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Primitive Technology

by zas

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. FAQ Q.Where is this? A.This is in Far North Queensland Australia. Q.Do you live in the wild? A.I don/'t live in the wild but just go into the bush to make these projects. Also I camp out here occasionally. Q.How did you learn all this? A.Researching books and internet plus trial and error. I/'m not indigenous and have no army training. Check out my blog below.

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  1. Primitive Technology: Iron Prill Welding Experiment

    I made iron using the old blower variant but using a larger diameter fan (30 cm rather than 25 cm). I did a longer smelt and a shorter smelt. The long smelt made 10 g of iron but the short smelt made 14 g sugesting that multiple shorter duration smelts may be more effective at producing iron…

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  2. Primitive Technology | Flat vs Curved Tiles, A Tough Lesson

    I tested a variant of roof tie where it is a flat trapesoid with curved up sides to test if I could fit more of them into a kiln and have them cover more roof area than the curved barrel tiles. It turns out that the reason curved roof tiles are so comon is because the shape gives a long tile more...

  3. Primitive Technology | Firing Tiles and Building the Roof on the Mud Mortar/Fired Brick Hut

    I fired 2 batches of barrel roof tiles to form the roof of the hut built in the previous episode. Then I cut the purlins for the roof and plastered them onto the gable end walls. The tiles were then put in place to start forming the roof. So far the walls are suporting the weight of the roof and...

  4. Primitive Technology | Building Walls with Fired Bricks and Mud Mortar

    I built a permanent wall structure using homemade fired bricks and a refined mud mortar mix. Watch the entire ancient engineering process from raw earth to finished masonry. The finished mortar gives the wall a clean, sturdy bond. #PrimitiveTechnology #building #mortar #firedbricks #engineering…

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  5. Primitive Technology: Mud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles

    Mud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  6. Primitive Technology: Roof tiles dried by underfloor heating

    Roof tiles dried by underfloor heating Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  7. Primitive Technology: Hut with Underfloor Heating (Ondol/Hypocaust)

    Hut with Underfloor Heating (Ondol/Hypocaust) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  8. Primitive Technology: Portable pulley blower

    Primitive Technology: Portable pulley blower Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  9. Primitive Technology: Convection turbine experiments (hot air windmill)

    Primitive Technology: Convection turbine experiments (hot air windmill) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology:...

  10. Primitive Technology: Grate furnace, wood fired smelting experiment

    Grate furnace, wood fuel smelting experiment Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  11. Primitive Technology: Wood ash & crushed terracotta mortar

    Wood ash & crushed terracotta mortar Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  12. Primitive Technology: Double water bellows

    Double water bellows Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress: https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/...

  13. Primitive Technology: 2.5 m Natural draft furnace experiment

    2.5 m Natural draft furnace experiment Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  14. Primitive Technology: Grass mat loom

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  15. Primitive Technology: Floating Pulley Blower Smelt

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  16. Primitive Technology: Belt and pulley blower

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  17. Primitive Technology: Charcoal retort experiment

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  18. Primitive Technology: Re-smelting previously made iron

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  19. Primitive Technology: Water powered forge blower

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  20. Primitive Technology: Flywheel blower smelt/Monsoon begins

    Primitive Technology: Flywheel blower smelt/Monsoon begins Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  21. Primitive Technology: Brick hut destroyed by falling tree

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  22. Primitive Technology: Two Walled Tiled Hut

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  23. Primitive Technology: Tile Capped Mud Walls

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  24. Primitive Technology: A-frame Roof Tile Factory

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  25. Primitive Technology: Water Bellows smelt

    #building #survival #diy Primitive Technology: Water bellows smelt Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology:...

  26. Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather)

    Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology:...

  27. Primitive Technology: Polynesian Arrowroot Hashbrown

    Primitive Technology: Polynesian Arrowroot Hashbrown Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  28. Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal in a Closed Pot

    Primitive Technology: Making charcoal in a closed pot, small scale success but failed to scale up Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2…

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  29. Primitive Technology: Geopolymer Cement (Ash and Clay)

    Primitive Technology: Geopolymer Cement (Ash and Clay) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  30. Primitive Technology: Wet Season Destroys Thatched Workshop

    Primitive Technology: Wet Season Destroys Thatched Workshop Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  31. Primitive Technology: One-Way Blower Iron Smelt & Forging Experiment

    Primitive Technology: One-Way Blower Iron Smelt & Forging Experiment Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology:...

  32. Primitive Technology: One Way Spinning, Rope Stick Blower

    Primitive Technology: One Way Spinning, Rope Stick Blower Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  33. Primitive Technology: Crab and Fish Trap

    Primitive Technology: Crab and Fish Trap Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  34. Primitive Technology: Natural Draft Iron Smelt

    Primitive Technology: Natural Draft Iron Smelt Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  35. Primitive Technology: Volute Shaped Blower

    Primitive Technology: Volute Shaped Blower Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  36. Primitive Technology: Brick and Charcoal Production

    Primitive Technology: Brick and Charcoal Production Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  37. Primitive Technology: Downdraft Kiln

    Primitive Technology: Downdraft Kiln Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  38. Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Insulated Furnace

    Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Insulated Furnace Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  39. Primitive Technology: Undercover Brick Workshop

    Primitive Technology: Undercover Brick Workshop Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  40. Primitive Technology: New Brick Kiln Design

    Primitive Technology: New Brick Kiln Design Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  41. Primitive Technology: Roasted Ore and Shell Flux Smelt

    Primitive Technology: Roasted Ore and Shell Flux Smelt Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  42. Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal (3 Different Methods)

    Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal (3 Different Methods) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT - Never miss a video by enabling ‘ALL’ notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Patreon:...

  43. Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement (no fire/water insoluble)

    Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement (no fire needed/insoluble in water) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive...

  44. Primitive Technology: Decarburization of iron and forging experiments

    Decarburization of iron and forging experiments Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  45. Primitive Technology: Cane Water Filter/Siphon

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  46. Primitive Technology: Pottery Wheel

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  47. Primitive Technology: Purifying Clay By Sedimentation and Making Pots

    Purifying Clay By sedimentation and Making Pots Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  48. Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces

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  49. Primitive Technology: Making Iron From Creek Sand

    Primitive Technology: Making Iron From Sand Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress:...

  50. Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)

    Trebuchet Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Primitive Technology: Wordpress: https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/ Patreon:...

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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. FAQ Q.Where is this? A.This is in Far North Queensland Australia. Q.Do you live in the wild? A.I don/'t live in the wild but just go into the bush to make these projects. Also I camp out here occasionally. Q.How did you learn all this? A.Researching books and internet plus trial and error. I/'m not indigenous and have no army training. Check out my blog below.

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