamaica
Could you explain why there is a gap between the stone and blocks, and why you back fill it with rubble and light mortar? why not just attach the stone directly onto the wall of the cinder blocks? is it a structural integrity thing or did the wall just need to be that wide? I know nothing about brick and stone masonry but am fascinated to try doing this myself some day.
What he did not explain was how to connect to the wall. If you notice, there are corrugated metal brick ties already imbedded in the block wall. When you are able to, you simply bend them down into the fresh mortar and let it dry and thats it.
@@kownang metal tang probably already rusted out years ago and stone fell off
I'm collecting different stone and rocks from different beaches its my happy moments of serenity and tranquility
Great video. I've layed 100s of tons of stone
Very helpful😊
Bravo et merci pour ce travail.
He makes it look really easy
Nice thank you for taking the time to share that welt of knowledge
Wonderful talent…
Very cool!
Nice work !
Awesomeness! 👌
Can I just cement the stone directly to the cinder blocks?
i want to build a bathtub from stone, they are all more or less brick shaped rectangles and im worried about the mortar being pushed out if i build up too high. i see you built several layers up on these stones and the mortar stayed well. Is there are rule of thumb for how high to build with flat bricks so the weight doesn't squeeze out the mortar? thanks and i respect your experience and appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
you can built a flat brick wall to about 3 feet high, but i wont recommend going higher. One thing that helps is putting more cement in the mortar.
3' feet high max? That's insane. I have run brick walls up at least 10' and probably higher without ever having an issue.@@OsmanAli-wr8kg
no points up, lateral lay of linear pcs, he is a block layer, stone requires a different approach if head and bed joints are to be properly strong in looks
Good eye, Sylvia.
I'm a mason since 1971, and I struggle when I get on a stone veneer again after working with brick or block too. Nice looking stones appropriately sized for the wall, good looking '50s retro look.
He laid points up
Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
Putting all the "chips" in the void and filling with mortar created a thermal bridge as well as moister wick. Air would have been far better and less costly given the additional mortar. Thank you for showing me the old way of doing things.
can you share a video of what is the new way of doing things? I'm trying to fix a wall
Are you saying that it would have been better to leave the void open? Or put something else between the CMU's and the stone?
Why not just morter the stone to the blocks?
I live in an area with lots of old stone houses, they are mostly two story and two foot thick, nice stones on the inside and out with ruble in the middle. Why don't modern people mortar their stone directly to the block or cement wall so it is a single thermal mass? I notice the bank building built in 1918 was tile block and brick veneer but it has no space either, just brick mortared to the tile blocks? I have never seen a solid masonry wall have its outside layer fall off but notice a lot of 20 year old homes have the brick ties fail and the whole face falls off. I enjoy your videos but just wondered what the logic was with the air space? I live in high desert where its fairly dry so humidity isn't a big issue so I want to do it like they used to, is there a reason why I should reconsider? Thank you
I tried to do my stone wall in my letterman's jacket...and it got ruined.
You make it look awful easy, Sir. Thank-You!
Is there a gap between the rock and cinder block to account for the curve?
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amazing!
Thank you. I am currently under construction in a suburban house, I want to make a stone wall 7 meters high but I don’t know which scheme to use. I liked your scheme, I would like to use it, but I don’t know how? Is it possible to make a frame with fittings on both sides of the wall and glue stones on this frame? can you give me advice. THANK YOU.
Skype is amazing. But I don’t know how he can work with that jacket! I love you man! What the 1980s is calling and they want their jacket back
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ur awesome !
Unfortunately, I'm doing repair work to a stone wall that fell. They didn't have the cinderblock wall behind it. Maybe that's why it failed. Mortar mix cracks. Sand mix runs. Mix them half & half, it does a good job. This is from storm damage that flooded a hill. I was told that you supposed to have a hole near the bottom like every 10 feet for drainage. Whoever built this didn't do the holes. A mudslide pushed the wall out. I'm getting it back up slowly a little at a time.
part of my wall just fell too. can you share the exact mortar/sand mix that you used? I'm new to mixing concrete/mortar
Ronnie freeman
@@Jaze2022 The proper mix you are looking for is 1 Portland cement to 2 parts mason sand. Mix thoroughly then add minimal water. You want to use just enough water to be able to create a meatball by balling it up in your hand without the meatball falling apart. My mixes are a little rich and you can probably get away with a 1-part cement to 3 parts sand, but I prefer the richer mix
As a stone mason from Europe, if I wanted to explain to a apprentice how not to build a stone wall, I would make them watch this video.
Un maestro...
The Bob Ross of masonry!
Are you leaving the bricks there ir taking them out ? I'm trying to repair a rock wall and not sure how to do it.
The stones are not attached to the cement blocks but can we do it anyway?
he fills it in then does the top the same way he did the wall covers the blocks
“Believe in yourself. You can do it.”
Craftsman!!!
Feels like I just got home
I wish you had covered how to split/shape stone.
What are the metal tubes sticking out of the block wall and why is there a space between the block wall and the rock wall? Will the space be filled in? For a 6 ft block wall, decorated with stone, what reinforcements do you need within the block wall?
Those actually put a spacing between the blocks so it's more uniform. Without those gaps could vary between 3/8" to almost 3/4". They're always on the inside of work. You don't need them, but it helps lay the block quicker with those tabs inserted.
@@virginia7125 The space between the stone and the back up wall should be filled solid. Leaving it hollow like this is wrong. You can probably get away with it a very low wall like this but going higher, say on a fireplace face, leaving it hollow would not be possible
When I'm doing mountain stone, it's not that easy. Most are rounded. I have to use a bunch of prop sticks to hold the stones in place until they set up a little. I wet my rock before using it. I noticed with flagstone you don't need to. I bought a SDS maximum hammer drill to cut some of the bigger boulders up. The brick hammer is a useless tool for granite. It may clean some mortar spots off from drips, but that's about it. A wire brush is handy for cleaning stone. Muratic acid is needed sometimes to clean up muddy stones. I had a few like that. For me it's rubber gloves. Some joints, it's better to just hand pack it in. Also, I don't have the luxury of the cinder block wall behind it. I guess retaining walls are different.
Hi, what are you building?
@@JGormo11811 I'm repairing a retaining wall in my backyard from flood damage.
@@virginia7125 Cul, do you enjoy doing the stone work?, im doing a stone entrance at the moment facing blockwork with limestone when you finished you can come give me a hand haha!!
@@JGormo11811 Yeah, that little project is finally done. I've planted grass seed and pulled up a dying boxwood yesterday with my tractor. Today, I went to Lowe's to get a hydrangea bush to replace it. A few days ago, I aerated the yard with my tractor. 🚜
@@virginia7125 What tractor have you got?
O this may be stupid, but can you do a stone with a flat back from Lowe’s as a siding on a house?
no mortar at the back of the stone?
Beatifully done...
In the picture it looks like a concert block and stone wall.
He's the bob ross of stone masonry
This is a block wall posing as stone
I wonder if Daniel ever finished his apprenticeship and went on to be a mason himself.
The Bob Ross of masonry
Unbelievable. Just wow. I don't even know what to say
A half shovel for mixing is so much faster
No foundation of concrete.??
Cool
Was this uploaded from a 1999 PBS episode....?
Why is there a gap between the rock and cinderblock? Ya make it look easy
What is the labor cost sqft on this??
Speaking of Central Virginia, the labor rate is around $20 an hour per guy. The materials can run several hundred dollars. You need to have a ready mix truck pour a foundation first. No foundation, it'll settle and crack over time.
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I see the blocks aren’t tight against the cinderblock. Why the space?
To keep a consistent stone face...not all rocks are the same thickness. Wall ties are usually put into the block to tie the stone to the block. In some commercial building I've worked in they require a space between the interior wall and stone. On houses the air space provide insulation.
You are probably used to seeing veneer stone which is applied like a tile.
Should have been filled solid in the back. With drain weeps every 3 foot just above dirt line that wall may not hold up in winter conditions.
@@stevennapier7140
I thought he was filling up the gap with crushed bricks or stone chips, may be wrong...
The hardest job ever
laying stone on edge is no good,you must lay them with the biggest surface area on each rock.
Yeah plus the grain ( some rocks have multiple) should always be horizontal to the ground otherwise frost n water will pop the faces .
At times he taps the stone with his tools, can anyone tell me why he does that/the benefits of doing that?
He taps the stones to bottom them out and it squeeses the mortar into hard to get at places,its also a habit that we do to hear the sound of the trowel against the rock.
Perfect!
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