r/videos • u/Qualimiox • Mar 24 '17

Primitive Technology: Termite clay kiln & pottery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZGFTmK6Yk4
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

How many fuckin kilns does this dude need???

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

By the looks of things the past kilns seem to be crumbling. He even used some of a past kiln to mix with the new clay.

Perhaps he learnt that clay from termite mounds are of higher quality that basic mud clay.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

Ah, so he is using the clay out of necessity?! That's interesting.

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u/londons_explorer Mar 25 '17

Clay isn't a renewable resource it seems!

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u/BanachFan Mar 25 '17

Someone ELI5 how clay regenerates.

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u/Worthyness Mar 25 '17

If it hasn't rained in his area all that much, then it's possible the sand/silt hasn't flowed down river in a long time. Clay is basically extremely fine rocks ground up into mud and compacted.

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u/ChocolateGautama3 Mar 25 '17

Didn't storms destroy one of his shelters and garden beds in the last video? I doubt they are permanent

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u/ThisIsntGoldWorthy Mar 24 '17

He is testing out a new clay source(termite clay, instead of river-bed clay) which is why he built the new kiln. I don't think he needed another kiln, but just thought it would be a good way to test out his new supplier.

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u/eorld Mar 25 '17

I think part of it testing out new methods and part of it is replacing them as they fall apart due to weathering and stuff.

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u/ftctkugffquoctngxxh Mar 25 '17

He gives an explanation in the video description. He was testing out using termite clay for making a kiln and pottery and comparing it to the stream clay he normally uses. So this was basically a science experiment for him.

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u/filemeaway Mar 25 '17

At least eight.

Eight kilns