Brick hut destroyed by falling tree
Added 2025-01-07 21:11:54 +0000 UTCCatastrophe! My brick hut got destroyed by a falling tree. It stood for 2 years and 8 months and would have lasted longer if not for the accident. In the video I salvage the bricks and other materials from the hut for future projects. Also, I do maintenance on the newly completed 2 walled tiled hut which is still standing and show the A frame hut which is decaying in the wet weather. The recovered bricks can be used in another project later when the weather gets drier. Much appreciated.
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I tried ash glazing a pot once and the pot melted in this video: https://youtu.be/c2ExwOAjLNw?t=259 . I'll try it again some time but not heat it so much. I've done a light glaze on a pot before with wood fired around the pot on a grate. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-31 08:14:02 +0000 UTCRandom question—have you ever considered applying ash-based glazes to some pottery? It would potentially allow for the longer-term storage of water and other organic things by eliminating the porosity of pots, and ash is in no short supply for you. Even though you don't really have any real use for that kind of storage, it could be a neat experiment.
ithinkiplaygames
2025-01-31 06:29:49 +0000 UTCThanks Kiteman.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 20:46:51 +0000 UTCIf i wasn't in Western Australia, I'd help you rebuild your hut.
Kiteman24
2025-01-08 13:00:39 +0000 UTCProbably need more bricks yet for a multi room hut. I'll make more later in the year with a bigger kiln. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 10:11:11 +0000 UTCGlad to see you weren't in the hut when this happened. Silver lining - now you have so much bricks, maybe you could do multi room huts :)
Mario Stoilov
2025-01-08 09:48:25 +0000 UTCI have a lot of bricks for a new project, and iron to recycle. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 04:57:42 +0000 UTCHappy to see the knife again and that you were able to recover your iron prills and other items/materials. You have quite the store of bricks.
Richard Bruins
2025-01-08 04:23:48 +0000 UTCYes that's right. Years ago I had a stone hut with a dome roof that was destroyed by a tree in a cyclone. The walls still stood but a lot of it has collapsed since then. Were it not for trees, the huts would last longer. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 04:02:00 +0000 UTCYeah, it went straight for it, didn't it. I have considered a broom. In the past I'd just bundle lawyer cane together and beat against a rock till the ends fray to form a broom. I might make one in future. Thanks James.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 03:59:51 +0000 UTCHow unfortunate. Thanks for bringing us along for the clean up. I'm so fascinated how much you've accomplished through these years. If I remember correctly didn't that happen to the stacked stone building way back in the day?
Cheri
2025-01-08 03:40:15 +0000 UTCI know you mentioned this to me but I see what you mean about the damn tree seeming to aim at the hut! Oh watching you sweep the floor of various clearings and sheds, have you ever worked on making a kind of Birch Broom Brush or rake to speed up clearing areas?
James Tyrrell
2025-01-08 03:09:03 +0000 UTCCan't catch a break!
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 02:41:51 +0000 UTCAnd then that juvenile delinquent comes along and tips your camera!
Amy Tobol
2025-01-08 02:19:42 +0000 UTCI've considered it, it's just there isn't enough slag to include in a large building project. Might be good for pottery grog though. Good, I'll try some and see how it goes. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 00:59:30 +0000 UTCLooking forward to seeing it! On the note of iron smelts: have you considered using crushed slag in your cement? I don't know what the sand is like around you, but increasing the iron content in the cement for increased strength might be worth trying. And from what I understand I think you should be able to re-calcine the old mortar, unless the silicate content is too high. PS: water powered tools would be really cool!
804R
2025-01-08 00:44:10 +0000 UTCThe old bricks are actually better because the source of the clay was denser and had less impurities. I'll go back to the old clay source next time I make bricks which works well when mixed with sand. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 00:35:01 +0000 UTCIt's not too bad, I'll rebuild something from the bricks. I'll have to experiment with re-calcining, otherwise I'll make some fresh ash for the mortar. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 00:33:29 +0000 UTCI still have some huts and the rain hasn't been too bad so far. I'll attempt an iron smelt soon. Also, I can plant yams or try water powered tools. Stay tunned, Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-08 00:32:05 +0000 UTCAwe, man, that sucks! But silver lining: it was really cool to see a collection of the things you've accomplished lately, all gathered together! You mentioned in the comments that the rainy season puts construction projects on hold: are there "indoor" projects you can (and want to) do, or will your next project start when it gets drier? All the best!
804R
2025-01-07 23:58:14 +0000 UTCOh, man. I loved that hut. You put a ton of work into it, and a ton of work taking it apart! I appreciate your effort. I think that you can probably calcine that old mortar and reuse it. You might even consider painting the tiled mud hut with the old mortar to reduce erosion of the mud…
Tim Alan
2025-01-07 23:48:46 +0000 UTCI feel sad for you, but taking the hut apart really gave me an appreciation of how sturdily it was constructed. Did you notice a quality difference between your old bricks and your most recent ones? Did you get better at making bricks?
Thomas Ginn
2025-01-07 23:38:47 +0000 UTCThere's probably a way some how but I haven't discovered one yet. I don't know yet, maybe if I calcined it again it would form mortar again. I couldn't find any research on the subject so I'll try some in a forge and see how it goes. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-07 23:23:32 +0000 UTCI saw the title and went "noooooo....". There is simply no way to build a hut that lasts forever, is there? On another note, will you be able to reuse the mortar that you scraped off the bricks?
Julian Gonggrijp
2025-01-07 23:19:09 +0000 UTCNo the first one on the channel was wattle and daub. Also, not to be confused with the tiled roof hut that was also nearly 3 years old when the roof rotted and the mud walls dissolved. The best hut so far though, bricks and wood ash cement are the most durable huts. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-07 22:35:48 +0000 UTCThere's always a silver lining. thanks.
Primitive Technology
2025-01-07 22:34:03 +0000 UTCBad luck, but with the broken roof tiles you'll have grog to last you years now!
EJL
2025-01-07 22:30:54 +0000 UTCOuch that was some rally bad luck ... at least you can recycle the bricks. The hut that you demolished was your first one no?
Faralis
2025-01-07 21:26:47 +0000 UTC
