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Wooden Brick Mould: a Bottomless Hardwood Frame with Handles
The brickmaker works kneaded clay into a mould of wood or iron, strikes off the excess, and delivers the brick onto the ground to dry. Make the mould as a bottomless hardwood frame, sized up for the clay's shrinkage, with a handle at each end.
The picture: our diagram of the mould.
Beginner
Half a day
Instructions
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1
Cut the sides
Cut the sides
Plane hardwood board to an even thickness and cut two long sides with handle ends and two short ends to the inside size of the mould.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Board1 pieceTools needed:
Hand Plane
Tape Measure
Pencil
Try Square
Hand Saw2
2
Joint the corners
Joint the corners
Cut half-lap joints at the corners, fit the frame square, and bore through each joint for a dowel.
Tools needed:
Hand Saw
Mortise Chisel
Wooden MalletTry Square
Brace and Bit3
3
Pin and finish
Pin and finish
Drive dowels through the joints, trim them flush, round the handles with the rasp and oil the wood.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Dowels4 pieces
Linseed Oil0.05 literTools needed:
Wooden MalletHand Saw
Wood Rasp4
4
Mould size for the brick you want
Mould size for the brick you want
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Materials
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Tools Required
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