Making Bricks the Old Fashioned Way | Minnesota Bricks
Any excess clay could easily be removed at this point. Some brick molds were made to form 1 brick, 2 bricks, 4 bricks, 6 bricks, or 8 bricks. 4. Drying the Raw Bricks . Drying the Raw Bricks. After a brick is formed, it still contains a lot of water. Therefore, the raw bricks had to be laid out to dry.