Primitive Technology: Undercover Brick Workshop

Primitive Technology: Undercover Brick Workshop

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I built a thatched shelter to make bricks in so that they are protected from the rain before they are fired. Despite it being the dry season, it still rains unpredictably in this climate. This can undo lots of labor in dissolving bricks. I built a shelter from wood and palm thatch to house the entire brick making process from the rain. This was no easy task with primitive technology. Leveling the ground took a week with digging sticks and clay pots to move the soil down the slope to form a flat floor. Another week was spent cutting the timber with a stone axe and then lashing the frame with lawyer cane to form the 3 x 3 pyramidal hut with a total height of 3.5 m. A final week was spent cutting, splitting and thatching a total of 1850 palm fronds to cover the roof.
I then made 50 bricks (enough for one firing) along one side of the huts floor and made a kiln from other bricks right in the center of the hut's floor under the highest point of the hut. A space for firewood was put in the corner.
Though I didn't fire the kiln in this video due to time constraints, it should work well without burning the roof. I've previously had a kiln under cover and it worked well. This pyramidal roof design should funnel the smoke up preserving the thatch from mold and insects. The reason I went back to using thatch instead of tiles is that I need bricks and tiles to make such a hut so this hut needs to be built before obtaining those materials.

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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[primitivetechnology]

This hut should now allow for the making of bricks regardless of weather conditions. I had a larger thatched workshop for making bricks 2 years ago but the thatch rots quickly here. My idea is to get enough bricks and tiles to make a permanent workshop, possibly a larger more open version of the small brick hut so that my ability to produce pottery, bricks and cement won't depend on wood and thatch. Another note is that a smaller hut might be used for this purpose but the kiln would have had to go outside, which might interrupt the firing schedule (can only fire when there's no rain).

[WilliamAndrews]

I've seen this man make and fire thousands of bricks and thatch dozens of roofs, but it just never gets boring. Every single video is a joy to watch, without a single word spoken. This is craftsmanship, art, entertainment, and education all in one. It's sad that the uploads are so rare, but the quality and effort put into each and every one of them is worth the wait.

[buckadillafilms]

Often imitated, never duplicated. Excellent work as always.

[hennke]

The "cutting and splitting 1850 palm fronds" part makes you appreciate the importance of being social animals and having a village helping each other with this. Credit for your hard work and patience!

[Lazyguy]

I love how thorough this guy is - he doesn't just build impressive things to show off on Youtube, he takes the time to hand-build workspaces to engage in his craft. A true Youtube legend!

[RustyNickels]

Don't forget to turn on video captions to read about what he's doing. Seriously. He takes the time to write details about his building process in those captions. It's neat.

[mekafinchi]

the new timelapses are really nice, they give a much better sense of just how much labor is involved

[obscurity]

It’s difficult to express in words how pumped I get when a new Primitive Technology video drops.

[ZH-uzcu]

It makes me happy to see you enjoying and improving this awesome hobby even after 8 years on YouTube. Thanks for making these videos

[thebeanus]

I'm really enjoying the timelapses you're including now, especially that little detail of still including the natural sounds of the rainforest over the top

[Adeotatus]

Just the fact that the thatching took a week shows you how much effort he puts into it. That's a lot of materials!

[crazyscienceguy]

This dude really made his own scaffolding and then turned it into a roof. I will never say that I'm brilliant ever again. This dude takes the cake. Well done, sir.

[xcliber]

The amount of patience, dedication, and determination that goes into this is astounding.

[dakota]

I work as a stone mason producing masonry heaters. It would be interesting to see a heater with multiple draft channels and efficient heat distribution in the wild. It’s possible to let smoke around enclosed oven areas, so that you can cook or boil water without needing to expose pots or food to direct flame. I have some designs that could be built out of one size of brick, which seem to be possible to create in the bush. Very cool work!

[Michael-votk]

love the flex of the time lapses. you're assured we'll still watch and enjoy, and you're making very plain that you DO, EVERYTHING

[OKjima]

I do really enjoy the addition of timelapses with cuts, they show how much of hard work and time consuming some of those tasks are. The cuts are long enough to show the process but dont overstay their welcome. This channel not only does some of the most unique and interesting content on youtube but the editing and the shots improved quite a bit over the years. Thank you for the great content Mr Plant.

[Tim_Tomorrow]

Awww, you made a jungle bird friend 😊

[hoogachoga]

I like how that bird seems to check in on you and your progress periodically now.

[MLATX]

For those of you who haven't been watching this channel for long, he made every implement he uses. He didn't make his clothes. Other than that, he made it from scratch. Including that brick house. Pretty amazing stuff. This one is nice because it has a relatively easy hut build and brick making. Highly recommend watching them all if you enjoy. Oh and watch with CC on!

[madisonking]

Been watching since like 2016. The editing has gotten really really good. You are a man of both primitive and modern technology. I will say though i would definitrly watch 16 hours of raw footage.