laying bricks
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- wallVertical enclosing structure
construction · foundation · blocks · pointing · scaffold · plumb · level · hod · joints · bonding · courses · stone · building · craftsmanship · apprentice · chimney · patio · hardscape
construction vs. destruction
laying bricksdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
wrecking · knocking down · dismantling · razing · bulldozing
manual labor vs. intellectual work
laying bricksdesk work
Sedentary office labor
office work · paperwork · coding · crunching numbers · theorizing
skilled trade vs. unskilled activity
laying bricksidling
Operating without working
doing nothing · lounging · loafing · sitting around · twiddling thumbs