[QUOTE=Handsome Matt;49586830]can someone explain to me how the cord drill works, I can't wrap my head around what's going on[/QUOTE]
As he forces it to spin in one direction, its moment wraps the cord back up in the opposite direction.
A piece of string is inserted into a notch at the top of the stick, then wrapped around the stick; pulling on the ends unwraps the string, spinning the stick; the stone acts as a flywheel, causing the stick to keep turning, winding the string back on in the opposite direction; pull at a regular speed to get a more or less constantly spinning drill.
Ancient man had it rough.
I feel like he should've made these tools first as soon as he had the furnance made, would've saved him alot of blisters from spinning that bamboo with his hands to start fires.
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;49587438]I feel like he should've made these tools first as soon as he had the furnance made, would've saved him alot of blisters from spinning that bamboo with his hands to start fires.[/QUOTE]
Apparently it's way more fiddly and prone to breaking, he prefers the simpler option.
I want him to make a bicycle peddle system using such parts, that way he can make a pottery wheel, a more powerful drill, and a mill. But I don't know how to make that without breaking this primitive rules he's set for himself.
[QUOTE=Ithon;49587597]I want him to make a bicycle peddle system using such parts, that way he can make a pottery wheel, a more powerful drill, and a mill. But I don't know how to make that without breaking this primitive rules he's set for himself.[/QUOTE]
If he has a river, all he would need to do is effectively make a water wheel with some treesap and dove-tailed wood parts. From there making the rest of the stuff is simply having time and some understanding of stone masonry with simple handtools to make gears and such :v:
As for the bicycle pedal system, wood pulleys(clay, maybe?) and a few vines made into ropes. The only problem would be getting a reliable piece for rotating the pedal assembly, but that can be resolved with a simple wooden dowel. You could probably just use a young bamboo rod and go from there as well.
In case of collapse of civilization, this is the guy who I want to be with.
[QUOTE=Dr.C;49586919]Ancient man had it rough.[/QUOTE]
Looks kinda enjoyable in my honest opinion.
Except fuck mosquitoes.
Absolutely amazing that we started from that....
And now im typing on a metal box, communicating with some of you who are half-way around the world.
His tiled roof hut was amazing. Even had heated floors/bed.
Yo, I heard an airplane in one of the scenes. He should've used that opportunity to escape!
But what does ancient man do for food
[QUOTE=Kickin Balls;49599394]But what does ancient man do for food[/QUOTE]
He says in one of the descriptions of a video that he doesn't live in the wild, he just does this for a hobby. So probably a nice warm meal from a restaurant or home.
[QUOTE=Handsome Matt;49586830]can someone explain to me how the cord drill works, I can't wrap my head around what's going on[/QUOTE]
basically using a rock as a flywheel, and if you can time it right you can reverse the drill without it falling over
[editline]24th January 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Kickin Balls;49599394]But what does ancient man do for food[/QUOTE]
salted rocks
I wonder why he didn't bother with the clay discs from the start. It would be much easier to make those than it would be to chip away a hole in the stone.
These videos are strangely relaxing to watch.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49599457]I wonder why he didn't bother with the clay discs from the start. It would be much easier to make those than it would be to chip away a hole in the stone.[/QUOTE]
He does each video as a kind of separate progression for the most part.
You can't make it from clay if you don't first have a fire, so you have to do it with a rock first to start your fire, then you can upgrade to a more easier method.
Its hard to believe that ancient people built shit like the pyramids with tools like these. I wish I had property in a forest so I could just mess around and do stuff like this
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;49600738]He does each video as a kind of separate progression for the most part.
You can't make it from clay if you don't first have a fire, so you have to do it with a rock first to start your fire, then you can upgrade to a more easier method.[/QUOTE]
But he lit a fire beforehand, so that doesn't hold up.
Like, I can understand why he worked the stone (to show the technique), but he's had the ability to make clay discs for ages. He could have done those first and then chipped the hole in the stone afterwards.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49600859]But he lit a fire beforehand, so that doesn't hold up.
Like, I can understand why he worked the stone (to show the technique), but he's had the ability to make clay discs for ages. He could have done those first and then chipped the hole in the stone afterwards.[/QUOTE]
Progression. It makes sense if the first thing you see is him chipping away at the center of a stone and then see what he uses it for. It reinforces what he does later when we see him making clay discs. "Oh, he's making it easier this time."
It's to show progression and how you can use tools you've made by hand to make future tools made by hand even easier to construct or upgrade.
That cord drill is cool, but with the same materials he could have just made a bow drill which is easier to use and more convenient.
[QUOTE=Toro;49600837]Its hard to believe that ancient people built shit like the pyramids with tools like these. I wish I had property in a forest so I could just mess around and do stuff like this[/QUOTE]
Stuff like this is waaaay before the Egyptians. We at least had access to metals then. This guy is just using rocks, sticks, and clay.
[QUOTE=Str4fe;49598168]Looks kinda enjoyable in my honest opinion.
Except fuck mosquitoes.[/QUOTE]
You need to have a surplus of food to be able to do this though. You can't just take a day off to invent new shit if you need to go get food to feed your band or tribe.
[QUOTE=Str4fe;49598168]Looks kinda enjoyable in my honest opinion.
Except fuck mosquitoes, threat of starvation, tribal warfare, natural predators, and nothing but dancing, tool making, and old stories for entertainment.[/QUOTE]
Fixed that for you.
[QUOTE=Dr.C;49601426]You need to have a surplus of food to be able to do this though. You can't just take a day off to invent new shit if you need to go get food to feed your band or tribe.[/QUOTE]
ooga booga, gronk go off and make hole in rock instead of forage for berry
we eat gronk, waste of good meat...
[editline]25th January 2016[/editline]
That being said, I'm super digging the firestarting method. Gonna put that in my journal just incase I ever need to know that
also use the trick to pick up the brawny caveladies, bitches love surviving through harsh winters
[QUOTE=nox;49601648]Fixed that for you.[/QUOTE]
Tbh dancing is pretty fun.
And idunno why, but I kinda just assume humans were giant sex fiends before huge civilization / standards / society in general became a big thing, so there was probably sex as another source of entertainment.
[QUOTE=Dr.C;49601426]You need to have a surplus of food to be able to do this though. You can't just take a day off to invent new shit if you need to go get food to feed your band or tribe.[/QUOTE]
As fascinating as this guy's stuff is, it's not very good survival advice. Nor is it trying to be. You would not be thinking about stuff like this in a survival situation, your goal would be finding a sustainable source of food and escaping. This would be like long-term shit if civilization completely collapsed and you had to live in the jungle or something.
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