Basic tool kit

Ruler and pencil

Gauge Rod

Bolster.

Used to cut bricks to length, see Cutting Bricks on how to use.

Brick Hammer.

The main use for a brick hammer is to make crude brick cuts.

It has other uses too.

1. Hammering in wall ties.
2. Driving in line pins/Dutch pins.
3. Quashing your fingers when you miss the nail...

Brick Trowel.

The brick trowel is the main tool used to lay bricks with.
Uses include.

1. Spreading the bed.
2. Furrowing the mortar in which the bricks are to be laid/bedded onto/into.
3. Buttering the perpend on to the brick to be laid.
4. Can very crudely cut bricks to length. (Some brick trowels wont cut bricks, even the good expensive brands, these trowels are for spreading mortar only.)
5. Fly swatter, just watch you dont hit yourself.....

Buy one that suits you as there are many to choose from.
It always pays to spend more money on a good trowel rather than buying a cheap one.

Corner Blocks.

Used to hold a string line to a corner or a profile as in this instance.

Make your own timber corner block.

Can be cut from most sized timber, 50 x 50mm is around the desired timber size.
The block can be whatever length you desire.


Mark out the timber.


Saw cut out as shown.



Chisel out the waste.


Saw cut as shown to allow the line to go half the way through.


Pull the line through with the spool end as shown.
Allow about 300mm slack on the lines end to enable it to go around the block.


First turn of the line goes back through the block.


Second turn of the line.


Finished.

Dutch Jointer.

Dutch Pin.

Holding a profile.

Level.

Used to determine when things are Plumb and Level.

Plumb is the vertical plane.
Level is the horizontal plane. plumb and level

Line Pin.

Mash/Lump Hammer.

Old Timers Tool Kit.

Plugging Chisel.

Profile.

A profile is usually a straight edge which is used to pull a string line off using corner blocks, this helps keep the wall straight and plumb.

A profile can be any shape, i.e an arch profile as used in the construction of arches, arch profile making

Raker.

Home Made Raker

If you only have a small job to do its pointless paying for a raker that will be used only a few times.
Make your own, just follow the pics, just make sure you use a concrete nail as normal nails will just bend and be of no use.

Mark out your raker.


Cut down the sides.


Knock out the waste.


Knock in a concrete nail so about 10mm protrudes from the face of the raker body.


Simple and easy.

Round Jointer.

String Line.