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[ndwolf68]

This is cool. Keep it up, Russ! I enjoy learning new architecture & engineering details... you're posts are most-informative (and funny!).
R/,
Norm

[deemery]

Thanks for the architectural catalog. One variation I've seen a lot are 'triangle shaped dentils'. Where dentils are square/rectangular, these start 3 or 4 bricks wide at the top, go down to 2 and eventually one brick. Following the 'dentil' metaphor, these are incisors rather than square front teeth

dave

[nebrownstone]

Now were getting somewhere. Thanks Kevin, Dave and Norm.

OK, todays new word is Machicolation In mideval times a machicolated battlement projected from the supporting wall and had openings in between the corbels to facilitate dropping rocks and arrows on attacking armies at the base of the wall. It seems that this was a carry-over in brickwork and only used for ethstetic reasons, but you can see were bricklayers got their influence.

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Another word Modillion This is also a projection similar to a corbel and is easier to show than explain. Unless I'm wrong.

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[mecrr]

Russ, when can we expect castings?
David

[nebrownstone]

Been busy with the new website and figured I'd introduce our new brick castings.

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BRICK

[Off Duty]

Nice looking Russ

[Zephyrus52246]

Great looking bricks, Russ. I liked your description of the different types of brick, but you forgot one type of bond.

Jeff

[ndwolf68]

Great looking bricks, Russ. I liked your description of the different types of brick, but you forgot one type of bond.

Jeff

Jeff,
You chose wisely - the BEST Bond...

Norm "thinks Sean still got it goin' on wit da Ladies"

[asb1952]

Great looking brickwork Russ !!! Are they for sale yet ?

[robert_seckler]

Russ,

As always very nice work.
You are the Master

Keep up the Great work

Robert