Thursday, December 8, 2011

High water

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Heavy rains last week put the bridge to its first real test of its foundation. Several inches of rain pushed the water level of the creek up...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Bridge construction update, temporary deck.

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Here are a couple photos that show that i have installed a narrow wooden deck on the bridge. With the weather getting cooler and winter on t...
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Visit to a nearby treasure. Colonial Brick kilns at Cayuga.

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Driving home to Indiana from Denver, Colorado over the weekend with my wife, my sister and her daughter, I made a short visit to a brickwork...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Bridge in location

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Finished moving bridge over the piers yesterday. Now waiting for the rain to let up so I can jack it up and level it out. Then its time to a...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Bridge on the move

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Today was a good day. The bridge is now resting on its concrete piers. It was manual labor with a ratcheting chain winch and two comelongs. ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Second truss is up!

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I had some time on Labor Day to work on my bridge. The second truss is up and aligned with the first. Some more bracing needs done and all t...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Bridge progress

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Here is a photo of the first steel truss being lifted into its upright position. The next photos are of the work around the pier and ab...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Working on my truss bridge again.

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Really I have been working on it off and on all spring into summer. But I thought to post an update on where Im at with it. There are to eff...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Firing results from the brick clamp kiln.

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As promised, some photos of fired brick and tile from my latest kiln. It worked very well for a first firing. I have some cold spots and hot...
Monday, May 16, 2011

First firing of the brick kiln at Canal Park.

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We had our first firing of the brick kiln at the Wabash and Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Indiana friday and saturday. Thankfully the rain didn...
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Death and rebirth, A new kiln for Wabash and Erie Canal Park in Delphi.

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With much excitement and some sadness I report to you the ongoing construction of a new brick and tile kiln in Delphi. I have been honored w...
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Friday, March 18, 2011

Picture update for Mar 18, 2011

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Here are some photos of things I am working on in the shop. Hand molded clay bricks for the historical Wabash and Erie Canal park in Delphi....
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

New bigstar brick pavers

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Ive made a new plate die for my brick press. I really like the look of stars on old pavers and came up with my very own. They fired in the k...
Monday, February 7, 2011

New products update

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Some of my terracotta style tiles laid out in a simulated wall arrangement. The color variations are partly due to kiln location and temp va...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

A fellow brickmaker

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I would like to introduce to you Tony Mugridge, a fellow brickmaker and potter. His work is at least a few years more advanced along than w...