Bushcraft International clay pot challenge + peace pipe

[MrCrunchybizzle]

Awesome pottery! How long have you been practicing Earth skills? I'm researching aboriginal clay pottery, and everyone I know seems to believe that allowing flame to touch your clay pot while cooking will result in the pot breaking. That hasn't been my experience. Any thoughts on that?

[hobbexp]

@MrCrunchybizzle

this was my first clay pots, i cook with my pots over/ in the fire, a few times, and they did not break,

fredde

[TRIBALLICA]

Very good video. Love primitive pottery, and yours looks just superb.

Thanks for showing.

[EugeniusSmith]

This is so cool! How did you manage to get the pots watertight?

[Gusupulus]

Oh and you are great by the way. Some best vids I've seen on this sort of thing.

[Gusupulus]

I tried this but my "clay" disintegrated. was my fire too hot? or did I not have real clay?

[TheTribeOfBenjamin]

outstanding !! your pottery looks like art work. beautiful work.

One question.. Did you use any type of temper mixed with the clay to prevent cracking? thanks

ben

[T3hJones]

Any tips on where to digg for clay? Outside I guess but I'm lazy...

[hobbexp]

@T3hJones

hheehe,, sorry, if you are lazy i cant help

fredde

[hobbexp]

@T3hJones

prova något dike, det fungera för mig, det är bara att gräva,

[browntroutfisherman]

Superb my friend... very impressive, has given me a couple of ideas myself...

[pavsongs]

Great pottery man!

[reeding]

lol moss...sure

[17hmr243]

nice



[Takiado]

BAMF

[thomasbigfoott]

your the best

[DmcPrvV6]

What did you put in the pipe???

[lordlong]

@DmcPrvV6 moss

[rislam10]

I just love this video. Love being in nature. Do post more videos of this nature. Thanks.

[egates09]

wow

[maxinpains]

this is great. he's got right clay at good enough depth from the soil. I do not know the clay's cosistency but He did everything right. I'll give this guys a 10 out of 10 point. Great job! Well done.

[LibertyTreeBud]

Love it! Thanks for your video. I learned a lot. You seem a mellow guy which helps a lot.

[snappydog357]

I would be curious to know--were all of your attempts with the pots successful? Your video was great. Just wish you could add some commentary on the pot making or just your thoughts on how you think it went? It looks like you put a lot of work into the pots and they look good.

[benbushcraft]

Wow! Very good work you've done. Is it simply loamy soil? Best regards, Benedikt

[nickpayton51]

Great Job!!!!

[hockeyluver93]

That is fantastic... How long did you cook each of the pots for? Great video

[m005kennedy]

Amazing!

[winnipegdiver]

Yet another great video

[Nativesurvival]

Phenomenal Fredde, love the Kuska too!

[danthman114]

tell you what, you do good work

[avair12]

I showed this to my high school students, they were blown away, as was I. As always your videos are pure and show that you have a real skill. keep it up

[davidfriars]

great video you know your stuff.

[connormc711]

Hahaha he was making pots and smoking pot

[vulkein]

very cool.

[jmg1957]

well done.

[michaelpewtherer]

Nice! Great to watch.

[lmsloan]

Well done!

[chemical376]

if you smoke dried grass from the ground it also works.

[RedGhost1990]

Is The Peace Pipe Bowl made out of Clay.

[Rhinoch8]

Wow you are on skilled guy!!!!! Awesome!

[MrEhud77]

5 stars for making this look like it's second nature to you!

[yourroaddog]

hey it really works, im working on my second peace, i just dug down about 2 feet and took out anything bigger than sand with my hands, i crumbled it up and you can feel the rocks, throw out the pebbles, then formed it, then dried it, then fired it, then washed it. i have an awesome ashtray. thanks for the video

[bigjim379]

Did you mix anything with your clay before you formed your pots. How long did you fire your pots outside and in the fire. Great video thanks for the info.

[dinosaurmonster]

moss nice

[Charlz9mm]

Wow. Excellent.

[MrSlambangboom]

freddy your the best dude hands down

[hornetpalooza]

I wish you would talk us through the process. That looks awesome man. Thanks for the vid!

[hobbexp]

@hornetpalooza

i show all steps

fredde

[hornetpalooza]

@hobbexp Yeah, thanks Fredde! Some of the thicker city boys (like me) need a little bit of narration, hehe.

[practicool]

Very cool video.

[reallifeistoflat]

Awesome pots! like how you showed everything in sequence as well. Cheers from Canada. love your stuff.

[OneWithGuns93]

how long did you fire it for?

[Bokujin]

Ever thought of burnishing the inside of the pots to keep them from absorbing moisture? It would only take about and extra 5 minutes. I believe that this is how pots were waterproofed before the advent of glazes.

[astrialkil]

@Bokujin what do you burnish the pot with?

[Bokujin]

@astrialkil

You can burnish ceramics with anything smooth like the back of a spoon or even a polished piece of rock like the kind they sell for fish tanks. Hope this helps.

[giutoniolo]

Excellent job! 5*****!

[omniviking]

splendid craftsmanship

thanks

[captaincoolness55]

wow! great pots and peace pipe man! :D what kind of moss did you use to smoke?

[FixedByDoc]

Realy nice work and made it look so simple. I will most deffintly give this a shot this summer. 5/5

[TheMaliciousMonkey]

One word AMAZING!

[hobbexp]

that is no watter in the pot when i fire them,, thanks

[TheMaliciousMonkey]

Was that water boiling to show that it held water then?

[hobbexp]

yeah some think like that,  :0)

[baconmakinmayor]

det här var bland det bästa jag sett på länge. Och att du provade pipan med mossa! haha

[bigtruck182]

i make clay pupes never seen one made that way im very impressed lol great job keep it up i learn a lot form u  cheers robert twodogs

[bassfuryvi]

Such a relaxed approach,,impressive pots,pipe and skills,,a pleasure to view..thanks for sharing!

[JEDIHAMSTER101]

i have to say you are the best bushcrafts man i have ever seen, your natural ease at doing anything is just inspirering. you should do courses for people to come and learn from you. i would

[bigballs900]

how do u find gd clay spots?

[JMEMantzel]

super cool. :-) I've been keeping an eye out for good clay spots at my place. :-)

[hobbexp]

yeah,, back to the stone age, :0)

dome house and clay pots,

how cool is not that,,

[pahwraith]

people still make stuff in kilns all the time, it's not thaat primitive. ;)

[blamshiza]

Wow! Impressive and inspiring.

[blueridgebushcraft]

Congratulations on winning the contest, Freddie!  Great job with the pottery

Ed

[hobbexp]

thanks, i did my best

[downstube]

Wow. Such an impressive video that you should be a director, and and actor. Your bushcraft is mighty as usual, but your video skills are getting incredibly good! Also, I too want to know how the moss tases, and if if made you feel sick afterwards :)

[hobbexp]

thanks,

i just puff on it a fwe times to show the pipe works, and it dont make me sick,

and the moss tases like smoke :0)

[kaz2664]

awesome job. ive made a pot myself.its a lot of work but the satisfaction you get from doing it yourself is priceless. thanks for a great video

[shaithinshoe]

good work man, put some time into it.

[LBos11]

how did you do in the contest?

[hobbexp]

i dont know yet,

i did my best, just wait and see how ppl voit,

[LBos11]

how did smoking moss taste

[hobbexp]

just go out and try

[MegMerrilies]

Great pots - well done! I'll have to try this one day.

[hobbexp]

thanks, yeah try it, its really fun,

[ahardslojdlife]

Tjena, riktigt imponerad. Du tog leran själv alltså?

Rena serieproduktionen på lergods!

[hobbexp]

jo fan det blev and del blomkrukor,

[bandel4]

Damn you are good!

[stripymccatpuss]

Most excellent ! 5 stars for the moss,

You have another subscriber !

[wizzla111]

great video

[XDM50]

Great work Fredde!

50 STARS

[hobbexp]

wooow 50 stars,, not bad :0)

[nephildevil]

these pots look immaculate

i too know where to find natural clay, maybe i shud give it a try myself

the thing wud break in my fire probably

[TheWoodsroamer]

I've watched your videos a dozen times each and still enjoy seeing them again. I particularly enjoy the fact that you don't use expensive toys to work with but instead keep it simple and basic (a Mora knife, for example), and you show that one doesn't need to spend a lot of money to enjoy bushcrafting. If fact, that should be one of the main points of this field: The more you can make yourself, do yourself, accomplish yourself, then the better your skills and ultimately enjoyment. Great work.

[GeneEls]

Absolutely brilliant - you didn't provide as much of a "tutorial" as Seanmullhull (Silverfox Bushcraft), but you are by far the the superior craftsman.

Your skills enabled you to make not one, but multiple pots - and a nifty peace pipe. Well done.

[hobbexp]

thanks, "tutorial"

i think i show in detail what did,

clay ,sand , fire= clay pot :0)

[brutallindigo]

I have to ask when you did the pipe ...you molded it in with the wood ....you put that piece in the fire and of course the wood burnt out of it right ....5/5 good work

[HungryHillboy]

Great Video Fredde, one of the best instructional videos Ive seen in a while!

What did you mix into the clay about 2:05?

sand? Did you use any sort of glaze on the pots?

Thanks

[bindlestitch1]

Great stuff as usual, hobbe. 5/5

[TyePossum]

Great job! I'm subscribing. Maybe you should try making a flute or some sort of primitive instrument, that would be cool.

[Wildernessliving]

awsome job !!

[eeriebadfish]

nice pipe and i bet thats good pot..

[blueridgebushcraft]

bravo... beautiful work!

[bushcrafter1]

awesome vid wish i could carve that good

[BushcraftOnFire]

Great job Fredde!!

You made enough pots that you can send me one and I will pretend.. ROTFLOL! Nice work Bro

[hobbexp]

heehheh ,, i think you know how to make one you self,, and my wife have already put flower in them,, thanks for your comment,

[wolfsurvival]

Nice Video man, The pipe & pots are great,

[Frostdme]

very good, amazing video :) thaank you man!

[pikulicluka]

Fredde, I'm absolutely amazed... This is definitely one of your best videos ever, and probaly even one of the best bushcraft videos out there on youtube. Your pots were just incredible, and the pipe you made was just as amazing!

Only watch out with smoking moss, you can get addicted to it, hahaha!

[hobbexp]

thanks ,, moss taste ok, hehehe,,

[findingusernamesux11]

Väldigt snygga skålar!

Om du har lust så får du väldigt gärna göra en lite mer ingående video när du gör pipan!

Fattar inte riktigt hur du gör koppen...

5 skinande stjärnor som vanligt!

/Nic.

[hobbexp]

det fins med, det är dom där 2 små pinnarna jag klär in i lera, trä bitarna brinner upp,

[findingusernamesux11]

Misstänkte att det var så, men hur fäster du den på pipan? Sitter de löst?

[hobbexp]

pinnarna jag sätter i hop är koninska,( syns tydligt i videon) , så hålet för skaftet i pip huvudet blir koniska när trä biten har brunnit up i bränningen, så det är nästan som att skafta en yxa,

[hobbexp]

man måsta lätt kunna ta i sär den för rengöring, om man inte vill tillvärka värdens längsta pipränsare,

[findingusernamesux11]

Eller så skruvar man isär kranen och snor ett nät och lägger i koppen. : )

[findingusernamesux11]

Alltså sitter hela lerkonstruktionen löst på resten av pipan?

Gjorde en i morse, inte lerhuvet dock (det regnade som fan...) Återkommer med resultatet..

[GopanBushcraft]

5/5 som vanligt Fredde haha

super najs pipa mannen.

[theredhotchilipowder]

Please more vids best vids on the web.. Really great job man

[Frangohummel]

i'm impressed 6/5 ;-)

[TheRedHawk123]

Great job fredde! they turned out perfectly.

5/5

[EvergreenBushcraft]

WOAH! Nice work Fredde. i gave you five stars.. but if i could give you like 5000000 stars i totally would!

[hobbexp]

thanks

[NCHiker1970]

great work Fredde! Looks like you became a master at pottery! Wonderful looking stuff, The Peace Pipe was also amazing. Although I will send you tobacco next time! Smoking moss.... Nasty! LMAO

[findingusernamesux11]

Snyggt jobbat Fredde!!

Ska själv prova med lera.

Pipan blev väldigt snygg, impad!!

[hobbexp]

tack, pipan var något jag bara gorde lite snabbt bara för att få ett lite kul slut på videon, kul att du tukte om den, synd bara att jag inte röker hehhehe,,

[bushcraftbartons]

Great job Fredde....very impressive....thanks for sharing....appreciate it.... 10/10

[hobbexp]

thanks

[mallardhead]

YOU are always my favorite!

[ShawnCFarm]

How did that moss tast lol. Love the video, almost make me want to go out and sleep in the woods again, well hmmm on second thought its getting cold out there lol

[hobbexp]

cold is nice, the moss tast crap, but it smoke :0)

[seanmulhall]

An amazing video and your skills never fail to impress. Awesome Fredde.

[hobbexp]

thanks, i did my best with the clay pots , the pipe was some thing i did really fast just to get a fund ending on the video,

[alexpoz09]

great vid fredde i have an axe just like that

[hobbexp]

its a great axe

[roninslam]

Are u kidding me? Fredde must have been brought up by wolves. This is one of the best demos of true bushcraft skills. He used knowledge from so many different areas. Fredde absolutely fantastic. Done also with minimal gear. I loved it. Forget Canterbury, Stroud and Grylls, Fredde needs to be on Discovery!

[hobbexp]

thanks,

[hobbexp]

we have soon a guy on Discovery from youtube,

[quartermain1973]

awsome 5/5

[torpilo]

And we have a Winner !!

[Trophybow1]

If i had your skills, i would definitely make a UDU!

You could have fun time to playing it at your camp. And still you could use it as a pot. :)

[hobbexp]

hehehe,, UDU!! thanks for the UDU videos you send , cool thing,

[mazadan]

as always a very good vid if only where i lie was as easy to set up like that. thanks hobbexp for a really very good vid and one that inspires

[stefchollet]

superb video

thank's a lot

[KURGAN44]

Nothing but the best! What else would we expect from you! 5/5 Just awesome man!

[T3hJones]

Very good as always!

[Tossdart]

If there were ten stars I'd give for this your best video Fredde! Try Red Osier in pipe okay.

[hobbexp]

thanks, i dont smoke

[hobbexp]

i know moss smoke much, so it was good to use so i can show the pipe works,

[Kamoyaker]

Excellent!!! Perhaps one of your best vids. Well edited, it shows the process as well as the skill.

5/5

[hobbexp]

thanks

[locke6206]

That was awesome.. Great job on the pots!

[pwalpar]

good video 5*  I think Id prefer rabbit tobacco

[hobbexp]

i have no idea, i dont smoke, :0)

[medicjimr]

More like 10/10 we were having with drawls fredde waiting on new videos from you. another great show of your skills. Now will the soot eventually work it's way out of the clay so the water runs clear.

[shampoovta]

You had a pottery class huh?

That was perfecto.

[OKBushcraft]

Great job there moss smoker. Did you have any break? This didn't sound too fun when skogniv presented the challange but I was wrong. 5/5

[hobbexp]

break from what ?

[OKBushcraft]

Some tend to break while firing from inclusions or air bubles and such. Have you done this before?

[hobbexp]

heheh, i think you ask if i have a break,

yes some get small craks in the surface, it is like that when do stuff in the bush in rain and shit,

[duane254]

excellent craftmanship !!

[tim3jones]

Great job, you did good!!!!!!

[davideli7879]

outstanding. I bet, that if you were lost in the woods, you'd come out 5 lbs more than when you went in. great job. we have red clay here in Kentucky, will it work as well as that you used?

[hobbexp]

thanks, clay is clay, but some is better, that one i use really not that good,

give it a try,

[OKBushcraft]

Lots of Indians used red clay here in the states. Certain white clays are fired at higher temps and are more resilliant than red. Most ceramics are made of white/gray clay.

Frankhoma Pottery is a commercial large scale pottery that still mines and uses local Okla red clay.

[SurvivalEye]

Nice Vid man what was you useing to make the cordage and was you makin 2 or 3 ply

[jakefinn56]

where are you at the time of this video? thank you.

[spsmith1965]

Amazing stuff.

[WEZO24522164]

AND THE WINNER IS ..................FREDDE cant see this being beaten......how about a new one with a spout and a lid. 25 stars

[RDPproject]

LOL....smoking Moss.

Ok...i'll give you 5* for that

[captaincoolness55]

great job man! :D

[SkogKniv]

Looks like Fredde won the competition haha. Unless someone at the last minute can beat that. Outstanding work my friend. I have far to go to match your skills. My first pot fell to pieces. 100/5

[hobbexp]

thanks, i really did my best with the pots, i make the pipe really fast so the video gonna have a little fun ending,

[RDPproject]

Hi Fredde. Where are the pots now.....You have them at home or return them to the earth?

[hobbexp]

my wife put flower in some :0)

[eightwillwontcannot]

keep blazin' the moss

nicely edited vid

[CelticReject]

In England you'd be shot if you started a fire in a wood!

[captaincoolness55]

why?

[CelticReject]

Not literally shot. But it is very hard to find somewhere where you can build a fire in a wood. You have to get written permission from the landowners. And even harder to get permission to cut branches etc.

[hobbexp]

we have rules about stoff like that to,

[MegMerrilies]

you aren't going to the right places