Primitive Technology: Reusable charcoal mound
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2017
- *Turn on captions for written commentary (CC in bottom right corner of screen). Charcoal is a valuable fuel that reaches a higher temperature than the very wood it’s made from. I’ve made some before, but with supplies running low due to furnace experiments, I decided to make another large batch of charcoal in a mound. I stacked the wood into a roughly conical shape (about 1 m wide and 75 cm high) and then built a thick wall of mud around the heap (this took 6 hours). Eight air entries were made in the base of the mound and one air exit hole was left at the top of the mound to allow the volatile components of the wood to escape while creating a natural draft to keep everything burning.
The mound was lit and the flame burned backwards down the heap in the opposite direction to the draft. This protects the coal made above the level of the fire from burning as carbon dioxide rushes past instead of oxygen, preventing combustion of charcoal. Each air entry was sealed only when fire became visible through them. This is an easy way to tell when to close them up, i.e. when the fire had burned down all of the wood in the heap. When the last air entry was closed, the air exit at the top of the mound was sealed, 5 hours after starting. The next day when cool, a large arched opening was made in the side of the mound to extract the charcoal. Despite a few unburnt brands the yield and quality was good filling almost 2 baskets.
To see if the kiln was reusable, I restacked it with timber cut from a fallen gum tree branch up the mountain. Due to the difficulty in reaching into the mound I stacked the wood in criss-crossed horizontal layers. The opening was sealed with mud and the mound lit as before. This time the mound burned quickly and I had to seal it early as the timber was burning at different rates, 3 hours after starting. Some large logs remained unburnt while charcoal that had already formed started to burn up being wasted as ash.
When I opened it the next day it had still produced an ok amount of charcoal but was disappointingly low compared to the first batch. This may partly be due to some of the wood being still green though it’s probably more likely to be due to how it was stacked. The lesson here is that when making charcoal the wood needs to be tightly stacked with few air spaces between. If not, the mound admits too much oxygen that quickly burns the timber.
Another thought I had was that wood may convert to charcoal better if laid vertically (or roughly so, like the cone in the first firing) so that the fire starts at the top of the wood and burns down. Stacking the wood in horizontal layers means that each layer has to set the one bellow alight leading to problems if the wood is green (use dry wood if stacking horizontally). By stacking wood vertically each piece is alight already and simply burns down towards the air entries. Stacking in this way also makes it easier to see fire in the air entries letting you know when to seal the mound.
For the reasons above I may make another charcoal kiln in future in the shape of a cylinder with air entries around the base and an open top. The kiln would be re-usable and easily stacked. A conical pile of wood would protrude above the walls of the kiln and be plastered in a temporary cover of mud. The kiln would be fired as with a normal mound and when finished the temporary cover of mud would be removed to extract the charcoal
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It would be a major project, but why not build a kiln with an interior chamber for pottery or charcoal?
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Something like that? You would only need clay for a cover plate over the inner chamber. The rest could be mud construction.
no "Primitive Technology" in title?
This guy :'D
Primitive Technology has your other projects survived from weathering?
Why don't you talk in your videos
he doesn't need to talk.. it's all in the video without needing to say a word
I feel like the majority of viewers don't know this; turn on captions!
he should tell the viewers that at the begining of his. videos
peter chumpis now I need to re-watch all of his videos
peter chumpis when you don't know this you're prob a new viewer or you haven't seen his old vids
Thank you!
peter chumpis holy shit
Am I the only one who just loves the sound of charcoal rolling around?
definitly not :D
Ulfsark Svartblot asmr
You're not alone. I could roll around it the shit XD so weird!
Ulfsark Svartblot
I'ts like your head is having an orgams.
Charcoal has so many uses! It is also medicinal! Facial cleansers, toothpaste, water filters and a treatment for water borne poisoning!
5 years later and this method is still better than the more modern charcoal maker videos going around.
Love the sound of charcole being moved about ❤
I know right! It's worth watching just for that :)
99 construction and 99 crafting but doesn't even wear a skill cape. So humble.
Bob Owns lmao don't forget 99 fletch and FM, he might have 80 cook and like 40 farming oh well,
Lmao
Anger Management has 99 wc yet doesnt have an iron hatchet
Pretty sure he's maxed tbh
shabibmahab ebdffg
No FakePranks, No Politics, No Drama, No Vlogging, No Celebration Every 1 Million Subs - just pure entertainment.
And that's why we are all here !
Aaron Ramos you know you're here for those white ass cheeks
No words
This channel is the least cancerous I have seen so far because it is not politics, memes, or anything that can spawn cancer whether if it's intentional or not, this channel strives on nature and things you could use it to make houses, furnaces etc and overall nice and calm to watch him build and hear the nature in the background.
and no me mes
He can start his own brand new civilization
Minecraft Survival Mode Irl
Making people out of clay??
@@LM-db6ty no, mud
Using clay soil or loam soil
His own brand OLD civilization
0:39 his water powered hammer in the background. DEEPEST LORE.
1:08 you can hear it going in the background :)
Always a good day when Primitive Technology uploads
Goose McBruce amen!
Goose McBruce amen brother, these videos are my aesthetic
All day everyday its great
Good
yes indeed
5:27
At that point, I was thinking that this could make for a pretty good dog house.
no I thought oh no he has found a new home been in the woods too long
lol hahaah
the focus of a serial killer
Trees hate him! Find out how this man makes charcoal with one simple trick!
Vukasin Trojanovic this comment is underrated
I just read your book and it was so good to find out more about your experiments. Very enjoyable and good photographes as well...Thanks!
Of all the UA-camrs I watch, Primitive Technology is the one I admire the most. Your dedication is second to none.
jacob12sturdi zna productions
jacob12sturdi i agree
jacob12sturdi agreed
try how to make everything
he is the most legit
I wouldn't be surprised if this guy creates a 1000gb fiber optic ethernet cable out of vines and twigs
How do you think he uploads?
1000gb is 1 terabyte
Nope its 1000. A tebibyte is 1024.
wizman300 rly, ok
Мужик просто молодец! Самый качественный канал на ютубе. Все своими руками, всю душу и сердце вкладывает в это.
точно
согласен
но он ещё показывает навыки выживания которые могут пригодится
Потрясающе как все геометрически правильно у него и эстетично.
Архитектора еще посмотрите он на русском рассказывает и на ладыжском озере тем же самым занимается да еще и зимой.
Души как раз и не видно делает всё цинично вырывая от природы.
Ага полностью согласен
I get so excited every time he makes charcoal. It's such a beautiful sight.
@Милош Ђошић
Boom!
No music
No intro
No words
4.6 M
best channel on youtube.
Nasser Bnayyan, yep
Nasser Bnayyan No promotion of something too
Nasser Bnayyan true
hell yeah!
No ADS
Legend has it, his hands and feet are 60 grit sandpaper
Mitchell B it's 80.....
more like 10
Mitchell B could you imagine!! hey mate can you sand this down real quick (puts a pice of wood on the floor) yeah sure (two minutes later) HOLY SHIT HE WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR!!!!!☺️
Proto croc lol never thought about that
His skin is probably really soft tbh. The more you interact bare skin with things the stretchier your skin needs to be to avoid getting cut. He's probably got some calluses on his hands, but you can imagine how his feet are if you think about a salon using pumice on people's feet. Shoes be bad.
Watching a video of Primitive technology should be required before posting a video on UA-cam. This guy is a genius and supper humble. He never says a word. Never self promotes. The only sound track is the jungle. Time lapse to show just the essentials. He is always barefooted and barehanded makes all of his tools from scratch. Truly awe inspiring.
Never knew I liked the sound charcoal makes
Arguably some of the best stuff on the internet
Sarullo Pens u r right
ikr
Sarullo Pens Seriously. gods work
Not many subsriptions I keep actually fill me with excitement when I see a new vid as much as this guy
I have so much respect for this guy for putting so much effort in to his descriptions. Kudos for you.
Becky Pan turn on captions
also captions!
FUCKK! I follow him long time already. i never thought he also put a caption for every thing his doing on video! thanks for let me know!
Thanks! Didn't notice that earlier.
I would love to see this channel keep going strong until this guy in the video gets old and has a white beard.
That... would be... awesome !
Primitive Technology became one of my favourite channels here on UA-cam EVER!
Thank you and greetings from Portugal.
Thank You for your time sharing the process !!!
He needs his own Netflix tv show
Manbutnotman Films
Netflix is fake news
thats a definite yes
I'd watch that on national geographic
Зачем, давай уж сразу на Пусть говорят к Малахову.
Nah, better not. In most cases, turning your hobby into a job is a bad decision.
I saw a guy asking about the chemistry behind this so i guess more people would be interested:
Basically all wood is made of resin+carbon, this burns the resin but there is not enough oxygen nor enough heat to burn the carbon which then remains
Also a reason why we use charcoal compared to just burning wood is because it retains heat better and has less emissions.
Retains more heat = Gets Hotter
Less emissions = less foreign substances in what you cook.
But, if you're cooking barbecue, less heat and foreign substances are both very desirable.
GinHindew110 This also dries the wood though of course you can also do that by just storing it properly but it will still always have a bit of water.
Pyrolization - which is different than combustion.
And since the remaining carbon burns at a higher temperature, you are able to make a hotter fire with charcoal than with wood or even charcoal briquettes (there is a difference). It is much better for forging or making glass for instance.
Im envious of how healthy/in shape he is..
I wondered how the charcoal burners in KCD did their thing. It's great and informative to see in actual action 👍
There's something therapeutic about Watching a UA-cam vid that doesn't have someone screaming every 3 seconds to get attention, keep 'em coming!
wnna get your mind blown?
turn on the closed captions/cc
Thanks dude/dudet
Flappy Gamer mind fucking blown 😂.
HEEEEEYYY WATSUP EVRYBDY CUMMIN ATCHU WIT ANOTHER VIDEO DIS WEEK
Damn, thanks flappy
No crappy bakground music, No Annotations, No voice overs...Just Chirping birds, mother nature and a caveman with a camera. best channel on UA-cam.
MrPablo93 I mean, it is still possible to turn on captions and get his exclamation, but...
@@christianfrazier1206 explanation..
Some of the best videos online for sure. Learning quite a bit from him.
What he does alone is amazing. Could you imagine a whole village with his skills?
Yes
after the first year there’s already a nuclear reactor lol
This guy is a legend. He should receive a muddy youtube playbutton.
Adam Kocourek He should make a clay playbutton.
He'll make his own, we're almost to age of metal he just needs to get to making that forge.
Primitive Skills Technology I checked ur channel and its pretry much the same. Theres just one thing. This guy was here first. But i can see the effort in your videos ;).
ben 10
Golden Fade actually he did make iron in the forge blower video it was a small amount but hey it's something
This guy is more entertaining than anything "trending"
Wolf Creek Boys But he is on trending
Which is ironic because he is "trending"
And he doesn't even have to talk!!!! :D
Indeed
It is trending🤔
Спасибо авторам фильма и этому парню. Смотрел все видео . На наглядном примере многое объясняется. Как возникла цивилизация и всё , что связано ней. Супер !
Pera mi es maravilloso verlo trabajar utilizando los recursos que están a su alrededor. Gracias. Fue agradable.
kind of ironic, we're using this advanced technology that promotes communication, to watch 1 guy do stuff we've been doing since the dawn of time, and he never says a word. Hella fun to watch tho
daltoncs21 turn on captions
Astute observation. Now for a real giggle watch "Irish people watching Primitive Technology".
I love that he doesn't talk. you pay more attention.
Just think about how fucking boring and awful it would be if he went on to babble meaningless shit like vloggers do. "Hey what's up guys, this is Primitive Technology [annoying sound effect] and today we're beating sticks with rocks."
The silence makes these videos so special.
benji 80 I completely agree. Actually it's one of the reasons why I like his videos so much, it is the polar opposite of all of the freaking vlog channels.
also silence is a universal language
Tip: cover the wood at the edge of the mound with thick leaves, and then build the mud over them, that way the wood doesn't soak up the mud and moisture (wood at the outside of the pile usually seems to be the unusable charcoal, the good stuff is in the middle). Covering the wood pile with thick green leaves will block any moisture and serve to keep the charcoal from getting muddy.
He did that in his other charcoal video
Like the guy above me said, he did it in a previous vid. For this time though, its is meant to serve as a support for the mound instead, and turning the support into charcoal does not seem to be the best idea.
Pure, solid work. I love this channel. Best channel I’ve found on UA-cam. 👍🏼💪🏼
The only UA-camr I know to not speak a single word and have millions of subscribers
Infant Raj and doesn't post weekly content
+D4_K3B4B_B345T yes and he doesn't even tell us to like or subscribe to his content, Respect !!
Infant Raj howtobasic
Deathbypvt he speaks, just in vocal screeches
+Deathbypvt how to basic still screams and moans, technically not a word but still
best channel on youtube, hands down. so relaxing and educational at the same time. keep up the extraordinary content, man.
Dave Houghton cody's lab is my favorite
Dave Houghton treu
I just caught the solo hand fire drill start.That is so difficult, I'm in awe!
Surely it can't be only me who finds his skill really attractive. Like, this guy could keep you SAFE.
Someday, somehow, somewhere, these videos will save my life.
Potato Baked 6 years later "I've made a hut from Primitive Technology!" 2 hours later "I've been rescued!"
the fat dude 66. Lmmfaooooo
When WW3 or the Zombies come. Civilization will collapse and electricity and internet will go down. So watch and remember what you can from these videos while the internet is still up.
A UA-camr who has never said a word throughout all of his videos, yet is indanely popular. Great Job
Writes down on notepad:
Hi guys! Today i will be teaching you how to...
HowToBasic as well
10:21
Is the total opposite of Trump, only doing instead of only saying.
Cloud_Visual not sure....this guy is more chill
Damn. Imagine how much UA-cam is paying this guy but he doesn't even need the money.
Yeah he’s like no bills anymore just need a gun for all these birds
Excelente explicación y gracias por transmitir tus experiencias, deducciones practicas muy útiles!
This guy has a higher Human Development Index than my whole country.
*_next up:_* Primitive Technology: efficient steam engine and establishing democracy
in 2096: Primitive Technology: Traveling the cosmos and establishing alliances with neighbour star colonies
with self made spaceship made with mud ;D
Zbieram Suby Na Chleb powered by a clay, piss powered engine
siapa yang disini orang Indonesia
You only need 800 food and 200 gold to go into Castle Age so you can start smelting metal
I think he already smelted rocks, but he didn't mold them into tools.
Mene7 age of empires?
wololol
small amounts of iron
aiyoo
I'm impressed by the yield of charcoal for what is, comparatively, not much work. That's really neat.
The mound was spitting fire. It's really satisfying to watch.
the sounds of the forest in the background are so soothing.
PT Breaths life into everything that he touches ...
The Black Liars xD
theres always one idiot^
Восхищаюсь вами, столько труда и усилий вы настоящий мужчина)
I just admire the effort you put in there and thank you for taking us back to our roots😊
When I haven't seen a Primitive Technology video in a while and see a new one, it makes me smile. I don't know why but I enjoy your resourcefulness, your tenacity, your humility and your indomitable spirit. You should take the World's Most Interesting Man's place.
Joey Aguzin humility dude, humility
This dude talks like my adv english teacher
@@Gk22632 Is there something wrong with that? lol!
*turns on subtitles*
that clever bastard has been talking to us this whole time!!!!
TheKirklandGamer hahahahaha 😂😂 and now watch his other vids 😉
TheKirklandGamer holy shot after nearly 2 fucking years I saw this comment and now I see!!!!! WTF I better rewatch every episode lmao
TheKirklandGamer haha thanks mate, i have to go back and watch all his videos again
Old news mate
hahahahahahah
I love these videos, thank you. Please keep making them
Me: He's gonna need another basket
Caption : Making another basket
LOL
I almost thought you where badboyhalo from dream smp.
When you make a video that's 10+ minutes long but only put one ad...
In comparison to some other UA-camrs who put around 4 ads throughout a video with a long ass outro just to hit that 10 minute mark.
This is when you know this guy is actually genuine and he's not doing this for the UA-cam money.
Or when you use uBlock origin and you don't get any ads?
+Kevin Vahermets The point is about what the creators themselves do. Using an adblock doesn't change the fact that some UA-camrs put way too many ads in their videos.
you watch ads still, thanks for the giggle
Tree Well I disable adblock for the channels that I want to support
Lùkurd þùsor No. They really don't. Ads is the way they run their business. Either they show ads, or there are no videos. Simple as that.
this dude is a fucking legend
Peace Keeper 27
Game Hazard that's a dead meme
Evan Barajas let people enjoy things
Big Daddy Longnuts yeah
I know
I like his newest method of making a charcoal retort. He builds what looks like a tall fire ring out of good clay. Then he just mounds mud over the top each time. This way he can get the wood packed in better for more thorough carbonization and more usable product per burn.
I absolutely love this thanks for sharing
Pardon my language but I fucking love your channel. It's a real highlight of the day when I get a notification saying you've got a new video up. Keep em coming.
Mugshot Marley hahaha I'm same he's a legend. No talking and 4 million subs
Antwarn magwarn 2 that's why I like it no bullshit just straight to the point.
Mugshot Marley ye I like how he doesn't beg people to like his vids...thTs what most youtube guys do nowadays
Mugshot Marley best channel on UA-cam
Il admit tho if he started selling those shorts with primitive technology on them I'd buy em lol.
Actions speak louder than words. Proof = This channel
Closed captions do too
Your level of patience must be incredible
¡Qué buenísimo! Felicidades y Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
just a reminder that if you turn on captions it explains everything that he's doing
LilMadMatt15 I've been watching all his videos without it! :/ thanks for saving me. Lol
LilMadMatt15 uh... i turned on the captions and it's a shampoo commercial?
LilMadMatt15 I like watching without captions. Everything is clear.
Thankyouuuu
lol....whaaaaaaaat!?!?! this whole time. smh. thanks
We need an episode showing how to make beer in these circumstances!
Cpt. RagnaroK Definitely.
Cpt. RagnaroK that's actually quite easy
Cpt. RagnaroK real men don't drink beer.
Cpt. RagnaroK amen to that brother
Ben Johnson real men crack open a cold one with the boys
If he gets a merch it would be
Shorts that look like any normal shorts
NeW mErCh! tee shirt made from raw cotton! handmade!
I wonder how many hours it has taken him just to build this, I would be hell for this dude. Not only that he don't even say anything, mad respect.
If you turn on closed captions, @1:39 it tells how long it took him (6 hours).
don't forget to turn on subtitles! 😉
rrek7 I never knew. all my life, I never knew.
P̷s̷ʏ̷ᴄ̷ʜ̷ᴏ̷ᴛ̷ɪ̷ᴄ̷ R̷ᴀ̷ɪ̷ɴ̷ʙ̷ᴏ̷ᴡ̷ᴢ̷ Edit: don't forget to turn on closed captions. 😉
rrek7 Thank you!
rrek7 Nooooooooooo!!!!!!
5:25 when your parents have people over
Zachary A
Stop.
sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
LMAOOOOO
kkkkyyyyyyyyyysssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
I love the way how he came inside there
I would love to see this guy go through the bronze age and the iron age. Just keep working his way through civilization.
The sound that the charcoal makes when being moved is soo satisfying idk why
ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response)
casually makes another basket
The sound is amazing
Ive noticed among most channels these pits/ovens/kilns/forges are being built on the ground. This makes it absolutely necessary to gather grass/vines/framesticks.
Why not dig a hole and build up the walls. Acts as a mold/support and better insulation. Saves so much time and effort of gathering extra materials.
Build right where you dig. Great for landlord situations too for us in the concrete jungle.
When you think about it, it's incredible how humanity came up with these things.
Adrià f. g. that's the prevailing thought I have every time I'm super stoned. Humanity built all this from raw materials? Insane!
Adrià f. g. and there's nothing incredible about modern technology?
Corleone No one said that.
Corleone what the fuck are you on about? We're talking about how EVERYTHING was made. Dumbass.
Exactly Adria, and on the other side of things, it's amazing how much we have fallen and how much knowledge we have lost. We should dedicate more time to relearn basic survival skills.
0:39 the movement caught my eye in the background and I thought it was some kind of bird. When I looked back, I realized it was the hydro hammer, lol.
EthalaRide lol
Lol nice little easter egg XD Hadn't even noticed
EthalaRide Lmao, Reddit
EthalaRide I thought it was a chicken
EthalaRide I
This guy has mad skills, would love to see this guy on a survival show. He would blow away those other people.
สุดยอดมากเลยค่ะ มีคำบรรยายภาษาไทยให้ด้วย เก่งมากค่ะ ขอบคุณสำหรับวีดีโอ Slow life
Imagine a group of twenty people like this guy in the middle of nowhere.
That's probably how the beginning of our civilization looked like.
Joaquín Clavijo no shit
Joaquín Clavijo, well at this technology level, culture has been a thing for thousands of years already.
He doesn't show how he connects with nature, though. I admire his work, channel and videos. But there's something missing.
so new century is coming .the Stone Age is coming !XD
No, this is THOUSANDS of years of technology and advancements, this is not how man started. Not even close.
This youtube channel is like a fresh breath of air from all these other channels and the whole youtube-drama corner. It´s just so silent and relaxing to watch.
EXCELNTE CLASE DE APRENDIZAJE...BUEN TRABAJO APRENDI MUCHO...GRACIAS
Uh I'm still in awe...
Just started watching 3 weeks ago.
He accomplished more in a video than me in my entire life.
because we are watching youtube video.. dont have time for that
And you can have it all... My empire of dirt.
Damn! that hit the spot.
RIP Johnny Cash
I wish I could have as good subtitles as this vid irl so I know what’s even going on in my life
Consciousness: am I a joke too you?
Thanks for the closed captions.
A great thing about these videos is it reminds us what someone had to set out to do to eventually get to the things we have today. Someone made by hand the first smelters to make the first metal to make the first tools to make the first machines etc etc. Our while civilization is built on guys starting out like this
Seamus Collard and girls ofcourse
Cookie Monster ehhh not to be sexist but back then woman didn't really help with this kind of stuff. They cared to the children and cooked.
Romano Coombs Hey, imbecile, Did you not read my comment? I never said that they didn't help with those types of things, I said they didn't help with building and were usually tending to the children. Stop trying to lecture me.
Romano Coombs Hop off your high horse bud. Stop trying to act classy on the internet.
Romano Coombs respect wamen -pewdiepie
Your video series are pure perfection! The fact, that you don't say a word is so rare and natural - after all you're alone there, the camera is only as a side observer of hard work and nature. The subtitles are more that enough to describe the process of projects that you're working on. Don't change the way it is, you're in the sweet spot :) I'm patiently waiting for another video! Have a good day! :)
Venkor yeah the style of these videos is very unique and entertaining. I hope he never drastically changes his style of video making.
Venkor shit... there was subtitles?!!
All of the people who disliked this video are either not taking the time to appreciate what his doing " for educational purposes " or are mad that they don't have the time or equipment to do what he is doing.
Congrats with your book! The crown all your hard work and passionate dedication.
Consistently my favorite channel
*me
**mine
you should write a book on all of your experiences from being out in the forest, and on the things you've gained from it
neslef3 he does...
Check his wordpress blog.
This is one of the only channels that don’t talk but still get a lot of views
Observe
buenísimo, es muy util para mi ...gracias desde Argentina...