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[[File:Tweedmouth Memorial Chapel at Royal Northern Infirmary Inverness Scotland (15663481096).jpg|thumb|upright=1.32|Snecked masonry in the walls of Tweedmouth Memorial Chapel at the Royal Northern Infirmary, [[Inverness]], Scotland]] |
[[File:Tweedmouth Memorial Chapel at Royal Northern Infirmary Inverness Scotland (15663481096).jpg|thumb|upright=1.32|Snecked masonry in the walls of Tweedmouth Memorial Chapel at the [[Royal Northern Infirmary]], [[Inverness]], Scotland]] |
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'''Snecked [[masonry]]''' has a mixture of roughly squared [[Rock (geology)|stones]] of different sizes. It is laid in horizontal courses with rising stones projecting through the courses of smaller stones. Yet smaller fillers called snecks also occur in the courses. The mixture of stone sizes produces a strong bond and an attractive finish.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kAvTMzKGhAC&dq=snecked+masonry&pg=PA218|title=Building Construction|last=Jain|first=B. C. Punmia; Ashok Kumar Jain; Arun Kumar|date=2005|publisher=Firewall Media|isbn=9788170080534|pages=218|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n4JLmyooTwC&dq=snecked+masonry&pg=PA495|title=Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture|last=Harris|first=Cyril M.|date=1983|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486244440|pages=495|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.selectstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bobby-watt-snecked-stonemasonry.pdf|title=Snecked stone Masonry|last=Watt|first=Bobby|website=www.selectstone.com|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> Large amounts of planning for [[Brickwork|bricklaying]] process should be considered, as the corners cannot mould perfectly into every size stone. Additional [[Stonemasonry|stonecutting]] and on-the-scene stonecrafting skills may be required. |
'''Snecked [[masonry]]''' has a mixture of roughly squared [[Rock (geology)|stones]] of different sizes. It is laid in horizontal courses with rising stones projecting through the courses of smaller stones. Yet smaller fillers called snecks also occur in the courses. The mixture of stone sizes produces a strong bond and an attractive finish.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kAvTMzKGhAC&dq=snecked+masonry&pg=PA218|title=Building Construction|last=Jain|first=B. C. Punmia; Ashok Kumar Jain; Arun Kumar|date=2005|publisher=Firewall Media|isbn=9788170080534|pages=218|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n4JLmyooTwC&dq=snecked+masonry&pg=PA495|title=Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture|last=Harris|first=Cyril M.|date=1983|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486244440|pages=495|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.selectstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bobby-watt-snecked-stonemasonry.pdf|title=Snecked stone Masonry|last=Watt|first=Bobby|website=www.selectstone.com|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> Large amounts of planning for [[Brickwork|bricklaying]] process should be considered, as the corners cannot mould perfectly into every size stone. Additional [[Stonemasonry|stonecutting]] and on-the-scene stonecrafting skills may be required. |
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Snecked masonry has a mixture of roughly squared stones of different sizes. It is laid in horizontal courses with rising stones projecting through the courses of smaller stones. Yet smaller fillers called snecks also occur in the courses. The mixture of stone sizes produces a strong bond and an attractive finish.[1][2][3] Large amounts of planning for bricklaying process should be considered, as the corners cannot mould perfectly into every size stone. Additional stonecutting and on-the-scene stonecrafting skills may be required.
References
[edit]- ^ Jain, B. C. Punmia; Ashok Kumar Jain; Arun Kumar (2005). Building Construction. Firewall Media. p. 218. ISBN 9788170080534.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Harris, Cyril M. (1983). Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture. Courier Corporation. p. 495. ISBN 9780486244440.
- ^ Watt, Bobby. "Snecked stone Masonry" (PDF). www.selectstone.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
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