:''"Brick clamp" also refers to a device (usually powered) to lift quantities of bricks.''
A brick clamp is a traditional method of
baking bricks, done by stacking unbaked bricks with
fuel
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work (physics), work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chem ...
under or among them, then igniting the fuel. The clamp is considered a type of
brick kiln. If the clamp is
insulated by packing
earth
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or
mud
Mud (, or Middle Dutch) is loam, silt or clay mixed with water. Mud is usually formed after rainfall or near water sources. Ancient mud deposits hardened over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone (generally cal ...
around it, it becomes a scove kiln.
[Whitney, William Dwight. "Scove, 2" ''The Century dictionary; an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language'', Vol. 7. New York: The Century Co., 188991. 5,415. Print.]
See also
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Brickyard
A brickyard or brickfield is a place or Yard (land), yard where bricks are made, pottery firing, fired, and stored, or sometimes Commerce, sold or otherwise distributed from. Brick makers work in a brick yard. A brick yard may be constructed ...
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Construction
Kilns
Firing techniques
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