Schiefbrenne
English translation: uneven firing/overfiring
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| 12:18 Dec 4, 2014 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / brick-making | |||||||
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uneven firing/overfiring Explanation: The uneven firing also created different quality brick, some of which was not suitable to be exposed to the elements. The softer brick known as salmon or sammel brick was often used on the inside of walls. Over-fired bricks, known as clinkers, often ended up being used as pavement. Source: http://tinyurl.com/mpuapuo -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2014-12-04 12:53:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More about clinker bricks and overfiring http://tinyurl.com/n3g4zw6 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2014-12-04 12:54:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Clinker Brick Homes There are two very unusual brick residences in Clayburn. Unlike the other buildings which display uniformly shaped bricks on their exteriors, these homes were built using clinker bricks. Clinker bricks were the result of over-firing during the brick manufacturing process. Excessive temperatures caused the bricks to melt and become distorted in shape. Considered rejects, they were discarded by the Clayburn Company. Source: http://www.clayburnvillage.com/village.php -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-04 14:01:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What you are looking for could well be "intentional overfiring" (gezielt eingesetzt) |
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