From a collegue: "Has anyone ever heard the term "splodged" in regard to masonry? '...brick with splodged joints...' " Could it be a mortar joint that purposely oozes out over the face of the brick, sometimes seen on 1920s textured brick houses to add to the quaintness factor? I recall that one of the guys at the Lyndhurst crafts training program years and years ago referred to it as a "Snots Joint", but there must be a more refined name. Mitch -- F. Mitchener Wilds, Senior Restoration Specialist Restoration Branch State Historic Preservation Office 919/733-6547 http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us ***My opinions may not be those of my agency.*** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>