Primitive Technology: Brick kiln, brick mold and bricks

Primitive Technology: Brick kiln, brick mold and bricks

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I made bricks using an old brickmold made in a previous video. The bricks were made from red clay from an old tree throw that became enlarged by when wild pigs used it as a wallow. This red clay was carried to a pit near the work site and tread on till it was the right consistency. The bricks were then allowed to dry. While this happened, I obtained good quality clay from the creek and made a new brick mold, a rectangular clay pot for washing mud from the mold and two other clay pots. I then made a kiln out of bricks and fired the mold, pots and some bricks. I then used the new mold and pots to make more bricks. The kiln is easy to build and has a 50 brick firing capacity. The bricks should be useful for building permanent structures in future.

About Primitive Technology:
Primitive technology is a hobby where you build things in the wild completely from scratch using no modern tools or materials. These are the strict rules: If you want a fire, use a fire stick - An axe, pick up a stone and shape it - A hut, build one from trees, mud, rocks etc. The challenge is seeing how far you can go without utilizing modern technology. I do not live in the wild, but enjoy building shelter, tools, and more, only utilizing natural materials. To find specific videos, visit my playlist tab for building videos focused on pyrotechnology, shelter, weapons, food & agriculture, tools & machines, and weaving & fiber.

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[austinmcconnell]

Can't describe how happy I am that you're back to making videos.

[harrychapman]

If people didn’t know if you turn captions on (CC) he describes everything he is doing - I think its a lot more interesting with full context give it a try!

[aaronries]

Normally a channel would be irrelevant after being inactive for so long, but this man is too legendary.

[aurktman]

Your nocturnal brick inspector is thorough! Clearly well trained!

[dmacpher]

When the world needed him the most, he returned. Stoked for a second video so soon!

[jamesminton]

Seeing Primitive Technology post again is like seeing an old childhood friend after many years. Feels good.😊

[johnmccall]

I just can't overstate how much I love this. Too many other channels either talk too much or skip important bits or just don't give any how-to information at all. This channel is still the King of primitive building.

[ZacharyDietze]

Unlike most other channels out there that are clearly fake and leave their destruction behind as a potentially very big hazard that would take a long time to heal, this guy on the other hand gets straight to the point and doesn’t try to accomplish wildly unrealistic feats that are simply untrue, like making swimming pools. (Even the ancient Greeks knew that you had to filter water constantly, lest it turning into something foul really quick, especially in the heat) Just simple materials used in nature like wood, sticks, sand, clay, mud, rocks, fire, and anything in between. He doesn’t always keep uploading every other week either, meaning that this clearly takes a lot of time.

He might not live in the wild, but at least he’s honest and that his methods are real. It shows some real ways of how humans could’ve survived thousands of years ago. And this guy is pretty much doing it by himself! (Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he had some occasional help sometimes) *Mad respect.*

[lubue]

I just love how he is still using the pots and molds he made years ago. Really shows you how long lasting these primitive tools are.

[omgitscake]

2:45 I like how he calls it "large scale brick production"
while in this case it's appropriate, out of context you'd think about machinery and automated brick factories, while here it's just this one guy in the forest with no modern tools and an incredibly impressive amount of dedication to make some bricks

[Puj]

This is the only channel that sometimes repeat the content, but is still interesting to watch. He made bricks before, but since he needs new ones, he improved the technique and just made them again. Let's see what he will do next time

[William_Asston]

This is so great! The technical terminology and explanations are absolutely stellar. I can't express how well you've displayed your knowledge and techniques. Amazed with the sound comparison between the fired pottery, and you got me grinning ear-to-ear with "no problems". You've even hired a nocturnal brick inspector! I'm sure scorpion approves.

[TheEret]

Wanted to remind people to turn on the captions as he explains everything he's doing with them! So happy you're back! :D

[nickyhr]

I don't think I have been this excited about a content creator returning to the platform. Awesome video, as always!

[aimansyahmidzulkhairy]

Because of watching your videos, especially the pottery ones. I have picked up an interest in it and now I'm a student at a college and took a Diploma of Ceramic Processing Engineering Technology. It all thanks to you for helping me choose what I want to further my studies in. I've been a long time fan and I'll always come back when you upload a new video. Thank you.

[pierogi]

You are the person that inspired me to start doing stuff like that myself, thank you for that.
Really glad to see you back!

[raoulduke]

Genuinely one of the best (few) news of this year is this guy coming back.
This content is always interesting, relaxing, well made, without ego or unnecessary sounds...

[menthols]

So glad you're back. There's like 200 imitation channels on youtube now, but none of them could ever be better than the original.

[uamee]

This man will rebuild our civilization brick by brick after the bombs fall

[enilenis]

Spent my childhood doing what this man's doing. Built my own small houses to live in, on parents' property. Only difference is that I would run electricity to them in the end. My houses had all the neighbours visiting, just to stay over and relax. I ran power cables through trenches I dug. I had lighting, electric ventilation and things like an electric kettle. I've also built 2 dozen fireplaces by the time I was 15. I got very good at it. I'd embed heat pipes throughout walls and have them work off the fireplace that cooked food. The place where we lived had very frequent blackouts, so I built fireplaces for myself and others out of necessity. I had access to industrial bricks sometimes, but I had to mix my own mortar. Dig through dirt to get clay and sand. Fun memories.