let you teacher know that, cuz she/he/they should not have been able to get away with that. The chemistry of clay I teach my 9th graders!!
@norcore8504 Жыл бұрын
100% same
@josephkoren603 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best, well rounded, brief introduction to clay, its nature, origins and chemistry. Great video and presentation!
@halston197623 жыл бұрын
Because of these videos, I just harvested and purified some clay down in the Ohio River Valley and am starting to play around with it! Thanks!
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
fantastic! i'd love to see what you make with your clay!
@1jamarks2 жыл бұрын
You should be getting way more views. You're taking the concept of clay, glazes, bisque temps (just the fundamentals behind human civilization) to the material science level; and its actually understandable! Bravo sir.
@ThomasKGould3 жыл бұрын
Very thoughtful, informative, and honest! I am very impressed with your presentation and production value, and look forward to seeing more of your content :)
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 🙏
@jakeshane3 жыл бұрын
Amazingly informative, great presentation, super accessible! Can't wait for the next videos in the series.
@uzih3 жыл бұрын
This is the most informative video about clay on KZbin
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
🙏
@Mazequax3 жыл бұрын
This intense eye contact.. I can't!
@typeiii32627 ай бұрын
Please find someone who is an expert on clay chemistry. I've revisited this video 3 times now, and now I want to see a video of you interviewing or going over chemistry of clay more thoroughly!!! ❤
@apibasher2 ай бұрын
Thanks for informative VDO.
@janemartin9543 жыл бұрын
This video gave me way more information than expected! What a rad experiment.
@MV565662 жыл бұрын
Just love the simplicity of your explanations. It is tough to make information this interesting without diagrams and frills. 👏 👏
@jennykoczur93393 жыл бұрын
You’re pressing my geology-minor-in-college buttons! 😆 Some of this I remember from my mineralogy classes, and some is new. Fascinating! And now I wanna go dig a pit in my backyard. The soil in my backyard is red clay... I purified some several years ago but stalled out before ever making pots. I live in Duluth MN and now I have my professor’s voice in my head: “1.1 billion years ago, the mid-continental rift system opened up...” Thank you for the pronunciation tip for kaolin! I only remember that clay name because it’s used for making paper shiny. I’m a huge language nerd so I appreciate learning how to pronounce things at least a bit closer to original! 😊👍
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
Ah, you should totally make some stuff with that red clay!
@angibenet61383 жыл бұрын
Really interesting information! Thanks for sharing the scientific articles, down the rabbit hole I go! xDD (plus the quality and atmosphere of today's video is really beautiful).
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! All those years I spent in school, I can't help but give a bibliography 😂
@fuzzyhenry20489 ай бұрын
Yes I wonder what clay is and where it comes from and this is a perfect video.
@treegerl2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to a podcast on this all day!!
@hanshans3873 жыл бұрын
Really well presented and researched - I learnt a ton! I live in a sendimentary/shale area, I'll try experimenting with it!
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
Please share the results!
@KatsPurr2 жыл бұрын
When I searched for information on clay, this video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
@funkbro012 жыл бұрын
That was pretty rad man. My scientific brain is so satisfied. Cheers
@DonegreaghConnemaras Жыл бұрын
Fascinating !
@valecan3399 Жыл бұрын
Maravilloso contenido! 💖 Muchas gracias, ahora amo todavía más a las arcillas. Desde mi formación profesional como técnico en geología hasta mi amor por el arte y la cerámica.
@cucabosco3 жыл бұрын
I've been needing this video for a looong time! Thank you
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Let me know if there are others you need, and I'll see what I can do 🙂🙏
@shanebep31353 жыл бұрын
Thank you my clay human
@scotwillis99933 жыл бұрын
you are a great easy to understand teacher, thank you. please do more videos I love them, and I love your moustache!
@myriambernier11233 жыл бұрын
Merci! Très informatif !
@Bjokac2 жыл бұрын
This is most instructing, thank you very much.
@jonsonj52492 жыл бұрын
clay is tired rock! Thx! made me smarter!
@rachelmaguire38703 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful! Love the transitions, the light, the science! Great job!
@selcouthconcepts6 ай бұрын
There is sparse information online about being able to turn shale into clay. Apparently bricks are made from shale. That just blows my mind. Shale can be easily found roadside around these parts. I am nearly to the point of getting out right now in the moonlight to test this out but will have to eagerly wait to get out of work tomorrow to try. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom, Tinker Thinker.
@tinkerandthink6 ай бұрын
A minor update: I have ground some shale, and it does indeed make a very short clay-like substance. I just used a mortar and pestle. If ball-milled, it would certainly improve in plasticity. I haven't fired a sample yet. I hope you try and share your results!
@selcouthconcepts6 ай бұрын
@@tinkerandthink I appreciate the update! I ground up some shale today with a hand crank grain mill. Most of it was too coarse to be used like clay. There was a small quantity of fine particles that did feel like clay when I handled it. I agree that finer particles could probably work. I am also thinking that it would be interesting to use the bigger flakes to add texture to some pieces. I could never visualize what people meant about clay being composed of plates until now. Also thought about how it's likely soft yet sturdy enough to do CNC relief carvings that can be fired. I found a few posts on Reddit where they mention using shale and wood ash as a glaze or incorporating some shale into their clay body. I am going to experiment more with it tomorrow and likely fire it up. I don't know what cone but I'm going to go straight for cone 6 and see what happens. I'll be sure to comment with an update.
@jacobmac6118 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, you explained it very well.
@sialmoe11 ай бұрын
This was the perfect answer to the exact question that I had. Thank you!
@orchidorio2 жыл бұрын
Today I found your channel. Jan EIGHTH 2022. I'm here to stay. I'm going to give this a try. I want to make some clay. Hooray ! 1821
@Joeysaddress19663 жыл бұрын
Great video! I like the direction you channel is going. Keeps me coming back for more. Cheers mate.
@marciacunningham58772 жыл бұрын
Bricks made from shale , compressed, not extruded, and fired at a high temperature are extremely hard and impervious to weather. Michael
@corinnestewart25332 жыл бұрын
I love the way you explained this. If you ever do a similar video on the science of glazes I would definitely watch that
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely will!
@jvfresh30533 жыл бұрын
mashallah!
@PianoXfan12 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if what I collected is shale or hard clay. Looks dark grey, brown, and red in layers. It feels kinda like clay under the water, but it doesn't seem to want to break down on its own in a bucket of water.
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
I've found something similar. I'm going to do some tests, and if I learn anything I'll make a video about it
@Steve-hd4tv3 жыл бұрын
Great informative video, thankyou
@MrSintetizador Жыл бұрын
hey im from Puebla Mexico we have lots of shale in Acatlan just a few hours from the city also we have an active volcano Popocatepetl so we use the ashes too
@tinkerandthink Жыл бұрын
I've always liked using ash in glazes
@cadendance976Ай бұрын
I live in southern Ontario on the Niagara escarpment. Basically the whole mountain is clay, so digging less than a foot down will expose raw clay
@westwashere22143 ай бұрын
more chemistry please!
@PhewthePhantom3 жыл бұрын
So life on earth(including us)started with clay? You're doing good with that bible study. Serious, just loved to know that.
@johndoh10003 жыл бұрын
Please talk more on the chemistry!
@ThePotteryWheel Жыл бұрын
so, interesting! Thank you 🙂
@ephedrales2 жыл бұрын
What an awesome video, thank you !
@calicoesblue4703 Жыл бұрын
I've always been fascinated by Clay. God made Man from the Clay of the Earth. A man returns to dust after they die & Man returns to his original form after they die which is dust.
@connorbentley3494 Жыл бұрын
Well presented thank you
@Shadey4853 жыл бұрын
🤯 very informative video! Thank you
@trevors79053 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining this. I live in the "granite state" although I don't know if there is shale on my property - I do know there is clay and plenty of it.
@dollydona47123 жыл бұрын
Well articulated! 😊
@tunderstormax3 жыл бұрын
Swear I heard this in the Bible that mans made out of clay
@wit77778 ай бұрын
This comment should at least get 666 votes.
@rafaelmonteirorodrigues46723 жыл бұрын
Interesting that you speak Chinese! It kinda confirms my theory that your logo is the Chinese character for mountain. When and why did you learn it?
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
The logo is a bilingual portmanteau and pun! A mix of the characters for 'heart' 心 and 'mountain' 山。I studied it in university for a challenge and an excuse to see a country I'd never have the gall to visit without the language skills to help me navigate.
@rafaelmonteirorodrigues46723 жыл бұрын
@@tinkerandthink oh wow, I didn't get the pun until now, very clever! I speak no Chinese past the essential formalities, but I dabble in Japanese, so the characters are somewhat familiar to me.
@ruthlongridge21372 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thanks
@aymankhalifa6737 Жыл бұрын
Sir thank you I am rig company man I got useful info
@marilynhiggins27857 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@Paul-vo4ze2 жыл бұрын
If smaller platelets means the clay is more plastic, why is porcelain (which is the most uneroded and therefore has the largest platelets) considered to be the most plastic of all clays?
@zinahe2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I found your videos on clay to be very informative. I have subscribed to your channel hoping there will be more on the topic; like this gem of a video I just watched. Keep up with the wonderful work you are doing. Cheers,
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm working to put out more videos, stay tuned!
@catseatrainbows Жыл бұрын
Hey I know this video is 2yrs old now but if you still live in northern Idaho there’s a huge accumulation of shale in that general area that I can tell you how to get to!
@tinkerandthink Жыл бұрын
I am no longer in Idaho, but I'm still curious to know where the shale is
@simonesmit67083 жыл бұрын
So what you are saying is that mother earth is the ultimate recycler? 🤔😁 Seriously though; this is interesting info.
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
definitely! the source and resting place for all that comprises our physical being.
@addisonroubideaux22402 жыл бұрын
Near a gravel road it's made for beginner's only it's actually very strong at all it's not a good idea to make long lasting pottery out of you can make you're own terracotta natural clay it's way stronger
@junefranklin458 Жыл бұрын
clay of the earth
@JoJoAcrylicArtwork3 жыл бұрын
Woop! One I've been waiting for! Thanks dude @trinityjmg
@tinkerandthink3 жыл бұрын
my pleasure!
@MM.km922 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a question and special request to you Can you test Tyler lake water and soil from the edges and deep in the middle of the lake mud and tell us on KZbin there properties and characteristics what mineral in this soil?purity and impurity Maybe it is the answer of a puzzle if you would like to please let me know
@pete84202 жыл бұрын
Can you make clay by putting granite through a ball mill for a month or longer?
@josephkoren606 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@tinkerandthink6 ай бұрын
Thank you! You're very kind
@josephkoren606 ай бұрын
Since you seem like a curious person, my interest in clay was wasn't for pottery purposes. It was for my reasearch in laboratory Alchemy. @@tinkerandthink
@3000gtwelder Жыл бұрын
Can you use cat litter for pottery clay?
@Salsadans1232 жыл бұрын
Super interesting. I was wondering still. So clay is a erosion product like silt (very fine grains), but how does this form the microscopic plates. Is there some kind of binding, or cristalisation?
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I have a firm enough grasp on the more advanced chemistry of it, but basically it has something to do with how the actual elements/molecules of alumina/silica/water chemically bond. They form flat plates, rather than any other shapes (different combinations of molecules form together in different shapes and sizes). They bond strongly within these flat plates, and are more weakly attracted to each other along the large surface area between them. Some clays, like the New Zealand kaolin halloysite, form other shapes (it has a tubular structure). I'm sure the geology affects things, too, such as the parent rock, the age, the method of erosion, and any heating/cooling the material has gone through. In other words, it's complex, and I don't have a very clear or concise answer. I may have to delve deeper into the science at some point!
@Salsadans1232 жыл бұрын
@@tinkerandthink Thanks, you’re right. The molecules that are dissolved from rock formations are attracted to each other and form crystals with a 3 dimensional shape. In some cases there are elements like aluminium included. These form layers with layers of another composition cemented together. In between these layers of the same material there is space due to repulsion. Large molecules like water want to get in between. That is why clay gets fluid/flexible. All is therefore due to the complicated attraction of molecules and their possibilities to form structures. Clay is in nature over a long time and pressure formed in rock again. There are a lot of theories that the characteristics of clay are essential for the origin of life. In clay complex molecules can bind together. If the experiments with elements that were present on early Earth are repeated more complex molecules appear in the for of pre RNA. That is also the reason why the discovery of clay on for example Mars is exiting. It proves that there was water on Mars (clay is erosion due to water), but there is a strong link with the possibility of life. That was something I always wandered about and why I wanted to know what makes clay special instead of normal erosion deposits.
@addisonroubideaux22402 жыл бұрын
I made asphalt adobe clay from a
@hoodwinkedDaDon Жыл бұрын
these videos are fucking awesome!
@jayay59432 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for the clay test video…
@bluegrassbarry3 жыл бұрын
According to Qur'an 23:12, God created man from clay. In Jewish folklore, a (Hebrew: גולם) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter usually clay or mud. The Qur'an describes how Allah created Adam: "We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape..." (15:26). And, "He began the creation of man from clay, and made his progeny from a quintessence of fluid" (32:7-8). Thus, human beings have a fundamental attachment to the earth. This was written down 1500 years ago. They didn't have scanning electron microscopes.
@sirishathatigiri74482 жыл бұрын
Hi sir few people are very much interested to eat clay is it good please advise sir
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't eat clay. But it makes a pleasant lozenge
@pablo_beau_rendon2 жыл бұрын
anyone know what article that research is from regarding the rna in clay?
@tinkerandthink2 жыл бұрын
It's linked in the description
@pablo_beau_rendon2 жыл бұрын
@@tinkerandthink ah sorry about that. Must have overlooked it . Thanks for the reply
@doodybird57662 ай бұрын
Yep, the Bible even says God formed Adam from the clay. The name Adam even comes from the meaning of ruddy or reddish colored like blush or red clay 😊
@jonathanturek58462 жыл бұрын
Bonners Ferry !
@jonathanturek58462 жыл бұрын
I was 90-92 .. In a eco friendly selective cut logging operation. Tough work. 30 years later i roof 50 hours a week lol. Inbetween i studied under Rick Mills Glass studio at UH and engineered & installed fall restraint anchors on skyrises for window washers and build maint. I chose Glass over clay. But i will start messing with clay soon i bet lol aloha
@AnjuSingh-zk9ub2 жыл бұрын
Hi
@haileymari3 Жыл бұрын
Gen 2:7
@HenryLeslieGraham Жыл бұрын
only certain rocks
@southamerica78673 жыл бұрын
I love you
@ronmccombs9133 Жыл бұрын
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7
@darylbaker8911 Жыл бұрын
sooo you havent actually done it ???
@phylismaddox4880 Жыл бұрын
Um, the 1950's experiment has been discredited.
@tinkerandthink Жыл бұрын
I cited my sources, can you cite yours? Then we might have a fruitful discussion that benefits everyone