1.   The mortar should be dry enough to brush off the paving without staining the slabs.

2.   A wooden mortar was also too light and was difficult to keep still when I was beating in olive oil.

3.   Cooks agree that heavy stone mortars are the preferred choice for kitchen tasks that demand some force, such as grinding whole spices and roots.

4.   He said synthetic mortars are a bit more flexible and stand up to stress better.

5.   If the mortar is crumbling or deteriorating in any way, it can be chipped out and new mortar inserted.

6.   Mix the grout thoroughly so that it is just a shade free-flowing, not crumbly as mortar should be.

7.   Mortar is essentially an adhesive that holds the bricks together.

8.   The chimney brick is good, the mortar is intact, so I think the water is coming in through the cap.

9.   The mortar is much lighter than the concrete.

10.   There is a mortar blowing a thatch hut into oblivion.