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Clay teaches us many lessons
It’s just clay.
Things break, get lost, blow up.
This is what makes ceramics challenging and interesting!
It’s just clay.
Things break, get lost, blow up.
This is what makes ceramics challenging and interesting!
Important! Avoid Blow Ups!
Work needs to not be thicker than your thumb-hollow it out.
Trapped air causes breakage, put an airhole in it.
Wedge clay to avoid air bubbles.
Dry clay to bone dry before firing!
What your clay project will do if it is too thick, fired too wet, or has unvented hollow areas. If the clay is too thick it takes much longer for the center to dry out thoroughly. If the clay has moisture in it when fired, the moisture will turn to steam and expand, and if the steam cannot escape from the piece fast enough it will blow the piece up. Unvented air pockets in the
Work needs to not be thicker than your thumb-hollow it out.
Trapped air causes breakage, put an airhole in it.
Wedge clay to avoid air bubbles.
Dry clay to bone dry before firing!
What your clay project will do if it is too thick, fired too wet, or has unvented hollow areas. If the clay is too thick it takes much longer for the center to dry out thoroughly. If the clay has moisture in it when fired, the moisture will turn to steam and expand, and if the steam cannot escape from the piece fast enough it will blow the piece up. Unvented air pockets in the