1. Selecting a set of tools is an important task for the beginning mason. Quality and handling fea-tures are the main factors to be considered in selecting basic tools, Figure 233. Listed are some of the basic tools discussed in this unit. For each tool, list the outstanding features you would look for when purchasing a tool set.

a. Trowel

b. Brick hammer

c. Brick set

d. Plumb rule

e. Rule

f. Striking tool

g. Masons line

2. The column on the left contains a statement associated with masons tools. The column on the right lists terms. Select the correct term from the right-hand list and match it with the proper state-ment on the left.

1. Used to form a depressed, rounded indentation in a mortar joint	a. Philadelphia pattern
2. Angle of the handle on a trowel	b. Plumb
3. Flat tool used to smooth and form flat mortar joints	c. Rake out jointer
4. Tool equipped with wheels	d. Slicker
5. L-shaped block used to hold line tight	e. Modular rule
6. Measurement tool based on the 4" grid	f. Grapevine jointer
7. Tool used for cutting brick accurately	g. Convex jointer
8. Metal or plastic box filled with chalk and line; used for lines	h. Chalk box
9. Jointer with a raised bead of steel in center	i. Trig
10. Metal fastener used to keep line from sagging	j. Level

11. Horizontal to the surface of the earth	k. Brick set chisel
12. Trowel pattern with a diamond-shaped heel	l. London pattern
13. Vertical to the surface of the earth	m. Line block
14. Tool used to establish level and plumb points in masonry work	n. Set of the trowel