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Tried a new pointing technique on a chimney in Boise and the difference was crazy
Honestly, I saw this old timer using a technique called 'tuck pointing' with a special hawk and a 3/8 inch jointer. The chimney looked rough before, but after he finished a 20 foot section, the lines were so clean and sharp. Ngl, I've been using a bag mortar gun for years and never got results like that. Has anyone else switched from a gun to traditional tools for detail work?
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river_hart182mo ago
That bag gun is basically a caulk tube for bricks, no wonder your lines look like a toddler drew them. My grandpa would have laughed his head off seeing someone try to detail a chimney with one. Some old school methods are just BETTER, no matter how much time they take. Watching a real pro with a jointer is like seeing an artist work.
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sarahsullivan13d ago
Buddy of mine tried one of those bag guns on his fireplace last summer. He spent half the day cleaning concrete off his driveway after it exploded on him. Said he went straight back to his grandpa's old jointer the next weekend and finished in like 20 minutes, no mess at all lol.
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