Making a Fire from Scratch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2019
- Creating and controlling fire from scratch was no easy feat! Check out all the tactics we tried and failed with, ultimately landing on a method that allowed me to create a large enough fire to cook my "catch". Enjoy!
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Created and Hosted by Andy George
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Analise is a trooper, 5 hours banging two rocks together. I felt her frustration when she was making the bow drill lmfao
"How to make annalise make everything"
Seriously she adds a good balance to the show
Yea sure
Annalise is essentially the back up for when things get to hard
Back-up? She's the MVP!
Analise is the real work horse
@Please Complete All Fields she is the whole shiw
@FINN ROLSTAD good point
@@joshmbrown42 or better yet how the assistants make everything
Primitive Technology makes this looks way easier than it actually is
Correct, and they made it look pretty damn hard.
@@samnottheotherone4363 Too hard for Andy, not for Annalise. ಠ_ಠ
I'm convinced they refuse to watch his videos. They make everything so hard on themselves.
Fun stuff... I learned how to start a fire when i was 13-14 because i was bored... Easyest way is the bow and stick and you can find the materials very fast and almost everywhere. The not having a knife part is a bit shit, but it is still quite doable.
I think they're just trying not to rip him off. And the funny thing is that he only used a bow thingie in the video where he showed how to make it and then just went back to using a stick and his hands, because he found it easier. I think his comment was something alone the lines of "It takes longer to learn how to do it right, but once you do it's faster and easier than the bow."
I like how Analise is in the forefront doing some stuff while Andy is in the back working on management, gathering materials and working though methods of HTME.
So that’s what the “it’s a match” screen looks like
Oh snap
I relate to this far too much...
Damn 😔
oof
Legend
No matter how long the "tinder" bit took, it was worth it.
Watching her get that flame was super satisfying! Good job guys!
Survival tip of the day - Once you've got the embers to the stage where you can wrap them loosely in the dried grass, just hold them at arms length and spin around slowly :) the airflow from your rotation will be enough to get it going, and you don't gave to get so much smoke in your face :)
6:53 ignition! And aww that smile
That's what smoking weeds does to you D:
This "scratch" thing must be a very versatile material. Everything on this channel seems to be made out of it :J
Love Annalise shes so hilarious, from chasing the turkeys to cussing out the bowstring :P glad she's on board, such an asset to the show :)
15:13 Guy in the background "What the hell is that dude smoking?"
EVPointMaster I mean they did find that hemp a few episodes ago...
So that's how humanity started smoking weed.... If they actually use flint from hemp it would contain something)
@@annonimooseq1246 yes dude you get soooo stoned on hemp bro them leaves have tonnes of that cbd stuff i should know cos i smoke that wacky back stuff bro the leaf is the best high i ever had im a weed leaf professional if you need any help getting high ill show you how to make hemp smoke that hemp leaf for life bro
@@clivelambert-oe7kg bruh were you stoned when you wrote this??
Was about to say, 15:36 looks like he's got the fattest joint ever
With your spindle you want one end to be almost sharp and the other end to be slightly rounded off. The part of the spindle that touches your fire board should be the slightly rounded blunt end. The pointed end should touch your socket (the piece in your hand). The reason for this is because you want more friction in between the fire board and spindle then you do between the spindle and socket. This will cause more heat to generate in between the spindle and fire board. You can also use a bit of animal fat in the socket so there is less friction between the spindle and socket. The object of the game is to create as much friction on the fire board and as little friction as possible on the socket.
This is How To Make Everything, I’m your host, Analise.
Yeah whenever anything becomes to time consuming she does it, I wonder if she is just an unpaid intern too
I love Annelise's determination on these projects. Big ups to you!
Annalise is awesome. She's lucky to have such a great assistant. :)
While I love Analise's determination, her fringe dangling over the fire made me so stressed out 😅
16:40
The Beacons of Minas Tirith!
The Beacons are lit!
Gondor calls for aid.
Nice
And Rohan will answer.
Amon Dîn you filthy casual
lol I love that
Meh screw Gondor
12:49
One of the only instances this sound is actually good news😂😂😂
Annalise has been putting in work! Way to go, and nice boots girl!
Andy have access to the most important resource of all: Time and "Slave".
ok, I shouldn't have laughed at this, but I did. I'll take my ticket to hell now, please.
Annalise is literally my hero. What a boss!
I've pretty much spent this entire video cheering for her.
I know the pain of trying to light with a bow drill, so happy to see you guys unlock fire!
15:17 How primitive man vaped
I mean it's just smoking at that point tbh.
When doing the bow drill I noticed you used a stick that bent this likely made it harder than it needed to be you’re supposed to use a stick that is naturally bent to keep the tension on the sting constant
this guys never do anything right... everything turns out all crappy... i'm done watching their videos
anarchism i think part of the charm of these videos is how shity they do everything
anarchism the point of this channel is to see if a average person can make these things by using trial and error.
@@anarchism I like the channel but everything they do is half assed it dose get aggravating.
this comment string gives me déja vu
Never clicked so fast- this new series is my favourite!
Me to
ikr
Yep
This was one of my favourite youtube channel even before this new format
@@CarpetHater why don't u like it?
“We need you to be the cameraman for our series.”
“cat :)”
I think Analise has stolen the show, sense she does everything. Oh, and to David and Eim(?), good job in braking the kiln it wouldn't be the same with out that happening.
She's stronger than Mother Russia, able to do things no man can do!
@Shane Smith да
Is it even a HTME episode if there's no broken kiln?
Fire: acquired
This is exhilarating
Nice Dr stone refrence
Ten billion percent
I love how you show how much you fail to show the difficulty of these skills!
Advice for your bow drill fire starter: your spindle and cap block should be made of hard wood and the friction plate should be soft wood. You should also lubricate the top of the spindle and the socket of your cap block with some grease. You can use the creations of oil on either side of your nose for this lubricant by rubbing the top of the spindle to pick up these creations. The string can also be strengthened by braiding lengths to thicken it. The wax does strengthen the string, but can also add to it binding on the spindle. I’ve easily made fire this way and learned from a fellow who was an expert in desert survival.
Bruh just move to California fire seems to be everywhere
Is it free to?
Mmm it may cost you 7 3rd degree burns and you house and or car
Potatoe Soviet 😂😂😂
Dude, uncool
@@user-cn8xi4el6h can you not take a joke
It's amazing how long it took humans to go from fire to a proper fire extinguisher.
One of my middle school's projects was on fire. Over the course of a few months we went over methods from flint and steel, to bow drill, to air compressing char cloth.
My arms still ache from doing the bow drill
15:12 That person in the background probably thought they were doin drugs 😂😂😂
bless analise's heart she is such a trooper
At this point its, "i cant do it right now, so analise can, and then imma try something else."
When things get to hard she takes care of it.
i have just enough experience with friction fire to know that it is damn hard when you have an expert showing you.
Analise is an actual warrior.
seriously.
Annalise is one of the most patient people, ever. Really helps with something like this, where there's no easy way to do it, until we developed easier ways to do it.
"Someone needs to teach those kids how to smoke weed properly."
I was wondering what passerby would think of these people holding a pile of dried vegetation up to their faces and lots of smoke coming out. Come to think of it, that's probably how people first figured out that some plants, like tobacco, had such "interesting" properties when burned.
Says a bow drill is foolproof, then proceeds to really struggle with it 😂😂
As much as this process was no doubt frustrating, I guarantee that those that started and perfected it grew up with the same frustration.
Don't let it get any of you down. Frustration is humanity's trademark, and overcoming that frustration is our beauty
That was cool. I did the first week of Tracker School years ago, and for many of us, when we first got our bow fire we got tears too. It was unexpectedly moving to blow fire to life in your hands.
Smh everyone knows you just have to slap wood at 368 mph to create fire
At this point the entire forest is burnt to ashes and the trees turns to coal
thats why you use lotion.
6:59 that smile
That damn smile
This is my favorite HTME video, because of how fundamental it is. Also Analise is the real MVP haha.
Keep in mind that _having_ fire and _making_ fire aren't the same thing. People could take natural fire from lightning strikes or forest fires and carry the hot embers wherever they needed.
I can’t wait till y’all unlock the Bronze Age, good luck!
Steven Gonzales I’m a big fan of the Bronze Age too. I love that part in history.
They are now in the Iron age!!!!
RE: Torch Usage: Torches should be held behind and above so that they light the way in front of you without night-blinding the torch wielder.
Always was told above and nearly out of sight to the side so you wont cast a shadow and can spot with the cornor of your eye if you set something on fire... behind and above would let your body cast a shadow near your feet making travel by night harder on uneven ground
So that’s how it happens it’s not friction that makes the fire it’s the rage of the person making the fire
Hi Annalise your face when you finally got fire going was probably the same as my face 50 years ago when I first got a fire bow to work, enormous satisfaction.
Also this woman is absolutely amazing and it kinda seems like she should have her own channel if she doesn't already.
Still a long way to catch up to Dr Stone. Keep it up :)
Setting the smoke alarm off in this case is a good thing
Great work you guys. By far one of my favorite episodes. Very impressed.
I have started fires using stone aged technology that would make stone age people believe that I am magical like Merlin. On the other hand, despite many hours of trial, error, practice and bleeding fingers, I have never gotten the bow drill method to work. I have never even made the smallest wisps of smoke. I totally understand her frustrations and I'm impressed that she did so well! Digital high five girl!
Livestream: Me waiting for lightning to strike
the series is great keep it up dude
Every episode of this new series, I get inexplicably more proud of y'all.
I love watching these videos. This and Primitive Technology are some of my favorite shows on YT right now!
17:16 this instantly makes me think of how to train your dragon lol.
Im screaming at my phone "the stick isnt straight!"
Ahahahahahahahaha me to just now
also her bowl is too large, it need to be like the board
When was the last time you went out and did it?
@K4 Josiah I think she was snapping the rope a lot because of friction so she changed tactics.
@@straight-up-shots it snapped a lot because the stick was too smooth so all the friction focused on the string burning it through. The addition of wax to the string made it grip instead of rub, when i learned to do this if the string started slipping i would stop use my knife edge to rough up the sides of the spindle and start again, her top socket was her biggest downfall though as it needed to be heavier with a better fitted cup her fireboard was pretty damn good and her apindle was ideal, i think they xould have chosen softer woods and acomplished it faster as well.
Oh and drilling a hole in the tip of the spindle helps a ton as well!
Heard about the issues with depicting hunting in your atlatl and sling video (which finally explained why I hadn't seen the leather belt portion of the Formal Suit Project when I watched that years ago...YT must have thought I was too young). This video's intro is the perfect (and perfectly hilarious) compromise! A simulated "hunt" for some actual food, without any animals suffering onscreen.
I love watching people do this their first time because I remember very clearly when I had to do it at a survival course and we all looked like idiots at first but now it's super easy (as long as we have the right materials for a bow drill otherwise we were taught other methods) but when you have a good teacher and the right materials the bow drill actually only takes about 5-10 minutes which still makes it one of the worst methods next to the friction method. In my opinion the flint and tinder method, the chemical method (when possible) the battery method, and the improvised solar method are best.
Analise did literally everything this episode 😂 you put some wax on a stick
Him-making fire like a caveman
Also him-pulls out thousands of dollars worth of modern equipment
Him-putting Annalise to make fire like a caveman*
4:34 “some” cattails. YOU TOOK ALL OF THEM
Annalise does so much and you still call him “my assistant “ . She is the backbone of all your projects
“Making fire from NOTHING”
*+100 Destruction*
*+100 Crafting*
*+70 Mobility*
One of the best channels on youtube, keep up the good work!
You did it girl. Hooray. Lots of love from South Africa
Yall are AMAZING!!!!!!! Awesome watch!!!!
That bit of hair was seriously stressing me out💀🔥😂😂😂
Me too
I think you are moving the bow to fast
Slow and consistent is what I have seen work
enjoying this series very much.
greetings from France.
This is brilliant!! Great work team!!
I can’t state how satisfying this was to watch!! I’ve been subscribed to this channel for a while now, loving the new format! But I did feel, in the beginning you were cheating by not doing this one first!!
Fire making didnt come first though, it came after stone tools, before stone tools it was just fire harvesting, so i think this should have gone between stone and bronze.
He did use fire for pottery
Lasse is right. Natural fire was common enough that early hominids could grab it and carry it whenever they needed.
15:38 Andy I didn’t know you smoke weed?!
wow!!! Annalise made fire!!! must have felt amazing!! excellent work!
for the top part of the friction drill using a big sea shell and some oil/fat/spit makes it go really nice.
Andy: I can't do this here
Ah yes, the bow and spindle. I remember doing that when I was younger. Just for fun, I calculated the efficiency of it and it was pretty darn low.
I've always heard that the bow and spindle method was rarely actually used because it's difficult to keep everything lined up and straight and just taking a straight stick and rubbing it between your hands (the way Primitive Technology does) is just a hell of a lot easier, even if it doesn't seem like it would be.....
@@corwinweber693 Yeah, it's a little better. Especially once you've done it a few times.
Omg ......I skipped the flint method at first and went back but when Annalise yelled out "I did it!" It made me so happy for her and literally made me say to my friends I wish she hung out with us lol.
This has to be the coolest channel I've found.
The Greeks made something like a bow drill but it was literally just a drill and much more advanced
Pump drill?
Jordy Montes yeah really interesting. It has a flywheel and everything. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if the Greeks never collapsed
Clumsy Captain
Nukes in 1000a.d.
Pimitive Technology channel.
@@Spoon80085 Then you wouldn't be born and wouldn't ask that question. Boom, solved.
Swear they're going to be making their own smartphone in a month
More like Analise will be lmao
Thats some amazing effort. Keep it up guys. 😀
As someone who was interested in bushcrafts as a kid I understand all to well your frustration with the string breaking. My first thought when I saw your setup is that sting ain't going to last. The bees wax was a moment of genius IMHO.
it was kinda funny when every time she got a new stick for the drill it kept getting bigger
Easier to make it straight and it's more stable when it moves.
HTME: *shot a dead chicken*
TH-cam: Demonitize!
This is great, the series are amazing.
you guys should make a sail boat, I would love that.
Great video. Fire is one of the brightest technologies you have done so far! ;)
you can get phosphorus by boiling piss.
the story goes that some dude (I don't remember the name) thought that pee was the secret ingredient to making gold because it was the "same color", so he did some different tricks with it but discovered phosphorus instead.
he made some gold later by doing some shows of this as it was new and had properties people hadn't seen before.
I can never manage to get the embers to make a flame, any advice?
Feed it on small bits of really finely shredded flammable material, like birch bark or dried grass or similar, and when you initially get the embers keep it cupped in a nest of flammable material shielded from wind (too much will just blow it out), and keep some slight air (take a mouthful of air and blow slowly and gently; not from your lungs but your mouth, otherwise it's primarily carbon dioxide) moving over it.
Blow on it
@@KainYusanagi thank you, maybe now my ember lighter wont be completely useless to me.
I find char cloth makes an excellent ember holder and will catch and hold the little glowie boy, then you can give it progressively larger pieces of kindling until it takes a flame. Look for fatwood; pieces of rotted out pine heart that has all the sticky flammable sap.
It just takes practice and patience.
@@Mostlyharmless1985 i can hold an ember, ive just never gotten it to catch fire
Good episode! Annalise is awesome, such a great addition to the team.
Love the awkward victory cheer at 13:35
When she blows to start the fire she looks like shes exhaling weed or something
Last
Celsius ! Finally :-) ! Nice video !
Annelise is the true hero of this channel!