Answer:
1. Use dry buckets.
2.Pre-wet the mortar containers before filling them with fresh mortar.
3.add masonary cement lime and sand in the appropiate
amounts to your mixing container then add water on the top of the dry ingredients.
4.hold the mortar mix from the bottom into the water,when mixing by hand.Keep adding water until the mortar attains a smooth consistency.
5.Stop mixing when the mortar is wet enough to slip easily off the shovel but holds its shape if you make a hollow in the mix.
i hope this helps
