bricklaying

rolling the mortar

below are some images to give you an idea as to throw out (roll the mortar) for the bed 

cut some mortar from the pile on the spot board and turn over a couple of times 

when you have turned the mortar you will notice a resemblance to a pasty

scoop up the turned mortar

diagonally pull back from the edge of the board quickly, 

spreading out the mortar

after you spread out approx the length of 2 - 3 bricks, run your trowel through the centre

of the mix with a small jerkin movement, as in the picture.

part 4 of the bricklaying tutorial

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