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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr View Post
A mix of 1 part lime, 1 part cement and 6 parts sand should be a good mortar mix.
A question on uniformity if I may. I've done a similar mix but 4 parts sand and only small batches. For those I would smear out a handful with my trowel and if I saw any sand colored streaks I knew I had to mix longer. Do you do something similar?
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