That little piece of dirt on the tip of your finger is driving my OCD through the roof, I had to pause for a breather before continuing, lol. Great video, though!
Josh I was looking for videos on how to find clay and I watched a bunch and then yours popped up and man you really explain where and how to find these things thank you so much brother God bless you
I'm glad this video was able to help you! I have seen the other videos on TH-cam about this subject and wanted to do something different because I didn't think most of them would be helpful. Good luck on finding clay, once you learn how it sticks out like a sore thumb every where you see it! Always nice to see you here!
That's a nice riverbed there. There are a lot of rivers where I live. A lot of clay here too. Bushcraft is so fun and rewarding in many ways. Awesome video bro!
Wow! I have a ton of these kind of rocks on my property, I always wondered Why they seem to be formed in layers that peel away. Thank You! Now I have to decide what to do with my clay!
I've revisited this video so many times! The best info I've found anywhere including books on this...I'm constantly on the lookout for clay for cob building in the south of Spain and these ideas have been invaluable.
Thanks Josh! Do you ever make pottery from the clay you find? The weather is phenomenal. Im going out roaming the woods today to see what I can find. Usually bringing home something 😀
You're welcome Brenda! Kind of, I haven't got a primitive way of firing it good yet but I got a few unfired pieces still waiting for when I do! Yes the weather is wonderful, been enjoying it myself. That's great to hear you're usually finding things to bring home, thanks for commenting!
In my school in the bushes, there is a secret place in the bushes where there is a creek. On the other side, there is a pure clay wall. 5 feet tall and super long. It's fairly damp and not crumbly. It's 100% clay with 0 filtering needed. Just add some water and break up the hard dry bits. Amazing.
Wonderful info ..Thank you for sharing this Josh! Can't wait to get down to the creeks and rivers and look for some, it's a good time for it, since there isn't many plants growing here in Tenn. at the moment.
You're welcome Lyna, you should find a lot depending on where you live in Tennessee. I remember when I was down in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg I visited a lot clay shops and they all used local Tennessee clay, and they had everything from vases to butter dishes and even cooking vessels so you should be able to find some really good clay there. Good luck in your venture and thanks for commenting!
Thank you ! ..I live on the outskirts of the Appalachias in Middle Tenn...Hoping to get out tomorrow and look. We went for a walk yesterday and got a good bit of Stinging Nettle(Crazy it's growing in Dec. O.o) I also found a Mullein flower stalk that still had seeds! I Brought some of those home too. :D Hope you have a wonderful week!
You're very welcome Lyna! The weather is quite up and down right now and many plants think it's spring. Some of my trees have buds on them and their is a red clover in my yard that has flowered too, so definitely take advantage of those things that are growing right now, especially the nettles as they are quite delicious and very healthy. Hope you have a good week too and thank you!
Thanks Amateur Chemist! Yeah the past few videos have been with the Rode Video Micro because on board microphones on DSLRs are horrid. It's pretty nice especially for it's size and weight as it's one of the lightest and smallest on board microphones available. Thanks for asking and I hope this helps!
Hey, thanks for the super video, from fellow Josh in Indiana! I have been looking for vids on how to find clay. I'd always been told we had rather clayey soil so I KNEW I could find it, but many things I found were not filmed locally and I wasn't sure how applicable they were, plus as others said, they didn't provide near enough information on how to identify it--there's not signposts in the woods with a big arrow saying, "Dig here!" I will definitely have to give this another look in the spring when it's warm enough for a big weenie like me to be out tromping around!
the mushroom looks very similar to the artist conk. What a cool find! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and information. I look forward to finding clay.
I have a foraging recipe book that has a super delicious looking clay baked trout recipe and I’ve been looking for ways to find good clay to bake with. Thanks for the cool info!
I was on state forest property, a lot of the public forest land down south has small wells all over the place. Usually left over from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The small creek banks are filled with clay down here, clay of all kinds. I'm about 20 min south of Indianapolis so it's nice to have another Hoosier here!
Very good video. I came for the clay but commenting on the tree fungi. We call it Hoof fungus and it's a VERY good fire tinder in that it catches a spark and becomes an ember and continues to burn slow. In the summer, I light a big chunk to help against mosquitoes, and I think it smells good, like leather.
If I were to have clay like this and processed it to remove all the sand (I want to use the sand for a project), what uses would the clay be good for after removing the sand?
Very interesting. I find that this method works really well along with the 'spit test'. I have a question for you. Have you found any arrow heads in the wood?
Thank you Trench Forge! Not found arrowheads but I have found a small hide cutter and some rocks with native copper. That's about it unfortunately though I'd love to find more! Thanks for asking!
I live in Northwest Florida and we have solid lumps of clay in beautiful colors from pink or purple to blue and greys and reds/orange and green....they seep like pure clay without debris so should I have to resolve in water and sift like the mud clay i see in these videos?
@ Carson It is but to a lot if viewers I sound Canadian, so much so that I actually covered it in a Q&A video a few years ago. Other people think I sound like Boomhauer from King of the Hill. I guess I'm just a chameleon with my accent! It's cool with me though because I find it interesting how different people interpret different accents.
Any good clay collector should know that the clay you collect should be plastic enough to roll into a ball,then into a snake,and then back into a ball with out cracking,or its not worth wasting your time with it !!!!
Red clay is rather good for many things, I don't use it as I don't have it locally here but many Natives of the southern U.S. used it and it is still used today by many artisans. Certainly worth a try!
Southern Morgan County, a lot of my videos are filmed within Morgan, Marion, and Monroe Counties. It's nice to have another Hoosier here, thanks for commenting!
Some states aren't good for finding clay, if you live in between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains things might be a touch different. There the clay is usually embedded in the bottom of the rivers and creeks, and still possible to find on riverbanks, just a little harder. My best advice, could give better if I knew what state you live in, but my best advice is to keep looking in areas that have more bedrock exposed and/or closer to the surface. Some states are not good for finding clay like this, historically the Mississippian culture and southwestern as well as southeastern tribes tribes used clay in large amounts because it was in great abundance, many other tribes traded for it because of its usefulness. So you might have to look around or go to another state, again depending on where you live. I know this isn't terribly helpful but it's the best I can do not knowing which state you live in. Thanks for asking and I hope this helps you a little bit Dalkson!
Trillium: Wild Edibles yeah I have notice that in deferent states it's harder I'm currently in Massachusetts and can't find much at all and what I do find isn't the best of clays. Back at my home in NC I could find it everywhere with the really good gray clay about a foot under the red clay
Okay after a little digging I found something that should be really useful for you Dalkson. It is a detailed and sourced report on clay in Massachusetts, discussing what types of clay are found and where they are found. Apparently it is not a good state for high quality clay, but more rudimentary clay can be easily found there in some locations. Here is the report and website: watertowernyc.com/2011/05/29/clays-of-massachusetts/ I hope this will prove helpful for you and thanks for asking!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles idk where youre located but i was kayaking down the patoka river out of wheeling the other day and saw a 8 or 9 inch thick seam of the smoothest most pure clay iv found in years. Not a touch of sand in it!!
I'm in southern Morgan county, but there's a few good places with clay like that here too. I actually collected some a few years ago and use it for small projects or to add to a potted plant if need be. Our rivers and creeks are loaded with great clay all across the state. How's the kayaking on the Patoka? Would it be a good canoeing river?
I think the mushrooms growing on the tree might be old Fomitopsis cajenderi by the looks of it, but I didn't get a good look at the top of the mushrooms
Hmm...first I've heard of that on this video. Unfortunately I can't change the volume after uploading though. Thanks for the feedback, it's always appreciated!
I think clay is different everywhere. The clay here in alberta is much different. It is sticky and malleable. I have found it just in travelling while I was young. I am going to the mountains though to practice surviving and I need clay. I can buy high quality clay here easy but I want to be able to find it because I know its plentiful. What you show here kind of resembles shale or slate or some looked even sandy. I wonder if you know if clay forms in mountains and foothill biomes?
Has anybody ever accidentally dug up a hornets nest doing bushcraft stuff? That’s my biggest fear. Trying to dig up stuff during camping and accidentally digging up an underground hornets nest and then dying a horrible pointy death.
I'm sure some person has before. Thankfully those nests are pretty easy to spot if one pays attention to the ground. Only time I've been stung by them I wasn't paying attention.
So follow the old creek beds and streams where clay has been concentrated down by erosion into thick layers, clay is a byproduct of very wet and vegetative environments over millions of years.
Oh yeah, Texas and more of the southern U.S. seems to have an easier time finding good clay in the yard. Here in the north where I'm at the better clay is in creeks and rivers. Thanks for commenting!
that thing stuck to the tip of your finger is driving me crazy. JK lol there is clay at my Creek and I know it is clay becouse I can get good chunks of it but I am having problems now we're the clay has to much sand a d everywhere i look it's Sandy what should I do
Lol, it did me too while editing! You could screen some of the sand out to get the clay to your liking, or find better clay. Those are about the choices to my knowledge.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles they believe it has minerals that are beneficial and they sometimes encourage pregnant woman to eat it for the minerals and to help with heartburn.
I thought some were too but they were ground down and mixed with water and it was clay, very sandy but it was clay. The place I filmed this video doesn't have much limestone surprisingly considering Indiana is the limestone capital of the U.S. Thanks for commenting!
Good question! A piece of tulip poplar or maple should work, there about as hard as a fingernail. Another good way would to be just grind up a small sample on another harder stone, like a quartz or granite or even limestone. Then add a bit of water to it and see how much like clay it is. Once you get the hang of it, you can easily identify clay by just eyesight and the fingernail test isn't needed. Hope this helps a bit and thanks for asking!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Ooo it taste so good I eat the red clay dirt I love the brown and the grey clay is so good the white clay from Georgia is good too I ordery clay from kikroks.com
Just simply crush it in a mortar and pestle, then grind into a fine dust. If there are any rocks, pebbles, or other impurities they can be removed and separated from the clay after it's been ground. At that point you have clay ready to use. Just add some water and mix to the right consistency. If you plan on firing the item you make or plan to be turning the clay into a cooking implement then it's wise to add some temper. For a temper you can use finely ground mussel shells, sea shells, or previously tempered clay that has been ground up. Firing isn't always necessary but for items to be solid enough for cooking firing is a must. Hope this helps and thanks for asking MARK!
This way is much less labor intensive than digging up dirt. All you have to do is get the rock and grind into a powder. With dirt you have to sift sand sort out impurities.
i found a very sticky clay from our backyard and the consistency is good and the elasticity...but when I dry them..they crack all over...is that not a clay?
It most likely is clay and probably pretty good clay at that. The issue with clay from the wild, or the backyard, is it often contains impurities like sand and small pebbles. These need to be removed because they trap air around them and the clay. This leads to cracking and imperfections that can cause bigger problems when actually firing the clay. To remove these, dry all clay you have collected and break into small pieces, around 1 and a half inches or so. Then grind with mortar and pestle, during this you'll feel the grit but the clay will turn to very fine powder. Take sheer fabric and place over a wooden frame to make a screen and pour your ground material through it. The fine dust will pass through and your larger impurities will be left behind. Wear a mask while doing this if processing a lot of clay or you plan on doing it frequently as there can be silica particles which can damage the respiratory system over time. After you've collected all your dust just simply add water slowly to get a consistency like the clay you find in craft stores and start crafting! To keep clay moist during storage wrap in plastic. During drying your clay before firing it's important to dry it as slow as possible. Things like thin spots around rims, handles, edges are where the air gets in first. After that it finds a way into the rest of the piece causing the cracking you're seeing. To prevent that, wrap all thin spots with plastic while drying the pieces to allow air in from the thicker portions and to slow the process. Another possibility is the specific clay you have is prone to cracking and requires more attention than others you may have worked with before. If that's the case then it will take some effort to get the drying process down right. You might find some helpful information on this website: ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/pottery-making-techniques/handbuilding-techniques/clay-drying-process-hints-drying-pottery-evenly/ Hope this helps some and my apologies for the long response but wanted to make sure you had info as best I could give it. Thanks for commenting!
This is totally real clay, though to be waterproof after firing in a kiln it has to tempered and fired correctly, which I don't have the ability to fire it correctly yet as I have no kiln. If you are using mud you have to do a lot more separation of the dirt particles which will ruin its water resistance a lot, though it is still possible as the Mississippian culture used clay gathered from the soil to make their pots as did the Pueblo cultures of the southwest U.S. Waterproofing clay is a lot harder than it looks/sounds but is possible.
Lukas Pfitscher Hello Lukas, if the clay u found was earthenware or porcelain fired as earthenware, the clay won’t be fully vitrified, thus quite porous. In order for it to successfully hold water, glazing will be handy.
Yay, a fellow Hoosier! I'm a herbal medicine/soapmaker and was looking for ways to harvest wild clay for soap making. Look forward to experimenting
Did you just call clay wild
That little piece of dirt on the tip of your finger is driving my OCD through the roof, I had to pause for a breather before continuing, lol. Great video, though!
Me too!!
I had a napkin...tried to wipe it off...
you had to pause because a piece of dirt triggered you? christ
@@jon1819 you apparently are clueless as to what ocd is.
@@AngelxXxDarken no I do I just also know most people who say they have it don’t have it
This is pure clay
love the primitive skills videos hope to see more. cordage one was wonderful. thanks keep the good work my friend.
Thanks Doug glad you liked them! I'll try my best, thanks for commenting!
Douglas Nickerson
Thanks bro me and my friend were looking for clay used to make our fort and your the only one that actually talked on the videos. Thanks so much!
Josh I was looking for videos on how to find clay and I watched a bunch and then yours popped up and man you really explain where and how to find these things thank you so much brother God bless you
I'm glad this video was able to help you! I have seen the other videos on TH-cam about this subject and wanted to do something different because I didn't think most of them would be helpful. Good luck on finding clay, once you learn how it sticks out like a sore thumb every where you see it! Always nice to see you here!
That's a nice riverbed there. There are a lot of rivers where I live. A lot of clay here too. Bushcraft is so fun and rewarding in many ways. Awesome video bro!
About where would some of the clay come from because I can’t find many clay rocks
Wow! I have a ton of these kind of rocks on my property, I always wondered Why they seem to be formed in layers that peel away. Thank You! Now I have to decide what to do with my clay!
You're very welcome! A lot can be done, you're only limited by imagination when it comes to clay!
cool
i dont have any i really wanted to do this in my area there are no forest and my local river has a border soooooo EEEE sad
damn dude, one hell of a video. has been looking for a while for good explanation video, just found it. Everything i need. Thanks man
No problem Man Teksho, thank you for commenting!
I've revisited this video so many times! The best info I've found anywhere including books on this...I'm constantly on the lookout for clay for cob building in the south of Spain and these ideas have been invaluable.
I found a perfect nature clay spot a few months ago. It is in soft form and clean. Ready for working.
Me too, however it is not on my land and I don’t want to take too much of it because I want other people to be able to have some too.
Good video! Thank you
Thanks Josh! Do you ever make pottery from the clay you find? The weather is phenomenal. Im going out roaming the woods today to see what I can find. Usually bringing home something 😀
You're welcome Brenda! Kind of, I haven't got a primitive way of firing it good yet but I got a few unfired pieces still waiting for when I do! Yes the weather is wonderful, been enjoying it myself. That's great to hear you're usually finding things to bring home, thanks for commenting!
In my school in the bushes, there is a secret place in the bushes where there is a creek. On the other side, there is a pure clay wall. 5 feet tall and super long. It's fairly damp and not crumbly. It's 100% clay with 0 filtering needed. Just add some water and break up the hard dry bits. Amazing.
Thanks bro for sharing your knowledge 🙂
I did enjoy the video and I did learn a lot from it. Thank you.
Wonderful info ..Thank you for sharing this Josh! Can't wait to get down to the creeks and rivers and look for some, it's a good time for it, since there isn't many plants growing here in Tenn. at the moment.
You're welcome Lyna, you should find a lot depending on where you live in Tennessee. I remember when I was down in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg I visited a lot clay shops and they all used local Tennessee clay, and they had everything from vases to butter dishes and even cooking vessels so you should be able to find some really good clay there. Good luck in your venture and thanks for commenting!
Thank you ! ..I live on the outskirts of the Appalachias in Middle Tenn...Hoping to get out tomorrow and look. We went for a walk yesterday and got a good bit of Stinging Nettle(Crazy it's growing in Dec. O.o) I also found a Mullein flower stalk that still had seeds! I Brought some of those home too. :D Hope you have a wonderful week!
You're very welcome Lyna! The weather is quite up and down right now and many plants think it's spring. Some of my trees have buds on them and their is a red clover in my yard that has flowered too, so definitely take advantage of those things that are growing right now, especially the nettles as they are quite delicious and very healthy. Hope you have a good week too and thank you!
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Great video on identifying clay. thanks x x
Ok the fingernail test is suuuper cool
wow...its amazing way to tell those clay..
great video thankyou very informative .-) thanks shaz
Very informative Good video and good audio do you have a mic with your camera if so what kind I need one
Thanks Amateur Chemist! Yeah the past few videos have been with the Rode Video Micro because on board microphones on DSLRs are horrid. It's pretty nice especially for it's size and weight as it's one of the lightest and smallest on board microphones available. Thanks for asking and I hope this helps!
Hey, thanks for the super video, from fellow Josh in Indiana!
I have been looking for vids on how to find clay. I'd always been told we had rather clayey soil so I KNEW I could find it, but many things I found were not filmed locally and I wasn't sure how applicable they were, plus as others said, they didn't provide near enough information on how to identify it--there's not signposts in the woods with a big arrow saying, "Dig here!" I will definitely have to give this another look in the spring when it's warm enough for a big weenie like me to be out tromping around!
Wow, such an informative video!
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!
the mushroom looks very similar to the artist conk. What a cool find! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and information. I look forward to finding clay.
Oh. Good video
I love all your videos , so much helpful knowledge and your voice is so soothing :-) Thanks for sharing !
Thank you Robin that's great to hear, glad you find it soothing!
I have a foraging recipe book that has a super delicious looking clay baked trout recipe and I’ve been looking for ways to find good clay to bake with. Thanks for the cool info!
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I live in Indiana too! Here in Indianapolis I never see this stuff. What place did you visit where you saw that well?
I was on state forest property, a lot of the public forest land down south has small wells all over the place. Usually left over from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
The small creek banks are filled with clay down here, clay of all kinds. I'm about 20 min south of Indianapolis so it's nice to have another Hoosier here!
How would you make the rock clay useable and formable? I collected a few big pieces.
Very good video. I came for the clay but commenting on the tree fungi. We call it Hoof fungus and it's a VERY good fire tinder in that it catches a spark and becomes an ember and continues to burn slow. In the summer, I light a big chunk to help against mosquitoes, and I think it smells good, like leather.
It is a great firestarter! I mix it with pine sap and beeswax sometimes. That keeps it waterproof so I don't have to worry if it gets wet.
Hmmm I've been looking in Massachusetts and I feel like I'm passing right by it
If I were to have clay like this and processed it to remove all the sand (I want to use the sand for a project), what uses would the clay be good for after removing the sand?
The clay can be used for anything you would use clay for, like pots, cups, vases, etc.
You could make arrowheads with it too
Archer you can make a pool and house
@@gjigaqaquj , Use flint or thick glass for arrowheads, not clay
That moment when he scratch the rock lol goosebumpppp
Very interesting. I find that this method works really well along with the 'spit test'. I have a question for you. Have you found any arrow heads in the wood?
Thank you Trench Forge! Not found arrowheads but I have found a small hide cutter and some rocks with native copper. That's about it unfortunately though I'd love to find more! Thanks for asking!
HEY JOSH. BLESSINGS. I SAW YOUR VIDEO AND I WANT TO ASK YOU IN WHAT PART OF INDIANA DO YOU LIVE?
I live in Northwest Florida and we have solid lumps of clay in beautiful colors from pink or purple to blue and greys and reds/orange and green....they seep like pure clay without debris so should I have to resolve in water and sift like the mud clay i see in these videos?
Can you line a hole on your property with that and get it to hold rain water to make a swim pond?
Thank you for the video
You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
0:20 That ain't a well, that's a troll cave, full of treasure ;)
Well that settles it! I'm going back with an excavator to get rich.
Great video, I ve a question : does mud become as hard as clay when dry? thanks
yes it can but you cant turn it into ceramic and make it waterproof
Lol The Canadian accent is killing me ,😂
Indiana is the USA tho
@ Carson
It is but to a lot if viewers I sound Canadian, so much so that I actually covered it in a Q&A video a few years ago. Other people think I sound like Boomhauer from King of the Hill. I guess I'm just a chameleon with my accent!
It's cool with me though because I find it interesting how different people interpret different accents.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles it's no surprise that Americans and Canadians for the most part sound the same
I bit a rock made out of clay it was gooood
Any good clay collector should know that the clay you collect should be plastic enough to roll into a ball,then into a snake,and then back into a ball with out cracking,or its not worth wasting your time with it !!!!
Name of song playing around 8:50, please?
Really useful. Thanks. Trying to collect clay. It's all red here tho.
Red clay is rather good for many things, I don't use it as I don't have it locally here but many Natives of the southern U.S. used it and it is still used today by many artisans. Certainly worth a try!
does clay mostly happens in rivers?
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Thanks
Who else is here because they have pica
what part of indiana ?? i live near the princeton southern indiana area
Southern Morgan County, a lot of my videos are filmed within Morgan, Marion, and Monroe Counties.
It's nice to have another Hoosier here, thanks for commenting!
I live in Marion!
Hey where I can Philadelphia a place like that in Philadelphia
Wow!!!
+Lucero Rodriguez Yeah there's a lot of clay there! Thanks for commenting Lucero!
i cant find any, i have gone to multiple creeks. any tips or advice?
Some states aren't good for finding clay, if you live in between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains things might be a touch different. There the clay is usually embedded in the bottom of the rivers and creeks, and still possible to find on riverbanks, just a little harder. My best advice, could give better if I knew what state you live in, but my best advice is to keep looking in areas that have more bedrock exposed and/or closer to the surface. Some states are not good for finding clay like this, historically the Mississippian culture and southwestern as well as southeastern tribes tribes used clay in large amounts because it was in great abundance, many other tribes traded for it because of its usefulness. So you might have to look around or go to another state, again depending on where you live. I know this isn't terribly helpful but it's the best I can do not knowing which state you live in. Thanks for asking and I hope this helps you a little bit Dalkson!
Trillium: Wild Edibles yeah I have notice that in deferent states it's harder I'm currently in Massachusetts and can't find much at all and what I do find isn't the best of clays. Back at my home in NC I could find it everywhere with the really good gray clay about a foot under the red clay
Usually by a steam or creek
Okay after a little digging I found something that should be really useful for you Dalkson. It is a detailed and sourced report on clay in Massachusetts, discussing what types of clay are found and where they are found. Apparently it is not a good state for high quality clay, but more rudimentary clay can be easily found there in some locations. Here is the report and website: watertowernyc.com/2011/05/29/clays-of-massachusetts/
I hope this will prove helpful for you and thanks for asking!
"Up close and personal with clay." ;-)
Reishi, use iso 100 at bright light or 50 at brightest
Im from southern indiana. I can confirm the land around the river is loaded with pure clean grey clay.
Yep, we have some great clay in Indiana and there's loads of it too!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles idk where youre located but i was kayaking down the patoka river out of wheeling the other day and saw a 8 or 9 inch thick seam of the smoothest most pure clay iv found in years. Not a touch of sand in it!!
I'm in southern Morgan county, but there's a few good places with clay like that here too. I actually collected some a few years ago and use it for small projects or to add to a potted plant if need be. Our rivers and creeks are loaded with great clay all across the state.
How's the kayaking on the Patoka? Would it be a good canoeing river?
@@TrilliumWildEdibles oh absolutly... Its a slow river. Usually not terribly shallow. Good steady current for floating
Clay and trilliums, I should have known you were a Hoosier, lol.
Can hardpan clay be used? PS it is definitely clay.
Yes, any clay can be used to make things. Even ground up clay pots from the dollar store can work.
Trillium: Wild Edibles
I've been looking for info on making pottery. Thank you so much for your video and comment.
I think the mushrooms growing on the tree might be old Fomitopsis cajenderi by the looks of it, but I didn't get a good look at the top of the mushrooms
Interesting! I'll have to watch again and take a look sometime, thanks for sharing!
In tennessee there is red clay absolutely EVERYWHERE
I found some yesterday and we went to a lake and I found big ones in rock from
cant find any near me i dont think there is in my country
The music in the mid/end of the video sounds like a runscape song😂
you should turn the sound up
its a little low
Hmm...first I've heard of that on this video. Unfortunately I can't change the volume after uploading though. Thanks for the feedback, it's always appreciated!
Yum
Added as soon as he said Indiana, My wife is from there but I am Canadian.
I think clay is different everywhere. The clay here in alberta is much different. It is sticky and malleable. I have found it just in travelling while I was young. I am going to the mountains though to practice surviving and I need clay. I can buy high quality clay here easy but I want to be able to find it because I know its plentiful. What you show here kind of resembles shale or slate or some looked even sandy. I wonder if you know if clay forms in mountains and foothill biomes?
I mean why did i even do a geology degree, right? Didn't even know these thing were all clay...
You sound exactly like dale gribble
Has anybody ever accidentally dug up a hornets nest doing bushcraft stuff? That’s my biggest fear. Trying to dig up stuff during camping and accidentally digging up an underground hornets nest and then dying a horrible pointy death.
I'm sure some person has before. Thankfully those nests are pretty easy to spot if one pays attention to the ground. Only time I've been stung by them I wasn't paying attention.
So follow the old creek beds and streams where clay has been concentrated down by erosion into thick layers, clay is a byproduct of very wet and vegetative environments over millions of years.
Pretty much yes!
ok so now lets try to identify clay in areas where we WONT get arrested for wandering and taking
The same methods apply anywhere really.
I live in Texas and my backyard is filled with natural clay.
Oh yeah, Texas and more of the southern U.S. seems to have an easier time finding good clay in the yard. Here in the north where I'm at the better clay is in creeks and rivers. Thanks for commenting!
Where is this?
Indiana.
I live south east Indiana an we have several rock walls
Sounds like I need to head to SE Indiana!
Dude my house has a lot of clay
that thing stuck to the tip of your finger is driving me crazy. JK lol there is clay at my Creek and I know it is clay becouse I can get good chunks of it but I am having problems now we're the clay has to much sand a d everywhere i look it's Sandy what should I do
Lol, it did me too while editing! You could screen some of the sand out to get the clay to your liking, or find better clay. Those are about the choices to my knowledge.
Can you eat it?
No.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles in 3rd world countries, people do eat clay.
Yeah I didn't know that at the time I responded to this comment. I've since learned different.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles they believe it has minerals that are beneficial and they sometimes encourage pregnant woman to eat it for the minerals and to help with heartburn.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Yrs u can people all over the world eats clay I've been eating clay for over 30 years
some of your looking at are seems limestone
I thought some were too but they were ground down and mixed with water and it was clay, very sandy but it was clay. The place I filmed this video doesn't have much limestone surprisingly considering Indiana is the limestone capital of the U.S. Thanks for commenting!
take a shot every time he says "see", "however", or "clay"
I mean you could but alcohol poisoning would probably happen about 4 minutes on, lol!
I need to identify so much clay that I won't have finger nails left. What else is a 4 that I can use but find in the woods?
Good question! A piece of tulip poplar or maple should work, there about as hard as a fingernail. Another good way would to be just grind up a small sample on another harder stone, like a quartz or granite or even limestone. Then add a bit of water to it and see how much like clay it is. Once you get the hang of it, you can easily identify clay by just eyesight and the fingernail test isn't needed.
Hope this helps a bit and thanks for asking!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles absolutely
I thought that looked pin or swamp oak leaves
Could be, oak leaves are pretty tricky for me as there's so many of them.
omg his hands driving my ocd crazy
his soft touching
I used to eat these rock clay
Indiana ey?
Oh yeah, you too?
first day of minecraft
Did you have like a booger or somthing on your index finger the whole time?
pica heaven mmmmmmm
I'm not too sure what that means, isn't that something to do with eating clay because of a disease? Sorry for the question, I'm genuinely curious.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Ooo it taste so good I eat the red clay dirt I love the brown and the grey clay is so good the white clay from Georgia is good too I ordery clay from kikroks.com
You have it in rock form but how to do turn it into clay?
Just simply crush it in a mortar and pestle, then grind into a fine dust. If there are any rocks, pebbles, or other impurities they can be removed and separated from the clay after it's been ground. At that point you have clay ready to use. Just add some water and mix to the right consistency. If you plan on firing the item you make or plan to be turning the clay into a cooking implement then it's wise to add some temper. For a temper you can use finely ground mussel shells, sea shells, or previously tempered clay that has been ground up.
Firing isn't always necessary but for items to be solid enough for cooking firing is a must. Hope this helps and thanks for asking MARK!
Oh wow that’s easy OK THX :)
No problem!
There you can see another one, and another one, and another one, and another one
Oh yeah it's everywhere here where I live. You can't go ten feet in a creek bed without seeing some clay.
If you were to dig out top soil where your at right now you would’ve found pure clay
This way is much less labor intensive than digging up dirt. All you have to do is get the rock and grind into a powder.
With dirt you have to sift sand sort out impurities.
*Survivle*
i found a very sticky clay from our backyard and the consistency is good and the elasticity...but when I dry them..they crack all over...is that not a clay?
It most likely is clay and probably pretty good clay at that. The issue with clay from the wild, or the backyard, is it often contains impurities like sand and small pebbles. These need to be removed because they trap air around them and the clay. This leads to cracking and imperfections that can cause bigger problems when actually firing the clay.
To remove these, dry all clay you have collected and break into small pieces, around 1 and a half inches or so. Then grind with mortar and pestle, during this you'll feel the grit but the clay will turn to very fine powder. Take sheer fabric and place over a wooden frame to make a screen and pour your ground material through it. The fine dust will pass through and your larger impurities will be left behind. Wear a mask while doing this if processing a lot of clay or you plan on doing it frequently as there can be silica particles which can damage the respiratory system over time.
After you've collected all your dust just simply add water slowly to get a consistency like the clay you find in craft stores and start crafting! To keep clay moist during storage wrap in plastic. During drying your clay before firing it's important to dry it as slow as possible. Things like thin spots around rims, handles, edges are where the air gets in first. After that it finds a way into the rest of the piece causing the cracking you're seeing. To prevent that, wrap all thin spots with plastic while drying the pieces to allow air in from the thicker portions and to slow the process.
Another possibility is the specific clay you have is prone to cracking and requires more attention than others you may have worked with before. If that's the case then it will take some effort to get the drying process down right. You might find some helpful information on this website:
ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/pottery-making-techniques/handbuilding-techniques/clay-drying-process-hints-drying-pottery-evenly/
Hope this helps some and my apologies for the long response but wanted to make sure you had info as best I could give it. Thanks for commenting!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles if only I can send pictures I will do so that you will see the actual image...
Say clay one more mutha f- - - - - -time!
proof me if its waterproof after burning! i dont think this is real clay. i tryed mud like this and it isnt waterproof
This is totally real clay, though to be waterproof after firing in a kiln it has to tempered and fired correctly, which I don't have the ability to fire it correctly yet as I have no kiln. If you are using mud you have to do a lot more separation of the dirt particles which will ruin its water resistance a lot, though it is still possible as the Mississippian culture used clay gathered from the soil to make their pots as did the Pueblo cultures of the southwest U.S. Waterproofing clay is a lot harder than it looks/sounds but is possible.
Lukas Pfitscher Hello Lukas, if the clay u found was earthenware or porcelain fired as earthenware, the clay won’t be fully vitrified, thus quite porous. In order for it to successfully hold water, glazing will be handy.
Clay is petrified skin
clay
Imagine if there was a dead body inside the underground river and that's your source of water you've been using...