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Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:33 pm
by JoeLethbridge
I've been making friction fires for about 3 years, and recently I've taken an interest in making pottery with primitive means. If this is topic does not belong here, feel free to relocate it to a more suitable category.
Both the drill and the baseboard are made from coastal hibiscus, which is what the local indigenous peoples used to use. A sharp stone flake was used to prepare the baseboard for the fire.
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I used palm tree fiber for tinder.
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Got it second go.
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More to follow
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:45 pm
by JoeLethbridge
Warming the pot in preparation for firing.
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The pot glowing red.
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Will check it in the morning and see if it survived. This is the second pot I've fired so far, and I hope I didn't just get lucky on my first go!
Joe
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 4:17 pm
by bigbob
What an ingenious young fellow you are ! For one so young you sure are advancing your creative skills. Well done Joe.
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:35 pm
by hunterguy1991
Absolutely awesome stuff mate!!! keep it up
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:09 pm
by Gringa Bows
Top stuff Joel
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:14 pm
by rodlonq
Nice work Joe.
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:59 pm
by perry
Excellent , looking forward to a result
regards Perry