Brick clamp

A brick clamp is a traditional method of baking bricks, done by stacking unbaked bricks with fuel under or among them, then igniting the fuel.^[1] The clamp is considered a type of brick kiln. If the clamp is insulated by packing earth or mud around it, it becomes a scove kiln.^[2]

A brick clamp in rural India

Xhosa brick maker at a scove kiln near Ngcobo, South Africa

"Brick clamp" also refers to a device (usually powered) to lift quantities of bricks.

See also

• Brickyard
• Brickworks – Factory where bricks are made
• Charcoal clamp – Covered fire for producing charcoalPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Storage clamp – Type of storage of agricultural products