Making Glass with a Roman Style Furnace
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Күн бұрынThis episode is sponsored by Bright Cellars. Get $45 off your first 6 bottles of wine here: bit.ly/3rbarTM
Glass has definitely been a long-term challenge on the channel. In today's episode, I'm attempting to make glass without using any modern tools. Let's see if I can pull this off!
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▼ Video Chapters ▼
0:00 Episode Intro
0:25 Series Intro Sequence
1:45 Previous Attempts
3:31 Forging the Blow Pipe
5:27 Making the Crucible
6:11 Collecting the Materials
7:08 Preparing the Kiln
9:30 Baking the Glass
11:00 The Final Result
14:11 Episode Outro
@htme 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again to Bright Cellars for sponsoring this episode! Get $45 off your first 6 bottles of wine here: bit.ly/3rbarTM
@abhimanyus7487 3 жыл бұрын
U should try coconut shells to burn to increase the temperature
@justinmanzo3945 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe try bamboo for the pipe
@justinmanzo3945 3 жыл бұрын
For the wood you can chop down a norway maple tree, Norway maples are invasive trees so you can save money and help the ecosystem at the same time
@eveblot4195 3 жыл бұрын
140 bucks for wood sounds steep. try craigslist for free local sources.
@jlogitoffical1212 3 жыл бұрын
Will you do a canon
@athingortwo1513 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. I'm a retired ceramic engineer. Use charcoal instead of wood. Form a thick layer of silica sand in the front center of the furnace. Make a depression in the center of the sand to form a bowl. Put your premixed ingredients in the depression. The pure silica sandmelts at a much higher temperature so you will end up with a pool of melt that is more fluid in the middle and will fork its own solid bowl. Draw from the fluid portion. Build the charcoal fire to each side of the pool. Good luck. I enjoy your efforts and they show just how much practice is needed to get things right.
@Hughsie28 3 жыл бұрын
So nice to hear reference of the King of Random's Grant, he will be missed
@benkayvfalsifier3817 3 жыл бұрын
I think you ment "King" instead of "Kind."
@Hughsie28 3 жыл бұрын
@@benkayvfalsifier3817 Edited, cheers!
@bigbird4481 3 жыл бұрын
@@Hughsie28 back when king of random was good, rest in piece grant
@user-gy1jf9tt6h 2 жыл бұрын
@@bigbird4481 Callie and Nate were fine IMO, the new people they added are corny asr it turned into more of a kid channel
@ct1freak 2 жыл бұрын
What happened to him
@Bryzental 3 жыл бұрын
Still miss Grant :(
@kalitos7996 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@DD-kc6hg 3 жыл бұрын
yep
@adilhussain3124 3 жыл бұрын
RIP he will not be forgotten.
@rybcuber4190 3 жыл бұрын
Ye
@eduardodeyavorsky104 3 жыл бұрын
TKOR is not the same since he passed away 😔
@Jeff-so3kj 3 жыл бұрын
If I am not mistaken, can't you reach higher temperatures more easily and with a cleaner heat using charcoal instead of wood?
@firebladeentertainment5739 3 жыл бұрын
think so too that was one of the reasons why they chopped down the forest that existed before the black forest (it got its name from the excessiv use of needle woods for its reforestation since its fast growing wood, which could be used relativly soon), they made ALOT of charcoal for smelting iron from ore.
@9thsfarchangel 3 жыл бұрын
indeed you can, primitive tech channel has videos on him making charcoal kilns
@KainYusanagi 3 жыл бұрын
This is correct. In fact, it went wood > bituminous coal > anthracitic coal > charcoal >= coal coke, in general.
@mattbanks3517 3 жыл бұрын
try woodgas
@izzaaay 3 жыл бұрын
@@firebladeentertainment5739 the Black Forest actually got its name from it being a rather dangerous place to be, the darker spruce trees came after the name
@SF-li9kh 3 жыл бұрын
Andy falling into the water and andy lighting his backyard on fire gets me every time 😂
@atomicash2475 3 жыл бұрын
They might be able to reach higher heat with better fuel, like charcoal
@nickverbree 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought. Would limit the smoke and soot as well
@The_Mess85 3 жыл бұрын
Or hard coal.
@poop696969poop 3 жыл бұрын
@@The_Mess85 I'm pretty sure you would want to still turn coal into coke to avoid introducing sulfur to the process (and to drive away volatiles)
@unlink1649 3 жыл бұрын
Also more oxygen. If there is soot, it means he isn't burning all his fuel.
@Falcodrin 3 жыл бұрын
It hurt more than expected to see Grant again. I really hope his family is doing ok ❤
@theblackbaron4119 3 жыл бұрын
Damn his kids are going to grow up without their father. They were so young, I bet it was hard to explain.
@leakingamps2050 3 жыл бұрын
I'm out of the loop on this, what happened?
@Falcodrin 3 жыл бұрын
@@leakingamps2050 paragliding accident like 2 years ago now
@nyssfairchild2244 3 жыл бұрын
@@Falcodrin Damn, it was that long ago?
@alexcheetham4820 2 жыл бұрын
Forever may he rest in peace the man was a legend I also hope his family is able to carry on in a healthy manner
@MisterRorschach90 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait till you get to the point where you build your first metal lathe and mill. Then eventually you will have to design and develop machinery to make your own vacuum tubes and then transistors. By the end you will be able to make anything and everything.
@ImCannibalOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
He will need to stop half assing things first.
@Hi_Brien 3 жыл бұрын
@@ImCannibalOfficial Yup, but he's not yet at the point where half assing is all that bad :)
@charnov3813 3 жыл бұрын
@@ImCannibalOfficial true, he takes about a month for most videos but I think the biggest problem is that people got bored with his lack of progress made like when it takes a month for a video and he just makes a burger... yay can’t believe I waited a month for that... and because it’s boring he loses views making less money and he can’t do this full time
@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes 3 жыл бұрын
@@Hi_Brien I mean if he were actually trying to do anything with the things he’s made long term as people would have had to at the time it would have been a bad thing. It’s just a fun proof of concept though so it’s fine. Even if it the series isn’t strictly trying to stick to its rules in a way that makes sense it still feels like this channel ought to get more views for how much time, work, and money they put into it even if they do produce low quality crafts in the end.
@ImCannibalOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Part of the problem with the quality of his items is that he previously hasn't been consulting craftsmen for each specialty, and in the few instances he has consulted experts, their input is largely ignored. (Or in the case where a "bow" was made, in idiot was consulted.) At the current level of tech, he should already have hardened files and carbon crucible steel for making tools to make the correct tools for all this work. Skipping steps in the tech is why all his work looks like a 6 year old made it with their feet.
@hjaltesolvang 3 жыл бұрын
People don’t realize how much effort it takes to make glass.
@kayagorzan 2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 3 жыл бұрын
You now have Cullet, a key ingredient in glass making. It will reduce the amount of energy needed as already made glass is easier to melt than new glass.
@thexalon 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see Andy's old nemesis is back - glass!
@JessWLStuart 3 жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was Andy working with the clay, and that he picked a fun color of nail polish!
@joshbenoit2859 3 жыл бұрын
Man you haven't made any bling yet. Jewelery was huge amongst our even earliest ancestors.
@mehere8038 3 жыл бұрын
hmm, good point :)
@JadedJasantha Жыл бұрын
Good point, Andy could make a ring of each metal to prove mastery of it
@chrislowis6669 3 жыл бұрын
Man seeing grant made me shed a tear. I remember watching him in elementary school. RIP
@unlink1649 3 жыл бұрын
He really didn't need to remind us. completely unnecessary to open old wounds
@blu_smoke7638 3 жыл бұрын
Aliens are invading this video, they must love pottery work.
@custos3249 3 жыл бұрын
UFO at 5:39
@nickfenix3892 3 жыл бұрын
I know right and not many seemed to of noticed I seen it and went straight to the comments to make sure I wasn’t seeing things
@ballesmcgee4358 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, aliens love pot.
@colinayre2109 3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was tripping when I saw that!
@nickanderson8305 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing an Alec Steele anvil makes me happy
@anthonynm4416 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I was wondering if anyone else noticed it
@vesa7069 3 жыл бұрын
2:02 mentions Grant and King of Random but doesn't mention Cody and Cody'sLab. 😢 Still wish Grant was with us though.
@BusterNut 3 жыл бұрын
Man's made another failed glass video, I mean imma still watch lol
@dracoargentum9783 3 жыл бұрын
another testament to the fact that even though these technologies are black swans, they individually took lifetimes to master.
@blank7449 3 жыл бұрын
It’s still so sad that grant died😢
@TheDaken73 3 жыл бұрын
Who was that
@TheDaken73 3 жыл бұрын
Who was that
@TheSkippyboy 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheDaken73 the original host/creator of king of random. He died from a paragliding accident.
@thecutetimo 3 жыл бұрын
This really shows how important cooperation was back in the day.
@bruceluiz 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Specially Bronze which required tin and copper, both being quite rare and heavily localized metals. Thats why civilizations have evolved differently and its just plain wrong to assume that any location in the world could have developed advanced societies.
@alanvellenga 3 жыл бұрын
Cooperation is still insanely important today
@Lukaog2008 3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P grant
@tempt4tions412 3 жыл бұрын
Fr I used to watch him all the time
@Lukaog2008 3 жыл бұрын
@@tempt4tions412 Me to🖐️😢
@deonmurr2830 3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this class, I'm excited to learn!!!!!
@nuc13ar 3 жыл бұрын
im actually suprised that dude was able to turn that piece of metal into a somewhat smooth pipe
@Pman353 3 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyy it’s an Alec Steele anvil!!
@mizuwantsfictionals 3 жыл бұрын
When Grant was brought up, I almost started shedding tears
@storyspren 3 жыл бұрын
Frequent guest and probably my favorite guest, Adri! Also I have no idea what's happening at 5:26 - 5:30 but I love it :D
@TheElfsmith 3 жыл бұрын
To be completely honest, I also have no recollection of doing this.
@gavinli1368 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheElfsmith Adri MVP again! I had no idea making a metal pipe like that was even possible. I would’ve thought you’d need a rod or something in the middle of that to set the forge welds without collapsing the entire pipe.
@TheElfsmith 3 жыл бұрын
@@gavinli1368 I did, actually, it just didn't make it into the little short mashup as it wasn't very interesting.
@glorygloryholeallelujah 3 жыл бұрын
Aww man, I still get a pang of bittersweet sadness whenever I see videos with Grant. He truly was one of the KZfaq pioneers and such a kind, humble person. 😔❤️
@EnbyNomad 3 жыл бұрын
Every episode with Adri instantly becomes twice as good
@jade_capricorn 2 жыл бұрын
facts
@TheBappin 3 жыл бұрын
@secondengineer9814 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't watched anything yet, but I'm guessing the intro will be "We've tried to make glass multiple times. It is the holy grail of our channel! Let's see what goes wrong today!"
@Error0101 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@andrewmilton7429 3 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting seeing you think through this whole reset
@gabrielcain8975 3 жыл бұрын
Try using mullite crucibles. They're intended for this use case, and are a ceramic product, so they fit with your tech tree. They work great for both metal and glass casting.
@MisterChappy 3 жыл бұрын
loved the music, editing, and structure of this video. much easier to follow than the previous ones!
@edwarddavis7858 3 жыл бұрын
5:27 the walk of unmatched swagger
@Mr6Sinner 3 жыл бұрын
6:53 Never pour liquid accelerant onto a pile of loose brush.
@imjstcl 3 жыл бұрын
frankly, seeing you getting so much better at making things just in craft is almost as good as you showing how much better we as species have become with tech. youre so much more precise and detail oriented compared to a few years ago and it really shows in your products. What youre making is really good!
@raymondraptorclaw2901 3 жыл бұрын
I’m literally a Jack of all trades when it comes to crafts. I actually want to learn htm everything, too!
@piima113 3 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Grant
@professionalafrikaner2269 3 жыл бұрын
hell yeah worth the wait keep on doing what you are doing andy and team
@destructionindustries1987 Жыл бұрын
this is incredible! fascinating process. thanks.
@freyja4954 3 жыл бұрын
A tip for candling . If you start with hot coals and place them evenly across the bottom you can control the heat much easier. Then add fuel generally in the form of either a hardwood or or more Charcoal. When using softwoods the excess of gas some sometimes reduces the heat due to the fact that the draft is greatly higher than needed. Remember for every cubic foot of air that goes into the Kiln extra over what is needed, needs to be heated up and evacuated. Try to use hard woods such as oak and Maple as they will allow for higher BTU put per cubic foot of material.
@nicg1345 3 жыл бұрын
rip grant, I miss his presence on YT :(
@KevinSmith-os5yz 3 жыл бұрын
When she was throwing the clay, reminded me of ghost.
@victorfreij6381 3 жыл бұрын
You did it, Andy! A great achievement for you and the team. As always great video and awesome production quality. Keep up the good work!
@nicholaseedy3244 3 жыл бұрын
That blacksmithing was pretty good. Hitting it hard enough to fuse but not collapse, very well done.
@nedflanders1990 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work !
@JoeBob-rc3cp 3 жыл бұрын
5:25 so you're really just going to gloss over The Walk huh Andy?
@gunnarflaten6774 3 жыл бұрын
This dude deserves a lot more subs and views it is such good videos and honest work 👍 Andy 😀
@Arkie80 Жыл бұрын
This is a really neat channel. I always love seeing this kind of stuff.
@lag7367 3 жыл бұрын
RIP 🪦 GRANT! Fly high
@CrazyPufferfish 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is awesome! i have always wondered how they used to make things that we use every day
@flattenedbow5375 3 жыл бұрын
Watching this journey is incredible, to think it took 100s of years between every invention you’ve recreated
@manezijiya413 3 жыл бұрын
RIP king of random 🙏🏽
@SimuLord 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you've got Bright Cellars sponsoring you so you don't have to drink any more of that homebrew wine of yours.
@florian2199 3 жыл бұрын
Nice Steele envil!!
@tht1channel507 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Steele anvil!
@rexrivers2220 3 жыл бұрын
Can these videos be put in a time capsule or a satellite like the golden disk in space now?
@ceramicfish4934 2 жыл бұрын
Thx for sharing you glass journey:)
@therealroro1196 3 жыл бұрын
There’s a kiln design called “the philosophers kiln” that is very efficient when it comes to firing with wood. I don’t believe the romans used that design but it will certainly get up to 2300 degrees with proper air flow and minimal insulation, also loving the glass/ ceramic section of this series!
@draxusdemos8266 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid andy
@CrazyNerdInventor 3 жыл бұрын
3:50 hell yeah a steele anvil!
@waderobinson9179 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool to see a Steele anvil!
@FrauWNiemand 3 жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing.
@violenceislife1987 3 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration
@TannerSwizel 3 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Grant
@surfmusicman 3 жыл бұрын
Put a little Bentonite clay (kitty litter) and add it to the runny borax, and it will thicken up. It doesn’t take very much either. It’s really easy to control the viscosity to your perfect consistency. Thank you for all your awesome content! Keep it coming!
@Saskia-uz4ds 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I love this channel. Popped up by KZfaq after I wanted to mint coins (lol, it's out of my head now) and just by reading the channels name, I bookmarked it instantly. Love this stuff. Ok I won't try to make my own glass also... Hahahaha
@matteabentley5289 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so proud of you!!
@Zenas521 3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what happened to you. Glad you are still committed to making grate videos of science!
@UnconventionalExplorer 3 жыл бұрын
5:39 lol caught me off guard Rip Grant you taught me so.much in high-school you will be missed TK❤R
@joelpainchaud4887 3 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see you try to make your own computer hahaha
@justiceplethora2682 3 жыл бұрын
I litterally watched grant since about his tenth upload ever when I was a little kis, it was nice seeing him again.
@downtish 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t move on till you have success. We will keep watching, you keep trying.
@LadyLiveLol 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if Andy and the team will see this, but I thought I should write in anyway. A friend of mine in the viking reenactment community told me once that they would add ground up broken crucibles to the fresh clay when making new ones, so they would be stronger and withstand more heat. It might be worth trying out, since you seem to have a lot of spent crucibles.
@zacharyspurlock6961 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@myphoneisbarking 3 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the most interesting channels on youtube.
@oneshotme 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
@jarredwood7582 3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔨 love it
@alexanderkendra4667 2 жыл бұрын
super cool channel. thanks for your content.
@Nono-hk3is 3 жыл бұрын
Well done
@luizaugusto9421 2 жыл бұрын
I think you are almost there. Keep going.
@washinthewind 3 жыл бұрын
That's a very nice Alec Steele anvil that your eleven blacksmith is working on. LOL
@MegaWeedman16 2 жыл бұрын
I see that Steele anvil right there ;) Alex would be proud
@Frey_64 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Grant the true king of random
@No-name...........844 2 ай бұрын
I love this channel
@Marcos-bj2ex 3 жыл бұрын
Where or what can i search to find that graph about the order of what you did for developing. Like first ceramics then metal and so?
@mary2chambs 3 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!
@Skippy_op4 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing vid
@ketsuekikumori9145 3 жыл бұрын
Nice Steele anvil Adri's got.
@ropatecimiify 3 жыл бұрын
The return of the elven smith
@ndavid42 3 жыл бұрын
Great work! Can you add the temperature values in Celsius too?
@rybcuber4190 3 жыл бұрын
Finally new vid
@MyMy-tv7fd 3 жыл бұрын
try Roman concrete to mortar the bricks to improve heat retention
@benmiller537 3 жыл бұрын
Look back a few episodes. The bricks are a modern ceramic brick adequate and appropriate for kilns since he did Roman concrete already.
@brianfelmlee8804 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to add a large bellows to force more air into the combustion?
@crustycroissant3452 3 жыл бұрын
"sandwich" - albert einstein
@feverdream3452 3 жыл бұрын
He probably said something like that
@fishflakes6320 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this
@tavishmcmaster3257 3 жыл бұрын
Borgir
@carlosarenas6824 2 жыл бұрын
Grants glass video is how i discovered your chanel he will be missed
@ConsciousExpression 3 жыл бұрын
This really puts into perspective the fact that Galileo made a telescope in the 15th century. Well done!
@fvsfn 3 жыл бұрын
Would it make sense to add some form of bellows to increase the heat by bringing in more oxygen ? And was this trick known to the romans ?
@chrisfox961 3 жыл бұрын
Great job Andy - I am sure you are just a few months away from a stained-glass cathedral!
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