How To Make CLAY From Dirt

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  • @heyimapotatoe385
    @heyimapotatoe385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6505

    "if you're looking to turn dirt into clay you're watching the right video"
    I mean... this was just randomly recommended to me, but I ain't complaining 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Haha make sure to subscribe for more 😜👍

    • @_cas.0423
      @_cas.0423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      lmao i searched for pot makin bc its just satisfying then i saw this and i was like oh-

    • @bruce-le-smith
      @bruce-le-smith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol ditto

    • @b0nes.cha0s
      @b0nes.cha0s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @katienewell8207
      @katienewell8207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 😂

  • @davina.tinaa4963
    @davina.tinaa4963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3174

    I did this all the time when I was younger although I never knew what I was doing

    • @Kionala
      @Kionala 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      we all made clay mud pies.

    • @ellenlaurettscott5087
      @ellenlaurettscott5087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Kionala Yes I made mud pies with green peas. Lol First of all I send up prayers for all the love ones that have crossed over ( my sister one of many) or that struggle with the illness or just the aftermath of this health crisis . However can we be grateful for what we do have . Right isn’t this fresh enjoyable and peaceful this family bonding , the listening to other people the time to build grace , wisdom and we can go back to having the same kind of fun we did as a child and maybe just maybe we can see ourselves as the uniqueness we are the greatness we are as human beings in the simplest ways . . Yes maybe . Give light to and dark place & let love be the law. My sisters & brothers.

    • @Thalanox
      @Thalanox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@ellenlaurettscott5087 Take your meds.

    • @shaunstark4263
      @shaunstark4263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      @@Thalanox mockery and ridicule are but the tools of fools.

    • @walkerhowell683
      @walkerhowell683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      We all did

  • @perolineperoline4760
    @perolineperoline4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2146

    its bringing me childhood "cooking" memories back. the younger me is screaming "that's some gourmet recipe"

    • @chocolateyxx
      @chocolateyxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lol same

    • @randomperson8160
      @randomperson8160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Me and my sister would play In our sand box and pretend we had a cooking show lol

    • @perolineperoline4760
      @perolineperoline4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@randomperson8160 i had a rock restaurant with my cousin

    • @masterlukedrawing7325
      @masterlukedrawing7325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I always did it at the beach

    • @randomperson8160
      @randomperson8160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@perolineperoline4760 really? Cool!

  • @XwaYdesu
    @XwaYdesu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    For those who prefer or need step-by-step written instructions, here are the video's instructions:
    Step 1: Put dirt in bucket
    Step 2: Add a bunch of water to your dirt bucket. (Example of "a bunch" is like, 1/5 of the bucket is dirt. 4/5 of the bucket is water. These measurements are just examples and don't have to be exact. The basic idea is to just have lots more water than dirt in the bucket.)
    Step 3: Vigorously stir the dirt/water mixture. The goal of this mixing is to get the clay to rise up from the dirt and be suspended in the water.
    Step 4: Pour the dirty water into another container. But in such a way that the heavier dirt and rocks stay at the bottom of the bucket.
    Step 5: Get rid of the dirt and rocks that stayed at the bottom of the bucket.
    Step 6: Take the dirty water from step 4 and pour it through a sieve.
    Step 7: Get rid of the stuff that got caught in the sieve.
    Step 8: Let the dirty water sit so that particles in it can settle.
    Step 9: Once the particles have settled, carefully pour the water off. What is left in the bottom of the container has a high clay content.
    Optional Step 10: you can repeat steps 3-9 to further refine the clay content.
    Step 11: Transfer the wet clay in the bottom of the container into a pillowcase or a similar cloth bag.
    Step 12: Hang the pillowcase up somewhere, to allow excess water to drain out. What will be left in the pillow case is a lump of clay.
    Step 13: add as much or as little water as you want back to the clay until it reaches the consistency you prefer for working with it.

    • @thehippie3610
      @thehippie3610 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      God bless you.

    • @alannaaman8684
      @alannaaman8684 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Can i reuse the water that drips from the cotton bag and repeat the process? Thanks

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You could try for sure . You might get a good result

    • @Clayboybunny
      @Clayboybunny ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you!

    • @ericalopes9505
      @ericalopes9505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Obrigada

  • @inmyredhead38
    @inmyredhead38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +816

    I do pottery now as an adult, but when I was a kid I always wanted to and didn’t have a way. My dad and I saw a weird pottery guy do demos at a craft festival and my dad asked the guy where I could get started. This guy told him to just go out and grab some mud and play with it. We were so confused

    • @THEHORSELOVER235
      @THEHORSELOVER235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How and when did you start?

    • @inmyredhead38
      @inmyredhead38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@THEHORSELOVER235 I finally got my start in college! I found they had a ceramics club at my old university, so I got an early start before taking ceramics 100. I had access to a wonderful studio and I was so lucky. I started my own Etsy shop (@in my red head). I have transferred to a different college, and they don't have a studio or anything. I can't afford a wheel or kiln, so I make stuff with polymer clay, and I do fiber arts like knitting to fill the void. I haven't thrown on a wheel in 4 years. I've asked a million people, and even before Covid, people don't like to share their studio space. I will graduate in the spring and attend a larger university this fall, where I plan to resume ceramics. In fact, after a second bachelor's degree, I would like to study art education, or pursue a MFA in ceramics. It took me years to realize that if you love something so difficult to keep as a hobby, it might be worth making a career out of it to have access forever. It is very unfortunate that there are such few pathways for people to get into pottery.

    • @THEHORSELOVER235
      @THEHORSELOVER235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@inmyredhead38 thats amazing

    • @mordecai8707
      @mordecai8707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@inmyredhead38 that’s very inspiring. Maybe you’re local art center will have some wheels available to the public. Unfortunately, they might ONLY let people use them through classes. Just ask! And since you do have an Etsy shop, maybe you can save the profits, instead of spending it immediately, until you have enough to purchase a wheel for yourself.
      And a piece of wisdom is to never actually make your hobby your career. People say that on the assumption that you will begin to dislike your hobby if it turns into a career, and that it instead should be preserved in the way that you’ve loved it, a hobby! But if you still feel like doing it, don’t hesitate ;)

    • @arandomcat9647
      @arandomcat9647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I first read pottery as poetry so I was kinda confused when I read it

  • @ioiwut4874
    @ioiwut4874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    if you told a younger me that one day i would be watching and enjoying an educational video on dirt he would probably get the cops involved. i love it.

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Lol! I'm happy I could help.

    • @Light_Within
      @Light_Within 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I had a blast laughing so hard at your comment!!! Lol I completely agree :D

    • @bruce-le-smith
      @bruce-le-smith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      haha same

  • @acaterpillargivingbirth
    @acaterpillargivingbirth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3092

    If I knew this at 7 years old, I would've been so powerful. My parents were always like "Stop playing with dirt !". *nah mum, i'm making clay* ✨

    • @marygrace710
      @marygrace710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes

    • @JavieyauYT
      @JavieyauYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      exactly

    • @lanny1076
      @lanny1076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ikr!!!!

    • @ibamINV
      @ibamINV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Funny. My mom encouraged playing in dirt. That's how her garden got dug. Then she taught me about growing plants from seeds and cuttings. But the digging got hard about a foot down where it was solid clay -- how I wish I had known about utilizing clay at the time. Now that I've seen this, I'm gonna try making me own flower pots!

    • @jackdorkcyisapedo4451
      @jackdorkcyisapedo4451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I heard if you add water to terracotta dirt it turns to clay

  • @mender722
    @mender722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Very nice. I was at an outdoor skills class a few years ago and we processed some clay the instructors dug up from a hill side. We ground it, wet it, and made a variety of pots. Then we used natural dies and yucca leaves to pant them. At the end of the week, we fired everything in a huge fire overnight. I still have my little pots. It was a lot of fun. Your video inspires me to get out there come Spring and see what I can produce.

    • @mousiebrown1747
      @mousiebrown1747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you have access to cow dung to add to the fire, you can have red or black pots, like the various Pueblos in New Mexico. Red fires quicker but black takes a long time. Then polish with a pebble.

    • @mousiebrown1747
      @mousiebrown1747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, you will stink from the smoke.

    • @angelacunningham-je9kn
      @angelacunningham-je9kn ปีที่แล้ว

      do you know the particulars on firing in an outside fire pit?

    • @gigglers7147
      @gigglers7147 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make a TH-cam channel I'd love to learn some skills

  • @dilloncrouch2559
    @dilloncrouch2559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1892

    this is me making vegetable soup in my backyard with dandelions, dirt, and a hose

    • @keeleyrathbone3107
      @keeleyrathbone3107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      LOL

    • @octaviusgalacticus2253
      @octaviusgalacticus2253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      My sister fed my brother grass soup out of a dog bowl when he was younger

    • @dilloncrouch2559
      @dilloncrouch2559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Simxply Grace lol those poor cats

    • @vincyyy2413
      @vincyyy2413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Simxply Grace r they good? 😂

    • @lyricmailloux2803
      @lyricmailloux2803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You got a hose?
      I had to use puddles lol😂

  • @dilloncrouch2559
    @dilloncrouch2559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3803

    homie just let a swarm of yellow jackets fly on his hand and didn't even flinch

    • @Guruc13
      @Guruc13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      That's the strat!

    • @ioiwut4874
      @ioiwut4874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      when i saw that part i instantly thought "top 3 comments at the least"

    • @pendejocugo8529
      @pendejocugo8529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      To bé Real tho i never seen ur comment funny nor shit but u got somehow 45 likes .. thank God there still idiots in the world

    • @ioiwut4874
      @ioiwut4874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @DancingShadowGirl Zambranabella lemme just take care of that real quick lol

    • @daljeetsingh151
      @daljeetsingh151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good morning night of this

  • @sajejekyllhyde4647
    @sajejekyllhyde4647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Thank you TH-cam. After all the aesthetic crap that’s being thrown at me, I really appreciated the downright dirty process of clay making. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Imma go play on the dirt for a bit now.

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thanks bro. Maybe hit that sub button and check out some of my other videos. New stuff soon.

  • @MrRyanroberson1
    @MrRyanroberson1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    i actually remember digging a trench in the back yard, and about 12 inches down there's a thick layer of orangey dirt with the consistency of clay, and i bet this is the really good stuff that is just naturally almost pure. i might try this one day if i ever want to work with tons of clay

    • @ArDeeMee
      @ArDeeMee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sounds like my garden. =)

    • @_marshP
      @_marshP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Thick layer of orangey dirt? i thought that was a natural barrier to stop me from digging deeper -.-

    • @veajakorobearej1369
      @veajakorobearej1369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@_marshP orange ground is da clay!

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Orange dirt has iron oxide aka rust, in moderate concentration. More rust, redder the mud.

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im willing to bet you would get a nice blond looking result like gallic (gaul, current day france) wares from right before vercingetorix lost to claudius i think it was and got paraded through the senate in chains

  • @phiktu
    @phiktu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1552

    me: watching this at 12 am, lol ill never do this
    also me: gets up and starts digging dirt at 4am to make clay

    • @thegoat9065
      @thegoat9065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      dude same im watching at 12:30

    • @jamesking9378
      @jamesking9378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      So what's methamphetamine like?

    • @hippo5748
      @hippo5748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm watching it at 1am lmao

    • @gwenculver1040
      @gwenculver1040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m not sure if this makes me weird or normal but I’m watching at 7:30 pm.....

    • @piro_the_cat
      @piro_the_cat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's 8:20 here

  • @jobless2011
    @jobless2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    I have maths exam tomorrow but all I know is how to make clay from dirt

    • @planta-ray
      @planta-ray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      How did that exam go?

    • @jobless2011
      @jobless2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@planta-ray it went well lmaoooo

    • @E33_Surf
      @E33_Surf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn, he still hearing commentsXD

    • @sreen4678
      @sreen4678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol me to👀

    • @World.sh0rts.
      @World.sh0rts. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/0ESuRot8pmM/w-d-xo.html

  • @Puddingskin01
    @Puddingskin01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4511

    Ah, so clay is just dirt cheese.

    • @69anosatrase3minutosatrase9
      @69anosatrase3minutosatrase9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      That's what I thought tooo omggg

    • @animationspace8550
      @animationspace8550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Or cheese is old milk mud

    • @Cowgirlcadet
      @Cowgirlcadet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      "Clay is dirt cheese." I love it!

    • @shipwrightball4433
      @shipwrightball4433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Or just add peanuts and corn dude it's magic fake turds

    • @froggman66
      @froggman66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Why would you say something like that, you’re right, but why lol

  • @thereal_Achilles
    @thereal_Achilles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I have a friend who does this, sifts through the dirt and everything. He made his own kiln where he fires his beautiful creations he made, all from the dirt in his front yard :)

  • @bibstyr
    @bibstyr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    Best way to get clay when in quarantine and all the shops are closed tysm

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      True story!

    • @singhabiru7976
      @singhabiru7976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I tried so hard! I wanted to try making a Japanese dirt ball from my yard. I dug 4 feet down: rich, black, sandy soil, no wonder my garden grows so well, crazy good earth on my property, but I really wanted some clay...

    • @AvenaLeeMVP
      @AvenaLeeMVP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Offgrid Secrets pppp

    • @ChanceKearns
      @ChanceKearns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can also use mud

    • @Jojo_Flake
      @Jojo_Flake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I went to a beach and collected some clay near rocks and deep near the shore , the color is blackish grey color. Purified it and yeah made some pots and fired them.

  • @sanjes24
    @sanjes24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I’m not sure why this video was suggested to me but I watched the whole thing and actually learned something cool

  • @ruuyin6586
    @ruuyin6586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    This brings back memories when we played with dirt during our childhood.

    • @jaredpatterson1701
      @jaredpatterson1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahh the simple days..

    • @touche995
      @touche995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah yes.

    • @sankalp2520
      @sankalp2520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I remember trying to make the tallest mountain, digging the deepest hole, and trying to make clay from dirt !! XD

    • @World.sh0rts.
      @World.sh0rts. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/0ESuRot8pmM/w-d-xo.html

    • @Kayenne54
      @Kayenne54 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dug some (mostly) clay out from under my house. Played with it. Made a few objects. Left it in the sun to dry. Knew nothing about pottery. My mother put them into the oven after baking. Neither of us knew anything about pottery. Those little objects survived our ignorance for years. Could have refined on it, but we moved house.

  • @MrJento
    @MrJento 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Excellent video. Unlike most “how to” productions he told us what he was doing and gave a brief overview of the process. Very few videos don’t give details until past the half way point.

  • @Zypherfox1
    @Zypherfox1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Yay clear instructions on how to get clay. Wish I knew this 10yrs ago. Store bought clay is expensive.

  • @nickroman9485
    @nickroman9485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    This is step one in preparing for the apocalypse

    • @the4eyeddragon
      @the4eyeddragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally agree xD

    • @debbieholts7369
      @debbieholts7369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Believe on Jesus and you'll be taken in the soon Rapture

    • @whogavehimafork
      @whogavehimafork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep I'm buggin out to the mountains at the first sign of trouble. I'll need to know how to make a pot to cook in if I forget mine at home 😬

    • @major6628
      @major6628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@whogavehimafork soup cans work ok

    • @raynaprice8121
      @raynaprice8121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly why im watching this video! Lol

  • @cesarspencemarin7598
    @cesarspencemarin7598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This is the kind of humans I need as friends

  • @gewgulkansuhckitt9086
    @gewgulkansuhckitt9086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    This sounds like one of those movies/books with a moral at the end.
    Dirt: "And so I begin my quest to find the Holy Clay!"
    . . . many adventures later . . .
    Wise Old Man: "So you see, the clay was inside you all along."

    • @silas537
      @silas537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      woah

  • @maikenista3821
    @maikenista3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +667

    My friend sent me this after I asked if she had some leftover clay. She said "get your own" and sent this video-

    • @yameeyum5178
      @yameeyum5178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      LMOA

    • @SunnyGabe
      @SunnyGabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I never expected it to be this easy; it's just time consuming...

    • @kaidynwebb-bowie5470
      @kaidynwebb-bowie5470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Which is nice tho ngl

    • @pinkcat4545
      @pinkcat4545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea but what did you guys expect ngl

    • @sodapxp
      @sodapxp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@SunnyGabe Theres many recipes that is quicker ways to make clay if this is too time consuming for you :) I make this recipe to make air dry clay and it takes 5-10 mins. Its 2 cups baking soda, 1 cup cornstarch and 1 cup and 1/2 cup of water... combine altogether in medium pot and put heat on medium low. I suggest between 3 and 4.. continuously stir it til it begins to clump together like a ball and looks like mashed potatos. Sprinkle cornstarch on counter or cutting board and place the clay on it and knead it til its not sticky :) to ensure it doesnt dry out, wrap in a damp cloth/paper towel then some plastic wrap to keep the moisture in and store in an air tight container! You can also half the recipe which is what I did and it makes a decent amount of clay!

  • @tarkin1980apa
    @tarkin1980apa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Thanks, TH-cam algorithm. I've never been interested in clay, but this was oddly satisfying to watch.

    • @Derederi
      @Derederi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      simp

  • @baconaxolotl
    @baconaxolotl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3815

    Me writing this down just in case an apocalypse happens and I want to build a clay house

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

      Go for pottery, houses are better made through a wooden stick frame and a mix of sand, dirt, and dry hay. It's called adobe and it's strong af if you mix it right/make it thick.
      Make bricks, let them sun dry,, bind them together with more of the mixture, then coat the inside and outside with another thick layer.
      Bonus points if you add ash - it adds carbon and makes it a bit stronger. Seashells and bones, heated and baked into dust, can be used to get lime for a primitive cement.

    • @ZechariYahweahschild
      @ZechariYahweahschild 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Facts

    • @muhammadasadabbas5479
      @muhammadasadabbas5479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger are you student of senku

    • @crystalm4324
      @crystalm4324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Me thinking how much water I’d have to carry 😱

    • @nonec384
      @nonec384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@muhammadasadabbas5479 he watch primitive chanel on you tube

  • @jaymartin85
    @jaymartin85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Clay is the smallest particles with the most minerals vs. silt and sand. Sprinkle clay powder before you plant, add to compost, soak in water and add leaf mold soil and now you have mineral water to give back to the soil.
    Great method!!!

  • @josephvulich9448
    @josephvulich9448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I would usually collect my clay from the sidewalls of creeks. I would take plastic grocery bags with me, and fill them up with as much clay as I could. Then, I would lay a piece of burlap down, and slam the clay (slightly wet) to draw the impurities out of the clay. After repeating this process around a half dozen times, the end result was almost 100 percent pure clay. I learned this process on my own, when I was about 6 years old lol! I think it's really amazing how our natural instincts automatically kick in when we apply ourselves! Stay safe, and appreciate the simple things in life.
    God bless y'all!
    ~Joe ✌😎

    • @lacunalshadow
      @lacunalshadow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      So, kids making mud cakes is just human instinct to get clay?

    • @dooflydetailguuy4349
      @dooflydetailguuy4349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lacunalshadow I took my 7 month old out just today and first thing he did was take off towards the dirt haha

    • @lacunalshadow
      @lacunalshadow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dooflydetailguuy4349 when I was a kid though I didn't like getting dirty and never played in the mud..

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lacunalshadow kids making mud pies is absolutely an expression of a developing mind learning to use natural resources yes.

    • @yuridapted7459
      @yuridapted7459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshschneider9766 fairly certain that hey just want to play around

  • @oliviafairchild4092
    @oliviafairchild4092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    i found my grandpa watching this since there was nothing left to be fixed around the house and later i come out into our back yard to see him using the clay to build a chimenea.

    • @saltypotatochip4707
      @saltypotatochip4707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That's both funny and wholesome

    • @aplantking9229
      @aplantking9229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bro we have the same pfp

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that is how i dream retirement works!

    • @axelkusanagi4139
      @axelkusanagi4139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I read that as "Chimera" and was sure your grandfather was an alchemist.

  • @gingeralestar
    @gingeralestar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    The ✨forbidden milkshake✨

    • @netherdominater9960
      @netherdominater9960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ginger Artist Its only forbidden if you fear death

    • @sunflower8227
      @sunflower8227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@netherdominater9960
      i used to eat dirt,walls,bugs and more. death is a joke

    • @mastertuhinbaruah9614
      @mastertuhinbaruah9614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was searching for how to make cold coffee hmm I will apply

    • @modnar6865
      @modnar6865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mastertuhinbaruah9614 its called iced coffee, normie.

    • @mastertuhinbaruah9614
      @mastertuhinbaruah9614 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@modnar6865 ice is cold cold is ice...

  • @velocifish5313
    @velocifish5313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Really good tutorial. I never would have thought to do this if TH-cam didn't recommend it, but now I'm very excited to try. The dirt in my area has a really high clay content too so hopefully it'll turn out good :D

  • @phadedfantom5790
    @phadedfantom5790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    10 minutes ago I didn’t have the knowledge of knowing regular dirt can be turned into clay. This was interesting.

  • @martiantexan7632
    @martiantexan7632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1942

    "Here I have red dirt and normal dirt." Looking outside at black dirt: "Well, darn it."

    • @chilaxing56751
      @chilaxing56751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      I have black dirt absolutely full of clay. I can find small lumps of clay in it without doing this lol. Who knows maybe yours is the same.

    • @beautifuldiva0208
      @beautifuldiva0208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      I don’t even see any black dirt. I see SAND AND Dust.

    • @bustergundo516
      @bustergundo516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

      @@beautifuldiva0208 I hate sand. It's rough, coarse and gets everywhere.

    • @NN-hm1dl
      @NN-hm1dl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@bustergundo516 ah, a man of culture

    • @machinemaker2248
      @machinemaker2248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@NN-hm1dl Nothing says culture like a love of sand. Hah!

  • @peterk.6093
    @peterk.6093 4 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Incredible! I always thought you had to know the exact spot where you can dig the right clay or to go to the specialized shop to buy it.
    Now I know you can basically start anywhere and refine the clay from the soil you have with very fundamental instruments and a very simple process.

    • @A96Z86
      @A96Z86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You can find where clay beds are, e.g. most of London, UK is situated on top of a huge clay bed

    • @OmniversalInsect
      @OmniversalInsect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@A96Z86 So thats why there's mud everywhere lol, I've made a pretty big batch of clay

    • @DaDunge
      @DaDunge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You are going to get very little out of it if you are on the wrong soil. Something like moraine (sediments deposited by glacial melt) contains next to no clay.

    • @peterk.6093
      @peterk.6093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@DaDunge Thanks for the info. Off course, I would start with soil that contains as much clay as possible. Still, it is good to know there is a simple technique to extract the clay from the soil that is not perfect and pure clay.

    • @WiscoDrinks
      @WiscoDrinks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I have a giant pile of dirt in my back yard, and based on its feel, it seems to be heavy in clay. It's some real sticky mud.
      Imma turn in into clay bro

  • @girthymcfatkid3870
    @girthymcfatkid3870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the stuff kids learn by playing outside. Man, I miss spending an entire day in the woods and never getting bored.

  • @rabidavid614
    @rabidavid614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Considering the amount of debris left in the bucket, I'd guess that there was still a lot of unliquified clay clumps and clay particles on the stones etc. If you'd left it overnight in the water, and thoroughly mixed periodically the consistency of your water would have been like single cream.
    I'm at this stage ATM, and feeling with my hand into the debris and clumps, their are larger lumps of soft clay, yet to be liquified. There are also large stones /gravel. My next step will be to stir clay suspension, to pour off, then sieve the suspension, and then let settle out. Draining excess water off the top, to be reused. I gather the potteries in Stoke, UK use felt to squeeze out the moisture, and the water runs clear, if colour comes through, that's the finer clay being lost.
    I'm only saying, as it's a labour, water and time intensive task.

    • @holliblevins969
      @holliblevins969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rabid avid how’d it go?

    • @bobsticks6543
      @bobsticks6543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Show us?

    • @noeeon9910
      @noeeon9910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's too much work for clay brick, may work for pottery

    • @jamessouza7065
      @jamessouza7065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Soon I will be starting a new athletic shoe line to rival Nike,Reebok,Addidas
      etc..They will be named..
      *[ Debris 900,000 ]*

    • @nothereanymore3941
      @nothereanymore3941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wanted to say the same, a lot of that "crap" he threw away was perfectly good clay, and he probably lost a bunch through the large holes in his cloths too.
      Also this is just me being particular about touching things, but if I'm going to make clay at home, I probably want to boil the water/dirt mixture for a while to get rid of all the nematodes and what have you that live in it.

  • @Skellzul3
    @Skellzul3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I'm just here digging dirt from my garden trying to make clay.

  • @fuzzie_mcha3082
    @fuzzie_mcha3082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Have you ever had that moment where the screen loads and it's 3am and you see your reflection in the black screen and you ask yourself...."What am I doing with my life?".....

    • @anthony-jt2mv
      @anthony-jt2mv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Everytime a p*rk video buffers 🙂

    • @peachbandaid8566
      @peachbandaid8566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anthony-jt2mv “p*rk video”

    • @timontherocks7521
      @timontherocks7521 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never! 😂👍

    • @Anna-vj5hp
      @Anna-vj5hp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      “What am I doing with my life?” I ponder as the dark buffering screen reveals my 3am, sleep deprived lifeless face in its reflection.
      “Making clay. I am making clay.”

    • @kyleklmondwa9042
      @kyleklmondwa9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It sounds like you might be suffering with Depression...

  • @mindymorgan8479
    @mindymorgan8479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love this video! Finally not someone who starts with "OK go buy these 3 things". We go to these channels to not have to do that. This is perfect.

    • @Abcwhatever
      @Abcwhatever 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Alright guys, we gotta buy three things, a bucket, a trowel, and a few large bottles of water"

  • @shadowfantasiesf8556
    @shadowfantasiesf8556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    5:04 Wasp casually expressing her interest in clay making.

    • @Kayenne54
      @Kayenne54 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Waving and screaming will guarantee you get stung. They're looking for some easy damp soil to make their nests. There's a large wasp which hangs around and waits until I wet down some soil for her, then helps herself. Sometimes she (or he?) just wants to get the water to mix her own batch. We just let each other be.

  • @karlklein2966
    @karlklein2966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Wife:
    Why are all the pillow cases brown!!

    • @jayceekarencoxe6983
      @jayceekarencoxe6983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because he uses them over and over again.....

    • @trashboat957
      @trashboat957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jayceekarencoxe6983 back, front, and then front to back

    • @bubbaguy4411
      @bubbaguy4411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@trashboat957 But then....you turn them inside out and spend another week TP free...

    • @trashboat957
      @trashboat957 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bubbaguy4411 Yesss

    • @twilightstar637
      @twilightstar637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      “It’s not what it looks like”

  • @sativatalks3568
    @sativatalks3568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    he just casually ignored the wasp on his hand o.o

    • @valavolume6634
      @valavolume6634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      O.O

    • @05r41
      @05r41 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ...that's exactly how you avoid getting stung

    • @fbhdqjwjrjgj
      @fbhdqjwjrjgj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Time stamp?

  • @journeywithnichole
    @journeywithnichole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Having 70 acres of beautiful Arizona red clay/dirt is the makings for some beautiful pottery! Thank you!

  • @armaanminhas5579
    @armaanminhas5579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    TBH I was doing homework and this came in my recommended and I said “This will probably teach more than school ever will”

    • @blobpoop457
      @blobpoop457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      After the zombie and nuclear apocalypse you will need this video to build a new house wich they don't teach you at school.

    • @jacobyc.6037
      @jacobyc.6037 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @gwenculver1040
      @gwenculver1040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As someone that recently graduated high school I can’t honestly say that yes, this video is indeed more informative and useful than 90% of what school teaches

    • @st4rf1sh36
      @st4rf1sh36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so making clay is more useful to you to than math, science, history and ela? i know school isnt fun but cmon really? please explain to me how making clay is going to help you in 2020.

    • @beckyyoung2173
      @beckyyoung2173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blobpoop457 - LOL! True!

  • @imjustacat5272
    @imjustacat5272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    As a potter without a wheel access or any current available clay, my friend you just taught a hungry individual how to fish.
    Though can i just say i applaud the zen levels of my man here, just straight had a yellow jacket land on his hand and he didn't even budge. Even the wasp was like "this some cool shit"

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Hahah I'm glad I could inspire you

    • @lightningg252
      @lightningg252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Just reminded me of when I ran a snowcone stand over summer. As I was cleaning up, yellow jackets were everywhere, even landing on me to get the syrup, just couldnt make any sudden movements and thankfully I didn't get stung 😰

    • @aramisortsbottcher8201
      @aramisortsbottcher8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@lightningg252 last year I was on a birthday party, we sat in the garden and ate pizza. Most of the guest, including my seatneighbours, I did not know and I'm a quiet guy... So nobody payed attention to me.
      Then suddenly a wasp landed on my face and seemed to eat the pizza fat of of my lips... it walked over my eyelids too. So I sat there in a total crisis while everyone else enjoyed their talk and did not look to me.
      Then a girl looked at me and was totaly shocked for a few seconds, her face nearly made me laugh, while that wasp was on my lips... glady it left me alone moments later.
      It was a wierd moment, this strange girl and I looking in each others eyes and it was as if we where in our own little world and everyone else was blended out. Love this memory, maybe I'll see her again one day :)

    • @EvilSearchEngine
      @EvilSearchEngine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Was eating breakfast at a cafe outside once and the damn bees were getting to be a nuisance, but then I was inspired to put a bit of syrup into a small dish and put it on the other side of the table. Took care of about 90% of the problem. :-)

    • @blackbway
      @blackbway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he did the right thing

  • @2calliope2
    @2calliope2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I don't know how I got here, but I watched the entire video with as much interest as a kid getting a new toy

  • @scottd.1700
    @scottd.1700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This was recommended to me when I was wondering this exact thing just this morning. This is exactly what I expected the process would be like. In a survival situation you will definitely want clay. Clay vessels are sturdy and extremely useful. A definite step up from survival cement.

    • @fenrirgg
      @fenrirgg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You will need a clay deposit first, to make the vessels where you refine the clay of normal dirt. Better walk river down until you find help haha.

    • @scottd.1700
      @scottd.1700 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fenrirgg I think it just depends on your location. I've got clay I harvested from my backyard using this method.

    • @fenrirgg
      @fenrirgg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottd.1700 Ah well, I was thinking in a situation like surviving stranded in a forest haha

  • @rhickford7333
    @rhickford7333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I did this with some clay I found on the beach. I found the best way was to get it bone dry, then introduce water as the clay will rapidly break down. Best to make a slurry rather than have it too wet, this way you protect the particles of clay that are colloidal (do not sink), this is important for clay plasticity. A fine kitchen sieve and a metal kidney rib helps push through the clay.
    At this point the best thing is to spread the slurry on dry plaster and leave it in the sun, then it's pretty much ready to go, the cloth sack method is very inefficient compared to plaster and let's those particles escape.
    If your clay is not plastic enough it may be that your clay has too much sand in it and needs a finer sieve (like mine did being found on the beach).
    I recommend anyone to have a go with wild clay, it's a great project. If the clay melts in the kiln, it can be made into a glaze, so nothing is wasted.

    • @jimlahey5354
      @jimlahey5354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How are you separating the tiny clay particles from the larger sand particles?

  • @flymilk1
    @flymilk1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    8:00 "coming back in just a sec" "So it's been 12 hours"

  • @NTSRFR4
    @NTSRFR4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That clay foam on top of the second one was interesting.

  • @shatteredreality87
    @shatteredreality87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, it's nice to learn something beneficial from others especially when they expect nothing in return.

  • @Mikey-fv4qc
    @Mikey-fv4qc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    “I just want that chocolate milk”

  • @Appl_Tr_e
    @Appl_Tr_e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I have stardardized testing in like 4 hours but this is way more interesting and im now going outside at 2 am to make clay instead of studying

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This will help you more than any standardized test ever will 😂

  • @PlantBoy1129
    @PlantBoy1129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I recommend using soil that stays in place when you squeeze it, as most of that is clay

  • @dDoven-gl4uf
    @dDoven-gl4uf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember i used to make Clay as a little kid and made toys with it..clay cameras, cars, swords. Brings back memorys

  • @Magnymbus
    @Magnymbus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    While it can be used like clay, the material refined here actually contains a relatively small ratio of true clay minerals (probably somewhere around 10-35% if my memory of geology serves). However, that red soil would actually still make for some pretty darn good pottery, as long as the composition is well balanced. And that normal dirt clay is probably already pretty close to a good adobe mixture; just mash up a bunch of that and some straw with your feet and mold them into bricks. If they crack while drying, add some more non-expansive clay (i.e. white clay) or make the bricks smaller.

  • @ethanael_yovan
    @ethanael_yovan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    how to make clay from dirt
    minecrafters: IMPOSSIBLE
    edit: das a lotta likes

    • @Adinamai
      @Adinamai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes 😭

    • @unguidedone
      @unguidedone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i dont understand

    • @ethanael_yovan
      @ethanael_yovan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@unguidedone u cant craft clay with dirt in minecraft

    • @tylerismine
      @tylerismine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      299 like

    • @cornchipinlegolad8703
      @cornchipinlegolad8703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You realize minecraft just shows that clay , gold, or anything starts out in a underground vein or atop the soil right? In real life everyone should know the earth is mixed beneath your feet but some areas have these veins (high concentration of elements in certain areas)

  • @flamesofhellstudio
    @flamesofhellstudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Now you need a video on "How to turn red clay into iron ingots"

    • @waybisplayz7301
      @waybisplayz7301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And then those iron ingots into diamonds.

    • @dkasera
      @dkasera 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@waybisplayz7301 I dont think you have a good grasp on how elements work....

    • @waybisplayz7301
      @waybisplayz7301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dustin Kassera yeah I’m not great 😂😔

    • @keeleyrathbone3107
      @keeleyrathbone3107 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hehehe

  • @jwscofield8131
    @jwscofield8131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Your dirt will be made up of three primary sizes of sediment: sand, silt and clay. IF you let the first stir go for a full 5 minutes, you would have got more clay and silt out of it. The second pouring requires a settlement of 20 minutes. The sediment at this point is silt with the fluid containing the clay. The remaining fluid takes several hours (24 hours is best) for the clay to fall out.

  • @ishgumi44
    @ishgumi44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    kinda like the reverse of gold panning.. Pay attention to what's left at the bottom, especially if you dug it up from a creek bed.

  • @silverflare2929
    @silverflare2929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Am I the only one who watched this and asked myself: "Why the hell am I watching this??"

  • @kronk358
    @kronk358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    How to make clay from dirt: to start, you need dirt that is mainly clay. LOL.

    • @JBlaydeGames
      @JBlaydeGames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Fun fact! a lot of dirt is mostly clay, look for dirt that holds moisture well, not topsoil that turns into mud easily, ideally the dirt should be quite smooth to the touch, to much roughness or grittiness is likely an indicator of high sedimentary content, you may have to dig a few feet down, but clay is so incredibly common that with enough time and effort, anyone can make incredible things with simply the four primordial elements, earth, water, air, and fire!

    • @theresagomez2605
      @theresagomez2605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right. We don't have clay here. Sugar sand and muck are the only two options.

    • @potatoboy549
      @potatoboy549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Making mud bricks are just as good. Would you rather make a dirty, unpure, insect shit full ceramic cup, or a nice house out of mud bricks that the big bad wolf can’t blow down?

    • @SmilingBandit77
      @SmilingBandit77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@JBlaydeGames Middle America has upto 12 feet of black dirt/topsoil before you get down to a clay layer. but yeah... its fairly common. Look for streams and riverbeds that cut through the land

  • @BabyBoomer71
    @BabyBoomer71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have clay in my garden. Never realized it could be useful like this. Thanks!

  • @Cowgirlcadet
    @Cowgirlcadet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is exactly the video I needed. I collected a buttload of red clay when I was digging my garden last year, and wanted to experiment with making some pottery, but didn't know how to go about it. Now I do.

    • @mdlstsjones
      @mdlstsjones ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you ever do it

    • @Cowgirlcadet
      @Cowgirlcadet ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mdlstsjones Yes but also no. I need to do more experimenting to get it to work right.

  • @erikziak1249
    @erikziak1249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    You picked the "normal" dirt next to a road you say? This might explain the high yield. I mean, if it is a busy road, then all the "dirt" ends up finely ground over time and gets washed away by each rain into the soil next to the road. So maybe "next to busy road" is a good source of dirt for clay?

    • @my2cents49
      @my2cents49 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The dirt doesn't start out on the road so it doesn't get ground up.

    • @PegLights_
      @PegLights_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@my2cents49 I’m pretty sure they ment a dirt road :D

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Theres a reason theyre called potholes. Medieval potters always took the smooshed under hoof and wheel material. It radically decreased their processing time.

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And yeah most of the powderized material on the side of roads is tire material

    • @Amoono2521
      @Amoono2521 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joshschneider9766 so is this a good or bad thing?

  • @migalito1955
    @migalito1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When I was in high school I found a mostly pure clay deposit along the banks of a dried out pond. I did something similar but rather than run the slurry through cloth I reduced it down on an old gas range we had in the garage. I then took it to class and used it on the potters wheel. It came out well. I like your method because it removes all sand should the initial input be less pure than I found. It's a fun process especially when it ends up as a pot thru the wheel.

  • @1TieDye1
    @1TieDye1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be cool to see a vid of you starting with dirt, processing it, and actually firing it to demonstrate that it’s truly clay

  • @Evanmander
    @Evanmander 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Love finding videos of the info we wanted that turned out better than we hoped. My son and I will be in the back yard later to make some clay!!!

  • @Paramecium914
    @Paramecium914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    "This is the red layer for example."
    Me, a geologist: Ah yes, the red layer.

    • @ammelr
      @ammelr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The Red Dirt layer is typically just below the Normal Dirt layer, and above the Hard Dirt layer aka bedrock.

    • @nonec384
      @nonec384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ammelr bedrock is dirt? 💀

    • @show_me_your_kitties
      @show_me_your_kitties 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @roxxifelez3668
      @roxxifelez3668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@nonec384 hard dirt

    • @Kirillissimus
      @Kirillissimus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In the place I live in 3 shovels below ground we have a thick layer of magic clay. When you dig it out it is bluish gray but if you let is sit in the air for a while then it gets more and more orange and brown. After a day in the air the color gets very similar to the color of rust. The deeper you dig the whiter the clay gets and from around 3 meters below it is almost completely white. This white clay is not magic though and it does not change its color.
      I believe that the clays must be much better than all the red clay from the video. Even though most plants don't seem to like to grow in it very much. You don't need to do any of the water tricks because the caly is almost completely pure and it can easily get completely suspended in water if you stir it and then it settles down very slowly. The only problem is that you quickly get a lot of water oozing from all sides of your hole even before you get to the clay.

  • @maggiem6209
    @maggiem6209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm so glad I found your video! I had this great idea that as a homecoming/housewarming present for my aunt, who has just built her dream home with my uncle, I would take some dirt from their old back yard and some dirt from their new yard during construction, and then I would make a string of baked clay beads to go over her door! So thank you very much for giving me the information I need.

  • @cafedetaza83
    @cafedetaza83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Before trying this with a big amount of random dirt, you can analyze the floor:
    1 pick a glass jar or something like that that you can close, and put around a cup or at least 1/3 of dirt of wherever you want.
    2 add water to almost the top. Close the jar and shake it
    3 put all your cocktail shaking skills in there, is recommended to do it during 8 to 10 minutes (you can take a break, ok? 😂), after that, leave it for 3 days to assure that everything had precipitated.
    4 in the jar, you will see the different layers, from top to bottom: organic material, dirty water, clays, slimes and sands.
    5 measure it to know the percentage of each component
    You can consider a clay floor if it have around 50% of clay in it, horrible for planting, but good for make a pot (then you can fill it with slimy dirt and put tomatoes, for example 🙃)

  • @wadepatton2433
    @wadepatton2433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Can't wait to do this with some white clay I found. It's nearly pure as is. Got pottery on my mind-hope it fires well.

    • @Dollapfin
      @Dollapfin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wade Patton where does one find white clay? That’s awesome.

    • @wadepatton2433
      @wadepatton2433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Dollapfin In the side-hill of land that was strip-mined for phosphate in the 1930's or thereabouts. No telling how old the layer is. Most everything else there is cherty orange and rocks, not clay.

    • @Dollapfin
      @Dollapfin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wade Patton hmmm. Well I just made about 40 pounds of clay today and I’m jealous that I didn’t find a gold mine like you did.

    • @wallbanana187yearsago6
      @wallbanana187yearsago6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have 500,000 pounds of red clay and if you want I could send you some but if you don’t you don’t have to

    • @maknoun-3742
      @maknoun-3742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍🏻👌🏼👌🏼

  • @navtektv
    @navtektv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Long term goals:
    Turn dirt into clay - - > mould into bricks - - > fire the bricks - - > make clay wood oven - - > make real Italian pizza!!

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good goals!

    • @calvinscarvings.66
      @calvinscarvings.66 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or try to melt stuff

    • @navtektv
      @navtektv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calvinscarvings.66 Ooh. I'm not good with melty metals. The thought of a single drop of it falling on my skin makes me shudder.

  • @theronroberts5573
    @theronroberts5573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    So how am I going to build my new house when I can only get two cups of clay in one day?

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Scale up the process or use a clay screen to sift it from large amounts of soil

    • @evettearbato3953
      @evettearbato3953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not ha ha ha ha ha

    • @eduardoherrera4894
      @eduardoherrera4894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      working like all of us.

    • @bruce-le-smith
      @bruce-le-smith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      build drones from coconuts and train them to make clay for you

    • @strider2015
      @strider2015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@bruce-le-smith 10/10 amazing idea

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's remarkable what you may find on TH-cam ! And I wonder who was the first genius who thought of using burnt dirt to make useful items ?

  • @MyNameIsChristBringsASword
    @MyNameIsChristBringsASword 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    May I suggest using the same water in separate buckets, each bucket with dirt, so that the suspended particals transfer to the next bucket and the concentration of clay becomes greater.

  • @wybiesworld
    @wybiesworld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    i have a math test tomorrow and i'm here watching someone make dirt out of clay

    • @facelessdrone
      @facelessdrone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Other way around lol

    • @Kayenne54
      @Kayenne54 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or...cash out of clay, if you make some great pottery later.

  • @evelynlamoy8483
    @evelynlamoy8483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings me back to my college days. Specialized in ceramics. Our method was quite different but the truth is, we're all just bringing art into being from nothing but dirt

  • @fallu6224
    @fallu6224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey! thanks for making this video. One of my dogs just died and I wanted to relax and get my mind off things. This video helped a lot and got me interested in clay making

  • @lemancitriton260
    @lemancitriton260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I appriciate that someone finally does this right. I use the clay to make multiple dishes for myself, my family, and my friends. I must say for sure, that this clay tastes much better than the others and has a nice smooth texture.

    • @jay-yq4wj
      @jay-yq4wj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      TASTES???

    • @caiden-_-
      @caiden-_- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it mud?

    • @lemancitriton260
      @lemancitriton260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@caiden-_- Well I can't believe it's not butter

    • @Ocean_Man
      @Ocean_Man 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lemancitriton260 Its not?

    • @lemancitriton260
      @lemancitriton260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ocean_Man You see, contrary to popular belief it is actually an all natural vegan alternative. It is highly composed of powdered vegetation, and has just the right amount of silicon dioxide to prevent from caking during storage. After it hits fire however, its properties change and it transforms into something amazing.

  • @HKFencer
    @HKFencer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "if you're looking to turn dirt into clay you're watching the right video"
    omg thats exactly what i was looking for how did you know?

  • @cristinakidd1920
    @cristinakidd1920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Btw....I am making this outside
    Edit: my phone got so dirty 😭

  • @ethanfisher193
    @ethanfisher193 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Going to start working on extracting clay to build a clay/ stone fireplace for my bushcraft shelter with this new info, thanks!

  • @ImaginaryMdA
    @ImaginaryMdA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It was at around 3:22 that I realized why youtube, in its infinite wisdom, recommended this video to me.

  • @johnmcclain3887
    @johnmcclain3887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just pulled a stump I've been working on for two years, behind my shop, and found about four hundred pounds of clay in it's roots, almost pure and clean as it came out. Thanks for a solid confirmation.

  • @lilacct
    @lilacct 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Me watching after seeing people make a house with sticks and dirt:

    • @Adinamai
      @Adinamai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gotta make a dirt house now !

    • @saltypotatochip4707
      @saltypotatochip4707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg same. I have a lot of different kinds of dirt outside of my house and many,many sticks, so I thought "why not make a house?"

  • @VikingSloth
    @VikingSloth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The clay from the red dirt seems to be much higher quality even if you got less of it. I live in near Appalachia and I'm just imagining the full scale operation they must have been using to get all of these brick houses done with not much more than the dirt that's all around me. I think I'll take a crack at making a brick to see how I do

  • @xander999fleischmann9
    @xander999fleischmann9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Es todo bro. Watched this video, went out into the river bank with a couple 5 gal buckets and some gallon jugs, now i have a about 2/3 of a 5 gal bucket full of clay this is so much fun. Thank brother.

    • @OffgridSecrets
      @OffgridSecrets  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome. Enjoy. I hope you make some cool stuff. Thanks for watching. I hope to see you again later.

  • @vampirebleach8355
    @vampirebleach8355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I am living my childhood dreams by playing with dirt don't @ me

    • @snappyy2615
      @snappyy2615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Vampire Bleach

    • @vampirebleach8355
      @vampirebleach8355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@snappyy2615 so you think you'r funny huh? I mean you are but like 😑

    • @snappyy2615
      @snappyy2615 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😑

    • @snappyy2615
      @snappyy2615 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vampirebleach8355 .

    • @CindyWarren2004
      @CindyWarren2004 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @you

  • @hashkeeper
    @hashkeeper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    imagine hitting a plot of land and just being like "okay, lets go"

    • @gwyn.
      @gwyn. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "All clay, let's go."

    • @Mtd013
      @Mtd013 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gwyn. Underrated comment 🤣🤣🤣

  • @trinitydalfae8478
    @trinitydalfae8478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pretty sure this got recommended to us because we binge watched a LP of a survival video game. It's really cool to see the real world process behind the abstracted "right-click dirt => make clay" command.

  • @jimf1964
    @jimf1964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is surprisingly interesting, and I really hope it'll be useful one day. Clay in the store is actually pretty expensive.

  • @MyNameIsCrow
    @MyNameIsCrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Me: *trying to hear*
    Wind: BISH NA

  • @JesusFan
    @JesusFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wasp landed on his hand and he didn't even flinch, bravo!

  • @Triharyanto1968
    @Triharyanto1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, I just watched the right video of how to make clay out of dirt. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏼

  • @buckface138
    @buckface138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “if your looking how to turn DIRT into CLAY your watching the right video” oh thank God i thought i was lost

  • @joel.759
    @joel.759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i got this video in my recommended right after one where i learned how to make Roman concrete. I'm pretty much ready for an apocalypse

  • @JObama.
    @JObama. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't look this up but i was wanting know how to make clay *the algorithm works in mysterious ways*

  • @ICantStopMakingNoise
    @ICantStopMakingNoise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am going to make such a mess with this knowledge.