Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It's time to start building a new hut. The previous two huts were built of adobe bricks but for this new one I will use a variety of materials found in this immediate area. One of the materials is wood. For that I will need stone tools capable of chopping and cutting tree branches to build the hut. A stone axe head attached to a strong wooden handle is a great tool but takes some time to make and is difficult to use in densely wooded areas. The handleless stone axe is actually very effective and can be made very quickly. I collected several different kinds of rocks. Let me know what you think of the various materials I found.
This is the fifth installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Searching for stones
01:21 Chipping raw stones
02:52 Grinding stone
03:19 Chipping more stones
03:59 Searching for more stones
04:19 Feeling like giving up
05:10 Grinding a green stone
05:33 Testing the cutting ability
06:19 Trying to cut a branch
07:50 Cutting branches with raw stone axe head
11:12 Going back to the shelter
13:30 Surveying location for new hut
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
It's time to start building a new hut. The previous two huts were built of adobe bricks but for this new one I will use a variety of materials found in this immediate area. One of the materials is wood. For that I will need stone tools capable of chopping and cutting tree branches to build the hut. A stone axe head attached to a strong wooden handle is a great tool but takes some time to make and is difficult to use in densely wooded areas. The handleless stone axe is actually very effective and can be made very quickly. I collected several different kinds of rocks. Let me know what you think of the various materials I found.
This is the fifth installment of a new series exploring this topic of "New Beginnings".
Learn my humble beginnings in my book: amazon.com/-/e/B0DD9ZJ519
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @ChadZAdventure
Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Searching for stones
01:21 Chipping raw stones
02:52 Grinding stone
03:19 Chipping more stones
03:59 Searching for more stones
04:19 Feeling like giving up
05:10 Grinding a green stone
05:33 Testing the cutting ability
06:19 Trying to cut a branch
07:50 Cutting branches with raw stone axe head
11:12 Going back to the shelter
13:30 Surveying location for new hut
Music credit:
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
