Tuck pointing

A highly skilled discipline once prolific now performed by only few utilising the original method of straight edge and trim this website explains its purpose. While the installation utilising the old methods is highly skilled mixing the yellow, black and red ochres to match existing works or original bricks is in a realm of its own. Something few hold the capacity to carry out today.

Definition - a highly skilled and refined method of pointing brickwork whereby the overall mortar joint is coloured to match the brick and grooved while still 'green' to receive a carefully placed lime-putty : silver sand joint, which is then carefully trimmed to form a precise ribbon-like profile. Its intention, in England, was to create an illusion of gauged ashlared brickwork on walling constructed of standard, often irregular, handmade bricks.

Gerard goes some of the way into its methods and sells the jointers :
Website: http://www.brickmaster.co.uk/tukcpointing.htm