bricklaying

In interwoven narratives, a young girl and her mother support one another as one tries out for the baseball team and the other interviews for a bricklaying job, then celebrate their success together.

As a little boy watches his father, a bricklayer, work hard to build the city, both dream of building a house of their own.

"A true story . . . about a . . . team of engineers--far from the Silicon Valley limelight--and their quest to achieve a . . . difficult technological feat: building a robot that can lay bricks"--Dust jacket.

A guide to bricklaying that includes more than five hundred technical illustrations, step-by-step instructions for beginner and advanced techniques and skills, project ideas for kitchens, barbecues, steps, and more, and tables for brick sizes and gauging.

Looks at a career as a masonry worker, covering what they do, tools, training, and other related topics.

Nick, a bricklayer, tells about some of the work he does in the course of an average day. Includes photographs and a word list.

Provides step-by-step directions for building projects using brick and concrete.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for mastering the techniques of advanced masonry, providing advice on laying a brick lattice wall, pouring a concrete slab, building with adobe, molding decorate blocks, and other projects; and includes advice on materials and safety.