Cement Block Guy - Miniature Cement and Concrete Blocks

About Us

Mike Byrne, the Cement Block Guy, has been interested in concrete and cement ever since he was a boy growing up in St. Louis. In his late 20's, he moved to the country and bought his very first concrete mixer and his fascination has continued to grow ever since.

By profession, Mike has been an educator and management consultant for over 25 years, but he has always made time along the way for one hobby or another - all involving concrete.

When he moved to the country in the late 1970's, he built his first house. He fed his concrete "addiction" by pouring the house foundation. Then he continued - pouring slabs for outbuildings and walkways.

As time went by, Mike also developed a fascination for casting smaller concrete pieces from molds. Several years ago, he joined his love of Japanese gardens with his love of concrete and began casting Japanese lanterns and other garden sculptures, including garden stepping stones. All of Mike's castings were done from molds he built himself.

Finding his work with molds very appealing, Mike decided to try his hand at concrete work on a much smaller scale. He began his foray into the world of miniatures by carving two cement block replicas from a block of wood. These first two blocks were the full block and the half block. Using those as models, Mike poured his first rubber molds. After casting several individual cement blocks, Mike created rubber molds large enough for him to cast multiple blocks in each "pour." From there, he expanded his block selection, using the same process as he had the first time - carve the model from wood, make the first rubber mold, cast several cement blocks, then make a bigger mold. From a meager start of just two blocks, Mike now has molds for over 16 varieties of cement block!

Each and every cement block produced by the Cement Block Guy is handcast by Mike himself. And each one is painstakingly sanded and finished so it will perform well in any hobby project.

As you will see on the products pages, Mike has a variety of cement creations available. He has full kits and various sizes of blocks. He also does custom designs. In addition, Mike has several plans for full-size ride on wooden toys.

We hope you will enjoy your visit with the Cement Block Guy and we hope you will return often!