Making primitive huts and tools from scratch using only natural materials found in the wild is a skill that many may wish they had, but rarely ever have had the opportunity to learn. For new YouTuber Primitive Technology, making these huts and tools appear to be a part of his everyday life – and now he’s spreading the knowledge.
Since establishing his Primitive Technology YouTube channel in May of 2015, he has gathered over 5.5 million views on just seven videos – including over 3 million views alone on his ‘Building a primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch‘ video – which went viral days after being launched.
Of course, building a hut efficiently requires the use of at least one or two hand tools though – and Primitive Technology isn’t leaving us out in the cold with that one, either.
In his ‘Making A Celt Stone Axe From Scratch‘ video, PT walks us through the manufacturing process of a stone celt axe – an axe that uses a polished stone head wedged into a hole or mortise at the end of a wooden handle – using only primitive tools and materials.
The head of the axe alone took just over a week to make due to his decision to use a particularly large piece of basalt. The process of shaping the head involved hammering, pecking, grinding and polishing repeatedly until a final shape was formed. The handle took significantly less time to create at just over a day.
“A chisel was made from stone and a mallet made from a log. These were used to cut the tree for the handle and shape it once down,” says PT. “Fire was used to harden the wood and also to help shape the mortise. The ax was then used to cut down a tree the day after the handle was a tree itself. It is a more efficient tool for felling trees than the hand ax I made and at the time of uploading this video has cut down 4 trees which I will use later.”
Kutengeneza vibanda na vifaa vya kawaida kutoka mwanzo kwa kutumia vifaa vya asili tu vilivyopatikana katika mazingira ya asili ni ustadi ambao wengi wanaweza kutamani kuwa nao, lakini mara chache wamekuwa na fursa ya kujifunza. Kwa YouTuber mpya Primitive Technology, kufanya vibanda na zana hizi zinaonekana kuwa sehemu ya maisha yake ya kila siku <unk> na sasa anaeneza maarifa. Tangu kuanzisha kituo chake cha YouTube cha Primitive Technology mnamo Mei 2015, amekusanya maoni zaidi ya milioni 5.5 kwenye video saba tu - ikiwa ni pamoja na maoni zaidi ya milioni 3 peke yake kwenye video yake ya 'Kuunda kibanda cha primitive wattle na daub kutoka mwanzo' ambayo ilienda virusi siku chache baada ya kuzinduliwa. Bila shaka, kujenga kibanda kwa ufanisi inahitaji matumizi ya angalau moja au mbili zana mkono ingawa <unk> na Primitive Teknolojia si kuondoka sisi nje katika baridi na kwamba moja, ama. Katika video yake ya 'Making A Celt Stone Axe From Scratch', P.T. anatupeleka kupitia mchakato wa utengenezaji wa shoka la mawe la Celt - shoka ambalo hutumia kichwa cha mawe kilichopakwa rangi kilichowekwa ndani ya shimo au mortise mwishoni mwa kiganja cha mbao - kwa kutumia zana na vifaa vya msingi tu. Kichwa cha shoka peke yake kilichukua zaidi ya juma moja kutengenezwa kwa sababu ya uamuzi wake wa kutumia kipande kikubwa hasa cha basalt. Utaratibu wa kufanyiza kichwa hicho ulihusisha kupiga, kupiga, kusaga, na kupaka rangi mara kwa mara hadi umbo la mwisho lilipofanyizwa. Mkono huo ulichukua muda mfupi sana kuundwa kwa zaidi ya siku moja. <unk> Chombo cha kuchonga kilitengenezwa kwa mawe na nyundo ilitengenezwa kwa mti. Hizi zilitumiwa kukata mti kwa ajili ya kushughulikia na kuufanyiza mara moja chini, <unk> anasema PT. <unk>Moto ulitumiwa kuimarisha mbao na pia kusaidia kutengeneza umbo la mortise. Kisha shoka lilitumiwa kukata mti siku iliyofuata baada ya kiganja hicho kuwa mti yenyewe. Ni chombo bora zaidi cha kukata miti kuliko shoka nililotengeneza na wakati wa kupakia video hii imekatwa miti minne ambayo nitaitumia baadaye.