![]() So basically early stone masons and bricklayers just made straight horizontal and vertical grooves between the brickwork. Thus, the term tuckpointing derives from this earlier yet simpler technique that was used with very uneven bricks with a thin line called a "tuck", which was drawn in the flush-faced mortar, but left unfilled, to give the impression of well-formed brickwork. And thus someone devised the tuckpointed method, whereby neat straight lines were raked out in the freshly laid mortar to create an "illusion" from a distance that the bricks were somewhat symetrical and to appear to be made more precisely that the brick or stone that they comprised of. A more inexpensive method was required where a builder/ mason/ stone mason could use cheaper non-uniform shaped bricks and stones. However to build a house with precisely made rubbed bricks was significantly more expensive. When these precisely made by hand bricks (rubbers) were laid with lime mortar (lime and fine sand), the end result was a neat finish of red brick contrasting with very fine white brick joint. These rubbed bricks were relatively more expensive to manufacture than un-rubbed or un-finished bricks or stones. In order to make more precise sized bricks, the bricks were made slightly oversize and then after being baked, were scraped or rubbed down by hand and these finished precise bricks were known as "gauged" bricks or "rubbers" for slang. The art of brick making was not as refined as it is today, and the wooden molds varied due to age and crude method of manufacture which resulted in generally irregular shaped bricks. ![]() ![]() Tuckpointing was developed in early 18th century England where at the time bricks were handmade in individual wooden molds and baked in kilns. Tuckpointing - History and Facts, Tuckpointing Tools, Techniques & FAQ's.
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