This is similar to weather struck pointing, however - while the pressed mortar is still not dry, we cut the top and bottom edges of the joints parallel, often used to give a regular joint width to irregular brick and stone masonry.

In this type of pointing, the pressed into the raked joints mortar is finished off flush with the edges of the bricks. This process gives a rough “old look” appearance. This type of pointing requires a lot of skills and experience to get the necessary results. It is used extensively in brickwork and stone masonry face work.

Penny Rolling uses lined indentation made with an old penny to regularise the look of the pointing and give the illusion of bricks with sharp edges. The Mortar is re-pointed flush with the brickwork, and using a rule and an old penny, the penny is rolled in the middle of the brick joints, leaving a straight, indented line in the mortar

‘Weather struck’ joints are formed with trowels. The inset edge of the joint should not be exaggerated, about 2mm is enough – the thickness of a trowel blade is a guide. The forward edge should finish on the edge of the brick. Cross joints are formed first. A small pointing trowel is held with its edge pressed into the mortar against one brick and drawn across the joint against the other. A right-handed bricklayer tends to form the inset on the left side and draw to the right. Either direction is acceptable, but make sure that it is the same throughout the work; otherwise the brickwork will look patchy. Bed joints are formed with the straight edge of a normal trowel pressed into the mortar against the upper brick and, while holding it against the edge of the lower brick, pushing it along and down. The straight sloping surfaces of the bed joints tend to catch the light and accentuate them. This joint can give the work a neat, well-ordered appearance and looks best with well-formed regular bricks.

Weather-struck joints can give the work a well-ordered appearance.