The Forgotten Skill of Field-Fired Brick Production

Dive into Earth Uncovered’s Full Immersion History series in 1963! Watch Sabershausen farmers hand-form clay cakes, stack them into a temporary field kiln in the clay pit, fire it, and break it open to harvest handmade bricks for rural house building. Experience authentic pre-industrial craft. Subscribe for more every week! Original source material: Der Lehm beim bäuerlichen Hausbau. Teil 2: Feldbrandziegelei Sabershausen / Hunsrück 1963 – 50 min. Recording/Editing/Commentary: Gabriel Simons.    / @alltagskulturenimrheinland   Edited by FrogMedia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. #EarthUncovered #BrickMaking #FieldKiln #TraditionalCrafts #HeritageCraft #ClayBricks #RuralBuilding #HandmadeBricks #PreIndustrial #History