Here we have the old heirtage Army base of Fremantle utilising a red tuckpoint,
This has been repointed since its original build being highly exposed to weather.
At first I thought this was the poor mans tuckpoint. A created recess then pointed with paint which was the case without having to place the tuck. It was quite hard to tell without jumping the fence.
The tuck appeared almost flush with the point which would make it hard to use a frenchman.
The stone is probably from the nearby having the soil colours of a less consistent floor of stone. They were more than likely lose stones buried in a field rather than from a floor.
I love the colours, the flaws and the inconsistencies.
Note the mortar colour which appears very much original it may be unslaked burnt lime sand.
I love stone, collected stone, hand built, like art no machines.
I want to time travel back for a week in this Australian history; immerse myself in the time.
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| Fremantle limestone and tuckpoint |
Today I visited Fremantle again to see further proof of the old mortar almost a peach in colour or of terracotta to tan in colour. In dealing with different limestone over the years it varies in colour tremendously. Moore river stone is very biscuit in colour.
Even a photo Ill publish later shows one of the early historic buildings with the layers of paint pretending to be white wash removed.
It clearly shows the stone to be quite tan in nature and the pointing to of two distinct colours. The construction mortar is quite dark, The facing mortar is a lighter tan almost a peach colour as discussed before.
I would say this stone for its softer attributes which allow for the pillow face finish it was given. Many of the deliveries we receive from some quarries these days is extremely hard. The axe bounces of much of this especially when there is a high content of cap rock.
The scrap of this stone would have been slaked on site along with the soil colour made up the larger mortar component attributes in both cases. Unslaked burnt fines of the stone would forming sand would make part of the mortar giving it the colour.
I dare say some of the old washes would have been given this light brown colour from the darker stone colour, less calcified no doubt an higher in silica I believe.
Here is an old Fremantle stone wall I found that is of what I believe an original point protected by an outhouse for years under the cover of tin in a row of terraces.
The image of the luxury building will show darker mortar samples again right on the harbour of Fremantle.
A ribbon joint to mock stone I think in Fremantle.
The stone lacks grain and I dont even recognise the stone.
An example of what is known in the vernacular as Dado or cement glass render. Almost a lost art to get it right. As an apprentice I was privileged to see it done.
Some apprentices out of the Building Management Authority have taken this product to the next level creating colours etc.
In the past plasterers created faux marble, some so skilled it was hard to distinguish between the real item.
A bay window cladded in bark to give the appearance of a tree trunk. Absolutely love it. I want a bark house, lol
An assortment of stonemasons tools although some sit outside the scope of stonemasons tools.
