![]() ![]() ![]() Rubble masonry is one of the best things that an enrollee can learn to handle, for experts in this trade are in demand, and architects and landscape architects always have the need of men who can lay up this type of masonry in an artistic manner. The pattern need not be sacrificed for strength if stones are chosen for their width extending through the wall, as well as for shape and size, and if care is taken to use a header at every opportunity. ![]() So there is more than the pattern on the face to consider. Remember that the wall must be strong, as well as pleasing. Many variations in the thickness of the joints will destroy whatever beauty the pattern may have in other respect. The mortar joints must be kept as uniform in thickness as possible. Long, thin planes give a horizontal effect, which is most pleasing in low structures. Occasionally a stone of striking shape and considerable size can be placed to break up too much regularity in the pattern. Since it is unnecessary to hold to courses of uniform height, odd shapes can be used with fine effect. ![]() The choice of stones for shape is another factor deserving many studies. Smaller stones, chinking irregular spaces between larger stones, also add to the pattern. ![]()
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