the guys that were facing an office next to a job site I saw were using chisels
and what looked like a wet tile saw. they used a big gas-powered circular saw
for the landscape blocks. whatever you learn, I'd like to learn, too. I'll
have an addition to brick pretty soon...
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From: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
> ...and that means I'm six months overdue on doing the brick facing on
> the outdoor kitchen I framed up last year. It's a welded-steel frame
> faced with Wonderboard with gas grill and the like, and that part's all
> done, I just need to face it now.
>
> I've got a large pile of brick sitting here, from various parts of our
> house (fireplace, exterior trim) pre-remodel, and I think I know how to
> mix mortar, and I've pretty much figured out all the dimensions.
>
> So how does one cut brick?
>
> I know it's been done with hammers and chisels, and I suppose if that's
> the RIGHT way I've got lots of extra brick to practice on.
>
> I own angle grinders and a Harbor Freight metal cutoff saw and the usual
> collection of other power apparatus, but no wet-saws or anything of that
> nature.
>
> I haven't yet tried running the circular saw with the masonry blade over
> a brick to see what happens.
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