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.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

A clamp kiln firing.

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Here is a link to a video I made of my clamp kiln firing last summer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mLqT6e6c0&list=UUHyKnw7pUdGLsmb...
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Roof raising on my barn tower

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A few weeks ago I was able to lift the roof to my barn tower.  With the assistance of my two sons Will and Dan. I am not wild about high pl...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

My barn construction progress update for 3/1/12

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A quick photo update of my barn construction progress for 3/1/12. The first trusses are set.
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Maple Syrup

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This past weekend William and I boiled down 30+ gallons of maple sap over a wood fire. The day was cool and breezy, but the fire kept us war...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Maple syrup and barn progress.

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The weather has been very good for february here in Indiana. Because of that I have made some good progress on barn construction. With the h...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Barn construction update 1/10/12

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Heres a photo of the barn build so far. Its dimensions are 24' x 24'. Till now I have had it pretty good this winter with the warm w...
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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...
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