Masonry Tools

and

Equipment

Parts of a Trowel

Point

or

Toe

Blade

Frog

Heel

Shank

Ferrule Handle

Philadelphia Pattern

• The Blade has a square heel

• Can make buttering easier

London Pattern

•The blade has a sharply

angled heel

Types of Trowels

Brick

All purpose trowel used for cutting, buttering, and adjusting units.

Types of Trowels

Pointing

Fits into tight places. Used to point, grout, and tool joints.

Types of Trowels

Margin

Used to smooth joints and mix grout.

Types of Trowels

Has a long

narrow blade

and is used

primarily for

clean-up

Duckbill

Types of Trowels

Tuckpointer

Used to shape mortar between joints.

Types of Trowels

Parging (Flat)

Used to apply a thin coat (parge) Of mortar to masonry units.

Types of Trowels

Notched

Used to spread adhesive for tile installation

Types of Hammers

Brick Hammer

Used to drive nails or strike chisels and break, cut, or chip masonry material.

Types of Hammers

Mason’s Mash

Used to strike chisels when cutting masonry units.

Types of Chisels

Brick set- as wide as the brick it cuts

Types of Jointing Tools

Brick Jointer

Used on the short vertical (head) joints.

Types of Jointing Tools

Sled Runner-

Used to tool

the bed joints

Types of Jointing Tools

Skatewheel Raker-

Used for bed joints.

Quickly forms neat

hole free joints.

Types of Jointing Tools

Hand Raker- used on

joints the skate wheel raker

will not reach

Mortar Pan

• Used to mix mortar.

Masonry Hoe

• Used to mix mortar

and concrete.

Brick Tongs

• Used to carry brick.

Grout Bag

• Used to press mortar into mortar joints.

4 Foot Level

• Used to check level and plumb.

Torpedo Level

• Used to check level and plumb in tight

spaces.

Line or Corner Blocks

• Used to hold mason’s line in place on

bricks and blocks.

Standard Line Stretches

• Used to hold mason’s line in place on

bricks and blocks.

Hawk

• Used to carry mortar.

Sliding T-Bevel

• Used to check and transfer angles.

Framing Square

Handheld Masonry Saw

Large Masonry Saw

Respiratory Protection must be

used when cutting Masonry.

Masonry Splitter

Masonry Mixer