Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This newly amended edition integrates both introductory masonry skills with advanced masonry knowledge to create a comprehensive text. New material is included on trade related mathematical skills. Also discussed are new developments in masonry for fireplace, arch and concrete construction.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• Introduction (p. xiii)
• Section 1 Safety Practices, Tools, Equipment, and Basic Tool Skills
• Unit 1 Safety on the Job (p. 01)
• Unit 2 Basic Tools of the Trade (p. 20)
• Unit 3 Learning to Use the Basic Tools (p. 39)
• Unit 4 Related Equipment (p. 56)
• Section 2 Development and Manufacture of Brick and Concrete Block Masonry Units
• Unit 5 Development of Clay and Shale Brick (p. 71)
• Unit 6 Manufacture of Brick (p. 83)
• Unit 7 Development of Concrete Block (p. 91)
• Unit 8 Manufacture of Concrete Block Masonry Units (p. 114)
• Section 3 Laying Brick to a Line and Building a Brick Corner
• Unit 9 Mixing Mortar (p. 125)
• Unit 10 Laying Brick to the Line (p. 136)
• Unit 11 Building the Brick Corner (p. 148)
• Section 4 Mortar and Essentials of Bonding
• Unit 12 The Development of Mortar (p. 165)
• Unit 13 Types of Mortar and Their Characteristics (p. 173)
• Unit 14 Introduction to Bonding (p. 186)
• Unit 15 Traditional Structural and Pattern Bonds (p. 198)
• Section 5 Laying Concrete Block
• Unit 16 Laying Concrete Block to the Line (p. 217)
• Unit 17 Building the Block Corner (p. 229)
• Unit 18 Bonding Concrete Block and Rules for Bonding (p. 238)
• Section 6 Estimating Brick and Concrete Block by Rule-of-Thumb Math and Cutting with the Masonry Saw
• Unit 19 Estimating Brick Masonry by Rule of Thumb (p. 247)
• Unit 20 Block Masonry (p. 254)
• Unit 21 Cutting with the Masonry Saw (p. 260)
• Section 7 Masonry Practices and Details of Construction
• Unit 22 Building a Composite Wall of Brick and Concrete Block (p. 277)
• Unit 23 Cavity and Reinforced Masonry Walls (p. 289)
• Unit 24 Masonry Supports, Chases, and Bearings (p. 304)
• Unit 25 Movement Joints and Intersecting Walls (p. 319)
• Unit 26 Installing Anchor Bolts, Brick Corbeling, and Wall Copings (p. 332)
• Unit 27 Glass Block Masonry (p. 344)
• Section 8 Scaffolding and Cleaning Masonry Work
• Unit 28 Types of Scaffolding (p. 361)
• Unit 29 Safety Rules for Erecting and Using Scaffolding (p. 372)
• Unit 30 Cleaning Brick and Concrete Block (p. 382)
• Unit 31 Removing Various Stains from Masonry Walls (p. 394)
• Section 9 Chimneys and Fireplaces
• Unit 32 One-Flue Chimneys (p. 405)
• Unit 33 History, Theory, and Function of a Fireplace and Chimney (p. 420)
• Unit 34 Design and Construction of Fireplaces and Chimneys (p. 436)
• Unit 35 Multiple-Opening and Heat-Circulating Fireplaces (p. 476)
• Section 10 Arches
• Unit 36 Development of Arches (p. 493)
• Unit 37 Construction of Semicircular and Segmental Arches (p. 502)
• Unit 38 Construction of a Jack Arch (p. 519)
• Section 11 Concrete
• Unit 39 Concrete Forms and Placing Footings (p. 533)
• Unit 40 Essentials of Concrete Work (p. 548)
• Section 12 Understanding and Reading Construction Drawings
• Unit 41 Line and Symbol Identification (p. 567)
• Unit 42 The Working Drawings (p. 578)
• Unit 43 Dimensions and Scales (p. 589)
• Appendix Selected Masonry Projects (p. 599)
• Glossary (p. 611)
• Index (p. 627)