Formwork and 'Frog' for mud bricks
I made two different types of 'Frogs' to test which would perform the best. The smaller frog is flush with the timber block, whereas the longer frog has been recessed to provide a lip around the top of the bricks.
Mixing the mud brick mixture - a combination of clay, soil, sand and straw.
After I pressed the mixture into the moulds, I used the frogs to compress the bricks. The longer frog with the lip performed the best.
I added some timber stakes into a few of the bricks to create air holes.
Bricks with the timber stakes removed.
Bricks drying in the formwork.
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