tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30770031.post1622826738458717768..comments2024-01-14T11:38:32.941-06:00Comments on St. Louis Brick: SCORCHED & CHISELED BRICKChristian Hermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04862002525138373657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30770031.post-51263658313712481382008-04-16T10:38:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:38:00.000-05:00I don't know anything about brick, but there is a ...I don't know anything about brick, but there is a brick factory in Edwardsville, IL that is still in production. Again, not sure of the technical aspects. It is awesome just to see the range of colors they have stacked. <BR/>http://www.richardsbrick.com/Rosemary/sonriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526834495219216875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30770031.post-55353035920182802512008-04-15T11:59:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:59:00.000-05:00...Say what?you're suggesting these bricks were ma......Say what?<BR/>you're suggesting these bricks were made on site?Christian Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862002525138373657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30770031.post-72234715770689391642008-04-15T11:48:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:48:00.000-05:00I'm only extrapolating here, but I call this effec...I'm only extrapolating here, but I call this effect split-face. If you look at some of the new crappy suburban-style strip(the extant buildings frome the site) malls around town, you'll see the split-face CMU. Needless to say, the CMU does not have the charm of the brick, although that was certainly the intent. The split-face brick was probably "made" on site by the masons and their hands, as opposed to the CMU, which is almost certainly machine-made. It's pretty rare, as you've probably noticed, probably because of the extra time and labor costs associated with manusl fabrication. I sound like a know-it-all, but I really love bricks, and the buildings of which they're made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com