Mitch (yours truly) is the learned sales guy and craftsman. We like to get dirty and we are not afraid to come out to your shop and help you make a mold or give you a demonstration of materials relative to your application.

We pride ourselves on our practical mold knowledge. Mitch has spent the last 15 years life-casting and mold-making. We love to brainstorm with our customers and help in the problem solving process. We don't know it all, however, and if we can't answer your technical questions we can refer you to someone who can.

The origins for a mold-maker are humble indeed.

What's the significance of the name "Brick In The Yard?"
We understand that our name warrants an explanation. Rest assured, we feel the origin of our name justifies even the weekly calls for bricks, a product which has nothing to do with our business, unless you want to make a fake brick for a movie prop.

When Mitch was a mere pup, he was interested in pyrotechnics and special effects. The pursuit of these endeavors led him on a quest for the perfect gun shot effect. Mitch achieved what he perceived to be the perfect gun shot effect in December of 1992. Mitch needed a new goal, such as the onscreen destruction of large appliances, and the ultimate goal- a car.

By 1995, Mitch was formulating his own flash powder. Note to impressionable young readers: This was a very, very bad idea! After an aborted effect attempt, Mitch decided to dismantle the unused flash powder charge. As responsible a move as this may seem, the flash powder had become highly unstable and detonated on the floor of Mitch's mobile home... while he was holding it.

While Mitch lanquished in the Burn Unit of University Medical Center of Lubbock, the local news grabbed the story and ran, because, hey, guy with explosives + mobile home + lots of prop weapons + military background + 6 months post Oklahoma City bombing = Biggest Lubbock News Story In A Long Time. The explosion story dominated the weekend news that November. Somewhere in the vortex that is network news, the facts became distorted. A neighbor was quoted as saying, "There was a hammer in the roof, an uzi, and a brick out in the yard". Everyone who saw the news and knew the situation was perplexed by the phrase. It became the catch phrase that summed up the incident. Mitch decided at that moment in November of 1995 that, should he ever start a company, band, cult, etc., it would surely bear the name "Brick in the yard" as an homage to the absurdity of broadcast television. The news footage truly must be seen to be believed. Thankfully, a dear friend (Chris George) recorded a sampling of the news. That footage gets more sensational with age. Bandwidth permitting, it may someday be presented on this site for your viewing pleasure.

Why did I want to know how to mold stuff?
Prior to his career in mold making, Mitch performed as a professional magician in the DFW area. Mitch worked at Positively Magic through high school and became fascinated with the make-up arts in addition to the magic angle. It was during his time at Positively Magic that Mitch started molding things- leading up to headcasts of friends for use in very low budget films. The need to reproduce complicated lifecasts in plaster and other materials led Mitch to dig deeper into the world of rubber mold making.

Where have I done my mold-making work?
Mitch started his professional mold making career at a fine art bronze foundry in Lubbock, Texas. Since that time, Mitch has made molds for stone shops, design shops, sculptors, display companies, prosthetists, prototypes, taxidermists, films, and more. This combined experience led to the formation of BITY Mold Supply. BITY Mold Supply was founded as a response to customer need for quality materials and technical support from someone with real-world mold experience.