Make Your Own Bricks

Follow me on my journey as I perfect the old art of making bricks. I will be making fired natural clay bricks, tiles, and even compressed earth bricks or "CEB"s. Much of what I make will be for projects around home that I have dreamt up over time. I offer to make for you bricks with your name on them for a small cost as well. I may from time to time stray to some of my other creations that I think you may find of interest also. Please leave a comment for me about what you find here.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Kiln repaired, getting back at it now.

My replacement element came in the mail yesterday. I couldn't wait to install it and see if that fixed it. Well repairs went smoothly and it fired up just as it should. So now im back at it. Firing some named brick for friends as well as some new test pavers.

A thank you to New Mexico Clay for their help with locating for me a replacement element for my old kiln.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Down for repair.

My last firing stalled out at 1000'F due to the lower half shutting down. Turns out one of the four bottom heating elements burnt out creating an open circut. Ive priced replacement elements for the kiln at around $30, so I should be able to have it up again soon. Its an old used kiln that has served me well. I cant be sore about it at all.