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Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill

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What it is

Primitive Technology shows building a cord drill from scratch and then upgrading it to a pump drill, using only primitive materials like a stone flywheel and cord.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people link it as a satisfying demonstration of hand-powered drills being made from nothing.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “I have watched it myself many times as well.”

    lazysheepherd, 2018-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Yam, cultivate and cook”

  2. “just added a neat video of himself making a cord drill and a pump drill.”

    Making a cord drill and pump drill from scratch.

    furyg3, 2016-01 · Recommendation · in “Hand powered drilling tools and machines (2010)”

  3. “If you're interested in seeing someone make these take a look at this Primitive Technology video”

    See someone make hand-powered drills.

    oakesm9, 2017-08 · Recommendation · in “Hand powered drilling tools and machines”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pump drill, cord drill, stone tools, bushcraft, primitive technology

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