Destroying Faulty Mugs

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Yes, I did say, ‘sherds’, that’s what broken bits of pottery are called found in archaeological sites. As I load bone dry pots into my electric kiln to be bisque fired to 1000ºC, I give each vessel a once over checking for damage or cracks. This is isn’t something I do for ALL the pots I make, I’m typically pretty confident when it comes to one-off pieces, jars, pots without any additions, and so on, but with mugs like this that I make in batches of 50-100, I always give them one final check as with such quantities it’s easier to miss small errors. Thankfully, clay at this stage can easily be broken apart, slaked down in water into a fine slurry, and then reconstituted into a usable clay by partly drying it out again and then kneading it up. I obviously don’t like finding these outliers but it’s also incredibly satisfying breaking them apart at this stage, it’s like snapping chocolate cold from the fridge. #satisfying #pottery #qualitycontrol #clay #ceramics #pottery #asmr