How To Make CLAY From Dirt

[@heyimapotatoe385]

"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]

Haha make sure to subscribe for more 😜👍

[@_cas.0423]

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

[@bruce-le-smith]

lol ditto

[@b0nes.cha0s]

Same

[@katienewell8207]

Same 😂

[@Puddingskin01]

Ah, so clay is just dirt cheese.

[@69anosatrase3minutosatrase9]

That's what I thought tooo omggg

[@felinomane]

yes.

[@animationspace8550]

Or cheese is old milk mud

[@Cowgirlcadet]

"Clay is dirt cheese." I love it!

[@shipwrightball4433]

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

[@XwaYdesu]

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]

God bless you.

[@alannaaman8684]

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

[@OffgridSecrets]

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

[@DirtyGirlCharlie]

Thank you!

[@ericalopes9505]

Obrigada

[@mender722]

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]

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]

Yes, you will stink from the smoke.

[@angelacunningham-je9kn]

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

[@gigglers7147]

Make a KZbin channel I'd love to learn some skills

[@davina.tinaa4963]

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

[@Kionala]

we all made clay mud pies.

[@ellenlaurettscott5087]

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]

@@ellenlaurettscott5087 Take your meds.

[@shaunstark4263]

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

[@walkerhowell683]

We all did

[@baconaxolotl]

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

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

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.

[@zechariyahgodschild7258]

Facts

[@muhammadasadabbas5479]

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

[@crystalm4324]

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

[@nonec384]

@@muhammadasadabbas5479 he watch primitive chanel on you tube

[@MrRyanroberson1]

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]

Sounds like my garden. =)

[@_marshP]

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

[@veajakorobearej1369]

@@_marshP orange ground is da clay!

[@joshschneider9766]

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

[@joshschneider9766]

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

[@MrJento]

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.

[@dilloncrouch2559]

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

[@Guruc13]

That's the strat!

[@ioiwut4874]

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

[@pendejocugo8529]

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]

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

[@daljeetsingh151]

Good morning night of this

[@acaterpillargivingbirth]

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]

Yes

[@JavieyauYT]

exactly

[@lanny1076]

Ikr!!!!

[@ibamINV]

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]

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

[@gewgulkansuhckitt9086]

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]

woah

[@thereal_Achilles]

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 :)

[@phiktu]

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]

dude same im watching at 12:30

[@jamesking9378]

So what's methamphetamine like?

[@hippo5748]

I'm watching it at 1am lmao

[@gwenculver1040]

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

[@piro_the_cat]

It's 8:20 here

[@perolineperoline4760]

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

[@chocolateyxx]

Lol same

[@randomperson8160]

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

[@perolineperoline4760]

@@randomperson8160 i had a rock restaurant with my cousin

[@masterlukedrawing7325]

I always did it at the beach

[@randomperson8160]

@@perolineperoline4760 really? Cool!

[@girthymcfatkid3870]

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

[@jaymartin85]

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!!!

[@dilloncrouch2559]

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

[@keeleyrathbone3107]

LOL

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

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

[@dilloncrouch2559]

@Simxply Grace lol those poor cats

[@vincyyy2413]

@Simxply Grace r they good? 😂

[@lyricmailloux2803]

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

[@inmyredhead38]

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]

How and when did you start?

[@inmyredhead38]

@@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]

@@inmyredhead38 thats amazing

[@mordecai8707]

@@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]

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

[@velocifish5313]

Really good tutorial. I never would have thought to do this if KZbin 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

[@user-xq5hq9vg5j]

Did you ever find time to try this? 🤔

[@Saabrinusky]

Yes, we need to know

[@abdullahcoolgamer797]

We do need to know

[@journeywithnichole]

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

[@OffgridSecrets]

Awesome! You’re lucky.

[@ioiwut4874]

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]

Lol! I'm happy I could help.

[@Light_Within]

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

[@bruce-le-smith]

haha same

[@jobless2011]

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

[@planta-ray]

How did that exam go?

[@jobless2011]

@@planta-ray it went well lmaoooo

[@E33_Surf]

Damn, he still hearing commentsXD

[@sreen4678]

Lol me to👀

[@World.sh0rts.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zna2poWlqZ2jo68

[@101_skeleton6]

5:00 that yellow jacket scares me

[@shatteredreality1987]

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

[@nickroman9485]

This is step one in preparing for the apocalypse

[@the4eyeddragon]

Totally agree xD

[@debbieholts7369]

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

[@whogavehimafork]

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]

@@whogavehimafork soup cans work ok

[@raynaprice8121]

Exactly why im watching this video! Lol

[@martiantexan7632]

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

[@mindymorgan8479]

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]

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

[@jwscofield8131]

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.

[@maikenista3821]

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

[@yameeyum5178]

LMOA

[@SunnyGabe]

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

[@kaidynwebb-bowie5470]

Which is nice tho ngl

[@pinkcat4545]

Yea but what did you guys expect ngl

[@sodapxp]

@@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!

[@gingeralestar]

The ✨forbidden milkshake✨

[@netherdominater9960]

Ginger Artist Its only forbidden if you fear death

[@sunflower8227]

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

[@mastertuhinbaruah9614]

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

[@modnar6865]

@@mastertuhinbaruah9614 its called iced coffee, normie.

[@mastertuhinbaruah9614]

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

[@azharc123]

That's so interesting. My whole land is red clay based so now I know I am sitting on a useful commodity for once!

[@OffgridSecrets]

It’s harvest time!

[@captainpotatord6984]

Woah the new minecraft 1.18 renewable clay mechanics look sick, also awesome shaders dude

[@coralreef2329]

They're called "super very extremely totally realistic shaders for lifecraft"

[@tututataanimator]

Am I in the wrong game

[@OffgridSecrets]

If you enjoyed this video please consider subscribing to help me grow. I lost my job in the lockdowns and now youtube is my only hope. Please support me and watch my videos until the end and that would be the greatest help you can give me. Thank you so much.

[@nicksylstra145]

would it still work if you used a shirt instead of a pillow case

[@OffgridSecrets]

@@nicksylstra145 I think so. Just tie it up. Let me know how it goes.

[@nicksylstra145]

@@OffgridSecrets alright

[@davisroseee309]

Can you use a towel or a sock

[@OffgridSecrets]

@@davisroseee309 for sure

[@sajejekyllhyde4647]

Thank you KZbin. 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]

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

[@cafedetaza83]

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 🙃)

[@ethanfisher193]

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

[@OffgridSecrets]

Good luck

[@oliviafairchild4092]

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]

That's both funny and wholesome

[@aplantking9229]

bro we have the same pfp

[@vidard9863]

that is how i dream retirement works!

[@axelkusanagi4139]

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

[@bibstyr]

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

[@dDoven-gl4uf]

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

[@dDoven-gl4uf]

Clay from dirt

[@Robbskunky]

Great video, Thank You very much! I just inherited a kiln along with a wheel that spins and other tools so this video helps me on this learning journey.

[@josephvulich9448]

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]

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

[@dooflydetailguuy4349]

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

[@lacunalshadow]

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

[@joshschneider9766]

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

[@yuridapted7459]

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

[@sanjes24]

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

[@1TieDye1]

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

[@welshpete12]

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

[@cesarspencemarin7598]

This is the kind of humans I need as friends

[@Zypherfox1]

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

[@fallu6224]

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

[@scottd.1700]

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]

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]

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

[@fenrirgg]

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

[@ruuyin6586]

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

[@jaredpatterson1701]

Ahh the simple days..

[@touche995]

Ah yes.

[@sankalp2520]

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

[@World.sh0rts.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zna2poWlqZ2jo68

[@Kayenne54]

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.

[@phadedfantom5790]

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

[@VikingSloth]

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

[@coleenschlichte677]

I appreciate that you showed how to deal with it if it was too dry. Very educational Thanks!

[@karlklein2966]

Wife: Why are all the pillow cases brown!!

[@jayceekarencoxe6983]

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

[@trashboat957]

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

[@bubbaguy4411]

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

[@trashboat957]

@@bubbaguy4411 Yesss

[@twilightstar637]

“It’s not what it looks like”

[@imjustacat5272]

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]

Hahah I'm glad I could inspire you

[@lightningg252]

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]

@@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]

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]

he did the right thing

[@BabyBoomer71]

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

[@demonvalentine1]

Thank you for this upload, I live atop a clay shelf, not far from an old disused brick quarry. This will be very useful in the coming times.

[@fuzzie_mcha3082]

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]

Everytime a p*rk video buffers 🙂

[@peachbandaid8566]

@@anthony-jt2mv “p*rk video”

[@timontherocks7521]

Never! 😂👍

[@Anna-vj5hp]

“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]

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

[@peterk.6093]

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]

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

[@OmniversalInsect]

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

[@DaDunge]

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]

@@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]

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

[@BigRiverLabrador]

Watching this video because I watched videos of supercar replicas, Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc constructed of fibreglass using home made clay to model the shape of cars for fibreglass molds. Crazy talented those guys.

[@filmbricks-stopmotion]

Holy cow, this actually works. I gave this a go yesterday and i'm impressed with the results.

[@tarkin1980apa]

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

[@Derederi]

simp

[@shadowfantasiesf8556]

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

[@Kayenne54]

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.

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

This is amazingly cool, I definitely want to try! Have you ever tried making building materials from clay? Like clay bricks?

[@OffgridSecrets]

Yes I made an outdoor toilet with this clay and straw and 2 years later it’s still standing

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

@@OffgridSecrets very nice!

[@MrMann703]

I gave this a try a few months ago, I used sandy soil so I didn't get as much clay as I'd of liked but it was enough to give me first hand experience and enough to make a small bowl which, once it air dried completely, I tossed into a fire and hardened. I think I may go get a good buck full of good soil and see if I can get enough clay to make a nice cooking pan for the oven. Great video, knowledge is always a good thing

[@OffgridSecrets]

Sandy soil isn’t the best. Try finding some low level dried river or lake beds for the best results. Thanks for watching. Keep in touch

[@flymilk1]

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

[@sativatalks3568]

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

[@valavolume6634]

O.O

[@05r41]

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

[@fbhdqjwjrjgj]

Time stamp?

[@alexs5814]

I absolutely learned something today and i hope that i'll retain this knowledge for sometimes in the far future i might need it. Thank you for this tutorial!

[@Octodactylpus]

Where I live you can usually just find and dig up a chunk of clay, luckily. Interesting to see this process, I assume the percentage of clay in the dirt will affect your end result pretty greatly?

[@OffgridSecrets]

True

[@armaanminhas5579]

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

[@blobpoop457]

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]

Same

[@gwenculver1040]

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]

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]

@@blobpoop457 - LOL! True!

[@2calliope2]

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

[@trinitydalfae8478]

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.

[@OffgridSecrets]

Hey guys I found a quicker and easier way to make clay in my new video. If you guys want to check it out here's the link. How To Make A Lot Of CLAY At Home (EASY) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5S0gYurZq6cgq8

[@ShoulderMonster]

Awesome!! Thank you! :D

[@tictac9229]

@Diamond Hacker bruh o k a y

[@extraSPARErib]

Diamond Hacker you miserable fuckin not hacker broke glass in them nickel earring studs from not even target, you stole them from Goodwill donation.

[@R.L.Thomas]

Your video title needs an adjustment, you're not "making" clay you are extracting clay that is already in the dirt. Some people who are not too bright may think you're creating clay where it doesn't exist, and will add water to any dirt stir and then may try to, what do they call it , oh yeah cancel you.

[@MrBliss-jk5ct]

Kinda like making Hashish

[@Skellzul3]

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

[@foxylovers290]

Did you make it?

[@pink_strawberry8424]

Same ;-;

[@Skellzul3]

@@foxylovers290 i failed 🌚

[@rickolsen2960]

This is prolific information. Adding it to my library and you got a new sub! Oh, I prefer the red dirt over the normal dirt any day.

[@lifesgood6480]

My garden soil has lots of clay. Thank for the awesome information. I have a new project.

[@ethanael_yovan]

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

[@Adinamai]

Yes 😭

[@unguidedone]

i dont understand

[@ethanael_yovan]

@@unguidedone u cant craft clay with dirt in minecraft

[@tylerismine]

299 like

[@cornchipinlegolad8703]

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)

[@rhickford7333]

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]

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

[@jaimemoreno3998]

Thank you so much 👍👍 really appreciate it, you learn new things everyday

[@chibigirl8545]

I wonder if you could let it drip dry on a screen or tray and powder it. Then you could just add the water content you wanted. Great video. I miss playing in redmud.

[@navtektv]

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

[@OffgridSecrets]

Good goals!

[@calvinscarvings.66]

Or try to melt stuff

[@navtektv]

@@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.

[@rabidavid614]

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]

Rabid avid how’d it go?

[@bobsticks6543]

Show us?

[@noeeon9910]

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

[@jamessouza7065]

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

[@nothereanymore3941]

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.

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

fascinating video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@TheJanieLynn]

Thanx sooooo much for sharing. Who new....I never would have imagined, you could make clay from dirt....0_0

[@Appl_Tr_e]

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]

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

[@kronk358]

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

[@JBlaydeGames]

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]

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

[@potatoboy549]

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]

@@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

[@lisaspell1]

This was such a great informative yet not drawn out too long, step by step (visual and verbal), instructions on how to make clay . Loved it!!

[@YouTubeAreCommunistScum]

Great video. Ty. Normal dirty makes more clay it seems

[@Magnymbus]

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.

[@Mikey-fv4qc]

“I just want that chocolate milk”

[@Josh-kb5ox]

Haha 😂

[@keeleyrathbone3107]

LOL

[@zaczhang830]

(ФωФ)( ･᷅ὢ･᷄ )ʕ๑•ɷ•๑ʔ❀

[@goose4342]

Who’s where because this was randomly recommended? Best I can figure this is the second or third round of algorithm blessing.

[@kajnake5905]

Thanks, now I know how to make clay from dirt

[@flamesofhellstudio]

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

[@waybisplayz7301]

And then those iron ingots into diamonds.

[@dkasera]

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

[@waybisplayz7301]

Dustin Kassera yeah I’m not great 😂😔

[@keeleyrathbone3107]

Hehehe

[@NTSRFR4]

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

[@godsmackfan459]

I need to show this to my local dirt track in hopes they start experimenting with different types of dirt for better clay

[@craftycub]

Awesome video. Thank you. Do you have to temper the clay where it won't crack while drying? If so with what? I an actually waiting for mine to dry out some today

[@aarongelig8380]

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

[@spbeckman]

Its 2020.

[@hylbertvonmayhem6562]

@@spbeckman No need for other reason

[@spbeckman]

@@hylbertvonmayhem6562 in so many ways.

[@fbhdqjwjrjgj]

@@hylbertvonmayhem6562 lol ikr

[@The83MoonsOfSaturn]

nah

[@evelynlamoy8483]

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

[@d110d]

Thank you very much ❤ From Iraq 🇮🇶

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

I figured this out by accident when I was trying to get the finest of silt for some diorama projects. I left some in a bucket and a few months later after it had evaporated, a round slab like brick was left and it was suprisingly hard. I actually threw it out a few days ago since I didn’t need it but now I want to make a small usb heating element with no chrome wire and my own clay. This is how I stumbled on this video. I have money but I try to avoid paying for anything and look for any and all ways to acquire it(no steal) or make it for free or “dirt” cheap. 😎

[@Paramecium914]

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

[@ammelr]

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

[@nonec384]

@@ammelr bedrock is dirt? 💀

[@show_me_your_kitties]

🤣🤣🤣

[@roxxifelez3668]

@@nonec384 hard dirt

[@Kirillissimus]

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.