Primitive Technique to Make a Clay Pot
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Natural red clay is abundant in the area around my Hut. I have been using this primitive method to extract the clay and make many useful pottery items such as cups, bowls, pots, plates, grills, torches and candles for over two years. Working with clay is an art in itself and the products that I make really enhance the outdoor survival experience. While there may be many alternative ways to do this and some may be better than what I have done, this method has worked consistently for me to produce usable pieces that rarely crack. Nobody taught me how to do this. I learned through the process of trial and error. After many failed attempts I finally figured out a method that works. However, I am not an expert and I welcome your suggestions so please tell me your ideas to improve my pottery work.
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There may be many variations to making clay pottery. This is how I learned so I welcome your tips and suggestions here in the comments. Thank you!....
Puede que existen varias maneras para hacer alfarería de barro. Yo aprendí de esta manera así que pueden dejar sus tips y sugerencias aquí en los comentarios. Gracias!...
10/10 video I love watching people do this!
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Do you still use your oven for firing one pot? Have you always grown your own plants at Adobe Hut? Looks like you need to make a new mat.
Chad Zuber I see your videos from the first primitive year and I loved it instantly since I like survival or primitive things and I am all from Chile I am 11 years old and when I grow up I would like to be like you
May I ask why do people bake a pot after making and dried and then they bake why is that does it strengthen it
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I found that when manually removing impurities from clay, a good method is to tear off small pieces from your chunk and flatten them against your palm. This gives small rocks and dry lumps no place to hide, they'll stick out both visibly and haptically. If you need to go even further, you can pinch very small pieces between your fingertips to find even smaller impurities.
That's a good tip!
yes or make a slurry and work through a basket weave to remove big chunks first and nead nead nead and nead x 7 x 70 it should be the concisity of mashed potatoes. then dry to the state he had it for moulding use a basket to roughly form it into shape. ask
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Yes, that is basically what I've been doing. First I remove the larger stones and then pinch small pieces and work that between my fingers. If I take my time and do a thorough job it works well.
@Pete Peterson I checked out his channel and subscribed! Thanks for that! Good stuff!
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If you polish the pot with the stone at a "leather hard" stage of dryness, it will seal the pores making it truly impermeable and give it a beautiful shine. Leather hard feels just like leather. The clay is hard, but still presents moisture and minimum plasticity.... the pot is beautiful!! You did such a great job shaping it!!!
I love how in the beginning of the video you asked any of your viewers for any tips they might know... So humble. It just goes to show you that even if you are fully submersible yourself in something like you have with nature, there is still so much to learn. Even professionals don't do everything and knowledge is something that comes over time and being repetitive.
I don't claim to be an expert at any one thing. I'm not even trying to be an expert. I want to learn many skills and I know that means I will never be great at any one thing. However, I really do enjoy working with clay and I find it very useful to make so many things that you can imagine.
I've done some clay pottery. I use a rock to break the clay into small pieces and put it in a vat of water and work it till its the consistency of thin pancake batter, then pour it through a small screen to filter out the small stones, sticks etc out of it. Then I let it rest for a few days and the clay settles in the bottom and the excess water can be poured off till all you got it beautiful clean clay. If you got any broken fired pottery you can smash that into a fine powder and add that to the clay. It helps keep the clay from breaking during the firing process. ATM I'm looking for another really good clay deposit on my property. Have you thought of making a wattle fence to surround your squash plants at night to keep the wildlife from snacking on them? During the day you could lift them up to give them the sun and at night replace them to keep rabbits and mice etc from munching on them. Really Nice video and can't wait to see the next one.
I have processed clay that way also, water and mixing to rid impurities, like grass small sticks, reducing water mixing till you have a good consistancy. work it and dry it till it is workable, makes a fine texture. Sorry I did not continue on primative, fired it in a kiln. lol
Thank you for adding your comment. I want to make a clay vessel but I was hoping to find a slightly easier way to purify the clay.
Make a shallow depression in the ground in a place where the water can run down. You can use some of your clay to build a lip on the depression The ground above where you dug the clay would be a good place. Put the clay in the pit with water and stir it around. Make another shallow depression downhill from the first one. Stir the clay in the water again separating out stones. Let it settle for a few minutes. Make a channel to let the cloudy water run out. This will separate the clay (floating in the water) from the stones and sand. Let the water in the lower depression evaporate. Then you can collect the clay from the lower depression and repeat the process if you want until you get the grade of clay you want.
Я случайно попала на ваш канал и с большим удовольствием смотрю все видео,продолжайте пожалуйста радовать нас .Удачи.
Thank you. Excellent video. Thanks so much for taking all that time to walk us through the process. I appreciate your efforts greatly.
Glad it was helpful!
Stone age people liveed like this,
no tools, no equipments, nothing but hands and ideas only.A little developed and slow worked,but the results are beutiful indeed.Great job.! Keep doing Chad.! I'll keep watching.
This helped me pass art class, we were doing clay pots and I didn't know how to start and this helped alot
Could you do a video on shaving in the wild without a conventional razorblade?
When and if I learn to safely do that!
This is a beautiful clay pot you have made! One always underestimates the hard work and dedication it needs to produce such "simple" things.
Круто! Мой любимый канал по выживанию в дикой природе и bushcraft,у!!
Спасибо большое!
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Chad, dilute the clay into water. This way stones and chips are separated, get rid of them easily. Then allow the clay soup to dry and you get pure clay.
@Alex Lars People needs to know there's an easy way. Don't you realy get it ? Chad spent a huge amount of time to remove chips and stone from dry stuff. He deserved the best method next time.
@Alex Lars Please don't make yourself much ridiculous. You're trolling a subject you do not master, obviously. You get your supposed knowledge from UA-cam, I guess. The technique I gave was envolved by primitive civilisations all over the world. Cleaned clay vases was built since around 30.000 BC, and earlier in some areas. I harvested my first clay back to 1978.
@Alex Lars despite my warnings, you managed to make yourself even more ridiculous. Hopefully shame don't kill. I learned pottery back in 1976 while most of your UA-cam heroes was probably not born. I'm afraid I have nothing much to learn about pottery, clay harvesting, enamels and ovens. I built all my ovens by myself, from mud to finish. I never owned any electric or gas ovens because despite the money they bring no soul to the pieces. I'm specialized in early Celtic ceramics reproductions, and I worked several times for archeologists. I really enjoyed this conversation. Thank you.
Let's keep it cool! I always say that there are many ways to accomplish a task. Some ways produce a more visually pleasing product, some ways are faster, some ways are easier. The technique I used allows one to form the pot in just a few hours and requires no time to wait for separation. I know that there were still some small stones inside. Regardless, the pot still worked. No, it's not super smooth. Yes, it has major carbonization. But it works.... That said, I really appreciate the tips you share to produce a higher quality product and I will certainly be practicing the techniques people have been sharing with me. I love pottery and I have a LOT to learn! Thank you!
I love to watch it because i feel its my own village life style.❣️😊
I love your contents. ℹ can’t imagine the people living in the old days without electricity and all the high tech gadgets nowadays…i hope there isn’t much rattle snakes around your hut..
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I’ve only seen two rattlesnakes by my hut. Thank you!
@@ChadZuberAdventures be careful though :)
Es tan interesante ver como construye y como es su vida en medio de la nada❤
Es muy interesante de verdad.
Luego aparece siren head y te mueres
En el video de la choza te das cuenta que es todo re falso
Ur vids always inspire me to push myself to be creative and to try my hardest
I also really really enjoy watching them for fun
Thank you
Go for it!
EPIC RELAX
Wow this is so smart, i never knew you could firing a claypot without a clay oven. Very useful in survival.
Yeah, this is a very primitive way to produce pottery but it certainly isn't of the high quality standards many are seeking, however, it works! It's functional!
Every time i ask myself a question- a little chat box pops up answering it LOL! Great video!
There's so many types of clay as there's places on earth, and your clay seems to be very fat because I was amazed how easily you puted this mid size bowl together... Clay from my backyard is gray and usually it turns pink or white after firing, because it's quite young deposit it has larger particules it's also less fat, less pliable, less resistant for heat shock. I think you are pretty lucky having such a great reasoure around.
Really? Well, this is the only clay I know so I certainly can't offer any comparison.
I love how you reply to comments and stay active with your fan base even tho you have this type of channel :) ♥️
He is playing Minecraft in Real life. .🤣
I always try!
You are awesome :D
It’s cool to see how far you have come with clay!
Thanks you very much!
Have a perfect days to all! 🙂😄👍
Very nice to see u
U tech us how to make clay pot good
God bless u
God bless you!
Hi, first off great job! So here are some tips!
When attaching clay rough up both ends with scratches and scrapes and apply water to one end. That creates a stronger bond. Another tip is to use maybe a smooth strong leaf to buff out your masterpiece, or your hands with water letting each side dry before flipping.
Thanks for sharing how to make a clay pot primitive technique, I'm going to try to make it😃👍
Different types of clay require slightly different methods. Have fun exploring pottery.
Thank you.
All of these Primitive Guys Videos are very informative and all the guys look great!
Today! the End of school but It boring to stay Home So Ima Watch Chad Video
I very like to watch your handmade videos! Be strong, my friend! )))
hello my friend
Thank you!
From Russia with love))
From Germany with love
From California with love!
I live in Greensboro North Carolina. Red clay is one thing we definitely won’t run out of anytime soon.
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Great job! I'm glad that it ends succesfull. There is no better than the succeed result!)
This is a fantastic video because we get to see what the whole process is for gathering, cleaning, shaping,and firing.
I want to make a clay vessel out of clay from my back yard. This video will really help me to figure out what to do.
Muy bueno Gracias desde Argentina!
👏👏👏 Quedó una hermosa vasija , muy lindo video como siempre, Gracias por los subtítulos en español, saludos desde Bariloche Patagonia Argentina 🌷😘
GRacias y saludos!
Always love ur video.. now I know how to make a pot made in a clay. Thank u ! Mr. Chad.😀👍
You are very welcome
Thats one fine looking pot !
I don't know if you see this comment. I've been working with pinch method. Honestly, it's giving me results I like. When I told my first run all broke, it's because my first run was a practice run, applied alot of yours and Mr.Plants methods. I keep coming back to this video. I have sand clay mixed with sand clay I bought. The pinch pots are crazy you can make a bunch of cool neat things for the outdoor life. And guess what, I found a better clay source, and different kinds, like a white clay, a brown clay, and a reddish tan clay in different areas where I am at. I notice animals were clawing for insect foods and stuff and immediate knew I was looking at clay, so I grabbed my digging stick and poke around the area, about 1 foot less in certain areas is lots of clay. I'll keep you updated. I don't know this clay, I know and am familiar with the clay from Cold springs texas. And whatever clay I used in school so I had a tiny bit of experience in pottery just didn't know if I was still capable. Well I'm off here for now, I was a primitive brute most of my day, and that pretty much made me tired, I have insomnia so I look for and indulge the sleepy tired feeling when I can. Any amount of sleep is good for a person like me.
Can't wait to see you cook and do stuff with those 😁
Me too!!
It's great that I want to learn to make pots like that.
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Wow.. I like it. I remember my grandma. This is how we leaved sense i was a child.
Woah That is so cool!!!!
Masterfully done. Very little I could add to your technique, not worth mentioning. Completing such things is the only perfection I know. - Mike in Coronado
Thanks Mike!
Second! Nice video keep up the good work
This man is a real chad
Dang this guy was quarantined since day 1 😂
i love primitive
See the almost that 300k views?, 50k of those are me rewatching it every night
Muito bom um dos melhores canais no UA-cam 🇧🇷
Obrigado amigo!
I like how he survive and he's Creation nice adventure man
nice to see near the hut again!!
It sure is!
What I do, is mix the clay with a fair amount of water using my bare feet at first. When the mix is somewhat runny, I put it in a bucket and leave it in the sun for some hours, perhaps overnight. Because the clay is not very dense, all the stones and impurities will sink to the bottom. Then it's just a question of leaving the clay to dry up a bit, cut off the bottom and Bob's your uncle.
Hey, that sounds like a really good technique! Thanks for sharing this!
Me and my frend are 15 years old love nater and handy cafts and your shanl is real yousefl
It sounds like an Asmr, and it's cool
You are the best
This is super interesting, also my first vid of you that ive watched
Saludos Chad buen video
Me agradó ver cómo se ase ese macramé lo que más me llamó la atención es que tú haces los mecatés o hilos y se preparó con bastante material felicitaciones
Pura Vida 🇨🇷🌎🌴
Your video is very delishis😘👍 this video is very interesting
Try using Yucca fibers to assist with cutting the clay into manegable pieces. It would be much easier than taring pieces off, and allows for even portions to work with. You could make a tool by tying the thread to two small sturdy pieces of wood and using them as handles to push the thread down into the clay.
So funny you say that because I have had the idea to make such a tool for a long time but just haven't gotten around to it. Thanks for reminding me!
@@ChadZuberAdventures I can't wait to see it!
I love your videos!!
Magnifica pieza.
Creo que te has dejado sin poner una o dos asas o mangos para poder agarrarla cuando esté en el fuego.
Gracias por enseñarnos tus habilidades
Saludos para ti.
Sí, a veces pongo mangos. Esta vez no. No pensaba en cocinar con este.
Мне очень интересно смотреть твои видио очень познавательное и без монтажа ты заслуживаешь лайк и подписку
me watching the video:" oooh, that's it! Simple"
me digging : ok, i see brownish dirt and yellowish dirt. Mhhhh, i'm starting to feel like a mole
Was looking for a way to finish baking my pottery but now I just like to watch him hehe. Can we do a Ghost scene ?😍🤗
What's a ghost scene?
really nice to watch but in reality it certainly difficult. However I like the idea of primitive !!!!!!
I love your videos 💕💕💜❤
Pollution free man ... Very gentle
Nature lovable human ...
Какая красивая глина, цвет приятный. Супер
Chad Como ya comenté en facebook,se ve muy buen material,muy maleable pero claramente contiene algun tipo de mineral que al fundirse crea paredes de material no del todo impermeable,por el color se parece mucho a cuando tiene oxido de hierro en su composicion..
A proposito que buena iniciativa lo de sembrar calabaza..
A veces me sale 100% impermeable, a veces no. A veces parece tener oxido de hierro lo cual le da otro color distinto y un sonido diferente. Es muy interesante todo esto y sigo aprendiendo.
@@ChadZuberAdventures de eso se trata!
Last summer a construction crew dug what was probably several hundred tons of the finest grey clay from under the street in front of my house, and I saved a 5 gal bucket's worth. Watching this makes me want to go play with it and see what can be done.
Oh yeah! Definitely do something with that. That's a treasure!
Nice pottery
Yo yo yo, quarantine be making us all do this I swear 🤣😅😎🖤🖤👌🔥
Very strong bowl 👍👍💯👍
This was very beautiful
Жаль я русский а так прикольно смотреть! А если ты перевёл ты лучший!
Субтитры позволяют понимать о чем речь.Посмотри в настройках и включи на русском.Еще есть интересный канал похожий ua-cam.com/video/FBr0T74qChg/v-deo.html
It's a shame I'm in Russia! This is so cool to watch. What you do comes across clearly without need of translation. @Elymir
@@user-vd1oh5ih4d Спасибо подписался! И о субтитрах я знаю!
@@petehoover6616 I'm sorry I'm Russian but it's fun to watch! And if you translated you are the best!
@@elymirberkutov Пожалуйство!
Creator of the best
great video chad zuber
Thanks!
you're welcome
Brazil loves this kind of work !!
I love Brazil!
Much Thanks!!
damn i like seeing him do new primitive thing,that alone made me smile and enjoy ur content since u start the hut and other primitive stuff.
Caveman quarantine type beat
Ahhh man I love your vids I have this thing for nature like almost as if im conected its so weird and I love making stuff with plants and you know just enjoying it we have lots of nature where I live but its hard to go more in the mountain due to the whole lockdown but thats fine
You are nature.
Yeah, they have closed many wilderness areas here too and I don't have access to certain areas.
Ja thats very bad tho for our nature people but we atleast have some plases stil open
Me encanta tus videos
Thank you very much for the Russian translation
You are very welcome!
An easy way is to add more water to the clay and grab little pieces like you had done. Then find a big flat rock outside at feet level. Put the clay ball above your head and throw it down on the rock as hard as you can. It will soften the clay after awhile and rocks will appear each time it flattens. Keep doing this until all the clay has the same soft consistency. When you get a big ball of it after awhile work all the air bubbles out by smashing it still. You could let it sit over night to soften even further. Then your clay will be soft enough to do as you please. You won’t have to smash your hands as much doing it this way. Hope this helps! Maybe you can make a flat bowl and grill some meat on it 🤤
A good way to adhere the coil is by scoring and slipping. Make little score marks on the two connecting ends, and use slip like as glue to cake between them. Slip is is just really really wet clay sludge.
Yes, I've done that at times. It just seemed to not be any better than what I did here. But yes, that works too for sure.
@@ChadZuberAdventures Thanks for the reply, Chad! You should mosey on down to New Mexico for some off grid adventures.
If you save the ashes after the firing you can use it in the future for decorative glazes on your pots... mix with other foraged materials for coloring etc.... bone ash is excellent too. So cool! Hope you are hooked and keep doing pots!
Wooooooow que bueno ver como hace la tinaja
Pero seguro debe ser tierra especial
Para poder que den firmeza le felicito Chad muy lindo además me gusto ver la estufa creo que se llama así yo pensé que era grande la parte donde pone la leña así que es mejor retiene calor por dentro y no afecta si uno está cerca
Siiiii! Me encanta esta estufa. La apertura es muy pequeña pero como dices, eso le hace más seguro y se puede usar para calentar y cocinar.
@@ChadZuberAdventures wooooooow te envidio 🙈🙈🙈👍nunca he visto una ni tampoco una casa con estructura de estufa
Petition for him to be the next wholesome meme that will last a long time
Float the clay in water. You will have a more pure and homogeneous clay if you mix the clay in a vessel. Just mix dirty sandy clay (rock included if you want) in to a lot of water, like a 10:1 ratio of water to clay, then you will have another vessel standing by so you can mix the clay in to the water in the first container and then pour off the water in to the second container. Its similar to how panning for gold works, all of the heavy material will be left in the first container. You can rinse and repeat for a more pure clay. The more you float your clay, the more purity. You just want the dirty water basically because that is the fine material. You let it settle to the bottom of the container and pour off the water that remains on top.
Good idea! And then the pot of fine clay and water will have to sit for a while to allow much of the water to evaporate before working it, right?
@@ChadZuberAdventures That is right, but honestly it doesnt take that long if you let the fine clay settle, pour off the water and then take whats left in the bottom and lay it out flat on something absorbent. In the ceramics world we use something called a plaster bat for that purpose. It is just a large plaster plate that you can pour your wet fine clay slop on to. You just spread it thin and it will dry very quickly. The more surface area the faster it dries in to a workable consistency. You can leave it to dry, covered preferably, or also you can knead it on the bat after its dry enough to begin handling.
It will be a sloppy mess until some of the water is pulled out. Alternate to a 'drying plate', would just be a cloth suspended in the air. You want the cloth to be very fine weave though so I dont know if that would be easy without modern fabric, like a cotton t shirt.
@@PurpleHaze2k9 Hmmmm, yeah. I'm going to work on this idea. Thank you!
@@ChadZuberAdventures Good luck! Great content by the way. Keep up the good work!
У меня дедушка в своё время в1909 году, делал горшки. Обмазывал деревянную заготовку глиной и обжигал!!! Cool.
Very very nice 👍 👍👏👏🌹
Nicely done and functional!
Thanks!
Friggin' Jondalar over here.