Drilling shallow mortar pockets into bricks Tools, Tips and Techniques Discuss Drilling shallow mortar pockets into bricks in the Pizza Oven Design and Installation forums; Originally Posted by DrakeRemoray Don't forget to factor in the physical therapy bills for your strained wrists... lol... there is ...

[cynon767]

Originally Posted by DrakeRemoray

Don't forget to factor in the physical therapy bills for your strained wrists...

lol... there is that to consider... although I find that I'm having more trouble just from picking up and moving the bricks around endlessly than from cutting them. If anything, I'm afraid of tendinitis in the elbow...

[Lars]

My daughter (16) was able to cut bricks with a hammer and chisel. Plenty accurate for the oven chains ( each one tapered, a key in itself) and neither one of us got even 2% of the way toward needing any sort of physical therapy.

[cecilB]

Wow, Lars - I'm impressed - it makes me feel guilty that I went out and got the HB wet saw.
But then, I'm trying to work with a 17 year old boy...Big tools are more motivating to him...girls do a better job keeping motivated without the purchase of bigger things. hehehe.
of course, I could be wrong....