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.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Second firing of the new Flora kiln. Much better.

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Changes have been made and the results show much promise! With the help of the forced air blower, taller chimney, and 15 hour firing, my son...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Trial kiln run needs some improvement.

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I fired my latest kiln up last saturday on a test run to work out any bugs it may have. There was alot of it that needed improvement! This i...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

My first brick kilns video

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Here is a short video record of my brick and pottery kilns.
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Monday, November 9, 2009

A new kiln

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I am constructing a new kiln. This one will take all that I have learned and put it together in a new indoor barn kiln.

Update on my wood furnace construction

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Ive been working here and there on the brick building that houses my outdoor wood furnace boiler. I have recently added the archway over the...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

More salt glazing practice.

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Here I am again firing some clay pots and tiles. Some pots are refired to try to put glaze on the sides that didnt get any last time. I thin...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

My first try at salt glazing. Very cool!

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I fired a few quickly made pieces of red clay pottery and tiles. It took about 7 hours total to fire. Let it cool down overnight and the nex...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

The volcano erupts again!

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Another week has passed and I have looked over my results from the last firing. I made some nice pottery last week but didn't tell you m...
Monday, September 14, 2009

First successful pottery made! In the Volcano.

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Here you go! Made out of field clay and glass dust. They all have ring to them and passed the water test. This is my beginning! Very excited...
Monday, September 7, 2009

Wood Furnace Boiler Heat Update

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Ive been doing alot of work on my wood fired heater boiler since last time I posted about it. Here are a few pics of the progress.
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Monday, August 31, 2009

I did it! I have made fully fired clay bricks.

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I finally have been able to make a hard, durable brick. I was lacking a flux that would work in the short firing time frames I am forced to ...
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