Making a Genuine Handmade Brick

Bricks have been made for thousands of years. One company has stayed true to this process. Here, a craftsmen from the Cushwa plant of Redland Brick demonstrates the process that makes a genuine handmade brick.

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• stucco

[jeffadams86]

These bricks are fired in a tunnel kiln at approximately 2,100 degrees F. They can also be fired in round (beehive) kilns.

[jeffadams86]

These bricks are fired in a tunnel kiln at approximately 2,100 degrees F. They can also be fired in round (behive) kilns.

[lynsie83]

what materials go into the brick?

[jmg1957]

well done...spiritpipeman

[satfox]

@Tumlock

Thanks for your info.You think gould work for a pizza oven?

Thnaks.

[jmg1957]

peace from mississippi

[Sicilian49]

After the brick takes shape, do you have to put it into some sort of heating unit to make it hard? Or do you put it under the sun light?

[Animehem]

@14sJakeB190 @14sJakeB190 the same thing that causes massive flash flooding helps the bricks they wont soak up water i dont know the exact scientific reason but its so dry it wont soak water up they last for years there are many ancient buildings still standing we usually have 2 monsoon seasons and its about 6 inches a year all within 2-3 weeks at once then its dry again

[Animehem]

@14sJakeB190 the same thing that causes massive flash flooding helps the bricks they wont soak up water i dont know the exact scientific reason but its so dry it wont soak water up they last for years there are many ancient buildings still standing

[14sJakeB190]

@Animehem So doesn't it rain there?

Wouldn't that make the house fall apart?