Finished that tricky curved wall on the Main Street job

An older mason named Frank from the crew next door watched me set the last few bricks, then just said, 'You got the rhythm now, kid.' It happened right there on the scaffold, with the sun going down. What's a small piece of advice that's stuck with you from another bricklayer?

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daniel_lopez6mo ago

Remember my buddy's first time with a plumb line? His foreman told him, "If you can't see straight, you can't build straight.

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evana716mo ago

Actually it's a plumb bob, not a line. The line is just the string it hangs from. That foreman's advice is still solid though.

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the_leo6mo ago

My old boss told me to always check my work with a level, not just my eyes. That simple tip saved me a ton of rework later.

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