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Primitive Technology: Forge Blower

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What it is

A Primitive Technology episode in which the creator builds a bow-drill-driven bark fan to blow air into a fire, using only natural materials. It shows the progression from fanning a fire by hand to a rotary forge blower.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN readers like the channel for showing technology rebuilt from raw materials, and cite it as a vivid example of knowledge building on knowledge.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “This channel is fascinating.”

    Shows a primitive smelter, from a fascinating history-minded channel.

    FuckOffNeemo, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “World's Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in Bulgaria”

  2. “part of a series by this guy who is out recreating technology literally from dirt”

    Series recreating technology from raw materials.

    ChuckMcM, 2018-06 · Recommendation · in “Sudden Neolithic population drop was the result of brutal warfare: study”

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Topics: forge blower, bushcraft, metallurgy, bow drill, fire

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