r/PrimitiveTechnology is a subreddit with 208k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses primitive technology, primitive, pottery, fire, and tools.
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Popular Themes in r/PrimitiveTechnology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Thought you guys might be interested - Theres an event in the east of England for learning old skills. its a catered week where people essentially live in a 'village' learning old skills like basketry, spinning, thatching, flint knapping, blacksmithing, book binding, ink making etc."
11 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Can you think of a simpler tensioning system ?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a better low tech way to process wild clay."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PrimitiveTechnology
#1
Primitive Technology
: "Primitive Technology: Brick hut destroyed by falling tree"
63 posts
#2
Primitive
: "Primitive technology two walled hut"
38 posts
#3
Pottery
: "Primitive Pottery"
21 posts
#4
Fire
: "Advice wanted for hand drill Fire"
20 posts
#5
Tools
: "Would brick Tools work?"
19 posts
#6
Crafting
: "Bronzer Age EDC by me. A good Crafting kit for small PT projects"
16 posts
#7
Technology
: "Primitive Technology two walled hut"
16 posts
#8
Axe
: "Stone Axe head"
15 posts
#9
Clay
: "Does any Clay expert knows what the green is made off? I fired alot of pots from this ( i think , its just 1km from some other source of green Clay) but no copper metal nor any green whatever copper oxide and reached 800C on my last firing. "
13 posts
#10
Iron
: "What's the most common form of natural Iron in yalls area?"
9 posts
Flair Used in r/PrimitiveTechnology
#1
Discussion
: "What?"
96 posts
#2
Unofficial
: "100% Stone-Age Bow, String, & Arrow Build - all materials gathered on-site"
65 posts
#3
OFFICIAL
: "Primitive Technology: Brick hut destroyed by falling tree"
32 posts
#4
Resource
: "Skin boat"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/PrimitiveTechnology
Yearly
+5k members(2.6%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026