the fine art of brickwork - Florentine Bullseye

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3 жыл бұрын

following the 'drawing arches' series this is the setting out and laying of the Florentine arch in a bullseye
Gothic style,
Gothic

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@ericgalassi7850 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. I can't wait to see you finish this. I personally think as far as decorative projects you are by far the best I've seen on KZfaq.

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@93eze2 3 жыл бұрын

Dont understand why Rob is not sponsored by all the tool companies out there the man has skills of the Victorian builders and should have the up most respect for the work this man can achieve pure brilliant Rob as always x

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kristian

@johnb8389 Жыл бұрын

Shocked by the lack of subs. Outstanding instruction.

@robsonger1 Жыл бұрын

thank you John, I guess no one is interested in traditional brickwork anymore

@tomgazebobob1503 2 жыл бұрын

Rob.I was beginning to think you had no vocal chords. What damn amazing work.

@chrisbarton3476 3 жыл бұрын

This man is a genius! Your on a different level sir

@garethjones6072 3 жыл бұрын

You might not be quite happy with it rob but you don’t see this work anywhere any more I think it looks amazing true craftsmanship not many brickies could set this work out cut the bricks and lay them to the standard you do I could watch your videos all day you should have your own tv Chanel

@elliotdemetrius4957 3 жыл бұрын

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@desmondbarrett8926 3 жыл бұрын

@Elliot Demetrius I use FlixZone. You can find it on google :)

@bryandavian6207 3 жыл бұрын

@Desmond Barrett Yea, been using flixzone for years myself :)

@elliotdemetrius4957 3 жыл бұрын

@Desmond Barrett Thank you, I went there and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it !

@desmondbarrett8926 3 жыл бұрын

@Elliot Demetrius Happy to help xD

@anthonyworthington6495 3 жыл бұрын

Another masterclass,can't wait for the finished article👍

@markanderson6969 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work rob, I have been involved in brickwork restoration for a lot of years now but I have never seen this style of arch before

@irishwanderer4206 Жыл бұрын

im putting these videos in a queue for a playlist some awesome stuff

@samsung7888 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely work again.

@ronniebiggs4026 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely mint work .I very much doubt you will see the likes of this again 👍👌👌👌🎥👏🧱👌

@georgesanchez9971 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work! Thank you for sharing.

@alangardner4831 2 жыл бұрын

True Master Rob, Brilliant work!

@aidancorridan9172 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work. Thanks for making the video (from NYC)

@goldentrowel1968 3 жыл бұрын

Great workmanship Rob

@richardhumber2800 3 жыл бұрын

Really Really good work bud. Great video!!!!

@davidpoole4427 3 жыл бұрын

Legendary work. 🧱🧱

@doddsy65 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice Rob , True craft . Agreed on the cutting , Much better with a bench saw or Clipper for depth of cut and square . Still top notch though and looking forward to seeing centre piece go in , Crack on Maestro !

@scoyle1750 3 жыл бұрын

Looks class and considering you did cuts with a battery powered concrete saw, cuts and joint width looks decent, would be some serious amount of cutting even if you had a bench wet saw but would definitely make life easier, what can you say but if it was Top of the Pops you would be No 1 week in, week out👍

@markdwyer100 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy that one rob very nice

@SteveAndAlexBuild 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful stuff Rob 👌🏼🧱👍🏼

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Steve

@SteveAndAlexBuild 3 жыл бұрын

@@robsonger1 🧱👍🏽

@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 3 жыл бұрын

I always admire your work its amazing. A nice Norton clipper saw would do you well for wet cutting the bricks . Its a lovely piece of bricklaying as usual Rob very well done. Justin brickright 👍

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

yes, I've been looking at Clippers for about a year now as I need one to do some better demos on here but sadly I still can't afford one. KZfaq doesn't pay like it used to.

@brickrightbuildinglandscaping 3 жыл бұрын

@@robsonger1 Well good luck with your search you'll find one eventually Rob. Good luck Justin 👍

@danielbaxter4978 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal

@paulnewton7306 3 жыл бұрын

Come on BT Engineering give the man a saw

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

nice idea...

@paulnewton7306 3 жыл бұрын

🤞...

@jeffshearer5125 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, they would get good advertisement

@Bobthebrickie 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good Rob👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌🏼

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

did you just say good looking Rob? yeah I know...lol

@JayKTS 3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍 , looks amazing

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Jay

@brickbybric 3 жыл бұрын

@@robsonger1 rob I don’t know if you have seen or follow jays channel , he’s a top of the range bricklayer and topclass general building contractor

@jonmcgill533 3 жыл бұрын

just one word. WOW !

@crus1n 3 жыл бұрын

Used to watch loads of your vids, true craftsman, back watching them again. I think I would have split the centre in half with an inch or so space and then used wedges to hold them apart, then strike as normal. I am no bricklayer tho, just a thought..

@johnjames-nb1dl 3 жыл бұрын

Unreal

@thecorbies 3 жыл бұрын

Another fab video Rob. Can't wait for the infill video. Re' the steps that are making things...tricky. I know you say the DeWalt saw works well, but surely the step is being created by the saw blade NOT being aligned correctly? In an ideal situation perhaps a brick chop saw might provide a perfect cut? Regards Mark in the UK

@chick262 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video rob ,,question rob about the stopping mortar and illusion of longer stretches from your video drawing the florentine arch ,have you an example of that please

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes. In the next video I will use some so you should be able to get a good idea of that. Thank you for watching

@JohnSmith-lu4is Жыл бұрын

Quality

@ferstuck37 3 жыл бұрын

Rob. Do you have to maintain a constant thickness of cement on your bricks so it doesn’t push the circle out of shape even though you have cut the bricks to size.

@liamwalters5029 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you do

@barringtonsmythe3464 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@ozzygurung8303 3 жыл бұрын

👍👌💪🍻🍻

@chick262 3 жыл бұрын

Off topic here guys,,,what would you guys recommend reading for complete house building covering all aspects of building houses and extensions E.T.C.

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

Have a look at my Instagram rob.songer and scroll to the picture with some of my books...wait, I'll look too....

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes...bottom right, the Construction of Houses 3rd edition by Duncan Marshall

@robfryer9962 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever done any refractory work?

@scottcorrin5181 3 жыл бұрын

😉👊👍

@eddstoddart8096 3 жыл бұрын

Is that the reclaimed lime mate?

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Edd, no that was a hydrated lime mix i did especially for the arch. I'll do an update on the old lime mortar soon.

@eddstoddart8096 3 жыл бұрын

Rob. What is the mix you use to keep the mortar that white,

@dalegowing 3 жыл бұрын

Rob still going strong on here! Any tips? I’m now starting a channel myself if you want to take a look..

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

hello Dale, I hope you and the family are keeping safe and well

@dalegowing 3 жыл бұрын

@@robsonger1 yes mate very well. Are you still building or training now a days?

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

@@dalegowing sorry for the late reply, I'm working on lovely projects at the moment and hopefully for a while into the future, and I'm also teaching at my workshop on 3 evenings and most Saturdays.

@CharlieCollison 3 жыл бұрын

Ain’t you built that yet! Haha... only joking. When you gonna give me a few lessons then master Jedi bricklayer 🤷🏼‍♂️

@MrBigtime1986 3 жыл бұрын

You're probably really bored when you have to do an easy project

@craigrayment2055 3 жыл бұрын

Hi rob do you have a twitter page I can follow .....

@robsonger1 3 жыл бұрын

I have Instagram

@LarJgrip 3 жыл бұрын

The string line should be center on brick or center on joint but not on brick arris.

@MrFlynnytwo 3 жыл бұрын

Are you seriously trying to teach the Songer how to layout brickwork? 😱

@LarJgrip 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrFlynnytwo Am I wrong?

@MrFlynnytwo 3 жыл бұрын

@@LarJgrip Just have a think about it. Voussoirs are cut at an angle taking into account the perps so the edge of the brick is what has to be checked for alignment. My response was to highlight that if Rob Songer does it that way it is the way it should be done. - I am not a bricklayer by the way - I was a plasterer.

@LarJgrip 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrFlynnytwo Not that this has anything to do with it because geometry is precise and proves itself but… I’ve been a bricklayer all my working life and retired now and fancy stuff has always been my happy place, unfortunately you don’t get to do enough of it. I ended my career as a masonry instructor. All you need to do is get a compass and a straight edge and a sharp pencil and you’ll see what I’m getting at. I’ll admit that the difference is minuscule to the point of being negligible but the center of the voussoirs and the center of the joint is what lines up the the center of the arc not the arris of the voussoirs.

@LarJgrip 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrFlynnytwo I would also add that I think very highly of Rob as a craftsman. I have recommended my students view his content when I was instructing and have had positive dialogue with him on this channel in the past. Not everybody has a handle on all of the finer detail in this craft, more so me.