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Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut

Primitive Technology · 91.3M views · 2015-09-05 · 14:09

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Overview

The Primitive Technology channel shows the construction of a tiled roof hut in the bush using only primitive tools and materials made in earlier videos. It includes tiles, a kiln, clay walls and underfloor heating.

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HN shares it as a mesmerizing example of building shelter and tools entirely from scratch.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2015–2018

Topics

Home, DIY & practical skillsCivil engineering & construction
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What people said

TomNomNom · 2015-11 · Strong recommendation

This guy's YouTube channel [0] features videos of him making stone tools, cutting down a tree, digging up clay, making a kiln, roof tiles and huts; all from scratch. His videos are a great watch, and even with heavy editing it's pretty clear how difficult it all must be. [0] [VIDEO]

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Jakob · 2018-04 · Recommendation

Impressive! Of course technically he’s building it not by himself but with the help of a lot of technology. ;) This man is building a house including the tools you need to build that house completely by himself: Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut [VIDEO]

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11thEarlOfMar · 2016-12 · Recommendation

Adding to my 'collection' of mesmerizing manual labor: Building a tile-roofed hut by hand: [VIDEO] Building a brick vaulted ceiling: [LINK] The cinder block wall: [LINK]

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