THE VIDEO SHELF · primitive technology
Primitive Technology: Forge Blower
A Primitive Technology episode in which the creator builds a bow-drill-driven bark fan to blow air into a fire, using only natural materials. It shows the progression from fanning a fire by hand to a rotary forge blower.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN readers like the channel for showing technology rebuilt from raw materials, and cite it as a vivid example of knowledge building on knowledge.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Primitive Technology
- Topic
- primitive technology
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2018
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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My assumption would be something close to the smelter shown on Primitive Technologies YouTube channel. Find the smelter video here: [VIDEO] This channel is fascinating. The history nerd within me finds satisfaction in every video he has recorded.
FuckOffNeemo on Hacker News · 2016-08
In World's Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in BulgariaThat video[1] is part of a series by this guy who is out recreating technology literally from dirt. If you're a prepper you want this guy on your team, you'll advance to the castle age way before anyone else does :-) [1] [VIDEO]
ChuckMcM on Hacker News · 2018-06
In Sudden Neolithic population drop was the result of brutal warfare: study
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