The Masons', Bricklayers' and Plasterers' Guide

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Excerpt from The Masons', Bricklayers' and Plasterers' Guide: A Book on the Art and Science of the Masons' Trade, Dedicated to the Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union of America and All Subordinate UnionsWe have found as a rule from our own experience as a mechanic, that when the workman' has ventured to pass his judgment in regard to the construction, and stability of certain kinds of work, pertaining to his art, in the pres ence of those who consider that they haveu been particu larly educated to possess such knowledge, that his opinion, rather than being received with respect by them as being of any reliable authority, was looked upon with rather a contemptuous good humor, and placing the mechanic in rathera ridiculous and humiliating position before those contemplating or erecting an edifice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.