page_title: Bricklayer
section_title: Guild clothing of the German bricklayers
hierarchical_section_title: Bricklayer / Guild clothing of the German bricklayers
caption_attribution_description: Bricklayer in Paoua, Central African Republic
context_page_description: A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman and tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie". A stone mason is one who lays any combination of stones, cinder blocks, and bricks in construction of building walls and other works. The main difference between a bricklayer and a true mason is skill level: bricklaying is a part of masonry and considered to be a "lower" form of masonry, whereas stonemasonry is a specialist occupation involved in the cutting and shaping of stones and stonework.
  Bricklaying may also be enjoyed as a hobby. For example, the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did bricklaying as a hobby.
  Bricklayers occasionally enter competitions where both speed and accuracy are judged. The largest is the "Spec-Mix Bricklayer 500" held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
context_section_description: Picture of an Ehrbarkeit
  Traditional belt-buckle of a bricklayer (it reads: Extol the bricklayer's art).
  The buckle is worn on a belt very much like this (this is a belt of a roofer)
  Bricklayer trousers
  Traditional bricklayer waistcoat (most times this is not white, but rather grey)
caption: A bricklayer in Paoua, Central African Republic
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