Primitive Technology

1. Wattle and Daub Hut

Air Date : 2015-05-02

2. Thatched Dome Hut

Air Date : 2015-05-08

3. Firesticks

Making fire sticks primitively from scratch, making a fire using the sticks and making and firing a small pot to test clay from the hut.

Air Date : 2015-05-15

4. Stone Axe (celt)

The manufacture of a stone ax including the handle from using only primitive tools and materials.

Air Date : 2015-05-22

5. Making poisonous Black bean safe to eat (Moreton Bay Chestnut)

Cooking and leaching Black bean to remove the poison making it safe to eat.

Air Date : 2015-05-29

6. Stone Adze

The video shows the construction and use of a stone adze.

Air Date : 2015-08-24

7. Wood shed and Native bee honey

Air Date : 2015-06-03

8. Palm Thatched Mud Hut

Air Date : 2015-07-20

9. Tiled Roof Hut

Air Date : 2015-09-04

10. Chimney and pots

Air Date : 2015-10-30

11. Sling

Air Date : 2015-11-27

12. Baskets and stone hatchet

Air Date : 2015-12-25

13. Cord drill and Pump drill

I made a cord drill and then upgraded it to a pump drill.

Air Date : 2016-01-22

14. Charcoal

I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use.

Air Date : 2016-02-19

15. Bow and Arrow

I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.

Air Date : 2016-03-23

16. Woven bark fiber

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre.

Air Date : 2016-04-29

17. Sweet potato patch

I built a fenced enclosure and cultivated sweet potatoes (from civilisation) and yams (from the wild) in it.

Air Date : 2016-05-20

18. Grass hut

I built this grass hut up on a ridge.

Air Date : 2016-07-03

19. Forge Blower

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using only primitive technology.

Air Date : 2016-07-29

20. Barrel Tiled Shed

I built a tiled roof shed to provide a fire and rain proof shelter for working on projects during wet weather and for storing firewood. The shed houses the very kiln used to fire its own tiles.

Air Date : 2016-09-16

21. Episode 21

Air Date : 2015-12-07

22. Episode 22

Air Date : 2015-12-14

23. Episode 23

Air Date : 2015-12-21

24. Episode 24

Air Date : 2015-12-28

25. Episode 25

Air Date : 2016-01-04

26. Episode 26

Air Date : 2016-01-11

27. Episode 27

Air Date : 2016-01-18

28. Episode 28

Air Date : 2016-01-25

29. Episode 29

Air Date : 2016-02-01

30. Episode 30

Air Date : 2016-02-08

31. Episode 31

Air Date : 2016-02-15

32. Episode 32

Air Date : 2016-02-22

33. Episode 33

Air Date : 2016-02-29

34. Episode 34

Air Date : 2016-03-07

35. Episode 35

Air Date : 2016-03-14

36. Episode 36

Air Date : 2016-03-21

37. Episode 37

Air Date : 2016-03-28

38. Episode 38

Air Date : 2016-04-04

39. Episode 39

Air Date : 2016-04-11

40. Episode 40

Air Date : 2016-04-18

41. Episode 41

Air Date : 2016-04-25

42. Episode 42

Air Date : 2016-05-02

43. Episode 43

Air Date : 2016-05-09

44. Episode 44

Air Date : 2016-05-16

45. Episode 45

Air Date : 2016-05-23

46. Episode 46

Air Date : 2016-05-30

47. Episode 47

Air Date : 2016-06-06

48. Episode 48

Air Date : 2016-06-13

49. Episode 49

Air Date : 2016-06-20

50. Episode 50

Air Date : 2016-06-27

51. Episode 51

Air Date : 2016-07-04

52. Episode 52

Air Date : 2016-07-11

53. Episode 53

Air Date : 2016-07-18

54. Episode 54

Air Date : 2016-07-25

55. Episode 55

Air Date : 2016-08-01

56. Episode 56

Air Date : 2016-08-08

57. Episode 57

Air Date : 2016-08-15

58. Episode 58

Air Date : 2016-08-22

59. Episode 59

Air Date : 2016-08-29

60. Episode 60

Air Date : 2016-09-05

61. Episode 61

Air Date : 2016-09-12

62. Episode 62

Air Date : 2016-09-19