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Soldier: Soldier position is where the brick is laid on
its header face with the stretcher face showing

Rowlock: A brick laid on the long, narrow side with
the small or "header" side exposed.

Shiner: A brick laid on the long narrow side with the
broad side exposed

Frog

The frog is an indentation in one of the bed faces of a brick, usually the top. Bricks with two frogs
are known as ‗double-frogged‘, though these are
less common.

Pressed or moulded bricks are traditionally

made with frogs to make it easier to fill the
moulds and take the moulded brick from the
mould.

Unless specifically stated, bricks should be
laid frog (or larger frog) facing up, and with

mortar filling the frog. This gives a stronger
wall and superior sound insulation.

Brick Closers
It is a portion of a brick with a cut made longi-

tudinally, and is used to close up bond at the end of the course. A closer helps in preventing the
joints of successive sources to come in a vertical line. Closers may be of various types:

Queen Closers: It is a portion of a brick obtained by cut-
ting a brick lengthwise into two portions. Thus, a queen

closer is a brick which is half as wide as the full brick.

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