8ntruck 7,016 #1 Posted May 3, 2022 Got another one. What is it, what does it do, how is it used? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #2 Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) It's a mason's block used with mason's line. For setting & keeping the levelness of a course of brick or block. Nowadays they are made of plastic go figure. Edited May 3, 2022 by WHX?? 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #3 Posted May 3, 2022 Too easy, I guess. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #4 Posted May 3, 2022 I dunno I'd never got it if I hadn't been a mason tender for a couple of summers in my youth. Uncles on my dad's side were all masons. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,592 #5 Posted May 3, 2022 I was gonna go super HD fishin' weight.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #6 Posted May 3, 2022 52 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I was gonna go super HD fishin' weight.... Since it is made out of wood, it would be better used as a heavy duty bobber. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,326 #7 Posted May 3, 2022 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I was gonna go super HD fishin' weight.... Haha! I never know what any of the whatz-it posts are..so from now on all my answers are gonna be the same. “It’s a door stopper” I mean isn’t everything a possible door stopper 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,592 #8 Posted May 3, 2022 21 minutes ago, Sparky said: Haha! I never know what any of the whatz-it posts are..so from now on all my answers are gonna be the same. “It’s a door stopper” I mean isn’t everything a possible door stopper This is technically correct. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #9 Posted May 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Sparky said: isn’t everything a possible door stopper Apologies to any hillbillies, no disrespect ! This one's been in use in the shop for a decade or more. I made my own mason line blocks... outta wood. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,016 #10 Posted May 4, 2022 Yup. This one was made by the mason. Used a piece of 1x1 survey stake. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #11 Posted May 4, 2022 Yup, have quite a few of them. My Dad was a mason ...he just called them line blocks. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,592 #12 Posted May 4, 2022 6 hours ago, roadapples said: line blocks That term sounds familiar 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #13 Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 2:36 PM, WHX?? said: It's a mason's block used with mason's line. For setting & keeping the levelness of a course of brick or block. Nowadays they are made of plastic go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #14 Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 2:44 PM, 8ntruck said: Too easy, I guess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #15 Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 3:06 PM, ebinmaine said: I was gonna go super HD fishin' weight.... You seem to have a knack for turning a tool into something to be used for recreation ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,592 #16 Posted May 7, 2022 7 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: You seem to have a knack for turning a tool into something to be used for recreation ! 'Round here even tools and work ARE recreation. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
