Steve et.al.

So if Harry Francis reckons the great lime mortar
joints of the past were achieved by using lime which
had been slaked in soil pits for several months so as
to ensure a nice, uniform, 'fat' putty ...

... who is going to start producing this commercially,
because there isn't much soil around most restoration
jobs to allow a pit to be dug, let alone left slaking
for several months?

Or is there really a modern alternative that I've
missed in all the postings recently?

Cheers

david



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