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Primitive Technology: building a forge blower

Primitive Technology · Demo · YouTube title: Primitive Technology: Forge Blower
Why it's here

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

What it covers

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.