Hand axed limestone with ribbon joint

Heres an old house with true hand axed stone.  A ribbon joint has been applied. The house built maybe early 1900's.  The walls are solid and it appears some sort of early sealer has been aplied to reduce moisture,  Maybe a paraffin or tallow.

Pressed reds weather struck

Pressed reds weather struck with a double strike. Older bricks that have a matt dusty finish. Bricklayers created their own gauge in my eyes cleaner lines with a tighter joint gives an appealing finish as much with a peach colour synomynous terracotta sands in non-hydraulic mortar of the past.

Ribbon point on limestone

This fresh rockface with ribbon joint

Unwashed tuckpointing

This brick is rejuvenated with fresh tuckpoint ing on gucci store

Lime sand pointing in hand axed rockface; best seen

Best limestone point mix

Here is one of the best limestone pointing matches ive seen

The pointing utilises lime sand. The stone hand cut and pointing created from the byproduct.

Tuckpointed limestone with red tuck

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.