I've been trying to cut the whole course at once, time permitting, using the methods others have described on this forum. For the first two courses above the soldiers, I needed 7 cuts to make 2 dome pieces:
1. Cut brick in half at an angle.
2-3. Cut the ends of the brick at the same angle to form the wedge shape.
4-7. Cut one face of each piece at an angle to get the slope (about 10 degrees so far). This requires 2 cuts because the blade isn't big enough to cut through the whole face.
To get the next course tight, I'd have to make another 2 cuts per piece, to shave off the top of each side edge and eliminate the "V" opening that forms between the bricks. It's very time (and brick and blade) consuming, and I'm having second thoughts about whether it's worth it.2-3. Cut the ends of the brick at the same angle to form the wedge shape.
4-7. Cut one face of each piece at an angle to get the slope (about 10 degrees so far). This requires 2 cuts because the blade isn't big enough to cut through the whole face.
I'm on a forced two-week break, so I'll figure it out when I return to it.
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