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zassle: Mixing the dry clay with water
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zassle: Make a slurry of water and clay, removing any rocks in the clay
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zassle: Knead it till it's really well combined, it should be slightly less runny than this
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zassle: Mix in equal quantities of river sand
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zassle: Mix in equal quantities of river sand
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zassle: Knead it together
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zassle: Prepare a sieve on top of a sheet on top of a bucket
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zassle: Push the mixture through the sieve to get rid of any lumps
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zassle: This is the result, let it dry out for 24-36 hours
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zassle: ..this is the dried out version
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zassle: Push it into your container
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zassle: Pack it in
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zassle: Nice and solid
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zassle: Put 6-7cm long holes (don't go through to the other side) in your brick, with a stick or rod about 6mm in diameter. Don't make the holes symmetrical
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zassle: Putting holes in
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zassle: Holes - non-symmetric
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zassle: Here's one that's dried out already. It needs to dry out for a couple of months
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zassle: A bee has already made a home in one of the holes!