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.

Video of my latest firing of my bottle kiln.

Bridge progress #2

Ive started on my replacement bridge.

Bottle kiln, firing #2, better but not good

Monster results. Too hot!

New brick bottle kiln. The 'Monster'

Tennessee red clay test firing.

Flash flood takes out my bridge!

Progress at the boilerhouse.

Firing temps and brickmaking

Graphic example of clay shrinkage from firing.

Bricks in three days

Test run of my first water wheel.

My electric kiln works great!