skilled brick layers
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fluffflinger
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OMG! =D> That is just truly awesome, a truly talented, skilled and practiced craftsman. I am in awe!
Thanks for posting, I'm only disappointed we didn't get to see the completed structure,
Thanks for posting, I'm only disappointed we didn't get to see the completed structure,
fluffflinger
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I just followed the link on the page you originally posted to YouTube and if you are interested then there is even more to marvel at here http://www.youtube.com/user/iconoploasta1/videos
chippy1970
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That muck looks a little wet :lol:
Random Orbital Bob
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Aye...wouldn't pass the pyramid test 
Graham Orm
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Not sure whether that's impressive or not, how's he making them stick? Must be super sticky mix. No pointing on the outside from the look of it either, unless someone goes up after it's finished.
gregmcateer
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Cool
beech1948
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Mix seems to be 4:1...4 lime to 1 cement. Must be v sticky. I'm guessing the roof is "pointed" on the exterior when it is externally plastered
Al
Al
Many thanks for posting that. I'd read about thin shell vaults but never thought to look on youtube to see how they are built.
Those guys' skill is a real pleasure to watch. And it's such an efficient system - no formwork, no scaffolding, apparently no measurement - and quick too!
Those guys' skill is a real pleasure to watch. And it's such an efficient system - no formwork, no scaffolding, apparently no measurement - and quick too!
thick_mike
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I often think I could probably have a go at that when I see various craftsmen doing their thing...but that bricklayer is amazing! That video goes alongside the disabled guy making stools using his feet and the Moroccan bloke making chess pieces with a bow lathe in my vault of awesome!
No skills
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Superb.
Reminds me of that grand design where they built an arched house with just layers of tiles and plaster forming the main arch. I think if they had employed that chap then the build would only of taken a week or so.
Reminds me of that grand design where they built an arched house with just layers of tiles and plaster forming the main arch. I think if they had employed that chap then the build would only of taken a week or so.
Woodcrafts
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¡Estupendo! He makes it look so easy.
Yes, but didn't the one on Grand Designs partly collapse during construction!
Yes, but didn't the one on Grand Designs partly collapse during construction!
Random Orbital Bob
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and....had it been a grand design....the bloke would have fallen pregnant half way through the job!!
joethedrummer
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I chuckled !!!Random Orbital Bob":3kfmnbte said:
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My guess is that the bricks are very dry, and there's a small amount of sharp sand involved (with the lime and cement). I think the initial stick is suction into the dry brick, then it sets pretty fast. Obviously, once the mortar's gone off it's really strong, just like any arch. The herringbone at the intersection reminds me of Brunelleschi's Duomo in Florence - apparently he changed the proportion of standard housebricks, so that the herringbone would give extra strength.
What skill though! One of those videos has two brickies working as a team, which is even more impressive. You don't see the bloke mixing, but I'd guess that's quite a skill too - it looks like it has to be exactly right, and a lot runnier than our normal mixes.
Does anyone know if the row of bats is decorative, or for some structural reason?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Thtr3wAMAE These guys are using a former though (or at least some rebar to give them a nice curve to work to) and what looks like longer and thinner bricks.
If you watch one brickie closely, there isn't one wasted movement with the trowel.
Dead impressive.
E.
My guess is that the bricks are very dry, and there's a small amount of sharp sand involved (with the lime and cement). I think the initial stick is suction into the dry brick, then it sets pretty fast. Obviously, once the mortar's gone off it's really strong, just like any arch. The herringbone at the intersection reminds me of Brunelleschi's Duomo in Florence - apparently he changed the proportion of standard housebricks, so that the herringbone would give extra strength.
What skill though! One of those videos has two brickies working as a team, which is even more impressive. You don't see the bloke mixing, but I'd guess that's quite a skill too - it looks like it has to be exactly right, and a lot runnier than our normal mixes.
Does anyone know if the row of bats is decorative, or for some structural reason?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Thtr3wAMAE These guys are using a former though (or at least some rebar to give them a nice curve to work to) and what looks like longer and thinner bricks.
If you watch one brickie closely, there isn't one wasted movement with the trowel.
Dead impressive.
E.
CaptainCaveman
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That really is quite impressive, bet it's a pipper when they reach the middle!
I find interesting watching the rest of the worlds construction techniques, we really are stuck in our ways here.
I find interesting watching the rest of the worlds construction techniques, we really are stuck in our ways here.
6:1:1 mortar, used to hold the bricks together, or keep them apart??
brianhabby
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Truly amazing brickwork but the video made me feel sick, wandering all over the place.
regards
Brian
regards
Brian
