David,
Welcome home. Michael Edison had an excellent post and challenge on the
subject you may have missed on hydrated lime, lime putty and quicklime. He
also wrote an article in his news letter this fall which is probably on his
site. ( He is also probably lurking and may have something to say.)
"every little stonemason seems to have the
best solution and all of them involve cement!"
Why?
Best,
Leland
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