Undercover Brick Workshop
Added 2023-07-06 22:30:39 +0000 UTCI built a covered workshop to make bricks under to protect them from rain while waiting to be fired. Rain is rare during the dry season but a heavy shower can undo the work of brick making slowing down the process. Soon after I finished the new shelter it did indeed rain, testing the effectiveness of the workshop. Hopefully I'll should be able to produce fired bricks now regardless of weather conditions, so that when the thatch on this workshop rots I'll be able to build a more permanent structure to replace it. Much appreciated.
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Yes, just eyeball it. It only needs to be approximate. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-08-04 20:33:35 +0000 UTCIt seems like one of the first tasks you do is to level the ground between the four initial stakes and trenches. How do you judge how to level it, just by eyeball?
Tony Hillerson
2023-08-04 18:27:16 +0000 UTCI'm unlikely to get help on these projects in the near future, it gets complicated organizing people. I'm more likely to focus on ways to make it more efficient for a solo worker to do things or automate processes. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-09 09:51:29 +0000 UTCSomething I often overlook when watching your videos is that a key touchstone of primitive-era productivity was collaboration/teamwork. Having someone split the thatch fronds while you collected them or vice versa would have really cut down on time. Do you envision any future videos where you would involve someone else to help build something larger and more intricate than you would otherwise be able to do alone? As always, thanks for what you do!
Dimitri Halkidis
2023-07-09 09:20:56 +0000 UTCCorrect. The thatch only lasts 6 months here. But I've built thatched huts on a mountain ridge that last a year due to the dry air up there. Smoke can increase the longevity of the thatch too so constant fires are important. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 20:45:21 +0000 UTCI think you're right. The spikes fall off the cane when it gets to a certain age and can be used then without getting the spikes in the hand.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 20:43:32 +0000 UTCI always watch your videos immediately, thanks for making them. So basically, a hut is either going to be very temporary or built out of bricks, isn't it? How long do the thatched ones last, on average?
Julian Gonggrijp
2023-07-07 19:49:57 +0000 UTCFrom it's description Calamus australis, The Lawyer cane, is every bit as useful as bamboo.
Kenneth Crips
2023-07-07 19:37:59 +0000 UTCI don't know for sure if it's actually called lawyer cane, but that's what everyone here calls these stiff vines that climb trees and aren't woody. There's another type that's actually a climbing grass but I don't know it's name either. So I call them all lawyer cane (or loya cane). There's a fishtail wait-a-while that has sour fruit that I tried. I haven't tried these other fruit though. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 08:00:50 +0000 UTCWhy's it called Lawyer cane? Do you eat the fruits?
Amy Tobol
2023-07-07 07:53:08 +0000 UTCThat's right. Easy to make too, just fire sharpen one end and start digging. Bamboo would be good for some projects, very versatile. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 06:34:46 +0000 UTCDigging sticks are a tried a true stone age tool. It to bad you don’t have bamboo to build your huts with.
Kenneth Crips
2023-07-07 05:39:27 +0000 UTCWhen I get more iron I'll do it. Till then, digging sticks work efficiently. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 04:56:49 +0000 UTCHave you thought making some tools to dig? After all these years you still use a stick
Federico Altolaguirre
2023-07-07 04:06:31 +0000 UTCThe smoke actually helps preserve the thatch. Here, there are caterpillars that eat the palm fronds and the smoke deters them. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 01:52:53 +0000 UTCLooks a bit shaky, but for it's purpose, it's OK. However, I do think you should've left a hole in the roof. All that smoke from the kiln is going to gather under that large roof.
Mario Stoilov
2023-07-07 01:49:27 +0000 UTCNot a specially made one but a half of a hollow log was useful in excavating a trench in a previous project. It was long and could be used standing up by slamming it down into the wet mud to then lever out chunks of mud. It was for building a moat around the previous brick workshop. Generally though, I use a digging stick and a pot to do earthworks. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-07 00:53:10 +0000 UTCEver made a spade or shovel to help with all the excavation/clay extraction/various digging? Always enjoy your videos, thank you.
Ken Clark
2023-07-06 23:47:13 +0000 UTCIt's an Australian bush turkey. I think they might be related and can sometimes form hybrids with chickens. Thanks.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-06 22:57:11 +0000 UTCThanks again for watching!
Primitive Technology
2023-07-06 22:56:20 +0000 UTCIs that a wild chicken at the beginning of the video?
C.O.T.F.M
2023-07-06 22:54:07 +0000 UTCWorks now! Thanks for sharing the amazing stuff you do.
Extended Stay
2023-07-06 22:51:32 +0000 UTCSorry try again now, Much appreciated.
Primitive Technology
2023-07-06 22:49:27 +0000 UTCPlease note, at the time of writing this the linked video is still marked as private.
Extended Stay
2023-07-06 22:37:53 +0000 UTC
