2.  stone work  Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves.

3.  The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone, cast stone, concrete block, glass block, stucco, tile, and cob.

4. Trowel -There are different kinds and sizes of trowels. The blade should be made of forged steel to last longer. Handles are generally made of plastic or wood. Blades vary from 9 to 12 inches in length and 4 to 7 inches in width. The larger trowels are used for spreading mortar. A variety of smaller trowels are used repairing old mortar joints and scraping off excess mortar..

5.  Chisel has various uses in masonry. Bigger ones can be used to correct the shape of blocks by scraping off uneven edges or surfaces. And together with the mashing hammer, it can also be used to cut blocks in half. It is also used to scrape a line along blocks so that they can be cut with precision.

6.  Mason’s Hammer is one versatile tool. Although there is a proper way to use it, a mason can use his imagination to improvise with this tool. One end of it is a flat-surfaced and is used for chipping off blocks. First, the mason scrapes off a line using the chisel-end, and carefully hammers the block to make a clean cut. When needed, it can also be used for nailing.

7.  Mashing Hammer provides more impact power than the mason’s hammer. If there are still remains of a previous structure at the work area, like blocks of concrete for example, the mashing hammer can be used to destroy them. For bigger structures however, a bigger demolishing tool should be used. Also, this tool can be used together with the chisel to cut bricks and tiles.

8.  Masonry Power Saw in some cases, particularly when building larger structures, bigger and heavier pieces of bricks may be used. In which cases, a regular chisel and hammer combo will not be enough to cut the bricks when necessary. Instead, a more powerful tool, the masonry power saw, is used. There are two types which you can choose from: the handheld saw and the table saw.

9.  Levels these are used for fine-tuning the straightness of the masonry work. In flat surfaces for example, a level is used to make sure that the surface measures 0 degrees or 180 degrees with the base (floor). It is also used to make sure that walls are exactly 90% from the floor. There is also a type of level called ‘spirit level’. It has a glass tube which contains either an alcohol or oil. The fluid can determine the flatness of any surface.

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