Primitive Technology demonstrated how to create a small fenced-in sweet potato and yam garden using only simple techniques. The patch is protected by a wattle enclosure that keeps wallabies and other animals from entering and eating the plants, and the soil itself is fertilized with wood ash and fallen leaves. The garden was put in…
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How to Construct a Bow and Arrows Using Only Primitive Stone Tools
Primitive Technology demonstrated how to construct a bow and arrows using only primitive stone tools. The video shows how to cut a small tree for the bow with a stone hand axe, split it with a chisel, and then shape it using various other tools. It also details the process of how to make arrows and…
How to Build a Forge Blower Using Sticks, Clay, Fire, and Other Primitive Technology
Primitive Technology demonstrated how to build a forge blower using sticks, clay, fire, and other primitive methods. A forge blower forces air into a fire to increase its temperature for things like smelting ore. I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air…
How to Make Charcoal Using Only Primitive Tools and Technology
Primitive Technology demonstrated how to make charcoal using the “mound method” by encasing a large pile of wood in mud and then lighting it on fire. I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it’s made…
How to Make a Primitive Water Powered Hammer Called a ‘Monjolo’ Used For Grinding Grains
Primitive Technology demonstrates how to make a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo,” commonly used for grinding down grains, with only fire and primitive stone tools. Fans of Primitive Technology can help support his future work on Patreon. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the…
How to Make a Clay Kiln and Primitive Pottery From a Termite Mound
Primitive Technology demonstrated how to make a clay kiln and all sorts of primitive pottery from a termite mound. Fans of Primitive Technology can help support his future work on Patreon. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just under 50 cm in diameter. Next, I took dry chunks of…
A Demonstration of How to Build a Primitive Cord Drill and Pump Drill From Wood and Stone
A video by Primitive Technology demonstrates how to build a primitive cord drill and pump drill using just wood and stone. The end results can be used to start fires with friction or to drill holes in wood to create more advanced tools. A cord drill consists of a shaft, a fly wheel and a piece…
Demolishing A Primitive Hut In Order to Plant a Cassava and Yam Garden With Fire and Simple Tools
The Primitive Technology channel demolished the wattle and daub hut built in 2015 and the sweet potato patch behind it to make room for a large cassava and yam garden. To create the garden a large tree that had fallen on the sweet potato patch had to first be cleared with fire and simple tools,…
