Primitive Technology: Brick and Charcoal Production

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In this video I use the thatched hut to fire bricks and make charcoal in for the first time. To make and fire bricks, a workspace protected from the rain must be made to protect the bricks from dissolving before they are fired. Built in a previous video, the hut was used as a space to fire the bricks. The firing went well with no issues with the thatch catching fire due to the height of the roof above the kiln.
In addition to the hut being a place to make bricks, I made a charcoal mound in the space left over to make charcoal, a fuel for smelting iron. I had a previous charcoal mound out in the weather but the rain was an issue keeping the wood damp before getting a chance to fire it. So I made a 75 cm diameter re-useable charcoal mound and it produced 6 and a half pots of charcoal.
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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@primitivetechnology9550 7 месяцев назад

People asked last time how long a batch of 50 bricks takes so I recorded the time taken for each step: Collecting/carrying 25 pots of clay to pit =1 hour Collecting 3 pots of water and mixing in =10 minutes Carry clay to floor = 20 minutes Make 50 bricks = 30 minutes Fix 2 bricks (that cracked while drying) =2 minutes Turn bricks =1 minute Collect wood = 1hour Collect wood = 1 hour Collect wood = 1 hour Collect wood = 40 minutes Total wood collecting time =3 hours 40 minutes Stack kiln =15 minutes Drying bricks fire =2 hours 45 minutes Firing bricks = 3 hours Bricks out = 10 minutes Ash bricks = 15 minutes

@thomasbruinsma 7 месяцев назад

You're so thorough. Well done mate, you're a real one.

@konserv 7 месяцев назад

You have a factory, you can trade your bricks for a fur, grain and meat 🙂

@Vandal_Savage 7 месяцев назад

Fixing two bricks was my favourite part 😊

@salzeda6295 7 месяцев назад

You've got some incredible discipline and patience doing all this yourself. Got plans for these bricks yet or still waiting for inspiration? 🙂

@ieatdirtwasntavailable 7 месяцев назад

How do you not get lye burns when you handle the ash?

@Wullf13 7 месяцев назад

I feel like he keeps making and storing, I'm hoping we find out soon what he's working towards. 250 bricks, mortar, charcoal, good production areas. I feel something big is coming.

@Oldtanktapper 7 месяцев назад

Being Australian, he’s probably going to build his own pub.

@shoutykat 7 месяцев назад

@@Oldtanktapper I'm looking forward to the brewing videos

@ApathyBM 7 месяцев назад

The theme of every few uploads or so is to produce better yields and higher quality of iron. He keeps trying to improvee his smelting results. This video seems to show that he is upscaling every part of his industrial production. More bricks, more charcoal, everything is bigger and better.

@squidwardo7074 7 месяцев назад

@@ApathyBM Yea every video like this is just an "inbetween video" between the iron or big build videos to keep his subscribers engaged. Helps to do something different for himself for a while too

@Mikebloke 7 месяцев назад

I think it's a mix of a) a very reasonable desire to ensure content continues to come out at a fair pace (also hopefully works out in his favour too) b) showing improvements in the processes. Yes this is all things he has done before, but it's rare to see him show bricks, ash, charcoal and iron firing all in one video, usually it's one or two of these max. There is definite improvement in all these processes thanks to his continual development of efficiency. The iron will eventually be used for something significant once he's got enough, I suppose it's whether or not it's enough to change the type of videos dramatically. I'm imagining the fact that he is able to get iron in a non traditional way is already a big task in Australia and it's not like there is random other deposits for other metals in the area he has available. Ideas might be things like needles for sewing, any form of iron tool for chopping wood quicker (though his current methods don't seem too bad), and a more permanent furnace or other heating appliance. Historical development was largely down to how hot a furnace you can get and what you could melt down with it, but not sure what else John can do with hotter furnaces than he is doing already (perhaps slightly more efficient yields).

@nazarottto 7 месяцев назад

Dude keeps rocking the same shorts for 8 straight years. That's what I call dedication.

@iyziejane 7 месяцев назад

I just realized, the shorts are the only thing he got from civilization. I guess no one wanted to watch and wait several years for him to be able to make shorts.

@RobertDoornbosF1 7 месяцев назад

@@iyziejaneAlso his knowledge. Maybe not a physicsl things but certainly essential to making these videos. And to be this guy >🤓👆: his camera too

@hazbutler 7 месяцев назад

Its cos he made all these videos the same week, 8 years ago. His charcoal powered modem just takes a while to upload.

@gundam8655 7 месяцев назад

@@hazbutler, are we sure he does not have steam power now?

@domanicwagner3010 7 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly!!! I want to know what brand those are !! And if Primitive Technology is not sponsored!!! WHY NOT !!! I'd buy them.

@BetterRhylek 7 месяцев назад

No intro, no social media plugs, no clickbait title. Truly genuine and sincere content that speaks for itself, thank god you put an end to those stupid production “primitive” videos that were making their rounds about a year ago. I’ve been watching you from the very beginning and I’m still so happy and excited to see what you’ve done every time I get the notification that you upload

@peta23 7 месяцев назад

what "primitive" videos are you referring to?

@Rotanagol 7 месяцев назад

@@peta23If you search "debunk primitive technology" there are videos calling out the fakers but validating this channel.

@skootz24 7 месяцев назад

@@peta23 There were a bunch of channels trying to copy Primitive Technology's shtick, but would fake everything that he does for real. Some were just completely ridiculous like claiming to have built a huge swimming pool by hand with "irrigated" water from a source that didn't exist, doing a ton of digging with heavy machinery that they accidentally left in frame, that kind of thing.

@peta23 7 месяцев назад

Yes I know what you're talking about. Shameless content for views/money. Yeah, this channel is the OG. You'll never get a "smash the like button" from him lol@@skootz24

@hrimfaxi1 7 месяцев назад

Y'all realise these videos are fake right? .... google it: ( primitive technology fake )

@MichaelCadavillo 7 месяцев назад

18:02 The sound of air passing through that kiln, and the reverb bouncing around the brick hut is soooo good, plus the moment it catches on fire is icing on the cake. Wow.

@thisis.maelstrom 7 месяцев назад

yep. it's lit

@jehoiakimelidoronila5450 7 месяцев назад

Like, both literally & figuratively

@lukehennessy3006 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely fantastic when he capped off the charcoal pile too. The white smoke blowing out the bottom is very satisfying.

@TheRcshock 7 месяцев назад

@@jehoiakimelidoronila5450😊😊😊😊1😊😊😊

@juanito6012 7 месяцев назад

I hope people understand how much of a flex starting a fire with your bare hands is. If you’ve ever tried it, you know exactly how much technique goes in to it. Cheers guys

@iReStarcraft 7 месяцев назад

I was about to comment about that. I think that was under 1 min purely by hand.

@professornuke7562 7 месяцев назад

Not only that, he's made every sort of fire lighting labour saving device - he did a whole video on ingenious fire drills that look a heap easier to make a fire with...but he does it this way because he can.

@cinibar_bs 7 месяцев назад

@@professornuke7562 more so that sticks are easier to maintain and replace than drills

@lazylonewolf 7 месяцев назад

@@iReStarcraft I read somewhere he skips a lot of the firestarting with firesticks because it actually takes like 15 minutes, and he has to edit those out since its boring

@kaipakta817 7 месяцев назад

Yup. Beat me to it. Even using a firebow is hard, and I live in a place where the trees *try* to catch on fire!

@lupo8282 7 месяцев назад

Oh, he is ramping up for a major build. This channel is top tier, never losing any of its originality. Thanks for educating us John!

@PerpetualWane 7 месяцев назад

He’s building a flaming trebuchet so he can acquire more land

@TheEmeraldMenOfficial 7 месяцев назад

@@PerpetualWaneNot possible. He’s in Australia, fire laws are EXTREMELY strict due to their nasty habit of snowballing into massive bushfires

@PerpetualWane 7 месяцев назад

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial that was a joke… even if he wasn’t in a highly flammable area, noone is launching flaming trebuchets anywhere

@mehere8038 7 месяцев назад

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial It's fine, he can just explain that the birds started it, so he was just firing back at them to stop them starting bushfires :) Look up "firehawks" there's 3 bird species in northern Australia that start bushfires to hunt (and the eagles attack & take down hanggliders & paragliders & light aircraft & magpies attack drones so kinda reasonable for him to build flying weapons to defend against Aussie birds isn't it?)

@knightofjustice5475 7 месяцев назад

It could just be that he's storing resources but hasn't decided what to do with them yet. In any case it's very interesting seeing how he's able to slowly make the process more and more efficient.

@minimalniemand 7 месяцев назад

I’ve seen you making bricks and coal like a dozen times or so and I still click immediately once a new episode comes out. I love this channel.

@user-kh8cc4bx7y 4 месяца назад

And they say all addictions are bad

@IceDragon978 7 месяцев назад

You're becoming more and more efficient. This process has been such a joy to watch.

@je-fq7ve 7 месяцев назад

Needs to move his rinse station next to the clay station for ergonomic efficiency but he has not discovered that advancement yet. I think stacking wood vertically in the kiln will give a better packing., thus better output of charcoal. Less air space in the kiln is best.

@IceDragon978 7 месяцев назад

@@je-fq7ve For sure, and IIRC one of the captions said that a later charcoal burn had a better haul due to more efficient stacking.

@je-fq7ve 7 месяцев назад

that was probably how he got more efficient stacking. @@IceDragon978

@danailgeorgiev3241 7 месяцев назад

Do you plan on making any more videos on primitive agriculture, like the yams or maybe something else? Thanks for your videos, I have learned a lot!

@KeMeEscupaUnPollo 7 месяцев назад

Bro I was just thinking about the yam videos yesterday hahah

@flightmaster529 7 месяцев назад

Not the diabetical taters😭

@primitivetechnology9550 7 месяцев назад

I was thinking about planting some yesterday, I'll have to find a spot to plant them. Thanks.

@stephenspennato2327 7 месяцев назад

I second the notion; so much of primitive society revolves around producing and preserving food that those topics are very worthy of several videos. @@primitivetechnology9550

@Greendogblue 7 месяцев назад

@@primitivetechnology9550 I also really liked the agriculture videos

@lunchboxz1273 7 месяцев назад

I can't count the amount of times I've watch you make bricks, but it never gets old I love it.

@Kragar01 7 месяцев назад

For my money it’s the charcoal 👌😙

@LabGecko 7 месяцев назад

@@Kragar01 I love all of it, but charcoal most for me too. All very relaxing to watch, but looks like a lot of hard work to do.

@Timsturbs 7 месяцев назад

i can count, it was 7 times

@Pingviinimursu 7 месяцев назад

@@TimsturbsLook at Mr. Big Brain over here, all fancy with them numbers and all

@SilvaDreams 7 месяцев назад

@LabGecko It's actually really easy to do in large batches. You just make a big pile of sticks or split logs, cover it with mud, turf or clay but leave the center in the top open to start the fire. Once you get it started you close off the top then walk away. Within 24-48 hours once it stops smoking and cools off you break it open and collect your charcoal. You'll know it's good when it sounds kind of metallic when you tap it. If some larger pieces aren't done just save them for the next batch.

@gabeerspamer3979 6 месяцев назад

I like that this type of content on RU-vid. It doesn’t have heavy clickbait, fake internet personas or over the top reactions about the silliest of things, it’s just pure craftsman.

@skylarlewis6098 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely love your channel. I think the first thing I ever subbed to on RU-vid. John, consider the health of your lungs as you're constantly working with wood ash, brick and clay dust, etc. Not just from your fires but walking on the dirt floors. Primitive peoples wouldn't notice it long-term as their life expectancy was short but you will notice it at 40-50 if you aren't careful! -A concerned stonecarver

@christopherjolly 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for continuing to make and share these videos. You’ve inspired me to try out digging up some clay in my back yard to make bricks and pavers for our garden 🙂

@LuisSierra42 7 месяцев назад

This knowledge will be useful after the apocalypse

@ICU2B4UDO 7 месяцев назад

@@LuisSierra42 ...Do you even know what the Apocalypse really means and what it's used in reference to???

@lorenz.f 7 месяцев назад

how are you this outraged by the use of the word "apocalypse"@@ICU2B4UDO

@missionDan 7 месяцев назад

Go work, buy pavers.. anything you make will be 99% inferior. Wake up mate, silly outlook. Go back to your job at cabellas/millets and buy them (Brits wondering what cabellas is, and yanks wondering who millets are 😂

@DaleMontdale-xd1mc 7 месяцев назад

Mission Dan and icu both seem like fun hangs. Please icu, do tell us all, what the apocalypse means. Cause non of us are smart enough to know. Dan, who gives a fun of if they wanna waste their time, it's their time to with as they please. They'll be outside learning something. You go be a slave at your job, some of us enjoy doing these kinds of things.

@Elliottklassen 7 месяцев назад

One of only two channels where if I see a post I will drop whatever I’m doing and watch immediately. Always a great day when we get more primitive technology.

@Kelnx 7 месяцев назад

3 channels for me, but yeah I definitely drop what I'm doing for this.

@userofthemind6913 7 месяцев назад

@Elliottklassen@@Kelnx what're those channels if y'all don't mind me asking? (this is literally the only channel I am actively subscribed and have notifications turned on for)

@Kelnx 7 месяцев назад

@@userofthemind6913 For me the other two are Chef Jean-Pierre because he's awesome and I like cooking as a hobby, and the other is Matt Mitchell who does "Bless your rank", the weekly SEC meetings, and other funny skits based on Southern humor. Totally different from Primitive Technology.

@userofthemind6913 7 месяцев назад

@@Kelnx ahh I gotcha! I was curious because I saw another person post about this being one of 3 channels they have notifications for and they mentioned a few other "primitive" channels. Thanks for the response :^)

@emceeboogieboots1608 7 месяцев назад

@@Kelnx Ahh... You like onyons!😁

@cregenda 6 месяцев назад

I’m sorry this channel never got back to John’s pre-hiatus viewership numbers. He deserves it.

@casualbird7671 7 месяцев назад

15:55 I love how all the smoke rushes out the remaining exit holes it can find once you plug the top exit. I wish I had your level of patience and creativity with personally shaping your processes

@mikejamesism 7 месяцев назад

I hope everyone has a good day!

@alterworlds1629 7 месяцев назад

Looks like the next video or two could be pretty big. That is a lot of prep work for whatever the next project will be, presumably. Tons of bricks, mortar prep, and Iron smelting.

@shalakabooyaka1480 7 месяцев назад

a sweet patio for the hut

@Innuya 7 месяцев назад

Ive said it before but I love that you show us the fire making every time, it's like magic. :) Also this process is making me very appreciative for how people can become so attached to their equipment when they're working so closely with it on the regular.

@babybirdhome 7 месяцев назад

That’s something I hadn’t come to appreciate yet, but totally understand. First, the sheer investment it takes to get the tool in the first place, and then the amount of expertise you build from using it that’s going to be intimately tied to that particular tool working exactly the way it does, while another tool might be different enough that you have to relearn a lot of what you already know to use it equally.

@Innuya 7 месяцев назад

@@babybirdhome and just having to do upkeep on it, evaluating how it's performing and what can be improved... It's really gripping!

@KillmanPit 7 месяцев назад

This could be made so much more efficient by having multiple people work in paralell. There is so much time wasted just going between the mine, the pit and the kiln. Goes to show why people started gathering in larger and larger tribes, and settling near large deposits of clay. Amazing content. Keep it up mate.

@Khunark 7 месяцев назад

naw man, screw that. i want to do all parts of the process. us sitting in our designated locations like the jobs we work today, just doing one thing is making us unhappy.

@r3dp9 7 месяцев назад

@@Khunark It depends. Some people are happy sticking to one career forever, and becoming ridiculously expert and/or comfortable with that career. No easy thing - most careers are inherently unstable in one way or another. I'm probably the other sort. I have to alter my career every 3-8 years to stay happy. That might mean a small change, like a new location or slightly different equipment, or a large change, like working with new equipment for a different purpose. Either way, exposure to many different jobs - provided one takes the effort to truly learn and get invested in each job - brings a wealth of experience that makes one more useful no matter what kind of job one winds up with next. Another option is a middleground. Have a relatively stable career, extremely modest needs, then invest any spare time in hobbies, adventures, DIY projects, etc. There are many ways to live an adventurous life. Not all of them require significant amounts of experience or money.

@roccocoyote 7 месяцев назад

And then we invented cubicles so we don't distract each other while working

@KillmanPit 7 месяцев назад

@@Khunark absolutely agreed. Just pointing out that back in the past, when time and calories were scarce people cared about efficiency and therefore banded up together to reduce such dead time.

@ddiver2200 5 месяцев назад

Tribes are not created from gathered of people because there will be conflicts of interest in the future between families, but tribes are born from the sexual reproduction of one family, resulting in unique clans in various places. because they come from one ancestor, one tribe will be able to unite to maintain the values taught by their ancestors to realize common prosperity, that why we have family name

@christianr4189 7 месяцев назад

This man is a true legend. Never spoke a word yet has the coolest content💯

@Smurphenstein 7 месяцев назад

He hasn't discoverd language yet. Seriously though, no music or talking is great.

@thomasbruinsma 7 месяцев назад

Imaginr he speaks and he has a super squeeky voice like Mickey Mouse or Toad

@zgomote 7 месяцев назад

Turn captions on ❤😊

@plumbthumbs9584 7 месяцев назад

as they say, actions speak louder than words.

@BGAbazor 7 месяцев назад

Still 1 of the 3 channels I have ever found that does this stuff legitimately. Great stuff!

@MB-qm9sr 7 месяцев назад

Which are the other 2?

@northernembersoutdoors1045 7 месяцев назад

What's the other two? Cheers

@ThinkIn4D 7 месяцев назад

WHATRE THE OTHER TWO BRO

@julmar9153 7 месяцев назад

WHAT ARE THE OTHER TWO MAN PLEASE ANSWER

@NameTaken123 7 месяцев назад

@@MB-qm9sr Townsends does everything legitimately, but their content is based around the American colonial period. That, and the majority of it is focused on cooking. Still some really good non-cooking stuff though (hollowing out a canoe, building a log cabin, building ovens, etc.). Edit: The other one that springs to mind is Kris Harbour Natural Building. He uses modern tools and machines, but is off grid and does everything himself.

@knightshousegames 7 месяцев назад

What I find interesting about this video is that it's not anything new. But it demonstrates years of experience and experiments being put into action to upscale production and efficiency The fact that a lot of charcoal and bricks are being produced makes the prospects for the next structure very exciting

@PolenarTactical 7 месяцев назад

9:41 look at that big-ass spider 😧

@salimfahribanu9234 7 месяцев назад

where?

@morgan4060 7 месяцев назад

@@salimfahribanu9234 on the kiln, near top left.

@12Daanie 7 месяцев назад

@@salimfahribanu9234I can't seem to spot it either

@Russo-Delenda-Est 6 месяцев назад

I bet these kilns are full of critters after a firing, nice and dark and warm. I wouldn't put my hand in one, not without taking a close look inside first. 😅

@prisonerofthehighway1059 3 месяца назад

Took me a sec to find it. I think that’s fairly small for Australia lol.

@Surgical02 7 месяцев назад

9:47 Anyone else notice the big ass spider on the side of the kiln?

@Anvanya833 7 месяцев назад

And what about the weird green ant at 15:21

@laurachapin204 Месяц назад

Oh, I missed him. I did see that big green ant though. ⬇️

@tayzonday 7 месяцев назад

Somewhere I imagine there’s a whole village that he’s built, video by video 😳🤔

@jzilmo78 7 месяцев назад

Chocolate village

@zanshibumi 7 месяцев назад

Actually, these videos were recovered from an archeological dig. This is the first homo sapiens sapiens kickstarting civilization from scratch. And yes, he did make the camera first, with ash and clay.

@loganmiat 7 месяцев назад

Primitive technology is doing more to solve the housing crisis than most local councils, state govs, and union jobsites

@warden821 7 месяцев назад

I was wondering that, why is he making so many bricks?

@fookum_ 7 месяцев назад

@warden821 hopefully another* brick house!

@MobMentality12345 7 месяцев назад

I like how you give me very precise dimensions as if I’m going to recreate it myself someday

@AiTechEyeMusic 6 месяцев назад

that feeling of to be satisfied when you just made a usefull thing totally from nature by your self. yes i made a short rope from pieces of a trunk i found, and i'm ridiculously satisfied over it

@EcoCurious 7 месяцев назад

I feel like the last few videos have been far more settled, as if you have figured out the best way to do several things and can now progress. I feel like you are working towards something bigger,so I'm excited to see when that eventually comes to fruition!

@shalakabooyaka1480 7 месяцев назад

or a setup for something silly, "BEHOLD! My patio!" lol

@tonywatson987 7 месяцев назад

John, you have been an inspiration to my grandson (and to me), for the last 6 years he's watched every one of your videos and read your book.

@PTemnikov 7 месяцев назад

If he was a trully inspirational, you'd go to wilderness to make bricks and smelt ore🙃

@tonywatson987 7 месяцев назад

@@PTemnikov And how do you know what I do? The inspiration is not just about the hands-on, it's about the mindset and using what's available, rather than buying off the shelf.

@morganseppy5180 7 месяцев назад

My son also got the book to have as reference!

@Ilithilich 3 месяца назад

I have 2 suggestions for the charcoal collection, first of, you could put a bowl under the mesh to catch the small pieces and charcoal dust. I'm sure you could do somthing with that. The second suggestion is to lay a simple clay floor underneath the suggested bowl to prevent dirt in the small stuff that missed the bowl. Edit: completely forgot to say you make awesome videos!

@AP0LUNE 7 месяцев назад

Genuinely the best dirt burning content on the platform. Can't wait to see what you are working towards.

@lairdcummings9092 7 месяцев назад

The sheer amount of labor involved in your projects is staggering. Thank you.

@nachospeakstoday 7 месяцев назад

This comment probably won't reach you. But I'm deeply happy that you started to make videos again after the hiatus you took. It doesn't matter the subject of the video, but it always brings peace to my heart after a hard day at work. Thank you so much for keeping this channel alive. ❤

@hplovehandle 7 месяцев назад

The advertisements that pop up in the middle of John's videos are a stark reminder of why I watch John's videos

@MJQuintana 7 месяцев назад

As always thanks for a very informative video. Any plans on doing a "planting crops, preparing/ storing food series using primitive tech"?

@mitchdalitz146 7 месяцев назад

He already has

@dangeary2134 7 месяцев назад

@@mitchdalitz146we need more! Also, we need to know of ways to provide a sustainable protein source!

@Melancthon7332 7 месяцев назад

@@mitchdalitz146 It's been over four years since an agriculture video. It would be very cool to see a new one (though that seems unlikely for a while, he's clearly got other things he's working towards right now).

@JackTheVulture 7 месяцев назад

Never gets old watching you make bricks. Exciting to see what you will build with them!

@stevemull2002 7 месяцев назад

What an incredible watch, no music, no invasive talking, just lots of doing, i loved it, and i learnt !

@SpeakShibboleth 7 месяцев назад

I'm not sure why i enjoy watching you make bricks and charcoal over and over but i do.

@phantomchrome8816 7 месяцев назад

Just great to watch some calm/nature type videos after so many other videos.

@timbaker6239 7 месяцев назад

In a world of faking trends seeing your authentic work is amazing. I see this stuff and think people actually had it do these things to live. Appreciate the good things. Awesome content man.

@CubidNMusic 7 месяцев назад

Primitive videos are LEGIT the best. They give you actual survival techniques as well as showing how the Celts and all that would have survived!

@anthonydawkins16 4 месяца назад

This man worked my whole shift to make us proud under 20 mins plus production.

@Dina_tankar_mina_ord 7 месяцев назад

The amount of effort being put into these projects is hard to understand when half sitting on a sofa, complaining that bricks are boring to watch. Not to mention the immense time-consuming and persisting trial and error we don't have to endure. Always a pleasure watching your uploads, thank you sir.

@user-vk3fi4dm2d 7 месяцев назад

Great video as always, consider using the calcium bricks for the iron production, the calcium oxide will react with the silicon dioxide and other impurities in the iron mineral, forming a slag that not only will protect the reduced iron from oxidizing, it is also useful for making concrete because it will be mostly calcium silicate (literally one of the main components of concrete), also try heating to a higher temperature the charcoal to produce coke, it should make the iron production easier, if you are interested in producing sponge iron, try looking for information about "forja catalana", keep up the great work!

@PracticalPotato 7 месяцев назад

He tried using the calcium oxide in another video but it reduced his iron yield. The current theory is that his bacteria iron’s impurities are basic, and as such, adding sand (or sluiced magnetite) may actually increase the yield.

@user-mu4mw6ou6s 7 месяцев назад

좋은 설명을 주셔서 매우 고맙습니다

@user-vk3fi4dm2d 7 месяцев назад

@@PracticalPotato I agree that adding magnetite increases the yield, however I think it is more important to define what type of iron you want to obtain, in the case of sponge iron it is more important to make sure you have the reducing atmosphere, while if you want to obtain a liquid iron puddle it is more important to control other factors such as temperature and slag.

@user-vk3fi4dm2d 7 месяцев назад

@@user-mu4mw6ou6s 시멘트 생산용 스펀지 철 또는 클링커를 얻는 산업 공정에 대한 자세한 정보가 필요한 경우 "Boateng, Akwasi Acheampong - 로터리 킬른, 제 2 판"을 검색할 수 있습니다.

@AsgerJon 7 месяцев назад

"... did some mining off camera..." This channel is the best silent content on youtube

@user-ce4qp4dv6e 7 месяцев назад

I have to admit, I did start this video by thinking oh god another brick and charcoal video, but this is clearly building to something and has made me pretty excited.

@akumabito2008 7 месяцев назад

Remember to turn on CC, peeps!

@jonkotovenaar 7 месяцев назад

I've always wondered if you'd consider inviting people to come and learn from you in person. I would definitely consider travelling halfway across the world to learn and assist you with your hard work!

@itwas467 7 месяцев назад

Man.. something about this is very hypnotic to watch. Engineers without peer of their time overclocked their brains so that us the descendants don't have to fear getting eaten by wild animals everyday. Thank you ancient engineers.

@jeremykiahsobyk102 7 месяцев назад

I like the fast forward that shows just how much work this *actually" is. The cuts are novel for the video's sake, but doesn't show the true effort and time it takes to hand make bricks.

@laughingman3777 7 месяцев назад

This is what happens when you're 6 years old making mud pies and your mom says "That's enough now. Come inside" but you never do.

@piddy3825 7 месяцев назад

looking forward to seeing what's coming up as a result of all this brick production. I'll bet it's gonna be epic!

@reignjardinazo7579 7 месяцев назад

The only channel i want to hear and volume up even Mr. Plant don’t say a word

@CycahhaCepreebha 7 месяцев назад

The best content on modern RU-vid is a man playing with mud for eighteen minutes.

@TheXshot 7 месяцев назад

The only TRUE primitive channel is back! Don't forget to turn on captions

@userofthemind6913 7 месяцев назад

It's always a good day when Primitive Technology uploads, literally look forward to it every month. Keep it up!

@benumbrardor8708 7 месяцев назад

It's honestly amazing how much air flow good kiln design and planning can create.

@Official_Lantane 7 месяцев назад

this guy is really cool he is showing us how our ancestors back in dirt ages used to live

@opal1076 7 месяцев назад

If a Zombie apocalypse happens, I want this guy on my side!

@cst99003 7 месяцев назад

Second captain, first pick.

@WarkWarbly 7 месяцев назад

If you can find him by the time you realize the apocalypse actually happened. He may already be hiding just chilling, eatin some bbq

@Grimm-Gaming 7 месяцев назад

Him and Colin Furze. Together theyll make the ultimate superhero team

@padenvan 7 месяцев назад

A crucial teammate. Not a frontliner in the immediately ensuing battles (far too valuable for that), but indispensable during reconstruction.

@WarkWarbly 7 месяцев назад

@@padenvan Truth. A "protected asset"

@JohnDaltonActual 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic work as always. I know you've previously done work on farming, foraging, and producing spears, bows, etc; I'm interested to know whether you've ever measured how much food/energy you're expending on days of work like these spent making bricks and charcoal, and whether it would be possible for you to feed yourself at the same time or if this really would take a village to sustain?

@Dustinicus. 7 месяцев назад

Mass agriculture and food storage would definitely be required for him to be fully sustainable. I think it could be done, but a village, or at the very least, a few more body dedicated to farming would be a boon to production.

@user-ji8ls9dr9f 7 месяцев назад

The pioneer of primitive tech videos for free consumption. Thank you!

@GoodLuckDucks 7 месяцев назад

I love how this is the ONLY real channel for this

@BlueJayKRO 7 месяцев назад

Great work again John. I never get tired of these videos and upon finishing one I’m always looking forward to the next one 👍🏼

@satyrsauce3593 7 месяцев назад

Always brightens my day to see you've posted a new video. This one was awesome, you got so much done! I'm excited to see what you'll be making with those bricks.

@jankomrkvicka7293 7 месяцев назад

guys chill, he is making another batch of bricks in brick furnace so he has enough bricks to build another brick furnace in order to make more bricks.... and I love it! :D

@TheH8redd 6 месяцев назад

I always come to this channel to learn and relax. There's no music, just the sounds of nature and it's straight to the point. I always watch with subtitles as it gives me a better insight on what's going on.

@charley8699 7 месяцев назад

Really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos

@thescreaminggoattavern 7 месяцев назад

As mostly all the comments mentioned before this, these videos are amazing. Incredible work effort, and I actually feel like I am learning some survival skills. I watch these with my kids who are also very captivated by your prowess. Not only that but the videos are genuine without click bait or the usual social media garbage. I am hoping to see that iron collection go towards a primative tool, like a hammer head, or axe, to further your production efforts. Im sure its extremely difficult to get a furnance to 2700 degrees, but basic steel would be an awesome accomplishment to achieve. John, please don't ever stop making these videos.

@kodjofifty4 7 месяцев назад

the guy is a one-man-industry by himself... Amazing work!

@PlushLordOfTheSeas 7 месяцев назад

can't wait to see what you have planned for all the bricks

@CoyoteLovelyLV 7 месяцев назад

Literally one of my favorite channels, and so relaxing.

@sqreon9401 7 месяцев назад

Impressive to see how efficient your process has become, any plans to branch out into using water wheel type energy to automate certain processes like the fan for the kiln?

@DavidKalinex 7 месяцев назад

I have seen you make fire 300 times and each one of them, feels like connecting with something really primal, that endless humans have mastered before, and nobody longer needs... Something very simple yet very human

@CutWing 7 месяцев назад

He’s building up to something big!! That stack of brick and pile of iron is a sign.

@JerGol 7 месяцев назад

I love seeing the area used for breaking sticks into usable lengths as it shows a significant amount of previous use! 😄

@r3dp9 7 месяцев назад

I noticed that too! It's the sort of lifehack that I wouldn't expect to find in books or movies.

@DoubLL 7 месяцев назад

I really love your videos. It's so cool to see all this old technology being preserved into our times and beyond. You're providing a great service to humanity!

@Jjohnny642 7 месяцев назад

Been a fan for years, but here’s a neat trick I learnt a month ago. Turn on closed captions to see what happens . Great vid

@MattApple 7 месяцев назад

Not gonna lie, this was the first Primitive Tech video I got bored with and fast forwarded. At least it wasn’t the 1,000th iron prills video (although, from the storage of charcoal in this one, I assume we’ll see that again next time). This channel was amazing before you ran out of ideas.

@denhamevans3413 7 месяцев назад

I get excited when new prim tech vids come out. You’re a gem, bud!

@lordfrostdraken 7 месяцев назад

Thanks once again for the relaxing and amazing content, always a joy to see you post

@JehuMcSpooran 7 месяцев назад

One suggestion I have is to process the ash to extract carbonates. 1. Fill a pot half full with dry ash 2. Fill the pot the rest of the way with clean water and stir for a few minutes 3. Let ash fall to the bottom and then decant the water into another container 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for a total of 3 ash washings. 5. Now make your ash in to bricks for storage. 6. Evaporate or boil the water that you collected from the ash washing. It will contain plenty of Sodium Carbonate and Potassium Carbonate. These are great fluxes. This way you will have the carbonates for flux and ash for mortar. With a fine enough sieve, you can separate out fine charcoal and harder calcium compounds that could possibly be calcium carbide which fizzes when in contact with water, producing acetylene gas.

@maymunminsar1643 7 месяцев назад

This guy is the most og primitive survivor. He doesn't cheat like the others do. Other primitive survival channels got their idea of this guy. Bro just created his own niche.

@stevejohnstonbaugh9171 7 месяцев назад

Your charcoal kiln was VERY effective. Have you considered adding the partially fired clay shards (cone of the charcoal kiln) as a supplement to our bricks? I believe that would make a stronger brick. Second thought - now that the kiln is undercover from rain, have you considered adding an outside wall of green brick? I imagine if you stack them green and dry, the inside of the outside wall would come pretty close to bisque temp. Flip the outside in for the next firing and you would have dead dry bricks which will fire much faster because you are not using energy to drive off all of the water first. 😊 Love your content!

@lukejohnson614 6 месяцев назад

I believe the cone of the charcoal kiln is mud just like the walls, not clay Edit: yep, caption at 14:10

@stevejohnstonbaugh9171 6 месяцев назад

@@lukejohnson614 Actually, I was referring to his brick making kiln which is only one brick thick on edge. Much heat traveling through those walls. But now that you mention it, If the cone of the charcoal retort was clay, it too would be a good way to "upcycle" his clay for brickmaking. A much more consistent brick with some percentage of soft bisque crushed to powder slaked with his wild clay. 👍

@AGEURADAMIS 7 месяцев назад

Fico muito feliz quando tem vídeo novo.

@loneseeker1990 7 месяцев назад

This guy really knows how to get gooped up, and I appreciate that.

@krabn 7 месяцев назад

This guy creates a fire so quickly. I tried doing that method couple of years ago and it took me 4 hours with lots of fails before actually succeeding. Just a small thing, but this guy is a master

@kobenijpg1323 7 месяцев назад

Do you plan on using the iron that you smelt into some kind of tool like a hatchet to make your work easier? Thanks for your amazing videos!

@marlinboudreau983 7 месяцев назад

I guess that's what the coal is for.

@Reoh0z 7 месяцев назад

In other videos on his channel He has made some small knives before.

@jwnomad 7 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure it's for ceremonial purposes

@kobenijpg1323 7 месяцев назад

Yea i saw the knife, that why i ask, im curious if he wants to take this further

@onemantwohands5224 7 месяцев назад

Ahhhhhhh that's better 😊 thanks mate , love every episode and have just started on a small setup at the back of my property for this very purpose and to revegitate the area also , with the addition of a small dam I now have a reserve to source from when it's dry . Beautiful spot mate and we all love your videos so much ! ❤

@MrTheBigNoze 7 месяцев назад

It’s easy to see how a small group of people could rapidly expand production. Would be interesting to see how much faster and bigger a group of 3-5 could progress

@MartyVentura 7 месяцев назад

Anyone else love the pop at 18:06 when the fire comes out the top of the smelting furnace?

@poelmeister 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for uploading! Can’t get enough of your content. Eager to see you tackle iron!

@AirLancer 7 месяцев назад

He did already make a small iron knife in an older video.

@BarelySentientBraincell 7 месяцев назад

I am thoroughly enjoying watching your early iron age content. Stone age was amazing too but this iron age tech is just so satisfying to watch.

@kubin226 7 месяцев назад

I could probably watch like 20 more videos of a guy making some bricks and I would actually enjoy it

@simonharding7084 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for doing what you do and for being genuine and not the usual gimmicky youtube trash. Its so refreshing.

@philipmurphy2 7 месяцев назад

Glad to see this back, Always worth watching on RU-vid.

@SHINYREDBULLETS 7 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed the extra detail and information! Would love to know what you meant by "improved with better stacking" for the charcoal? Was it a tighter stacking or a looser setup for the dry sticks, or some other method? Love your videos so much!

@Russo-Delenda-Est 6 месяцев назад

He means a tighter stack. The less room for air and fire the more efficient the conversation. He actually used to build a kiln around a wood stack in old videos so he could make it as tight as possible.

@SHINYREDBULLETS 6 месяцев назад

@@Russo-Delenda-Est Makes sense! Thanks for this :)

@slaintenito 4 месяца назад

Damn! It's been 8 years since I first saw your channel, I remember when you had like 6 or 7 videos and now I reminded of checking your channel after a long while off social media, etc and you grew a lot! That's amazing!!