Primitive Technique to Make a Clay Pot

Natural red clay is abundant in the area around my Hut. I have been using this primitive method to extract the clay and make many useful pottery items such as cups, bowls, pots, plates, grills, torches and candles for over two years. Working with clay is an art in itself and the products that I make really enhance the outdoor survival experience. While there may be many alternative ways to do this and some may be better than what I have done, this method has worked consistently for me to produce usable pieces that rarely crack. Nobody taught me how to do this. I learned through the process of trial and error. After many failed attempts I finally figured out a method that works. However, I am not an expert and I welcome your suggestions so please tell me your ideas to improve my pottery work.

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[ChadZuberAdventures]

There may be many variations to making clay pottery. This is how I learned so I welcome your tips and suggestions here in the comments. Thank you!....
Puede que existen varias maneras para hacer alfarería de barro. Yo aprendí de esta manera así que pueden dejar sus tips y sugerencias aquí en los comentarios. Gracias!...

[devil]

Who loves Chad Zuber stand with me he’s an adventure man

[trailtrashoutdoors]

I love how in the beginning of the video you asked any of your viewers for any tips they might know... So humble. It just goes to show you that even if you are fully submersible yourself in something like you have with nature, there is still so much to learn. Even professionals don't do everything and knowledge is something that comes over time and being repetitive.

[MakeItPrimitive]

I found that when manually removing impurities from clay, a good method is to tear off small pieces from your chunk and flatten them against your palm. This gives small rocks and dry lumps no place to hide, they'll stick out both visibly and haptically. If you need to go even further, you can pinch very small pieces between your fingertips to find even smaller impurities.

[lucidacatartica]

If you polish the pot with the stone at a "leather hard" stage of dryness, it will seal the pores making it truly impermeable and give it a beautiful shine. Leather hard feels just like leather. The clay is hard, but still presents moisture and minimum plasticity.... the pot is beautiful!! You did such a great job shaping it!!!

[jirachaipanyarith]

Stone age people liveed like this,
no tools, no equipments, nothing but hands and ideas only.A little developed and slow worked, but the results are beutiful indeed.Great job.! Keep doing Chad.! I'll keep watching.

[Abnerxdlol]

This helped me pass art class, we were doing clay pots and I didn't know how to start and this helped alot

[GarouLady]

I've done some clay pottery. I use a rock to break the clay into small pieces and put it in a vat of water and work it till its the consistency of thin pancake batter, then pour it through a small screen to filter out the small stones, sticks etc out of it. Then I let it rest for a few days and the clay settles in the bottom and the excess water can be poured off till all you got it beautiful clean clay. If you got any broken fired pottery you can smash that into a fine powder and add that to the clay. It helps keep the clay from breaking during the firing process. ATM I'm looking for another really good clay deposit on my property. Have you thought of making a wattle fence to surround your squash plants at night to keep the wildlife from snacking on them? During the day you could lift them up to give them the sun and at night replace them to keep rabbits and mice etc from munching on them. Really Nice video and can't wait to see the next one.

[squirrel_bait]

Thank you. Excellent video. Thanks so much for taking all that time to walk us through the process. I appreciate your efforts greatly.

[ТатьянаМойдом]

Я случайно попала на ваш канал и с большим удовольствием смотрю все видео, продолжайте пожалуйста радовать нас .Удачи.

[desertshield]

This is a beautiful clay pot you have made! One always underestimates the hard work and dedication it needs to produce such "simple" things.

[ManLikeKaku]

Survival game-developers need *YOU* as an example

[orginaljun]

Wow this is so smart, i never knew you could firing a claypot without a clay oven. Very useful in survival.

[atlantanaomi]

All of these Primitive Guys Videos are very informative and all the guys look great!

[Spha]

Ur vids always inspire me to push myself to be creative and to try my hardest
I also really really enjoy watching them for fun
Thank you

[fvzer]

Круто! Мой любимый канал по выживанию в дикой природе и bushcraft, у!!

[kimnenninger]

This is a fantastic video because we get to see what the whole process is for gathering, cleaning, shaping, and firing.
I want to make a clay vessel out of clay from my back yard. This video will really help me to figure out what to do.

[axelSixtySix]

Chad, dilute the clay into water. This way stones and chips are separated, get rid of them easily. Then allow the clay soup to dry and you get pure clay.

[sxmme]

I love how you reply to comments and stay active with your fan base even tho you have this type of channel :) ♥️

[fairreviews]

Masterfully done. Very little I could add to your technique, not worth mentioning. Completing such things is the only perfection I know. - Mike in Coronado