How To Make Clay At Home (It's Just Dirt)

This guy is exactly the kind of fellow i expect to teach me how to make clay

I remember digging up clay as a child, but I never really thought much about it. I honestly didn't know that clay is just dirt with a certain particle size. I thought it was a fundamentally different substance.

I wasn't expecting to randomly stop and spend ten minutes learning about clay, but I am very happy that I did.

I like how he seals the ziplock bag very neatly like he’s trying to protect the dirt from spoiling

This is what YouTube was invented for good honest content. It was the first time I have seen your videos but I have to say It was a really really interesting video. The amount of clay you got from the one with all the grit actually shocked me. Thanks for this video it was really good

Youtube FINALLY suggests a video I actually want to see. I've been toying with the idea of trying my hand at some primitive pottery using local clay, and up pops this video. A very nice to watch, wholesome, easy to listen to, and educational video. THIS kind of quality content is hard to find. Thank you.

My man is straight up advocating for mental health while showing how to dig for clay. ❤

Got buckets, went outside, got dirt, got water, got filter.  1 hour later I ended up with nice wet clay. Best part is that even if the filter isn't 100% filtering those sand sized particles, crafting with it requires them. The water that goes into the pure clay bucket can be reused over and over again. I wanted to see how much clay was lost to the water, and to my surprise it was none! This is some next level efficiency stuff. This is scalable...might even build a house with it someday and it's basically free!  wow, thanks!

i love that you show even the "boring" and tedious work, and that you even tripped and feel. it makes these videos really authentic

Even though I'll more than likely never have the need to follow this guide, there is something about watching a passionate and experienced person describe how to carry out a task. I find it inspiring to listen to this.

Man, living in Florida on a sandbar hasn't bummed me out until clayware became interesting

I was going to go to sleep but this video drew me in because it’s not just art, it’s science AND an adventure; i love it so much

Now THIS is original Youtube content. So satisfying.

This man's videos are priceless! He shows even poor people how to do things without having to buy stuff. He's not pushing us to buy a bunch of junk and teaching us skills,not only to make as gifts,but in a survival situation,could literally save your life

Me who was disappointed on how i prob didnt have clay but after hearing the clay “how to find” part I learned i have the equivalent of a gold mine but in clay

“Go Outside And Touch Dirt”

Brick making used to be pretty common in my area (in England, UK) There are local disused Victorian kilns and places called Brickhill and Clay Hill, so I'm pretty sure it should be a good place to find clay soil. Thanks for all the tips!

I have never been interested in pottery in my life. But you have such a beautiful narration that I couldn't stop myself from watching the video.

We are making Christmas presents this year. We also had to dig up a ton of red clay soil in our yard. My kids wanted to make gifts out of clay. Since we are broke, I looked up videos on how to utilize what we had in our yard. Your video was the BEST one! It is SO good that I was able to use it for homeschooling. We took notes and everything. The layout and instructions are so great. We are about to drain the water to see if there is any clay at the bottom. Wish us luck!

We have a powwow at the onigum native reservation every year, and there's all kinds of vendors selling blankets, hoodies, poncho's, drums, artwork, and especially clay pottery, there was a traveller who comes to the powwow every year selling handcrafted artwork that a group of Navajo women made out in Montana, I bought a jewelry box with The End of the Trail painted on it. I loved buying from this guy because he wasn't just selling it to make a buck, he was selling it so he could feed his people back home and make a living. Thank you for sharing your trades with the internet man, people could really learn a lot from you.